New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-17
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE crNpp.r
Posi- OEElCE OF THE UNITED STATEs
0E AMERICA I'M, AND THE GENERAL, PuST
GREAT RRITAIN Am Is N N ann DUN VI

| CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GENERAL
662osr oEFICE OF THE. UNITED srA YES
99E BEAM AMERICA RI 4; AND ThE GENERAL Posi-
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Jun of
me general Postohice of the United States of
Kingdom of Great Britain and Irsa 0L the ha limited
S 81 bests6sIins And msintainiDg exchange
and the Straits Settlements and HE Briiisi, 2 Ell
indies on the other by means conjointly OF the ne
tran cisco and Hong Kong and OF the line Of Britsh
msll packets plying between Hong Kong and SinRa.
dersigned duly authorized for that purpose al have
agreed upon the following articles: Wv law
ARTICLE l.
There shall be a direct exchange of mails betv,oar
one part. and the offices Of SinrapSre Gsi H tne
Madras Bombay, and Alden on the Other comnr ,iis'
packets and pSfss Of patteTs or essTsDt book
neting in the United States and addre ssed resnse
di, or the Straits Is dement's respeetiyeI1 and
A9 9fE es to the United States. --i1
-, I II mails shall be convened by United States
Hlall packets t between San francisco ana Hong
ports, VI ''' Anuiah
ARTICLE H.
The postage to be collected in the Initad St.tos
upon PAID correspondence addressed TO the Straits
Settements or the British East Indies shall he fen
IN weight, heavier letter. being CHARGED in
non two cents each on newspapers OF prices
S0htA peT -FOUR ounces hook cEats
packets of patterns or samples and tbe nosf e
be collected IN the Straits sttiem nts or III BitiS
the United States shall be len penre n 70
ter not exceeding half an ounce in WEIGHT hasv;ar
per four foT IN proportion and four pence
paekets or packets OF patterns or SAMPLES ' WIN
the place of destination hsthsr ~ th ai
states or in the British Possessions, free from ali
Letters posted in either country unpaid or insrfs
o on psia aas, neyeTthele.s, be forwarded and
rats Of postage of the same amonnf thst tro,is
charge be letter of like weight posteG ~ di ~
Of six pPnee IN the Straits Settlement or Ky hes
East Indies, or Of twelve cents in the United Sate
ARTICLE Ill
The exchange Of the correspondence referred to in
counts between tae British an Inc iiniteS S. &C.
p9St9i .s Each ofhee shall keep the postage
ARTIoLEIv.
Every letter newspaper price current boo, nscl,a.
o. paeket q patterns or samples, dispatched from
ole once 70 the other shall ne plainly stamped IN
n Ihe rght hand upper corner Of the address and
Il 1v ssS oer the dated stamp OF the Office Whi5h
ARTICLE V.
DEAD letters, newspapers etc which cau not be de-
,s5sd ron whatever cause snail be mutually re-
permit, FSsN'e oiHeeS VIII
ARTICLE VI
NtlieS may by mutual cAnshrt ~ 10
such detailed regulations as sbsii 10 fo,, .naAs
s 70 ss5sy Ont the objat,s Of this arrangement
sonaels notice BY either Office ''-As VA i'A
= ARTICLE VII.
This fonyentiou shall cone into opc,st;sr 90 49,,
hfat Ga o. November las and shall Is ~
~ ~ TINS on a notice by either ofhos Of .iS
Beoo n d pliea'e and signed in Washington on
eps sMsh9 eislt Gay q da'ys A. D.. Isds and In
i2hunn Ga ths iouitsenth day q angus 1853
tsAAhl AbtA- W. RANDALL
fsy.rt fostma.le r Gen raj
ta-1i55 M0ETRNSH.
hqseby spproge the atoregoiuR copver,in, md
~ test m0ey There have caused ne ssai a. ~
United htAteB 70 be AIMED. - ~ - s'A7
' ssssI ,,..,a.... ANDREW JoHNsoa.
WILLIAM IL SEWARD.
rw..A,. Score AIRY Of state.