Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-24
Postal Convention between the Uni
ted States Of America and the Colo
mia1 Government Of Hong KOng
China.

Postal Convention between the Uni.
ted States Of America and the Colo
nial Government Of Hong Kong.
China.
Articles Of Agreement bet,ceen the Post Office De-
pGrtmer.t Of the United States and the General
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, RIA Yokohama in Japan,
IL is agreed between The Post Ofice Department
OF the United States and the Post Office Depart
mc1t OF Hong Kong:
ARTICLE L. The post offices OF New York and
San Francisco shall be the United States offices
OF exchange, 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 III. 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 Francisco and Hong Kong, com
prsing letters, newspapers, and prices current
originating and posted i'm 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, Annoy, Swatow, and FoOchow,
and, vice versa, OF correspondence originating
and posted IN Hong Kong and the Chinese ports
above designated, and addressed TO and deliver
able in the United States.
ARTICLE Ill. The postage To be levied and
collected AT the Office OF mailing in the United
States, upon letters, newspapers, and prices
current, destined for Hong Kong and the above
designated Chinese ports, with which Hong
Kong has postal connections, shall he ten cents
per SINGLE rate of half an ounce or under on let
ters, and two cents each newspapers and
prices current; and the postage tn be levied and
collected at Hong Kong and dependant Chinese
ports, on correspondence originating in 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 Oh each news
paper or price current No postal accounts
shall be kept between the respective postal lie,
partmeRts upon the correspondence exchanged
between them under this arrangement, but each
department shall deliver the correspondence
which il receives from the other free OF all post
age charge, that is to say, the Hong Kong post
department. agrees to deliver without charge all
letters, newspapers, and prices current, brought
by the United 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 Shanghae; and the United States postal
DEPARTMENT, ON its side, agrees 70 deliver with
out charge all letters, newspapers, &c., origi-
mating in Hong Kong, or the ports mentioned,
and forwarded by said packets addressed TO and
deliverable In the United states. All letters,
new spapers, &c, despatched by either ONCE TO
the other. under this arrangement, shall be
plainly stamped with the words paid all !" in
red ink, on the right-hand upper corner of the
face of the address, and shall also bear the
stamp Of the mailing exchange ofhce on their
face, and that Of the receiving exchange ONCE
on their back.
ARTICLE Nv. The postal departments of the
United States and of Hong Kong shall each re-
turn to the other, monthly, or as frequently as
their regulations will allow, all letters, news
papers, &c., without claim, which cannot Tor
any cause be delivered. ="
ARTICLE V. An exchange of mails shall also
take place between the United States postal
agency at Yokohama, Japan, and the Hong
hong Post ONCE, by means Of United states
mail packet, comprising correspondence Origi-
mating in Japan and addressed to Hong Kong
and the Chinese ports above designated, and
vice versa, correspondence originating In Hong
Kong and dependent Chinese ports aud address,
ed to Japan. subject to the same terms and con-
ditiOns those established by Article Ill. of this
conSention with respect to the oorrespondsnee E
Kong and depe ndent Chinese ports.
ARTICLE vi. All letters, newspapers, and
prices current intended 70 be forwarded from
Hong Kong to the United States by the direct
line of United States mail packets running be-
tween San Francisco and Hong Kong must be
specially addressed 70 be forwarded by tn at
route.
ARTICLE VII. The two postal departments
may by mutual consent make such detailed
regulations shall be found necessary to carry
out the objects of this arrangement, such regu-
latiOns To be terminable at any time on reason
able notice by either once.
ARTICLE VIII. This convention shall come in
to operation the first day Of November, 1857
and shall be terminable at any time ON notice
by either Office Of six months. -.
In witness whereof, have hereto set my hand
r and the seal OF the Post Once Depart
L. 81 ment this twelfth day OF November,
1861. ALEX. w. RANDALL,
. Pestmaster General. q
I'm witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and the seal of the colony OF Hong Kong, at
YictOria herein, this tenth day af August, 1851.
IL. ST. RICHARD GRAVES MAC DoNNELL. Il
Governor and CossmO nder-in- Chief.
hereby approve the aforegOing convention,
and In testimony thereof 1 have caused
IL 81 the seal of the United States to be
affixed. ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President: .,... {
: WILLIAM III. SEwA RID, Secretary Of State
7 wAsHIS6ToN, November II, 1851.