No. 15. Number of letters and newspapers exchanged between the United States and Bremen during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. Number of letters and newspapers exchanged between the United States and Hamburg during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. No. 17. Revenue to the United States, also to the United States Post Office Department, by the Cunard line, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. Total postage on British mails by the Cunard line.. United States portion, being for United States inland.... The Post Office Department pays commissions to postmasters on above, viz: For distribution on unpaid distributed received, $40,404 16, at 12 per cent.... For commissions to postmasters at offices where delivered, $40,404 16, at 40 per cent...... For distribution on paid distributed received, $37,722 56, at 12 per cent... For commissions to postmasters at offices where delivered, $37,722 56, at 40 per cent.... For distribution on unpaid sent, $68,488 34, at 12 per cent. Unpaid received, $43,015 02, at 15 per cent.... Newspaper postage, $18,095 12, at 50 per cent.... Revenue to the Post Office Department Deduct United States inland..... Deficit to the Post Office Department. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TREASURY FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, November 15, 1862. Closed mail account. G. ADAMS, Auditor. Letters. News- Letters News Letters. News- Letters Newspapers. papers. papers. papers. papers. Letters. News- Letters. News Letters. News- Letters Newspapers. papers. papers. 1,5893 401 Ounces. Number. Ounces Number. Ounces. Number. Ounces. Number. 6,369 17,420 3,204 14,623 151 668 Canadian ...... ..................... 12,0514 3, 129 8,350 2.973 323 75 14 23 1,616 4,446 834 23 255 308 351 94 German Lloyd. 7,328 3,119 4, 953 10, 174 241 90 3 8 394 1,188 427 219 251 51 3 Havre ................................ Hamburg .............. .................................................... Miscellaneous ....................................... 4,4362 1,721 5,410 11,722 17 13 6344 1,880 3941 97 29 40 6 13 15,272 5,924 12,420 20,788 44 17 3464 990 1,8541 326 331 73 10 10 8,4:9 3,031 6,948 12,035 1484 15 274 92 2,085 6,906 2694 103 567 1,201 454 160 Galway 604 231 116 64 Total. 79, 729 24,108 85,686 96,544 28,8613 211,076 22,784 81,681 11,507 33,061 4,734 1,233 4,115 16,296 250 948 Office of thE AUDITOR OF THE TREASURY FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, November 15, 1862. No. 19. Receipts and disbursements in closed mails between the United States and Prussia during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862. 52 cents per ounce. 4,149 60 Amount paid Great Britain for carrying 5,3374 ounces, at 880 644 9,081 65 1,124 75 Amount paid Great Britain for carrying 29,084 ounces, at 17 sents per ounce, being British transit.. 5,089 78 Amount paid Great Britain on 127,099 newspapers, at 2 cents each.. 2,541 98 Amount paid the Canadian line for carrying 20,401 ounces, at 40 cents per ounce.. 8,160 50 Amount paid the German Lloyd line for carrying 12,281 ounces, at 40 cents per ounce. 4,912 60 Amount paid the Hamburg line for carrying 27,692 ounces, at 40 cents per ounce 11,076 80 Amount paid the Havre line for carrying 9,8474 ounces, at 40 cents per ounce. 3,938 90 Amount paid the Havre line for carrying 13,443 newspapers, at 2 cents each 268 86 |
