Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-08
P0STMASTERS REPORT FILLED With
SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER SERVICE

! Der of depositors is approximately
300. 900 and the deposits aggregate
about 5000, 900 not including $1.314,-
40 withdrawn and invested in postal
savings bonds
| The report contains no references
to subjects which have developed
since December l, and consequently,
the Postmaster General consideration
of the parcel post has to do only with
the preliminary work of establishing
the new system, which went into eff
Eject on January l. Tentatively, how
ever, he recommends not only that the
parcel post rates be reduced, but that
the weight of packages be increased
to a point abote the maximum weight
of eleven pounds
important Suggestion. & j., =
Perhaps The most important recon-
mendation contained in the report is
! that the thirl and fourth classes of
mail be consolidated so that books
and other printed matter may be for
warded by parcel post. At present
the postabe charges for these two
classes of mail bear no fixed ratio to
each other. For certain weights and
zones the parcel post rates are lower
than the third class rates, while in
other cases they are higher.
Would Cut Letter Postage.
! There is a widespread popular in
terest," the report says, lin the plan
TO lower the postage charge on letters
from 2 cents to l cent an ounce. The
proposed increase in the sGcond-class
rate would pave the way for this
change. making it possible to reduce
the first-Class rate without departing
from the present policy of a selfsup-
porting postal service.
During the fiscal year 1912 more
than 3OO,O0O,OOO pieces of mail, hav-
ing an aggregate weight of about 61,-
900 pounds, were carried free through
the mails, under the. franks of con-
gressnen and of various government
establishments. Had postage at the
customary rates been paid on this mat
ter the revenues of the department
would have been increased by more
than 100000, 900.
twenty-three sales of building lots in
January. James w. Pratt this week
sold to Mrs Arthur Macintosh a lot
in the Taylor tract, Nuuanu Valley,
for $294O with a building restriction
fortidding the erection of a dwelling
to cost less than $4,000. Joseph A.
Gilman has sold his property at the
corner of Wilder avenue and Piikoi
street to the J. B. Anterior Estate,
Ltd, for $4,000
Mrs. Mary Beatrice Campbell Beck
Hey has mortgaged to the S. G. Allen
Estate the property at the south cor
ner of Alakea and Hotel streets for
$25. 600, with $4,000 in Oaa bonds as
additional security. This property
containing 1903 square feet was
| bought by the late George G.. Beck
! ley on December %, 1909, for $4,000,
present mortgage value, as shown by
! the transaction here stated. alone
shows an appreciation of seven trou-
sand dollars in little more than three
years.
The Bishop Estate has been in con-
suItatiOn this week with O. G.. Trap
hagen, architect, who arrived from San
Francisco on Monday, over the project
Of erecting a large business block on
! Bishop street. between King and
Hotel, opposite ,-.e Young Hotel.
Arthur c. SmN-, deputy attorney
general, is going to give course Of
lectures on business law in the y. VI.
iC. \. series.
Union Pacific was fairly strong and
Southern Pacific weak on Wall street
, Yesterday. the stock list in general
! Icing dull. Harvester. rubber and
fractions rose moderately in the
afternoon. while railroad shares and
I the leading induStrials were nog-
ltc,eI.
Hawaiian stocks in San Francisco
closed yesterday as fellows: Hawai-