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BOARD OF G O V E R N O R S
OF THE

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM




R-628

WASHINGTON

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ADDRESS

OFFICIAL C O R R E S P O N D E N C E
TO THE

March 15, 1940

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 February 1940.
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 Interdistrict Settlement
Fund for the account of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and advise the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by mail the
amount and purpose of the credit.
Veiy truly yours,

0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent.

Enclosure
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

BOARD

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REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
I EASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1940

Words Sent
by N. Y.
Chargeable
to Other
F.R. Banks

Total
Words
Chargeable

Expenses
Paid
by Banks
and
Board (2)

Pro Rata
Share of
Total Expenses (1)

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Number
of Words
Sent

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

22,189
61,904
15,313
29,602

658

667

22,847
61,904
15,974
30,269

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

25,124
41,364
55,725
41,222

657
657
705
657

25,781
42,021
56,430
41,879

581 .71
948 .14
1,273 .26
944 .93

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

18,649
45,450
37,275
43,393

657
657
798

19,306
46,107
38,073
44,055

435 .61
1,040 .33
859 .06
994 .03

187 .13
273 .06
268 .03
451 .93

192,565

4,344 .93

9,537 .40

637,211

$14,377.68

#14,377.68

Board of
Governors

192,565

Total

629,775

-

661

662
-

7,436

1

515.51 $
1,396 • 77
360 • 43
682 .97

279.89

960 .25

245 .20
223 .02
219 • 55
239 .79
1,237 .50
254 .93

Payable
to
Board
of Governors
$

235.62
436.52
115.23
459-95

362.16
708.35
35.76
690.00

248.48
767.27
591.03
542.10
-

$5,192.47

(1) Based on cost per word ($.022563452) 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 ($1,542.53) and wire rental ($7,994.8?).
Personal services include salaries of main line operators and of clerical help
engaged in work on main lino business, such as counting the number of words in
messages; also overtime and supper money and Retirement System contributions
at the current service rate.