The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-07

nt the independence o' lhe Uhlleu
States of America the ninety =
third.
y, S, GRANT,
BY the PrCsid'nt
HAlulroN Frsu, Secretary of State,
Convention JstO.en The General Post Ofce
cf he United States IF Amtrica aeq
the General Past Office Of the Uata
Kiaglom Of G. ers Britain and Leian&
The gcncml pos, office of the United
States of America aud the Unilcd King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, being
desirous of establishing and maintaining
an exchange of mails between the uoi
ted States on tho one side and the Straits
Settlements and the British East In
dies on the other, by means conjuintly
of the line Of the United States mail
packets plying between Hong Kong
ald OF The line Of British ma packets
pi ing between Hong Kong rni Sigma
pore, Calcutta. Madras, Bombay, aud
Adon, the undersigned duly authorized
for that purpose have agreed upon the
following articles
ARTICLE l. There shall bO direct
exchange OF M mais between the Offices Of
New York ami S,o francisco on the ono
part, and the offices Of Signnpore. CAT
cuua, MADRAS, Bombay, and Alden on
the other, comprising letters, newspa'
pere. prices current, book packets, aud
packets Of pptteTps or samples origina
Ing in the United States and addressed
respectively to the Straits Settlements, or
TO the British East indies of originating
in The British East Indies or the S'rats
Settlements, respectively, and addressed
to the United States.
These mails shall be conveyed By tho
United States mail pickets between San
Francisco ard Hong Kong via Yokoha
ma, and by British mai packets betsecn
Hong Kong and Singapore OF the ludian
ports.
Article H. The postage to be col.
lecIed ia the United States, upon poi
correspondence addressed 10 the Stats
Seulemepls or the British East Indies,
shall be ten cents per single letter not
exceeding half an onuce in weight. hea.
Vier letters being charged in prop6grion:
two cents each on newspapers OF prices
current, and eight cents per fout ounces
on book packets, or patterns or samples,
and the postage to be COLLECTED in The
Straits Settlements or the Brush Edsl
Indies, upon paid correspoDjenc address
ed 10 the United States, shall be ten
pence per siogle letter not exceeding
half an ounce 10 weight, heavier letters
being charged in proportion, aud -four
pence per four ounces for nowspaper',
prices cpreur, book packets, or patterns
sampler.
The correspondence hus paid .hall be
delivered Of the place Of dostinalion,
whether in the United States or in the
British Possessions, free from all Churge
whatsoever.
Letters posted in either counry un.
paid OF insuili;ieuly paid shall, never.
IhelesS, be forw urded and shall be char
ged al lho place Of destination with
rate OF postage Of the same amount that
would be chargeablo on o loltor Of .ljse
weight, posted for dispatch in the oppo
site direction, together with Gne of six
pence in the Straits Sediments or the
British East Indies, or Of Twelve cents
10 the United States.
ARTICLE III. The exchange Of the
correspondence referred to in Article II |
preceding. D shall not give rise 10 anv ac
cou nts between tue British and United |
States post Offices Each Office ShOIl
keep the postage which il cOlltcl0.
| Article ", Every letter, newspaper
price current, book, packet OF packet OF
patterns or samples, despatched from
one office TO tho other, shall be plqinly |
stamped 10 red ink with stamp bearing
the words "paid all" on the right hand |
corner Of the address, and shall also bear
the dated stamp OF the Office al which it
wOs posted
Article V, Dead letters, newspapers,
&C.. VIII Oh cannot be daliveted from
whatever cause shall be mutually reluro.
ed without charge. monthly, or Os ne
quenty "a the regulations Of the respoc-
tive Offices will permit
ARTICLE vi The Two Offices may, by |
mutual consent make such detailed reg
ulOtions Gs shall be found necessary 10 |
carry out the objects oftbis arrangement
such regulations 10 terminate at any |
time Oh reasonable notice by either Of
fee.
Article VII. This convention shall
come into operation on the GrsI dHy OIL
November. one lbousOnd eight hundred |
and sixty.eighl, and shul bo Iermioablc
M anv lima an n nolice bv either ofliee |