Evening star., 1934-01-04
fiscal year 1885 total s677Ol4,24o, and

the postal revenues. predicated on
continuation of the 3-cent postage rate
for non-local first-class mail, are estf-
mated at S585, 100000, indicating
deficiency Of s92,Ol4.240 for 1895, pay
able from the general fund Of the
Treasury.
The total estimated obligations for
the fiscal year 1884 amount to $685.
595,O29 The revenues are now esti-
mated at s57o.ooo,ooo, resulting IN an
estimated deficiency Of 500 ,595 OPS for
1884, payable from the general fund Of
the Treasury.
The spread between the total ex-
penditures and total revenues has been
increased for the fiscal year 1884 by
So, 1856, 900, and for the fiscal year 1885
by S16,4O5,0OO, due to the fact that
practically all of the public buildings
outside of the District of Columbia
were transferred IN october, 1888, from
the Treasury Department to the Post
Office Department, which must here
after bear the expense of operating and
maintaining them.
Since approximately 86,290 900 of
the appropriations for the fiscal year
1884 will be saved by impoundment
under the economy acts or by limita-
tions on expenditures by Executive or
administrative action, the estimates for
the fiscal year 1885 are more properly
comparable with the estimated obliga-
tionS equivalent in most cases to the
estimated expenditures for the fiscal
year 1884 On this basis, the total esti-
mates for 1885 exceed the total eSti-
mated obligations for 1884 by $751;
10000.
Salaries and Wages.
The expenditures for salaries for 1884
are estimated on the basis Of 85 per
cent Of the full salary rates otherwise
authorized by law, while the estimates
for 1885 are based on providing for
salaries at 80 per cent Of the full salary
rates. This contemplated restoration Of
one-third Of the legislative reduction
in compensation, in effect for the cur
rent fiscal year, will require s26.000.000
additional for the fiscal year 1885. Ex-
Guiding the personnel connected with
the operation and maintenance Of pub
lie buildings, the administration OF
which was transferred from the Treas
ury Department to the Post Office De-
partment in October, 1888, the total
salaries and wages amounts to S456,-
100000, as against q total estimated
expenditure for 1884 OF $424, ,73l, 900, O
facial increase Of $31 ,429 900. II, for
purposes Of Q better comparison, the
savings Of S8,400,000 by administrative
furlough be added to the estimated ex-
penditures of s424, 731 900, making q
total Of s43s,131, 900, and to this
amount be added the sum Of $685.
49e, 900 that would be required to pro-
vide for salaries at 80 per cent OF full
rates, the total for 1884 would amount
to S458630,000. This total compared
with the total for 1885 of S456, $4,000,
indicates a reduction in personnel and
savings in salaries for 1885 Of $2,470,000.
Transportsti Expenses.
Transportation expenses, exclusive OF
personnel, for 1885 is estimated at
s129, 100000, compared with $l2s,25S,-
900 for 1894, reduction of $258, 900.
This Is exclusive of so-called steam
ship and aircraft subsidies" and In
cludes costs for transportation Of the
mails and supplies by railroad, mail
messenger service, star route, steam
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transit and other methods
The so-called subsidies" for trans
portation of mails by steamships OF
American registry and by aircraft are
estimated at total Of $40 0,000 for
| 1885 and SAL 100000 for 1884, an in
crease of 100000. These totals are
made up of $2S,0OO,000 for steamship
subsidy for 1885, the same as for 1884,
and $14,25o,0O0 for aircraft subsidy for
1885, compared with $13,750,000 for
1884. The subsidy for steamships OF
American registry carrying foreign
mails is computed as the difference be-
tween the amount paid under contracts
with the Post Office Department and
the estimated amount it would have
cost to carry such mail at poundage
rates by ships Of foreign registry. The
| subsidy for American aircraft for
carrying both domestic and foreign
mails is computed as the difference be-
tween the amounts paid under con-
tract with the department and the
estimated postal revenues derived from
such airMail.