The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-02
POSTAL CONVENTION


Between the United States of America and the
Colonial Government of Hong Kong, China
Articles of agreement between the Post Office
Department of the Cnited States and the Gen.
eral Post Office at Hong Kong
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 mail packets plying between San Fran
cisco and Hong Kong, via Yok ohama in Japan
it is agreed between the Post Office Depart
ment of the United States and the Post Office
Department OF Hong Kong.
ARTICLE l.
The post offices of New-York and San Fran.
cisco shall be the United States offices of ex-
change, and the General Post Office at Hong
Kong the Office of exchange OF the colony Of
Hong Kong for all mails transmitted under this
arrangement
ARTICLE IL
There shall be an exchange of correspondence
between the United States of America and the
colony OF Hong Kong, by means of United
States mail packets, plying between San Fran
cisco and Hong Kong, comprising letters, news
papers, and prices current originating and post
ed in the United States, and addressed to and
deliverable in Hong Kong and those Chinese
ports with which the Hong Kong post office has
postal relations, including the ports of Canton
Amop, Swallow, and FOochow, and, vice versa
of correspondence originating and posted in
Hong Kong and the Chinese ports above designa-
ted and addressed to and deliverable in the
United States.
ARCICLE Ill
The postage to be levied and collected at the
office of mailing in the United States, upon let
tiers, newspapers, and prices current, destined
for Hong Kong and the above designated Chi
nese ports, with which Hong Kong has postal
connections, shall be ten cents per single rate
of half an ounce or under on letters, and two
cents each on newspapers and prices current,
and the postage to be levied and collected at
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correspondence originating in those ports ard
destined to the Unitet States, shall be eight
cents per single rate of halt an ounce or under
on letters, and two cents on each newspaper or
price current. No postal accounts shall be kept
between the respective postal departments upon
the correspondence exchanged between them
under this arrangement, Tut each department
shall deliver the correspondence which it re-
ceivcs from the other free of all postage charge,
that is to say, the Hong Kong post department
agrees to deliver without charge all letters, news
papers, and prices current, brought by the Uni
ted States mail packets, addressed to Hong
Kong, and, also, to forward without charge all
such letters, newspapers, &c, as are addressed
to the Chinese ports above named, south of
Shanghai and the United States postal depart
ment, on its side, agrees 10 deliver without
Charge all letters, newspapers, &c, originating
in Hong Kong, or the ports mentioned, and for
warded by said packets addressed to and deliver
able in the United States. All letters, newspa-
pcrs, &c, despatched by either Office to the 9th
er, under this arrangement, shall be plainly
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on the right hand upper corner of the face of the
address, and shall also bear the stamp of the
mailing exchange office on their face and that of
the receiving exchange office Oh their back.
ARTICLE ".
The postal department o. the United States
and of Hong X ong shall each return to the 9th
er, monthly or SIS frequently as their regulations
will allow, all letters, newspapers, &c, without
claim, which cannot for any cause be delivered.
ARTICLE "
An exchange of mails shall also take place be-
tween the United States postal agency at YOkO-
hanna, Japan. and the Hong Kong post Office,
by means of United States mail packets, COM
prising correspondence originating in Japan and
addressed to Hong Kong and the Chinese ports
above designated, and vice versa, correspond
ence originating in Hong Kong and dependent
Chinese ports and addressed to Japan, subject
to the same terms and conditions as those es-
tablished by Article III OF this convention, with
respect to the correspondence exchanged be-
tween the United States and Hong Kong and de-
pendent Chinese ports.
ARTICLE vi
All letters, newspapers, and prices current in
tended to be forwarded from Hong Kong to the
United States by the direct line OF United States
by the direct line of United States mail packets
running between San Francisco and Hong Kong
must be specially addressed to be forwarded by
that route.
ARTICLE VII.
The two postal departments may by mutual
consent make such detailed regulations as shall
be found necessary 10 carry out the objects of
this arrangement, such regulations to be termin-
able ut any time on a reasonable notice by either
office.
ARTICLE VIII.
This convention shall come into operation the
first day of November, 1867 and shall be termin-
able at any time on q notice by either office OF
six months.
In witness whereof, have hereto set my hand
and the seal of the Post Office Department this
twelfth day of November, 1867.
fl. s. ALEX. w. RANDALL,
Postmaster General
In witness whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and the seal of the colony of Hong Kong,
at Victoria herein, this tenth day OF August,
1867.
RICHARD GRAVES MAC DONNELL,
Governor and Commander-in-chlef.
hereby approve the aforegoing convention,
and in testimony thereof have caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
H. 81 ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.