REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER

 GENERAL.

GENERAL Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT,

 November 29, 1894.
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To the President of hp U0itpd States:

 SiR:-The report winch 1 had the hon- or to make on the 30ih November, 1883, exhibited a balance due from this Depart ment on the lst of July, 1853, beyond the whole amount of its available funds, of $l95,20S 40.

 The expenses for the transportation of the mail necessarily continued undimnish- ed till the close of the year 1883; prior to which date, the retrenchments stated in that report could not take effect; conse- quently, the balance of debt against the department continued to augment til that period.

 The gross amount of postages was. from Juiy I, to Dec. 3l, 1883, $l,375,437 2S. Compensation to Postmasters including contingent expenses of their offices during the same period, amounted to $434,626 s. incidental expenses of the department du- ring the same time amounted to S47,797 2e. The The expenses fer transportation of the mail, from July l, to 3lst December 1883, was Sl,0l3,402 6S; asufing the to- ia. expenses of the department for that hali year, Sl,495,s2s s6. This sum, after de-