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R-243
BOARD OF GOVERNORS

2 5 8

OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

May 17, 1938.

Dear Sir:
There is attached a copy of the report of expenses of the main lines of the
Federal Reserve Leased Wire System for the
month of April, 1958.
Please credit the amount payable by
your bank to the Board, as shown in the last
column of the statement, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in your daily statement of credits through the Inter-district
Settlement Fund for the account of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
and advise the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by wire the amount and purpose of the
credit.
Very truly yours

0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent.

Inclosure.
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

OFFICIAL C O R R E S P O N D E N C E
TO T H E BOARD

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REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. 1958
Words Sent
Total
by N. Y.
Number
Words
q£ Words Chargeable
Sent
to Other Chargeable
F.R. Banks

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Expenses
Paid
by Banks
and
Board (2)

Pro Rata
Share of
Total Expenses (1)

Payable
to
Board
of Governors

270.92 3\ 285.61
445.16
1,059.78
73.90(a)
256.55
594.63
295.47

35,140
99,299
*10,058
44,017

2,126
2,159
2,193

37,266 #
556.53
99,299
1,482.94
12,217
182.45
46,210
690.10

Richmond
Atlanta'
Chicago
St. Louis

42,682
55,177
80,887
65,005

2,147
2,124
2,409
2,146

44,829
57,501
83,296
67,151

669.48
855.73
1,245.95
1,002.84

184.14
335.51
1,193.72
266.16

485.34
522.22
50.25
736.68

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

29,065
61,193
58,940
75,061

2,184
2,140
2,100
2,174

51,249
63,535
61,040
77,255

466.67
945.82
911.57
1,153.43

172.16
259.18
279.55
455.90

294.51
686.64
632.22
697.53

476,815

7,120.75

12,275.62

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

Board of
Governors
Total

476,813
1,153,537

25,902 1,157,239 #17,282.26

#

— — .

$17,282.26 #5,228.77
75.90(a)
#5,154.87 :

(1) Based on cost per word (#.014934-046) for business handled during the month.
(2) Payments by banks are for personal services and supplies and payments by Board
are for personal services and supplies (#1,690.82) and wire rental (#10,584.80).
Personal services include salaries of main line operators and of clerical help
engaged in work on main line business, such as counting the number of words in
messages; also, overtime and supper money and Retirement System contributions
at the current service rate.
(a) Credit - reimbursable to Philadelphia.
^Philadelphia reported for March . . . . .
72,217
Should have reported
.
52.478
Excess words reported for March . . . . . . . . . 39,759
Actual word count for April
Deducted account excess report for March
19.759
Number of words reported for April
Balance of excess words to be deducted
try Philadelphia from actual word count for May . . 20.000



29,797
19,759
10^058