The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-06


hostages, i50s63 co. being s22l7s % less than the
Total posaees on tho mails conveyed And Sl4,69l 81
was PAID Tor the sea and istns conveyance of the
Repentance with Central aud South America
The excess of collections in this country the post
ages collected abroad upon the correspondence exclang
ga win drea Britain and the continent of Europe,
w causing balances against this department
settlements OF the quarterly accounts with the respec
1--WE post departments amounting to So. ,t39 So.
Fun particulars Of the foreign service stated In the
Appendix.
No progress been made in the negotiations of pos
tai conventions with European countries the basis of
the resolutions adopted at the Paris international postal
conference, and referred to in the last report
convention with Venezuela which adopts the princi-
pal recommendations Of the Paris conference and dis
penses with postage accounts between the respective de-
parments, has been agreed upon, and executed tho
part Of the United states, and only awaits execution
The part of Venezuela.
The details of convention with the United States of
Colombia Lave been agreed upon which ii Is expected
will be concluded at an carly day
Additional articles TO the United States and British
postal convention have been executed constituting Ba
more new Office of exchange the side of tho United
States. copy OF these articles Is annexed.
Tile service TO Brazil authorized by act OF May g. 1864
has been put into operation, the first steamship Of the
line Wing left New York with the mails for Hrnzil an
the 30th Of ociaber last. f..f
The contract for the mail steamship service TO Japan
and China was awarded the 2Sth Of August last the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, whose bids for the re
Ifed service ut the sum Of S500000 for twelve round
irs per annn, between San Francisco and Hong Kong
touching on The outward and h0newi r passages land
and receive mails at the port of Honolulu in the Sand
wch Islands, and The pert of kanagawa in Japan was
,,s,ent n,,;u aa s,e T, o. ,nls ae
are to build Gmr 6rslss gop s,sashn. of troa
$500 to 600 tons burden eaeh government measure
J,n,,ary 1897 $500 ~ ' w VI "''o'' "o "''' VI
By existing law provision is made for compromising
sailing vessels conveying the mails to foreign ports 1t
master G"'" !, ' a, m"an",,y oe given to tue Post
pensation not to exceed he sea postage. .
sbi,l 49, ~ ' a mus " h"ef'oah s'et'
from Euone rceeyin@ sus;dios po aiI 40 , 'l ~
Cnngress arnuntinr f. n ms oao na an arh ., So :"
yorI a,,d iiyor,ni II, ,s~ - p;a -" 10y ,1"
sy of 5s o far rnund t,ns ,h MINI y s"
SIN a p! a,o ., rl% 'i Wv igih,
% S'a,'.poh, ana pielhe,l hs soooo ana the New
TT 10. ID, Nv , =, -, ' " s'''ooo' ''i "e''e io"ho
H. ,l ~, - ' 'a,a' a., ,.a....., H. ~.
~; M 49,, 49, Ti ' ,' ,o ~ aiu a're nes eA.
o VI ihe is o' june 1000 anu were not renewed Dut
tt; , ; WI ~, ,aa . WIN .,e Plolietms 70
Wv VI po' ou.d vs., "' e ui.ea s'ales
"a, =; W., n'','9 mus 'ausune s!s
- -, ~ po.an man scrnoe SUBSEQUENTLY,
"a ,sse az sie pony " ,he M ny ac. ?, June
SET ii, , ~. e''' ., " ne pea anu Gn''eu
a''es i'anu postage when the conveyance Is ny al
, anu 10 tue sea postage oh'y wien ny ioreigh
NJ so,,ao r. a., NJ vi, -, /, ., M, nj,
"e ~, II, ','e Ne" ivh anu Isetpooi lColnhsl
~; ~, ~ VIC 'n'n u lov,, sco whicn
Nm NV mans nave 'e '"''eo pe'"een 'iose Po''s 'or
''' ne l ssS's \, ,..s..
~ ''a per iounu p ~ A ~ ,.
i VIZ WI @ III e. ~, wa" S VII W ~
,' " Po' 49, ,a, p.tmeen NeM loih
,i, ~ ,, ''''i ILL., ~ ~. ''' ''" $'f' -'
In iss amcrna, scaiva s1oa o6, avs,soino
az ,iG}. and crain tn,,,s ennlovsJ a. Un5 st.
mil raeLats sI5, qio a,ar,s;n, II IN II mar iii,
isa ,,a.,.n tea,nars rac;y.J s,1s iia aIia,oo,o
~ a9l AMI are ,aa",a, Ia ~ oss varsnin Z, sSs na
trin e. =, ''Y''' '-''-' P@'
r. iae1 A,,o,o,, .o,,i 4, s- ,-t ,,,a;,.
AZ g,s md ,nro; staers s1a5 51s ayaraeinc b. Ti1
her trp ''''' '"s '-'''
tn IN, .,o,,- ,,rs roa;,oa esa zoo oara;no, |
a. hei aJ G.,i ,, t5sa ca a,,,;,a Is noii
'er trin ~ -''''''' ""ee V'
In l1 The eniire trans Atlantic service was erfrmed
by a,rai ,an,s,. AZ ~ saa nost,as nir rca;yin
s}9D rs i 81, Sv'a ,r 20 KID ".r N''
In lsaI ,h e,;,,ss " srs;rn stea,os we,e sa7I 7ao
an vn f 90 Tos and in Isl5 AM no an avsr,Ss of
20 ono ~, ,s;, - ~ 49, - 49, |'-'''N ''"eN "
Ri p' np ,or;o.n s,o,,,ors o,,.,,.a Il; ,h.
ryin Trade hntwaen Ills 1o,mtry and E,,nn were
,r,,Ldrav, RON s,vis ,s,,,,inm - tna aJyopta"e of
tr;n nas aIci eon,iannd tbair r,,ar sand
Win, ,h, ,hs;des sr,nted nv Great ri,an 10 he On
i I'm md h France Ia tbe ,;ne racan,iy ssahIslad
.,' u' and M ynrt matsra,lv aideJ those
,t,o ~ 49, NO, G,u ,,,t thay ,,,,I Not h.ya oan
,s A.; 49,, Nv, =, ~, ,;,I,a,t a,ch Ia |
n;tbr hns IN, dnarinsnt inirmatn warrantins lie
tha American lines wond moi have been ans
~, I,,;n t,a ,ana ,,ioJ ,ndar tba nr,v;sions of
,h ,is,;n@ law aowi, ta Iin,sa States nosage ss
corn,,ns,lion for tl,a service
Tl,e snLjert of snbsljzinu american lines to British
nrt ma, he presented 10 Congress nj its approachipg
ri it,nn, In tha la.t rennr ,a noi;cv xas com |
,ndd of pnntin incidental aid 10 certain classes of
new rouls M of those to Brazil and China no molifica
lion Of tho syan based unon tbe hostage earnnps was
nraj II, Cvnr or estahIisbed rnutes The results Of
t systcn in regard IN The service on new as well AS old
,nr,a ,s, .nco,r,oino Az Ia tho nav seyarnl lines
have been established since the close of tho war to which
L. INN ma noances ayc beeu allowed As TO the old
Las bee, made IN resn,ne service Inv American
tn,ar. I,vgo., Nav York SOUTHAMPTON and IIavrc
w. a., 500 nd l,nd ,,oso,e as herelonra Other lines
a., Get p,i,ai, aro nroinrIel one of which between
I,,,im"re and Liyerno9 Is in operntion: and IL d
,,ii fla, ",r tio,s dirac,ly Interested in oceon
III, ;,; III as I,ish I;noa. at no distant tima 70 |
o, ~ ., ; AN, ;al mort. If E,rone -
" i I.var tlat tbnre Is M a., aicant assurance
70 ~, e,, r mel In,s in vis, ~ tho co,nn.t:no
I'll, sliy.d mail nnrk ets of Great Britain and
$3.50 ,i. H. s,,Is;dias ar. oiyen NV fila cavern
t Whi,ni, wonI ratifv onr national nr;de 10 on
,,rs,, t,a cou,mercinI rnfernrsn of the country |
,s ~, ,ancy Of an odies in tbe establishment III
% lines If tt. HIGHEST grade Ia all norris where
si H., ,ro r nav In in onera tion and which II |
t la onitr1 yila tribute IN he earlier devotion.
eaot Us of th nar,;cula rnrtas
eod , ouc Iines tbi department IL not prenared TO
r,lnn,end ony den,rture from the established policy
~, - nc,,,sa ~ tLo financial wants of the cavern,
, hnt az y,ll rm the absence of any necessity for
.,aaI Ia,is,aton an h,lalf of the postol service
10 nt ve.r IN AZ q was Maid 10 freieu lines
n",t i ~ i,s a. anJ from treat nritain m 10
~ ss A., dinJ no initel states inland hostage
''l' e'a. w a.;r,a,,iv1 10 eiGeG7- tho amnnnf
which would have been available az compensation to
American steamers for the same service was foioio0
The argument in support of heavy subsidies as neces-
sary to enable American lines to compete successfully
with british steamers loses much o. its force when II Id
remembered that the postage earnings of the British
contract packcs on the mails which they convey re
tanned by the government and form part of the
nna OF the british postofce The British portion of the
nnst,oesca and nland--iipon the mails exchange with
,bis e1py alone by means of the Cunard line during
,e ns,f var Amounted approximately to sl56OO0; II
n, ms am, he s,ldeL e p,saee ON the mails conveyed
TO- ,S ss Ne MS. oc a t S' Which must have
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