The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-26
Transatlantic Mail ARRANGEMENT

The following embrace the propositions of the
Unlted States and British governments, for the
purpose OF establishing an International postal
arrangement, which, however, they have failed
TO dos
PnorosIrIeNs OF GREAT BRrrArN.
Postage to be one shilling and four pence for each
letter Of ounce; one shilling for the packet and the
est for inland postage
Payment to be optional in either country.
Each country to retain the inland postage that it
shall collect whether on paid or unpaid sttsrs but the
cket postage shall belong to tho country owning such
p cket.
Each country to account to the other the rate of
shilling per ounce, for such paid or unpaid letters the
ostage on which shall not be collected by the country
owning the packet
o. The rate of transit postage shall be the that
levied upon International letters and In addition to that,
the rate paid of foreign colonial postage payable by
the subjects citizens of the country through which
such correspondence passes, on similar letters.
g. Closed mails to be carried through either country
the rate by tho net weight; the ounce to be
Charged astwo single rates in addtio t. % per cent
the amount Of postage to compensate for loss In this
mode of compensation.
L Optional payment Of postage on letters between
lei to take existing rates and to be hxed
upon in British North America calculated IS to be
within tho present rates there.
Rely OF THE UNITED STATES
| L. Will accept one uniform rate of one shilling and
three pence, with option of prepayment the shilling to
country owning the packet and the rest TO the other
provided this is extended to transit correspondence II
It be so extended the United states will accept three
psoce the inland rate tue rate and
hres pence as the English inland rate The proposition
that British letter should be sent from New ORLEANS to
o son and thence to London for Is Sd, and the United
to have Of that only IA is not approved Of
w,ile I'd is more than enough for postage from Glse
| gov to Southampton.
| Z. Accepted
g. The inland postage should be mutually accounted
for like the postage and made to depend the
| accident Of collection.
The governments to account TO each other by weight
is Objectionable for letters will fall short of the maxi
mum weight at which they are rated AMI more postage
would be collected than the aggregate weight would
d Gate. The actual numb.r OF letters and the actual
| number OF hostages proposed insteal
The uniform rate of is. Sd shonld cover the ira nst
charge and no further charge shout be made opt for
| what goes to the fore IN government
g. The proposition setting closed mails Is agree to,
Ssovied tho transit rate is limited to 3d, I'D all
foreign postage which the United States regu . .
| with the foreign government
The proposition for optional payment between DE-
rates in British America shall not exceed those in the
| United States
FINAL ANSWER or THE BRirIsH Government.
1. Tbs rate OF postage, sea and na nd shall be one
shilling and two pence. Two pence 10 each ,untry for
postage, pence to the country owning the
packet.
| . Payment to be optional in either country
Each party to retain It's inland rate and the packet
postage to BIO accounted for to the country ownng the
packet.
Each country to account to tho other at the rate OF
one shilling the half ounce and for such paid or I'M
paid letters the postage which shall not DO collected by
| tn, country owning the packet
| The transit postage retained rs above
| Each country to grant the conveyance OF closed
mails By weight the to be charged two single
rates. in addition to 90 per cent the amount Of
postage, to compensate for loss by computation.
7. The optional payment between the United states
and British America to be established at rates 70 %
agreed upon. This arrangement not to be affected by
the colonial post Office depattms nit being undr colo
NAL management