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135
BOARD OF G O V E R N O R S
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OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

R-637

WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

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

April 15, 194-0

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 March 1940.
Please credit the amount payable ty
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.
Very truly yours,

0. E. Foulk,
Fiscal Agent.

Enclosure
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

BOARD

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R—637—a
REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LIMES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH I960

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

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Number
of Words
Sent

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

24,295
77,427
21,622
34,908

362
364

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

29,349
45,896
67,078
47,071

360
360
401
360

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

23,443
51,847
39,178
48,644

360
360
379
362

Board of
Governors

728,396

—

Expenses
Paid
ty Banks
and
Board(2)

Pro Rata
Share of
Total Expenses (1)

24,655 •
1
502.23 $
77,427
1,577.21
21,984
447.82
35,272
718.50

4,028

29,709

Payable
to
Board
of Governors

286.34 $ 215.89
947.83
629.33
202.19
245.63
260.28
453.22

67,479
47,431

605.18
942.25
1,374.57
966.18

232.91
239.55
1,256.39
260.38

372.27
702.70
113.18
705.30

23,803
52,207
39,557
49,006

434.88
1,063.47
805.79
998.27

137.13
273.06
271.55
411.93

297.75
790.41
534.24
586.34

217,638

217,638

Total

360

Total
Words
Chargeable

4,433.35

10,046.67

46,256

732,424 $14,919.70 #14,919.70 $5,613.32

(1) Based on cost per word ($.020370305) 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 ($1,599.36) and wire rental ($8,447.31).
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
messagesj also overtime and supper money and Retirement System contributions
at the current service rate.