Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-14
OFFICIAL.
Postal Convention with Great Britain,
November . and "a, 1e6s.

md
tse General Post Office Of the Unitsd Ksnodo~ Of
Great BritdiS asd Ireland, for the Execution of
tse CoRrenttoS V the tcenty.fonrtA ddv of No
cemoer, A. ID. one thousand eight hundrsd and
sixty-eigkt.
ARTICLs /. Each Office shall send mails nv
well appointed steamships Of approved speed.
sailing on stated days between L,yerpooi
and New York, or Boston and New York
or Boston and Liverpool ria Queens
town; and also between Southa am pton And
New York, and New York and Southamp.
ton, as often as such steamships shall be des.
patched: yroyided. That the mails SO sent sb All
not be delayed by such mode of despatch. and
prortded that the cost Of transit can be arranged
by each office in accordance with the rates
which that office may think 1t right to pay for
the conveyance Of mail matter.
III u be shown By either ONCE that the send.
ing OF any portion OF the International letters
70 any designated port causes a delay to such
ieuers, II Is agreed that the other ONCE shall
cease to send such letters to said port un less
Wnen letters are specially addressed to be so
ARTICLE IL Accommodation for the sorta.
ton OF letters on board shall be provided by
the despatching once when desired by the OF.
nee 10 which the mails are sent; the two offices
to Determine, by mutual consent, whether sort.
ing omcers, II employed, shah belong to the
British or to the United States Post Ofices. or
partly to the one and partly to the other; the
salaries OF the sorting officers to be paid by
that Once to which the officers shall belong.
ARTICLE Ill. The following shall be the
regulations for the exchange Of mails between
the British and the United States Post Offices
l. Tne ONCE of London shall exchange mail.
win tne omces OF Boston, New York, Phil.
adelphia. Baltimore, Portland, Detroit. chi.
caeo, and San Francisco.
= The office OF Liverpool shall exchange
mails with the offices of Boston. New YORK,
Philadelphia, Balnmore, Portland, Detroit
Chicago, and San Francisco
.. Inc office OF Southampton shall exchange
maiis with the offices of Boston. New York,
fnhaoelpnla, and San Francisco.
l.. The ONCE Of Dublin shall exchange mails
with the Offices OF Boston, New York Phil.
aoeipnia, Portland, Detroit, Chicago, and San
S. The ONCE Of Cork shall exchange mails
with with the offices Of New York and San Fran
6. The office OF Londonderry shall exchange
nails with the offices Of Boston. New York,
rniiadelphia, Portland, Detroit, Chicago, and
with the ofhces Of Boston, New York, Phila-
dslphia. Portland. Detroit, Chicago, and San
g. The office Of New York shall send mails
70 tns BRITISH packet onice at st. Thomas, West
9. The British packet once at Panama
(Unlfed States of Colombia) shall exchange
maiis Win the offices OF New York and San
10. The once OF New York shall send nails
to the British packet ONCE At Colon.
IL. The once Of New York shall send mails
TO the British packet office at San ] Juan, (Psrto
AKTICLB ~. The mails which are sent from
ONCE at St. Tnoma, shah comprise corre!pond. %
ence passing between the United States OF
America and the British and Foreign West
Indies.
Upon the correspondence despatched from
New YORK to St Thomas, addressed to any
foreign port in the West Indies, the Uuiled
States Post-Onice shall account TO the British
foet-Omce al the rate Of four pence per half
ounce for letters and one penny each for news
papers.
The mails which are exchanged between the
Brifieh packet ONCE at Panama and the ofifces
CT New York and San Francisco, shall CONF
] rise correspondence passing between the
ates on the western coast Of South America
Zealand and The United States Of America.
Upon the correspondence despatched from
New York or San Francisco to Panama. ad-
United States Post Once shall account 70 the
Brush Post-Office as follows:
1. Upon correspondence addressed to the
stateSon the western coast Of South America:
Is. Oh. for each half.ounce letter.
-s2d. for each newspaper.
I'D. per ounce for book packets.
3. Upon correspondence addressed TO the
and.
sid for each nalf.ounce letter.
I'D. Tor each newspaper.
I'D. per OF. for book pac ckets.
The same rates shall be accounted for by the
United States Post-Omce upon unpaid letters
and newspapers originating in the States on
tralia or New Zealand, despatched from Pan.
anna, addressed to the United States.
The mails which are exchanged between the
British packet ONCE at Colon and the ONCE Of
pas sing between the United States of Colombia
and the United States Of America
Upon the correspondence despatched from
New York 70 Colon. addressed to the United
States Of Colombia, the United States Post-Of-
fice shall account to the British Post.Office at
the rate OF four pence per half.ounce letter and
The mails which are sent from the post.office
or New York 70 the British packet ONCE AZ San
J uan Porto Rico) shall comprise correspond
enSs passing ,h SeTsen ~ a9s R,cS States Oh
Upon the correspondence despatched from
New York, addressed to Porto Rico, the United
States Post-Onice shall account to the British
Once at the rate Of four pence per half
ounce for letters and one penny each for news
papers.
ARTICLE Upon ordinary correspondence
despatched from the United States in ordinary
mails, by way Of the United Kingdom, ad.
dressed to the countries and colonies enuner-
ated in Table A, annexed 10 the present regula.
tions, the United States Post-Ofice shall ac-
count TO the British Post-Office for the rates Of
postage set forth in that table.
ARTICLE vi. Upon ordinary correspondence
despatched from the United Kingdom, in ordI-
mary %s ~ ,b ey way o. ,ne 1n o1iea states aa
ted il I able Il, annexed to the present regula-
tions. the British Post-Ofice shall account to
tne united POst-Omce al the rates OF postage
set forth In that table.
ARTICLE VII. The exchange Of registered
letters and other postal packets between the
post-offices of the United Kingdom and the
post.offices Of the United States shall be regu.
lated as follows:
The letters, &c, shall be entered. with all the
necessary details, on special lists according
10 the form y annexed 70 the present regula.
tions.
The registered letters, &c, and the nominal
list, shall be then tied together with cross.
string and placed in canvas bag, Of an orange
coler, which shall - securely tied at the neck
by string. the ends Of which shall be sealed
with the seal of the despAtchiAg once.
The registered letters, thus made up, shall be
placed in the mail Of which they form part.
The'number Of registered letters entered on
the speciAl lists must b specified q full length,
in words, in the place reserved 1or the pur.
pose 6 the toot Of the letter bill.
II is should happen that there are no regis.
tered letters to Be forwarded, blank list shall
be enclosed as usual in the orange.colored
can vas bag. p.
The special lists shall be retained By the
oflce TO which they are sent, wntcn shall
simply acknowledge the receipt numerically
OF the registered letters. received by IL, by the
next list which IL shall have to send ts the cor.
N case Of any difference or error being dis.
covered ON the opening Of the mails, the
aiteEtion Of the despatching once shall Be called
% the Circumstances By the nrst post.
Ofice nav deliver 70 the British Post-O Once
registsred Iettsrs, newspapers, book packets,
and PATTERNS or samples Of merchandise ad.
hvas.ad 10 tha uuAop- rnoutiouod countrl0e or