Report of the second assistant postmaster-general - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...parcels of 11 pounds and under to be sent, as statistics show: EXPENDITURES, APPROPRIATIONS, AND ESTIMATES. The following statement shows the expenditures for the past fiscal year, as reported by the Auditor for the Post-Office Department under accounts stated to September 30, 1904, the appropriation for the current fiscal year, and the estimate of amount required for the next fiscal year for each item of service: Item. Expenditures for fiscal year ended June 30, 1904. Appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30,1905. Estimates for fiscal year ending June 30, 1906. Star service, including special offices. Steamboat service Railroad transportation Railway post-office cars Railway Mail Service Mail-messenger service Electric and cable-car service. 87,025,123.97 663,326.65 38,556,551.62 5,256,081.49 12,105,549.77 1,148,258.79 484,346.24 Wagon service in cities 1,070,314.39 "Includes 8100,000 for underground service in Chicago, 111. The following table shows the aggregate expenditures for all items under the supervision of this Office (including foreign mails) by fiscal years from 1888 to 1904, inclusive, the increase in amount, and the per cent of increase for each year over the preceding year: The aggregate of the appropriations for this office for the current fiscal year is $74,375,728.75, being $3,538,999, or 4.99 per cent, more than for the fiscal year 1904. The estimate for the fiscal year ending June 30,1906, is $76,928,500, being $2,552,771.25, or 3.43 per cent, more than the appropriations for the current fiscal year. TABLES APPENDED. Accompanying this report and as a part thereof are 25 tabulated statements, which contain in a concise form a great deal of information and interesting matter relating to mail transportation. They are briefly descr...