A statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund for that department. FEBRUARY 5, 1858-Ordered to be printed. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, SIR: Agreeably to the requirements of the twentieth section of the act of Congress of August 26, 1842, I have the honor to transmit herewith a detailed statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1857. The balance due the United States on 1st July, 1856, was.. Total......... Total expenditure, as per statement...... $1,450 75 14,300 00 924 49 16,675 24 14,545 48 2,129 76 AARON V. BROWN, Balance due United States, 1st July, 1857...... Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. JAMES L. ORR, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Exhibits of all payments from the contingent fund of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857. Wm. A. Wheeler & Co., from July 1, 1854, to June 30, 1855. 1 book, 8 quires, double cap, Account Department Mail, $2 40; printed head to same, $6. 1 book, 94 quires, double cap, Russia trimmed, full binding, $2 85; printed head to same, $7 13.. 2 books, each 12 quires, medium, full bound, Russia trimmed and lettered Register, $21 60; printed head to same, $18.. 39 60 2 books, each 8 quires, medium, Letter Books No. 33, $14 40; 2 sets morocco tags, 20 cents... 14 60 4 books, 6 quires, lettered P. O. D. Contract Office, $21 60; 1 set morocco tags, lettered with States, $3. 24 60 1 book, 1 quire, octavo demy, Account, $1; making alphabet on Contingent book, 50 cents. 150 1 book, 8 quires, demy, Indexed P. O, $7 20; printed head for same, $6. 2 books, medium, full bound, Russia trimmed, $8; binding 12 vols. Manuscript Contracts, $42 book, quarto post, Russia, faint ruled, $3 50; binding 4 vols. Special Contracts, $14..... 17 50 9 quires white royal, for Supplement to Draft book, $9; binding 17 vols. Manuscript Contracts, $59 50 68 50 Backing 1 map on linen, $1; do, maps on linen in sections, $5. 6 00 6 books, each 6 quires, medium, red and faint ruled and full binding in sheep, Russia trimmed Paging 5 of the same. 1 book, 7 quires, medium, red and faint ruled and full binding in sheep, Russia trimmed 1 book, 8 quires, medium, red and faint ruled and full binding in sheep, Russia trimmed. 7 20 Paging the same.. 1 60 3 books, each 6 quires, medium, red and faint ruled and full binding and printing, in sheep, Russia trimmed. 29 70 |