The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-27
OFFICIAL.

Ol 0Ftab DrlCaln ID
Ireland, being DESTROYS of es-
t%abllshing and maintaining an ex-
change Of mails between the United
States on the one side and the Straits
Settlements and the British East
Indies on the other, by means con-
jointly of the line of United States
mail packets plying between San
Francisco and Hong Kong and of the
hne of British mail packets plying
between Hong Kong and Singapore,
Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and Alden,
the undersigned duly authorized Tor
that purpose have agreed upon the
following articles:
ARTICLE L.
There shall be a direct exchange of
mails between the offices of New York
and San Francisco on the one part.
and the offices Of Singapore, Calcut-
ia, Madras, Bombay and Alden, on
the otner, comprising letters, news
papers. prices current, book packets.
ID packets of patterns or samples
originating M the United States and
addressed respectively to the Straits
Settlements, or to the British East
Indies or originating In the British
East Indies OF the Straits Semitic
ments, respectively, and addressed to
the United States.
These mails shall be conveyed by
United States mail packets between
San Francisco and Hong Kong via
YOkahona. and by British mail pack
els between Hong Kong and Singa-
pore or the Indian ports.
ARTICLE II.
The postage to be collected in the
United States, upon paid correspon-
deuce addressed TO the Straits Settle
ments or the British East indies,
shall be ten cents per single letter not
exceeding half an ounce in weight,
heavier letters being charged in pro-
portion, two cents each on newspapers
or prices earrent, and eight cents
per four ounces on book packets or
packets Of patterns. or samples; and
the postage to be collected In the
Straits Settlements or the British
East Indies, upon paid correspond.
ence addressed to the United States
shall be ten pence per single lette-
not exceeding half an ounce il
weight, heavier letters being charged
in proportion, and four pence per fou
OUNCES for newspapers, prices cur
rent, book packets or packets of pat
terms OF samples.
The correspondence thus paid shall
. be delivered at the place OF destina
ton, whether in the United States o
in the British Possessions, free from
all charge whatsoever.
Letters posted In either country IN
paid or insuticiently paid shall, never
theless, be forwarded and shall b.
charged at the place of destination
with a rate of postage of the sam
amount that would be c~hargeable o.
a letter of like weight, posted for des
patch In the opposite direction, to
gether with a fine of six pence in tn
Straits Settlements or the British
East Indies, or of twelve cents in tn
United States.
ARTICLE III.
The exchange OF the correspond
ence referred to In Article III, prece
ding, shall not give rise to any 40
counts between the British and tn,
United States post offices. Each of
flee shall keep the postage which
collects.
ARTICLE ".
Every letter, newspaper. price cur
rent, book packet or packet Of pat
terms or samples, dispatched from on
Office to the other, shall be plainl,
stamped ia red lax with a stamp bear
ing the words " paid all" on the RICH
hand upper corner of the address, an
shall also bear the dated stamp of tn
Office at which 1t was posted.
ARTICLE ".
Dead letters, newspapers, &c, whic
caanot be delivered from whateve
cause shall be mutually returned
without charge, monthly, or as fir,
~quently as the regulations of the re
spective Offices will permit.
ARTICLE vi.
The two Offices may, by mutua
consent, make such detailed regult
tons as shaIlbe found necessary
carry out the objects of this arrang,
menr. such regulations to terminal
at any time on a reasonable notice
either Office.
ARTICLE VII.
This convention shall come in
operation on the lst day OF Noven
her. 1868, and shall be termlnable
anv time on q notice by either OH
O fisk months.
Done in duplicate and signed
Washington on the 18th day of Jul
A. d. 1863, andin London on the IA
dav Of August, 1868.
TSeal.1 ALEX. w. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.
[Seak1 a. MoNTRosE,
Postmaster General of the Unit
Kingdom.