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B O A R D OF G O V E R N O R S
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OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

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

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June 17, 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 May 1940.
Please credit the amount payable by
your Bank to the Board, as show 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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REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, I960

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 (l)

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Number
of Words
Sent

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

24,009
70,958
19,147
32,662

645
651

24,647 $ 440.91
70,958
1,269.37
354.06
19,792
33,313
595.94

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

26,010
44,686
67,530
45,494

638
638
696
638

26,648
45,324
68,226
46,132

476.71
810.80
1,220.50
825.26

215.11
241.60
1,221.23
246.93

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

22,789
46,051
41,953
49,999

638
638
666
644

23,427
46,689
42,619
50,643

419.08
835.22
762.41
905.95

187.13
273.06
274.45
411.93

357,107

6,388.30

10,405-43

Board of
Governors

357,107

Total

848,395

638
-

7,130

855,525 $15,304.51

$

346.80 $
955.91
247.67
277.21

Payable
to
Board
of Governors
94.11
313.46
106.39
318.73
261.60
569.20
• 73(a)
578.28
231.95
562.16
487.96
494.02

#15,304.51 $4,017.86
• 73(a)
$4,017.13

(1) Based on cost per word ($.017889027) 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 ($1,473-92) and wire rental ($8,931.51).
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 Chicago.