The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-12-23
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LAWS or THE UNITED STATES;
PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS,
PostH Convention Jetoeea he United
States Of Am'riea and tie Colonial
Government Of Hong Kong China.
ARTICLES

an WILLIS
ARTICLES of agreement hetween the Post Office
Department Of the United States and the
General Post Office at Hong Kong.
For the purpose of establishing aud regula
ting the interchange Of mails between the Uni
ted States and Hong Kong aud dependent
Chinese ports by means of the direct line OF
United States mail packets plying between
San Francisco and Hong Kong via Yokohama
in Japan, II is agreed betW cen the Post Office
Department Of the United States and the Post
Office Department Of Hong Kong:
ARTICLE |, The post Offices Of New York
and San Francisco shall be- the United States
offices of exchange, aud tho General Posi- Office
at Hong Kong the Office OF exchange OF the col.
ony Of Hong Kong for all mails transmitted
under this arrangement.
ARTICLE If, 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 pi, ing
between San Francisco aud Hong Kong, com.
pnsIng letters, newspapers, and prices current
originating aud posted in the United States,
and addressed tOnnd deliverable in Hong Kong
and those Chinese ports with which the Hong
Kong post Office has postal relations including
the ports Of Canton Amsy; Swatow, Foochow,
aud vice versa, of correspondence originating
and posted in Hong Kong and the Chinese
ports above deslgnnted and addressed to and
dclN cradle in the United State
ARTICLE Ill fhc postage to be levied
and collected at the office of mailing in the
United States, upon letters, newspapers, and
prices current, destined for Hong kOag and
the above designated Chinese ports, with which
Hong Kong has postal connections, shall be
ton mars A., r,t., Al Lu1T
under on letters, and two cents each on news.
papers and prices current; aud the postage to
be lowed aud collected at Hong Kong and dc
pendent Chinese ports, on correspondence orig.
mating in those ports and destircd to the Uni.
ted States, shall be ei mt cents per sin.
pie rate OF half an ounce or under on letters,
aud two cents on each newspaper or price cur.
rent No postal accounts shall be k7pt be
tween the respective postal departments upon
The correspondence ey hanged between them
under this arrangement, but each department
shall deliver the correspondence which il re.
ceives from the othr free of postage charge,
that Is to say, the Hong Kong post department
agrees to deliver without charge all letters,
newspapers and price, current brought by the
Uuled States mail packets, addressed 10 Hong
hons, and also 10 forward without charge all
such letters newspapers, &c, as are addressed
to the CHINESE ports abo e named, south OF
Shanghai; aud the United States postal depart.
meat, on us sidt, agrees to deliver without
charge all letters newspapers &C., originating
IN Hong Kong, or the ports mentioned, and for
Harded by said packets addressed to and de.
llverable in the United States. All letters,
newspapers, d.. despatched by either Office TO
the other under this arrangement shall be
plainly stamped with the words paid ALL in
red ink, on the right.hani upper corner of the
face of the address, aud shalt also bear the
stamp of the mailing exchange office ON their
face, and that Of the receiving exchange office
on their back
ARTICLE ". The postal departments of
the United States aud of Hong Kong shall each
return to the other, monthly, or as frequently
as theirregulations will allow, all letters, news.
papers &C., without claim, which cannot for
any cause be delivered,
ARTICLE V. An exchange OF mails shall
also take place between the United States pos.
tai agency at Yokohama. Japan, and the Hong
Kong Post Office, by means OF United States
mail packets comprising correspondence orig.
mating in Japan and addressed to Hong Kong
and the Chinese ports above designated, aud
vice versa, correspondence originating in Hong
Kong and dependent Chinese ports and ad
dressed to Japan, subject 10 the same terms and
conditions as those established by Article III
OF this convention, with respect to the cores.
pondoncc ,Xchanged between the United States
and Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports.
ARTICLE VI. All letters newspapers, and
rriceS current intended Ia be forwarded from
Hong Kong To thu Uuitel States by the direct
line OF the United States mail packets running
between San Francisco aud Hong Kong must
be specially addressed to be forwarded by that
route
ARrlCLEVIl, The two postal departments
may by mutual consent make such detailed reg
ulationS rs shall be found necessary % carry
out the objects Of this arrangement, such rcgu.
lations to be tcrminabe a, my time on a rcas.
enable notice by either office.
ARflOLENlll This convention shall come
into operation tn, first day of November, lsGG,
and shall be tcrminabe at amy time on no.
tee by either Of SIX months
In w!the,- whereof have hereto set nay and
and the seal oCthe Post Office Depart.
II. s ment this twelfth day OF November,
1867.
ALEX W, RANDALL,
Postmaster General
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