Accounts of postmasters and contractors. Number. Amount. Accounts of postmasters becoming late during the period from July 1, 1873, to Drafts issued on present and late postmasters during the fiscal year: Quarter ended September 30, 1874 Quarter ended December 31, 1874. 91, 467 54 Total......... Accounts of contractors received from the pay-division for collection, upon which drafts were issued: the Post Office Department for payment: Accounts showing balances due late and present postmasters and reported to Quarter ended September 30, 1874 Quarter ended December 31, 1874 397 14,515 60 Accounts of postmasters becoming late during the fiscal year, showing balances Quarter ended September 30, 1874 1, 449 3,303 27 Quarter ended December 31, 1874. 587 7,599 79 Accounts of postmasters becoming late during the fiscal year, showing balances due the United States and closed by "suspense:" 290 436 11 Quarter ended December 31, 1874.. 34 55 64 Accounts of postmasters becoming late during the fiscal year, showing balances due the United States and found uncollectible. Accounts of late postmasters and contractors submitted for suit during the fiscal year: 35 9,464 85 Quarter ended December 31, 1874.. 46 22.987 94 Quarter ended March 31, 1875. 21 6,631 09 Quarter ended June 30, 1875. 14 10,730 29 Total Quarter ended September 30, 1874. Accounts of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks examined and reported for payment during the fiscal year: Amount of collections on judgments, fines, &c., including interest, during the fiscal year Quarter ended December 31, 1874.. Quarter ended March 31, 1875 Quarter ended June 30, 1875. Total 95 5,549 99 Number of pages of bonds and commissions copied during the fiscal year: Quarter ended December 31, 1874... Total Number of circulars addressed and transmitted during the fiscal year: Quarter ended September 30, 1874.. Quarter ended December 31, 1874 Total... .... Letters received during the fiscal year: Total Letters sent during the fiscal year: Total Letters recorded during the fiscal year: Total.... 11, 468 Quarter ended September 30, 1874... Letters written to postmasters and others during the fiscal year: Quarter ended December 31, 1874. 1,555 Quarter ended March 31, 1875.. 2,039 Quarter ended June 30, 1875 .... Total.... 7,266 Number of pages of changes of postmasters during the fiscal year: Number of pages of "balance-book" recorded during the fiscal year: Number of pages of draft-register recorded during the fiscal year: Number of pages of letter-book recorded during the fiscal year: Quarter ended September 30, 1874... FOREIGN MAIL DIVISION-ROBERT S. WIDDICOMBE, CHIEF OF DIVISION. This division has charge of the postal accounts with foreign governments, and the accounts with steamship companies for ocean transportation of the mails. Number of accounts of each country settled during the fiscal year and amounts involved. Total number of duplicates registered, 10,169; total increase over last fiscal year, 900. Amounts reported for payment of balances due foreign governments on settlement of accounts for the quarters named, together with the costs in currency. Amounts reported for payment of balances due foreign governments, &c.—Continued. The following amounts have been paid in gold by the governments named: Number of reports of ocean postage to the Postmaster-General and amounts reported. $13,361 91 12, 270 64 8,130 20 7,070 14 7,067 79 5,214 51 4,408 96 4,209 00 3,057 37 2,801 08 2,605 12 1,406 09 1,350 02 1,356 70 891 53 1,161 15 901 81 1,064 98 |