Evening star., 1869-11-05
OFFICIAL.
Postal Coaventioa between the Unit ed
Mates and Canada.

States and Canada.
Articles II Agreement beteocen hs Post O6Rss De-
PdrSFsent Of the URftsd Stctes aud the Pos..O flee
Department Of Cantde.
For the purpose OF establishing and rseula.ipg
the Interchange Of mails between t1e United
States and Canads, it is agreed between the
Post Once Deparanent OF the United States AMI
the Post-Ohce Department of Canada
ARTICLE /. TsAat there shall be an exchange
of mails between the United States an Canada,
at the following points, viz:-t)n the side o: the
troit, Michigan; Black Rock, New York; Lew
iston, New York; youngstown. New York,
Rochesser, New York; Cape Vincent, Ne-
New York; Whitehall, New York; Pfattsburs:i,
New York, ROuse's Point, New York; Bnrliag-
ton, Vermont; Derby Line, Vermont; Buffa'o,
York; Boston. Massachusetts; Fort COyingtou.
New York. On the side of Canada, at Port
SaTida; Windsor; Waterloo; QueenstowR; Nj
agaEa; Coburg; kingston BrOckville; Prescott;
-. Johns; stanstead; Montreal; Toronto; Dun
dee.4
ARTICLE III. The mails exchanged between
the offices of New York, Albany, Buffalo, ani
Boston, on the one side, and Toronto, Kingston
asd Montreal, ON the other, are to pass each
vay as through Dciis mot to be opened at any
intermediate frontier office.
ARTICLE Ill. The postage to be charged in
the United States. on letter not exceeding half
an ounce III weight, To or from Canada, shall be
hye cents for any distance within the United
states, not exceeding three Thousand miles; AMI
exceeding three thousand miles, within the Uni
ted States, ten cents the single letter. Every
additional weight OF half an ounce, or additional
weight OF less than half an ounce, to be charged
as one additional rate: the rates i'm this section
mentioned. having been adopted and agreed
upon by the Postmaster General of the United
States, by and with the advice and consent Of
the President.t
ARTICLE ". The postage TO he charged in
Canada On a letter noe exceeding half an ounce
III weight, TO or from the United States, shall he
hve cents for any distance in Canada. Every
additional weight of half an ounce or additional
weight Of less than half an ounce, to be charged
rs AN additional rate.
ARTICLE V. Upon all letters posted i'm the
United States to he delivered in Canada, or
posted in Canada to be delivered in the United
States. these rates shall he combined into one
rate, of which payment i'm advance shall be OPP
tional i'm either country. Less than the whole
combined rate cannot be prepaid.
AR0cLE vi. The POst-Offi Department of
the United States will collect ami keep all the
hostages on the unpaid letters from Canada, as
wei a. the hostages ON letters to Canada, pre-
Department of Canada will collect and keep all
the postages on the unpaid letters from the
United States, as well as the postages OH letters
prepaid in Canada tO the United States.
ARTICLE VII. Each mail despatched from one
country To the other shall be accompanied by q
letter or post BILL showing the number OF letters
unpaid, with their postage in separate columns.
Article VIII. The postage on newspapers,
pamphlets, magazines. and all other printed
matter. must be prepaid, or sent free to the line
i'm the country where posted; and any po,tagc
afterwards aceruing thereon beyond the line :. is
To be collected and retained nv the Post Office
Department of the country in which it accrues.
ARTICLE IN. The offices designated for the,
despatch aud receipt Of Canada mails on the
side of the United States, will stamp L. States"
upon all letters sent into Canada for delivery;
and the other offices designated for the despatch
and receipt of United States mails on the side of
Canada, will stamp .'Cana,la'' upon all letters
sent into the United States for delivery
ARTICLEN. The POst-Ofice Department OF
the nited States and Canada shall each return
to the other all dead letters, unopened AMI with
out charge, every three months, or oftener. as
may best suit the general regulations OF each
department..
AErIcLE NJ. The expense of transporting the
mails between the frontier exchange offices,
where the conveyance is by wafer, shall be borne
equally by the two departments; but when the
transportation Is by land, the expense shall b
borne by each in proportion Ia the distanc
travelled over the territory of each country All
contracts for such transportation shall, befDr,
they go into operation, be approved by III !.
Post-Ofce Department Of each country.
AHTICLE MI. This arrangement shall 90 into
operation Oh the sixth OF April next. and il may
DE modified from time TO time, a may be agreed
npon by the parties thereto; and il may be an
nuled at the desire of either party, upon three
months notice
In witness whereof. the Postmaster General Of
the United States and the Postmaster General
of Canada hereunto set their hands aud affixed
their seals respectively, this twenty-hfth ,iay of
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and iifty-one.
ISL NIX. HALL.
IL. s. j. NORRIS.
- Since added ON the side of the Unite d
states at saplt ST. Marie, Michigan; Algcnac,
Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New
York; Suspension Bridge, New York; Platts-
New York; Sackett's Harbor, New York;
.swego, New York; New York; Albany, New
York; Boston, Massachusetts,; Portland, Maine.
Route Agents-POrtland to Canada Line; Rut-
land, Vermont: Island Pond, Vermont; Rich
ford, Vermont; Franklin, Vermont; North Troy,
Vermont; Canaan, Vermont; Swanton, Vermont;
Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio. On
the side Of Canada at Sault st. Marie: Baby's
Point; Chatham, Toronto, Hamilton, Queens
town, L0ndon-by through bag; Fort Erie; Port
Dover; Port Simc0e; Port Rowan; Port Burwell;
Port Vienna; Port Stanley; Suspension Bridge;
Montreal; Henningford; Montreal-by through
bag; kingstOn-by steamer, in summer; Toronto,
Kingston, Montreal, Hamlton-by through bag;
Montreal, Sherbrooke-by through bag: Canada
Route Agents and Montreal; st. John, Montreal
by through bag; Montreal, Sherbrooke, and
Patton; Hereford; Philipsburg; Sherbrooke;
Port Stanley.
- BY subsequent arrangement, letters
originating at either Of the following line offices
and destined for the corresponding line office, as
hereafter named, the distance being short, are
allowed TO go at a postage Of two cents each,
without regard to weight, viz: Between Saalt
Canada; between Port Huron, Michigan. and
Port Sarnia. Canada; between Detroit, Nich-
gan; and Windsor, Canada; between Black
tween Lewiston, New York, and Queenstown,
Canada between Youngstown, New York, and
Niagara, Canada; between Cape Vincent. New
York, and Kingston, Canada; between Norris
town, New York, and BrOckville, Canada;
between Ogdensburgh, New York, and Prescott,
Canada; between Fort COvington. New York,
and Dundee, Canada; between Derby Line,
Vermont, and Stanstead, Canada.
additional Articles IF Agreement bef,ysea The Post
Office Department If the United Mates sad the
Post-0Gce DcPdrts.eht Of Candeia, proridiRg for
he Ezehaage Of Registered Letters betsceea TIE
tr0 CoaRtries.
ARTICLE i. Letters, alleged to he valuable,
posted at any post-office in the United States
its Territories, and addressed to Canada, or
posted i'm Canada and addressed to the United
States, and deliverable at any Of the respective
offices Of exchange to be thence conveyed to
their destination, shall be registered at the Office
Of mailing, on the application Of the person post
ing the same: Preceded, That the full postage
chargeable thereon % designation, together with
registration fee Of five cents on each letter he
prepaid at such mailing office And prorided,
of shall