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Transportation Of the JMails.-The total
transportation of the mails, by all convey
ances, during the year ending June 80,
1874, supplying l4.1O3 post Offices, at a
cost Of 81 ,938 SOL, was 35 ,4O7 ,624 miles,
exceeding the transportation for the wear
1881 by 4l3,lOo miles. The total reve-
nue. Of ths gear ending 3Oth Of June, 1912,
is $4,238, ,285, and the total amount Of
expenditure settled and paid for the same
period is $4, ,296, 1867.


The length Of mail routes has been
much increased during the past year, not
withstanding the sharp competition By
private expresses, which has been kept
up on all the most profitable ones. The
cost per mile for transportation is about
twelve cents on an average. In the thick
" settled portions Of the country, this is
easily betrayed from the revenue, and d
surplus obtained to meet the deficiencies IN
other sections where the accruing postage
does not meet expenses. we are 81 opin-
ion that if postages were reduced, cay one
half, the increased number Of letters would
more than make up the difference. And
we trust the present congress win yield
70 the general wish and order the reduce
ton. 1