The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-23

cally, the rates OF postage to be paid by tho
United States Post 0nice 70 the British Post
O1ico for the sca conveyance, other than
across the Atlantic, Of correspondence sent
from the United States 10 the United King.
dom, In closed mails, for Transmission TO
places beyond, or brought 10, the United
Kingdom from places beyond, In closed
malls, for transmission to the United States,
shall DO the samo that are paid by the lnhab.
ltants Of the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE XIV. Tho combined territorial
and sea rates upon transit correspondence
sent In ordinary malls TO DO accounted for
by ono ONCE 10 the other, shall be tho
same that ara paid BY the inha bitants Of tho
country through which the correspondence
Is forwarded. 49,. -sI'I -
ARTICLE XIV. The British Post ofl,ce shall
account 10 the United States Post Office for
the sum Of two cents upon every sIngle paid
letter sent through the Unitod Kingdom In
ordinary mails addressed 10 the Uait cd
States, and the United States Post Office
shall account TO the British Post Office for the
sum OF one penny upon every single paid let
ter sent through the United States In ordi-
nary malls addressed TO the United King
dom.
ARTICLE XVI. There shall be an exchange
OF correspondence between the United
States Of America and tho British Post Of
fee agencies established In the Danish col
ony OF st. Thomas, In Panama, In Colon,
postage TO be accounted for on such cor
respondence shall be fixed from time to
time by the mutual consent of the two Offices
ARTICLE XVII. The British Post Office
shall prepare, at the expiration Of every
quarter, separate accounts, exhibiting the
results Of the exchange OF correspondence,
whether In ordinary mails or In closed mails,
between the respective offices. ..
Such accounts shall be founded upon tho
Acknowledgements Of receipt Of the respective
Offices during the quarter.
The separate accounts shall BIO incorpo.
rated In general accounts which shall DO
compared and settled by the two Offices, and
the balance shall forthwith DO paid, In the
money Of tho country to which tho payment
s 10 DO made, by that Office which Is found
to be Indebted TO the other.
In converting United States currency into
sterling, or sterling into United States cur
rency, four shilllngs and two pence shall be
considered as the equivalent Of a dollar.
ARTICLE XVIII. Official communications
addressed by the United States Post Office
to the British Post Office or by the British
Post Office to the United States Poet Office,
shall not give rise to any account between
the two post offices.
ARTICLE XIX. Tho two Offices shall, by
mutual consent, make detailed regulations
In accordance with the foregoing articles,
such regulations TO DO terminable on q rea-
sonable notice by either office. ...
ARTICLE Xxx. The convention for regu-
lating the communication by post between the
two countries signed In London on tho 18th
June, 1867, shall cease 10 have effect on and
from the date on which the convention,
now to be concluded, shall be put In opera
ton.
ARTICLE XXI. This convention shall come
into operation on the LIST January, 1869.
ARTICLE XXI. This convention shall be
termlnable at any time, on d notice by either
Office Of one year.
Done In duplicate and signed In London
seventh day Of November, aud at Washing.
ton the twenty. fourth day Of November, one
thousand eight hundred and slxty-elght.
l.. s. MoSTRosE,
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom.
L. 5. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General OF the United States.
hereby approve the foregoing convention.
and In testimony thereof have caused the
seal OF the United States TO be affixed.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
by the Presidents
WILLIAM ii. SEWARD,
Secretary OF State.
WAsHtsaroS. November ~. lsds