offices of cities having a population of 50,000 or over; also total number of changes post-offices.

TABLE 28.-Showing changes for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902, in the postin all other classified

offices of cities having a population of 50,000 or over; also total number of changes post-offices-Continued.

TABLE 29.-Separations from the Free Delivery Service.

Five hundred and twenty-eight letter carriers were separated from the service during the year, the causes of separation being as follows:

The following comparative statement shows the percentage of separations in all carrier grades, including deaths and resignations for the past nine years, or since the operation of the civil-service law was extended to all free-delivery offices:

Removals for cause during the same period are summarized as follows:

TABLE 30.-Showing removals from the Post-Office service by years.

June 1, 1886, to June 30, 1887
July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888.
July 1, 1888, to June 30, 1889.
July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1890.
July 1, 1890, to June 30, 1891.
July 1, 1891, to June 30, 1892.
July 1, 1892, to June 30, 1893.
July 1, 1893, to June 30, 1894.
July 1, 1894, to June 30, 1895.
July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1896.

July 1, 1896, to June 30. 1897.

July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1898.

July 1, 1898, to June 30, 1899.

July 1, 1899, to June 30, 1900.

July 1, 1900, to June 30, 1901.

July 1, 1901, to June 30. 1902.

Total

TABLE 31.—Showing number and percentage of separations from the seven largest

New York:

July, 1897, to June, 1898.
July, 1898, to June, 1899.
July, 1899, to June, 1900.
July, 1900, to June, 1901.
July, 1901, to June, 1902.

19

21

12

Baltimore:

July, 1896, to June, 1897.

July, 1897, to June, 1898.

July, 1896, to June, 1897. July, 1897, to June, 1898. July, 1898, to June, 1899. July, 1899, to June, 1900. July, 1900, to June, 1901. July, 1901, to June, 1902. Chicago:

July, 1896, to June, 1897. July, 1897, to June, 1898. July, 1898, to June, 1899. July, 1899, to June, 1900. July, 1900, to June, 1901. July, 1901, to June, 1902. Philadelphia:

July, 1896, to June, 1897. July, 1897, to June, 1898 July, 1898, to June, 1899. July, 1899, to June, 1900. July, 1900, to June, 1901. July, 1901, to June, 1902. Brooklyn:

July, 1896, to June, 1897. July, 1897, to June, 1898. July, 1898, to June, 1899. July, 1899, to June, 1900. July, 1900, to June, 1901. July, 1901, to June, 1902. St. Louis:

53 2.0 61 2.5 23
32 1.5 92 3.3 18
36 1.4

126 8.0 37 2.25 17 1.0
48 3.3 55
50 3.5

July, 1896, to June, 1897.
July, 1897, to June, 1898. 6
July, 1898, to June, 1899.
July, 1899, to June, 1900.
July, 1900, to June, 1901.
July, 1901, to June, 1902...
Boston:

July, 1896, to June, 1897.

July, 1898, to June, 1899.
July, 1899, to June, 1900.
July, 1900, to June, 1901.
July, 1901, to June, 1902.

9729-02-18

30 3.3

20 3.0 21 3.1

27 4.0 77 10.0

4.67

32 10.0

5.3

27

9.0

7

2.13 204

5.6

95 3.6 19

1.5 183 6.0

1.6 197 6.0 51

1.3 202 6.0 17