The national Republican., 1867-11-02

encs augmented by the postage due to foreign
countries, and by any other tar for exterior scr.
vice.
ARTICLE IA.
Each Office seeords TO the other the privilege
Of transit Of closed mails exchanged In either
which the other may serve az an Intermediary,
by It's usual means Of mail transportation,
whether on sea or land.
Such territorial transit shall be reoiprocally
free Of expense.
For such transit by sea the United States
office shall receive as follows
l. For transit across tho waters Of the ATTAIN
tic ocean, or between the two frontiers BY sea
LAY For letters, s cents 10. s. per single letter
rate; (b) for other correspondence, IL cents (U.
s. per kilogramme, net.
2. For transit across The waters Of the Paoiho
ocean: (a) For letters, 10 cents u. 81 per sin.
gle letter rate; (b) for other correspondence, 20
cents u. 8. J per kilogramme. net.
For such transit BY sea, the Netherland once
shall receive as follows: For transit across the
waters Of the Atlantic ocean or between the two
countries 10y For letters, 8 cents u. 81 per sin.
gle letter rate 10y for other correspondence, IL
cents u. S per kilogramme, net.
ARTICLE Is.
The postal accounts between the two Offices
shall be stated quarterly, and transmitted and
verified as speedily as practicable, and the bal
ance found due shall be paid to the creditor
office, either by exchange on London or at the
debtor Office MS the creditor office may desire.
Tho rate for the conversion Of the money OF the
two countries shall be fixed by common agree
ment between the two Offices.
ARTICLE 10.
When in any port Of either country q closed
mail is transferred from ono vessel to another
without any expense to tho office Of the country
| where the transfer Is made, such transfer shall
not be subject TO any postal charge BY one office
against the other.
ARTICLE II.
| oficial communications between the two Offices
shall not be the occasion Of any accounts on
either side
| ARTICLE IS.
Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed, or
not deliverable for whatever cause, shall be re-
turned to the originating Office at Its expense, II
any expense Is incurred. Registered correspon'
dence Of all kinds not deliverable for any cause
shall also be returned in like manner. All
other correspondence which cannot be delivered
shall remain at the disposition Of the Receiving
Office. Any postages upon correspondence re-
turned, which shall have been charged against
the office Of destination, shall be discharges
from the account.
ARTICLE 10.
The two Offices shall by mutual consent estab
lish detailed regulations for carrying these Arti
cles into execution, and they may modify sucl
regulations in like manner from time to time
as the exigencies Of the service may require.
ARTICLE 20.
This convention shall take effect on the frs
day Of January next, and shall continue In fore,
until terminated by mutual agreement or other
wise until one year from the date when one Of
} terminate it. But the two offices may by com
mon accord modify 1t at ary time, as the Ell
} gencies Of the service may require.
1t is subject to approval on the one part L.
T the Postmaster General Of the United States, NJ
0 the other by the Minister Of Finance Of tn
!. Netherlands.
Executed in duplicate at the Hague, tn
twenty. sixth day Of September, in the :eA
= 1867.
!. H.. JouS A. KAssoH,
n Sp. Com'r, &c, &c., U.
]. p. HoFsrEDE. IL, 8
PosT OFFICE DRPARrxExr,
q wAsHiSoToS, ostober Is, 1857.
Having examined and considered tho foreg,
n ing articles Of q Postal Convention for th
amelioration Of the postal service between th
4 United States Of America and the Kingdom
/. the Netherlands, which were agreed upon al
o signed in duplicate at the Hague tho twent,
y sixth day of September, one thousand eight hui
dred and sixty.sevop, by the Hon. John
4. Kasson, Special Commissioner. &o on behalf
u. this Department, and by Mr.. J. P. Hofstsd
ID Chief Director of the General Post Once Of Il
~ Netherlands, on behalf Of his Department; Il
or same are BY me hereby ratified and approved
Or and with the advice and consent Of the Pre-,
Is dent Of tho United States
+ In witness whereof, I have caused the seal
IL the Post Office Department to bs hereto afhIe
le with my signature, the day and year hrst abo
q. written.
IN [L.sl ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General, U. s.
re thereby approve the afOregoing cOuventiO
in and in testimony thereof, l have caused the Q,
70, of the United States to bo affixed.
In In H. ST. ANDREW JOHNSON
By the President
+. W. SEWARD,
ID. Acting Secretary Of State.
". wAsHISdTOs, octobSr ls, 1857.