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Show That Postal Deficit Washington, Postmastr General Meyer announced on Thursday that tho postal deficit for the flue '1 year ended Juno 30, 1908, amounted to S1G,-1)10,270. S1G,-1)10,270. The receipts wero S191.478, C33, being S7,S95,C57 greater tlmn tho provlousenr, and the expenditures J20S.351.8SO. The deficit Is tho largest In the history of tho po&tofuco department. depart-ment. An analysis of tho 11 euros shows that S9.89I.32l represents tho ndvanco lu tho rato ot compensation uutborlzed by congress for employes of tho railway mall service, rural delivery de-livery servlco, city dollvcry service, rnd assistant postmasters nnd clerks Sn postolllces. Tho normal Increase in the revenue for soveral years was ubout 9 per cent, nnd In 1908, 4.29 por cent, the falling oft In tiro ruto of growth being duo to tho financial depression. |