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Show Postoff ice to Be SeSfSosta3iiifiig WASHINGTON, Dee. 27. That rostm.ister General Hitchcock is determined de-termined to put tho postofflec department de-partment on a self-sustaining basis Is evidenced in the annual report of the th.'rd assistant postmaster general gen-eral made public today. Though expenditures ex-penditures for last year are still In excess of receipts there Is a marked j fl?cal year 1910 aggregated $22-1,12.. """. This Is an Increase of $2n,oiX.-271, $2n,oiX.-271, or 10.10 per cent when compared com-pared with those for the preceding J car. The expenditures for last year wore f22Ct.ft77.224, an excess over receipts of $.",MX.r,6.'.. To this should be ad I-ed I-ed $32.91." lost by burglary, fire, bad debts, etc., making a total of $:..SS1,-4$ $:..SS1,-4$ I, a decrease of $ 1 1 .5fS.28 when compared with the deficit of the lij-cal lij-cal year 1019. decrease in expenditures compared with a ye.ir ago. The total postal recelpis for the |