The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-31
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Postal CprEeatlon Between the United
States "a America and the Colonial
Govers.ent OF Hong Kong, China.
AsricLrs or AoREExrsr BlTwEEs rHE POST
orrica DEPARTMENT or THa UNITED STATES
AND TUE GENERAL rosr OFFICE AT HONG
KONG
For the purpose Of establishing and regulating
the Interchange Of mails between the United
Slater and Hong. Kong and dependent Chinese
ports By means Of the direct line Of United
States mail packets plying between San Fran
cisco ard Hong. Kong, via Yokohama, in Japan,
tits agreed between the Post Office Department
of the United States and the Post oaice Depart.
meat of Hong. Kong:
ART. /.
The post Offices Of New York and San Fran.
cisco shall be the United States Offices Of ex-
change, and tho General Post Once at Hong.
Hong Kong for all mails transmitted under this
arrangement.
There shall be an exchange Of sorrsspondsnoe
between tho United statss Of America and tho
Colony Of Hong. Kong, by means Of United States
mail packets plying between San Francisco and
Hong Kong, comprising letters, newspapers, and
price, current originating aud posted in the
United States, and addressed to and deliverable
in Hong Kong, and those Chinese ports with
lions, including the ports Of Canton, Annoy,
swatou, and Foochow, and vice versa Of cor.
respondsrce originating and posted In Hong.
Kong and the Chinese ports above desgnatsd,
and addressed to and deliverable In the United
States.
Arr. ..
The postage to be levied and collected at the
Office Of mailing in the United States upon let.
tsrs, newspapers, and prices current destined
for Hong Kong and the above designated Chinese
ports with which Hong Kong has postal connec.
tons shall be 10 cents Per single rate Of half an
ouAse or under on letters, and 2 cents each on
newspapers, and prices asrrent, and the postage
to ~ levied and collected at Hong Kong and
depeadeat Chinese ports on correspondence
originating in those ports and destined to the
United States, shall DO cents per single rate
Of half an ounce or under on letters, and cents
on each newspaper or price current. No postal
accounts shall DO kept between the respective
Postal Departments upon the oorrespondsnce
exchanged betwoon them under this arrange
msnt, but each Department shall deliver the
correspondence which II receives from the other
free Of all postage charge, that 10 to say the
Hong Kong Post Department agrees to deliver.
without charge, all letters, nswspapsrs and
prices current, brought BY the United States
mail packets addressed to Hong Kong, and also
TO forward without charge all such letters, news.
papers, &c. as are addressed to the Chinese
ports above named, south of shanshas. and the
United States Postal Department, on its side
sgrses to deliver without charge all letters,
newspapers, &C., originating In Hong Kong or
the ports mentioned, ana forwarded BY said
packets addressed TO and deliverable In the
United states All letters, newspapers, 10 I,
despatched by either Office to the other, under
thls Arrangement, snail be plainly stamped with
the WORDS "pdid az ~ RED tnk, on the right
hand upper corner Of the face OF the address,
ana shah Also Dear the stamp Of the mailing
e1cnsnge omcs on their lace, and that OF the
RECEIVING exchange omce on their back.
ART. L.
me Postai DEPARTMENTS OF tho United Ststss
ana oil honS'hong shall each return to the
9ther' monthly or as frequently - their rsgu-
!aNons VIII aho", an etters' newspapers, &c,
without si'in' "hieh cannot Tor any cause be
uehVefed'
ART. o..
An sIehahse OF mahs snAii also take place be-
tween the ohtsd otates fostai agency ~ 1910
hsnA, japan, and the Hong Kong Post Once BY
meaue OF nited states mail packets, comprising
eorrs'pondenee originating in Japan aad i'd
dressed TO hons. Kong and The Chinese ports
above designated, and Woe versa, correspond
enGe originating IN MoDg; hong and dependent
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