New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-19

Each ONCE accords 20 ths other tbs priviteea of
transit closed mails ex.an esd Ia ;resien
other may serve as an intermsdisry b " H.
i Inesns 81 man transportation whether on sea or
roproesV fs nst across is own territory shall be
t0r such transit BY seq The United States office
I For transit across the waters of the Atlantic
a. For letters. s cents per single letter rata
,. fcr other correspondence, u cents Der kilo
2 For transit across the waters of the Pacific
4 For letters. 10 cents per single letter rate.
b. For otner correspondence, 20 cents per kilo
For seer transit by sea the Swiss office shall re
For transit across the waters of the Atlantic
= For letters, scents per singls letter rate.
. o. For other correspondence IL cents per kilo-
For intermediate territorial transit each Office
snaa receive the amount it actually dishurses Tor
Inc postal accounts between the two Offices shall
pc stated Quarterly ana transmitted and verified
PPeeet1ny as practicable and the balance found dae
snal De paid to the creditor once either by exchange
or Psris or e the deb OF office the
-. me iate for the conversion of the money of the
bst,Ssen ih sa pc nxed By common agreement
m ARTICLE XIV.
IS transferred from one vessel to anstbeg Vithort
any etRenss 70 the office of the country where the
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70 any postal charge by office against the other
Official oommunics sii oGs b Sf5; a.,
side. my ~'o0uh'S on eilher
Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed mr. MT
Deliverable Tor whatever cause shall be returned 10
is incurred Registered correspondence OF AZ ;ds
not deliverable toT any cause shall also be returned
can not be delivered shall remain at the disposition
of the receiving office.
nation shall be discharged from the account.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The TIVE offices shall by mutu1l consent establish
detailed regulations for carrying those articles into
in like manner from time to time as the eSigeneies
oil the service may require.
This convention shall take effect at time to be
liked BY common accord of the two administrat ons
tual agreement or otherwise until one wear from the
date when one office shall have not ned the other OF
Executed in duplicate at Berne, this eleventh day
Special Commissioner, etc, etc
lSEAL.I DIR. j. DUBS.
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT
Washington, November, IL 1861
articles of a convention for the amelioration
9 Fl tie postal intercourse between the
Confederation, which we're agreed upon and
executed zee in duplicate at Ber1e on the elev.
ana sixty by Hon. John A. Kasson special
commissioner etc ON behalf of this department
eral council and chief Of the federal post depsrten
on behalf of the federal council of the Swiss Con ed
Grafton the same are by me hereby ratified and an
proved. by and with the advice and consent of the
In witness whereof have caused the seal of the
fostothce Department to be hereto affixed with my
signature, the day and year fret above written.
IL. 81 ALEX; W. RANDALL,
I hereby approve the aforegoing Convention and
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g q Il, s. go. ANDREW JOHNSON.
WILLIAM Il; SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Washington, November Il, 1857,
POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE INIT
ED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 90.
L9NSIAL GoyERNMENT OF Hong KoNG
Articles of agreement between thu Postofioe De-
partment of the United States and the General
Postofice at Hong Kong. S-'-
For the purpose Of establishing and regulating the
interchange of mails between the United States
and Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports by
means OF the direct line of United States mai
packets plying between Sap Francisco and Hong
Kong via Yokohama in Japan, it is agreed be,
tween the Postottice Department of the United
States and the Postofice Department of Hong
Kong. --lS
ARTICLE L
shall be the United States Offices Of eIchapse ma
zSnse Of the soony 81 aonss k k9ng s S IF
transmitted under this arrangement
There shall be an exchange OF correspondenee he
tween the United States of America and the COLONY
packets, plying between San Francisco and Hong
Kong comprising letters, newspapers and prices
and addressed TO and deliverable in Hong Kong and
those Chinese ports with which the Hong Kong post
ton, Annoy, Swatow, and FOochow, and vice versa Of
eeorrespondenoe originating and posted in Hong
addressed to and deliverable in the United States
ARTICLE III
The postage to be levied and collected at the office
OF mallug IN the United States upOn lattera npws.
papers and prices current, destined for Hong Kong
and the above designated Chinese ports, with which
Hong Kong has postal connections shall be ten
cents per single rate of half an ounce under on
current and the postage to be levied and collected
at Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports on cor
respondence originating those ports and destined
to the United States shall be eight cents per single
rate OF half an ounce or under on letters, and two
cents on each newspaper price current. No postal
accounts shall be kept between the respective postal
departments upon the correspondence exchanged
between them under tins arrangement, but each de-
partmenti shall deliver the correspondence which It
receives from the other free OF all postage charge
agrees to deliver without charge ali letters neWspa
pers, 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 etc. as are addressed to the Chinese ports
States postal department its side agrees to deliver
without charge all letters. newspapers, etc
toned and forwarded by said packets addressed to
and deliverable in the United States. All letters,
newspapers, etc. dispatched by either Office to the
other, under this arrangement, shall be plainly
stamped with the words paid all in red ink on the
rgnt hand upper corner of the face Of the address,
and shall also bear the stamp of the mailing ex
change office their face, and that of the receiving
exchange office on their back
ARTICLE w.
The postal department of the United States and
OF Hong Kong shall each return to the other month
~ or as frequently as their regulations will allow all
letters, newspapers, etc, without claim, which can
not Tor any cause be delivered
,, Article Y.
An exchange of mails shall also take place be-
tween the United States postal agency at Yokohama
Japan, and the hong Kong postothee by means Of
United States mail packets comprising correspond
ence originating in Japan and addressed 10 Hong
Kong and the Chinese ports above designated, and
Kong and dependent chinese ports and addressed to
Japan, subject to the same terms and conditions as
those established by Article LII Of this convention
with respect to the correspondence exchanged be-
tweeE the United States and Hong Kong and de-
pendent Chinese ports.
ARTICLE VI
All letters newspapers, and prices current intended
to be forwarded from Hong Kong 10 the United
States BY direct line of United States mail pack
cts running bet Hesn San Francisco and Hong Kong
must be specially addressed to be forwarded BY that
route.
The two postal departments NAV by mutual CON
Necessary to carry out the objects Of this arrange
ment such regulations to be termnable at any time
on reasonable notice by either office.
ARTICLE VII.
This convention shall come into operation the first
day OF November, 1861, and shall be terminabls at
any time notice by either office of sig months
In witness whereof have hereto set my hand and
the seal OF the Postothce Department this twelfth
day Of November 1851 =.
IL. ST. ALEX W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.
and the seal of the colony of Hong Kong at Victoria
herein, this tenth day OF August, 1861.
RICHARD GRAVES MAC D0NNELL,
Governor and Commander -in.O Chief
I hereby aDnroVe the aforeVoinP convention, and