Evening star., 1924-12-02

for salaries of railway mail employees;
from s1.15o,0o0 to $1,222,000 for mis-
cellaneous expenses, Railway Mail
Service, from s7,5eO.000 to sS,500,000
for foreign mail transportation; from
$4,000 to 100000 for indemnities on
International mail; from 100000 to
se56,e00o for stationery; from $780,
500 to 81 500, 600 for post office equip
ment and supplies: and from 0,00o
to $500. 900 for labor saving devices
and reductions from 100000 to $500,
600 for transportation and delivery
of equipment. material and supplies;
from s2,7o0,0o0 to s2.600.000 for air
plane mail service between New YORK
and San Francisco: from S2.f15,OoC
to s2.S.5.00O for travel allowances OF
railway postal clerks: from ss,f0o,-
900 to ss,oo0,o0o for manufacture OF
postage stamps. postal cards and
stamped envelopes; from $i.50o,0 ,000
to $4,000, 200 for indemnities, domestic
mail: from $51e,500 to $470.000 for
twine and tying devices; from $780,
600 to $1,S00.000 for manufacture OF
mail bags and equipment; from $l2,-
100000 to $l2.so0,0oO for star routes,
and from $50, ,250. 900 to 3ss,so0,oo0 for
rural delivery service.
As against the increase in budget
estimates for 1896 of $2s,73o,so9.75 1,
is now apparent that certain items
of appropriations for 1925 Will be In
sufficient for the needs of the ~service
for that year, and that estimates for
supplemental appropriations aggre-
eating over $S,5o0.ooo will hereafter
be presented. II these are approved
and transmitted to Congress, the. in
crease in the budget estimates fol
1925 over the appropriation for 1925
will be reduced to approximately
315,230,000.
Revenues
Estimated.
The revenues of the postal service
for the fiscal year 1926 have been
estimated conservatively At S64T,4lO,'
900. The budget estimates for that
year contemplate expenditures OF
s637 ,376, COS. On this basis there should
be postal surplus in 1925 OF
$40, ,o3a. 1895.
For interest on the public debt tho
estimated expenditure during the
next fiscal year is $3.50, 100000, which
| is a reduction Of $4,000, 900, due to
| the continued curtailment of the out
standing :. principal of the public
| debt. p. .-.
The estimated expenditure during
| the next fiscal year on retirement OF
| the public debt required to be MADE
| from ordinary receipts is $4S4, 76S, 1S0,
or a net increase of $12,95s,72e.
This includes increases from S310,-
| 0ee, 900 to $323, 900 In the cumula
| tiye sinking fund, In conformity with
| the requirements of law that the ap.
| preparation shall be increased each
| fiscal year by the amount of interest
which would have been payable dur
ing that year on the debt redeemed
| through the operation OF the sinking
fund during such year; from $23,045,'
| 00e to $25.05S,S00 for redemption oi
| bonds received as payments Of prin'
c1pal Of war loans by foreign govern
ments as the result of refundine
| operations. and reductions from &6,-
100000 to -nething for redemption oi
| bonds and notes received in payment
! Of estate taxes, due to the fact tha
| the bonds which 1t had been antici-
| pated would be received for the pur.
pose are now above par on .tht
| market and consequently are mo-
! likely to be used in liquidation Of
| estate taxes; aud from $6.0aa,o00 Il
| $4,000 for obligations retired from
! Federal reserve bank franchise. tar
receipts duo to decreased earnings ol
the banks, q