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Tie progress and consideration of the mail seryi f1f the past fully presented in the report ot fhe Postmaster General. The feveoue for the year ending the ih rtieih of June as afnoanted to hree millions four hundred and eighty thousand hundred and ninety y-nne dollars. which Is eight hun Jred and two thousand six hundred and iorty.two dollars and forty five e IS than ha Of the pre- eeding Year. The pay meats for that department during the lime ainnurted fjar million eighty four thousand TWO hun fred and ninrls dollars and twenlstw cents. Of tn snin five hundred and min tyseven thou sand and nnefy srven dollars and eighty cents have been drawn fir the treasury. The disbursements for the year two hundred and thirty six thousand ienF hundred ani thirty four dollars and seveny-seven cents less lhan those n the pfece ding year. While lhe disburst ments have been thus diminished, ihe mail facilities have been enlarged by new mail routes of five thousand seven hundred and ihrtv-hine miles increase of tram poaalion of million seven hundred and sixty-four thousand one hundred and orytye miles. and the establishment of four hundred and eighteen new post offices. Con tractors. pnstlnasters and others. engaged in this branch uf the service, have performed their duti, with energy and taithuness deserving cummenda- ton For sany interesting details connected with the operations othis establishments you are referred lo the report the Postmaster General and his sug gestions for improving it's revenues recommended to your favorable consideration. repeat the opnion expressed in my last annual ge, that the busi ness of this depar mpnt should be regulated that the revenues derived from il should be made equal lhe expenditures and it is believed that ihis may be done by proner notifications of the present laws as suggested in the report of the Postmaster General, without changing the present rates of postage.

 With full reliance npon the wisdom and pariuiism of your deliberations will be my dutv as it will be my anxious desire, te cooperate with y,n in every constitutional effort to promote tue welfare and main tain the honor of our common country.

 JAMES K. POLK.

 WASHINGTON. Decemher R I946