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

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
R-716

WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

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

BOARD

October 18, 194-0

Dear Sirs
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 September 194-0.
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 ty mail the
amount and purpose of the credit.
Very truly yours,

0. E. Fuoiu zl k " 7 ^
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Fiscal Agent.
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Enclosure
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
EXCEPT RICHMOND

R-71o-a
REPORT OF EXPENSES OF MAIN LINES OF FEDERAL RESERVE
LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER I960

Federal
Reserve
Bank

Number
of Words
Sent

Words Sent
ty 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)

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

25,182
70,765
17,109
33,403

453
455

25,634
70,765
17,562
33,858

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

35,392
37,603
58,629
38,487

452
452
492
452

35,844
38,055
59,121
38,939

462.95
491.50
763.58
502.92

306.26
232.66
1,254.34
257.18

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Pallas
San Francisco

20,583
39,747
34,184
49,714

452
452
515
453

21,035
40,199
34,699
50,167

271.68
519.19
448.16
647.94

191.37
273.01
272.64
411.89

717,200

9,263.07

10,308.17

1,183,078

$15,280.16

$15,280.16

Payable
to
Board
of Governors

Board of
Governors
Total

452
—

717,200
1,177,998

5,080

$

331.08 |
913.97
226.82
437.30

277.17 $
878.08
337.95
279.44

53-91
35.89
111.13(a)
157.86
156.69
258.84
490.76(b)
245.74
80.31
246.18
175.52
236.05

$1,646.99
111.13(a)
490.7603
$1,045.10

(1)

Based on cost per word ($.012915598) for business handled during the month.

(2)

Payments ty Banks are for personal services and supplies and payments by Board
are for personal services and supplies ($1,451.98) and wire rental (-$9,333.67)
less amount ($477.48) representing reimbursement for the cost of sending messages between the Washington office of the Leased Wire System and the local
telegraph offices of the Treasury, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and the
Commodity Credit Corporation. 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.

(a)

Credit—reimbursable to Philadelphia.

(b)

Credit—reimbursable to Chicago.