Service of the fiscal year 1882 and prior years (claims). Available......... Service of the fiscal year 1881 and prior years (claims). Balance available October 1, 1884. Expended from October 1, 1884, to September 30, 1885. Available.... $20,949 ED 15, 625 18 5,324 42 646 70 57 34 589 36 Compensation of postmasters and late postmasters readjusted and allowed under act of March 3, 1883. Balance available October 1, 1884... $2,477 50 Amount placed with the Treasurer under the act approved March 3, 1885 (Statutes, vol. 23, chap. 359, page 476). 178,481 23 Excess of expenditures.. The balance standing to the credit of the general revenue account 3,981 16 1,414, 937 22 3,676,736 07 Balance standing to the credit of the account September 30, 1885.... 2,261,798 85 $224,519 08 94,032 45 318,551 53 1,943, 247 32 The net revenues of the Department from postages, being aggregate revenues at post-offices for the fiscal year, less the compensation of postmasters and clerks and the contingent office expenses, were: For the quarter ended September 30, 1884. Total.... $5,877,012 06 6,529, 385 34 6,692, 360 72 6,264, 444 35 25,363, 202 47 The number of quarterly returns of postmasters received and audited on which the above sum was found due the United States, was: For the quarter ended September 30, 1884.. For the quarter ended December 31, 1884. For the quarter ended June 30, 1885 Total 49,608 50,576 51,286 51,554 203,024 STAMPS SOLD. The amount of stamps, stamped envelopes and wrappers, newspaper and periodical stamps, and postal cards sold was: For the quarter ended September 30, 1884. For the quarter ended December 31, 1884 Total... $9,443,097 08 10, 200, 897 25 10,472, 354 73 9,939, 877 63 40,056, 226 69 LETTER POSTAGES. The amount of postages paid in money was Included in the above amount are the following sums paid by foreign countries in the adjustment of their accounts: Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dominion of Canada $42, 497 24 1,162 58 2.06 $67, 527 86 Empire of Japan.. 2,794 21 Kingdom of Norway. 3 82 The following balances were paid and charged to the appropriation for balances due foreign countries: The amount charged to "transportation accrued" and placed to the credit of mail contractors and others for mail transportation during the fiscal year was— For the regular supply of mail routes For the supply of "special" offices For the supply of "mail messenger" offices. For the salaries of railway postal clerks ... For the salaries and expenses of the superintendents of the railway mail service.... Total $23, 322, 512 09 53,761 20 871,468 54 4,246, 660 45 51,254 99 28, 545, 657 27 Included in the above amount of transportation accrued are the following balances for the transportation of the mails over Pacific railroads which have been certified to the Register of the Treasury. The amount is not charged to the appropriation for "inland transportation railroads," and is not, therefore, included in the total of transportation paid. Regular service, 1885: Union Pacific Railway Company(old U. P. R. R. line), aided. $369, 36357 69,216 26 Lines operated, leased, or controlled by U.P. R. W. Co., nonaided Central Pacific Railroad Company, aided portion 273,507 65 Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company, aided portion.. 227,683 96 909 08 $1,205,683 1 Use of postal cars, 1885: Union Pacific Railway Company (old U. P. R. R. line), aided 61,027 88 Union Pacific Railway Company (old Kans. Pac. line), aided portion... 7,461 44 Lines operated, leased, or controlled by U. P. R. W. Co., non-aided.. 8,043 36 Central Pacific Railroad Company, aided portion.. 37,867 76 Lines operated, leased, or controlled by C. P. R. R. Co., non-aided.... 20,142 48 134,542 92 Regular service, previous years. 326 52 63,027 01 Union Pacific Railway Company (old U. P. R. R.), aided... Lines operated, leased, or controlled by U. P. R. W. Co., non-aided Central Pacific Railroad Company, aided Lines operated, leased, or controlled by C. P. R. R. Co., non-aided. Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company, non-aided. Use of postal cars, previous years: Lines operated, leased, or controlled by U. P. R. W. Co., non-aided... Lines operated, leased, or controlled by C. P. R. R. Co., non-aided... 3, 105 25 189,500 03 STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF ACCOUNTS OF LATE POSTMASTERS Balance due the United States brought forward from last report....... $309, 288 76 Balance due the United States on account of postmasters becoming late during the fiscal year 168,673 13 Amount becoming due during the fiscal year. Balance due late postmasters brought forward from last report ... 137,441 86 114,340 53 251, 782 39 117,587 57 11,648 31 129,235 88 Amount of interest and costs collected in suit against late postmasters and sureties on postal accounts... 2,266 51 The tables accompanying this report, numbered as follows, show in detail the transactions of the fiscal year: No. 1.-Statement exhibiting quarterly the receipts of the Post-Office Department, under their several heads, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. No. 2.-Statement exhibiting quarterly the expenditures of the Post-Office Department, under their several heads, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. No. 3.-Statement by States of the postal receipts and expenditures of the United States. No. 4.-Statement showing the condition of the account, with each item of the ap propriation for the service of the Post-Office Department, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. No. 5.-Statement in detail of miscellaneous payments made by the Post-Office Department during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, and charged to "Miscellaneous items, Office of the Postmaster-General." No. 6.-Statement in detail of miscellaneous payments made by the Post-Office De partment during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, and charged to "Miscellaneous expenses, Office of the First Assistant Postmaster-General." No. 7.-Statement in detail of miscellaneous payments made by the Post-Office Department during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, and charged to "Miscellaneous items, Second Assistant Postmaster-General." No. 8.-Statement in detail of miscellaneous payments made by the Post-Office Department during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, and charged to "Miscellaneous items, Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster-General." No. 9.-Comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Post-Office Department from July 1, 1836, to June 30, 1885. No. 10.-Gross receipts, expenses, and net revenue of Presidential post-offices for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. No. 11.--Statement showing the transactions of the money-order offices of the United States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. No. 12.-Statement showing the number and amount of international money orders issued, paid, and repaid, and fees collected during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1875. ! |
