The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-23
torFICIAL.1
Postal Conveatieu with Great BrI.
tain, July IS, 1903.

TAIN, JuIy ~, 1865.
Convention betreen he General Post. once OF
The United States Of 1nsriea aud he General
Post 01iee Of n, United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and ireland.
The general post-ofiice OF the United
States Of America and the general post-officc
Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland, being DESTROYS OF establishing
and maintaln lining an exchange Of mails be-
tween the United States on the one side and
the Straits Settlements and the British East
Indies on tho other, by means CONFORMITY Of
the line Of United States mail packets plying
betweee San Francisco and Hong Kong and
OF the line OF British mail packets plying be-
tween Hong Kong and Singapore, Calcutta,
Madras, Bombay and Alden, the undersigned
duly authorized for that purpose have agreed
upon the following articles,
ARTICLE /. There shall be direct ex-
change Of mails between the Offices of New
York and San Francisco on the one Part,
and the Offices Of Singapore, Calcutta, Mad
ras, Bombay and Alden on the Other, com
prisipg letters, newspapers, prices current,
book packets, and packets Of patterns or
samples originating in the United States and
addressed respectively to the Straits Settle
ments, or to the British East Indies, or orig
mating In the British East Indies or the
Straits Settlements, respectively, and ad-
dressed to the United States RI.
These mails shall be conveyed BY United
States mall packets between San Francisco
and Hong Kong via Yokohama, and by
British mail packets between Hong Kong
and Singapore or the Indian ports.
ARTICLE II. The postage to DO collected
In the United States upon paid correspond
ence addressed TO the Straits Settlements or
the British East indies shall be ten cents
per single letter not exceeding half an ounce
In weight, heavier letters being charged In
proportion, two cents each on newspapers or
prices current, and eight cents per four
ounces on book packets, or packets of pat
terms or samples; and the postage to be col
lected in the Straits Settlements or the
British East Indies upon paid correspond.
encc addressed TO the United States shall be
ten pence per single letter not exceeding
half an ounce In weight, heavier letters
being charged In proportion, and four pence
per four ounces for newspapers, prices cur
rent, book packets or packets OF patterns or
samples.
The correspondence thus paid shall DO de
livered at the place Of destination, whether
In the United States or In the British Pos.
sessions, free from all charge whatsoever.
Letters posted in either country unpaid or
insufiiciently paid shall, nevertheless, be for
warded aud shall DO charged at the place OF
destination with rate Of postage Of the
same amount that would DO chargeable on
letter Of like weight, posted for despatch In
the opposite direction, together with q fine
of six pence In the Straits Settlements or the
British East Indies, or Of twelve cents In the
United States.
ARTICLE III. The exchange Of the corre-
spondence referred to In Article H., proceed
ing, shall not give rise to any accounts be-
tween the British and the United states post
offices. Each Office shall keep the postage
which IL collects,
ARTICLE ~. Every letter, newspaper, price
current, book packet or packet Of patterns
or samples, dispatched from one office to the
other, shall be plainly stamped In red ink
with stamp bearing the words "paid alp
on the right-hand upper corner Of the ad-
dress, and shall also bear the dated stamp Of
the office at which II was POSTED.
ARTICLE V. Dead letters, newspapers, &C.,
which cannot DO delivered from whatever
cause shall be mutually returned, without
charge, monthly, or as frequently as the
regulations Of the respective offices will
permit.
ARTICLE VI. Tho two offices may, by mu.
tual consent, make such detailed regulations
as shall be found necessary TO carry out the
objects Of this arrangement, such regula-
tions to terminate at any time on reason
bic notice by either Office.
ARTICLE VII. This convention shall come
into operation on the first day OF November,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight,
and shall be termlnable at any time on a
notice by either office Of six months.
Done In duplicate and signed In Washing.
ton on the twenty-elghth day Of July, A. ID.
one thousand eight hundred and slxty-eight,
and In London on the fourteenth day OF
August, one thousand eight hundred and
slxty-eight.
[sEAL.l ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.
[sEAL.1 MoSTRosE,
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton, aud In testimony thereof have caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
[sEAL.1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President;
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
Washington, July 2s, 1868.
Postal Convention with Great Brit,
ain, November and 81, 1868.
Convention bctwsen The General Post Office o.
the United States Of America and he Gen
erdl i0H ODcd Of The United Kingdom o.
Great Britain and ireland.
The General Post Office OF the United States
of America and the General Post Office
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, being DESTROYS Of regulating
by means Of new Convention, the Com
munlcatlOus ny TOot between the two
Countries, the Undersigned, duly author
lied for that purpose by their respective
Governments, have agreed upon the fol
lowing articles;
ARTICLE |. There shall be an exchange o.
correspondence between the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland and the United
States Of America, as well for letters, news
papers, book packets, and patterns or sam
pies Of merchandise, originated In the United
Kingdom or In the United States, as for arti
Giles Of the same nature originating In OF
destined for the countries or colonies the
correspondence Of which 10 forwarded
through the United Kingdom or through the
United States.
ARTICLE ii. Each office shall make III
own arrangements for the despatch Of MALL
to the other office by well-appolnted ships
sailing on the stated days, and shall, at III
own cost, remunerate the owners OF such
ships for the conveyance of the mails.
ARTICLE III. The postage on q single In
ternational letter shall be six pence In the
United Kingdom, aud shall be twelve cent
In the United Statesj and the authorized
weight of a single letter shall be half al
ounce In the United Kingdom or ilfteer
grammcs (by the nOtrlcal scale) In the Uni
ted States.
Eor oil n. than sinUie lettera thu an m,