The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-03-19

L. s. j. M ALVAREZ LUGO,
Minister of Internal improvements.
POSTAL CONVENTION WITH HONG KONG.
Postal Convention between the United States of
America and the Colonial Government of Hong
Kong, China.
Articles of agreement between the Post Office De-
partment of the United States and the General
Post-Office at Hong Kong.
For the purpose of establishing and regulating
the interchange of mails between the United
States and Hong Kong and dependent Chinese
ports by means of the direct line of United States
mail packets plying between San Francisco and
Hong Kong, ria Yokohama in Japan, it is agreed
between the PostOffiee Department of the United
States and the Post-Ofhce Department of Hong
Kong:
Article I. The post-offices of New York and
San Francisco shall be the United States Offices of
exchange, and the General Post Office at Hong
Kong the office of exchange of the colony Of
Hong Kong for all mails transmitted under this
arrangement.
Article II. There shall be an exchange of cor
respondenee between the United States of Ameri-
ca and Hong Kong by means of United States
mail packets plying between San Francisco and
! Hong Kong, comprising letters, newspapers, and
prices current originating and posted in the United
| States, and addressed to and deliverable in Hong
/ Kong and those Chinese ports with which the
Hong Kong post-otice has postal relations, in
Guiding the ports of Canton, Annoy, Swatow, and
Foochow, aud, vice versa, of correspondence
| originating and posted in Hong Kong and the
! Chinese ports above designated and addressed to
and deliverable in the United States.
Article III. The postage to be levied and col
lected at the ofice of mailing in the United States
upon letters, newspapers, and prices current, des
tined for Hong Kong and the above designated
Chinese ports, with which Hong Kong has postal
connections, shall be ten cents per single rate of
half under On letters, and two cents
| each on newspapers and prices eurrert; /; and the
postage to be levied and collected at Hong Kong
and dependent Chinese ports, correspondence
originating in those ports and destined to the
United States shall be eight cents per single rate
of half ounce or under on letters, and two
cents on each newspaper or price current No
postal accounts shall be kept between the respect
i've postal departments upon the correspondence
exchanged between them under this arrangement,
but each department shall deliver the correspond
ence which it receives from the other free of all
postage charge, that is to say, the Kong Kong
post department agrees to deliver without charge
all letters, newspapers, and prices current brought
by the United States mail packets, addressed to
Hong Kong, and, also, to forward without charge
all such letters, newspapers &C., as are addressed
to the Chinese ports above named, south of
Shanghai and the United States postal depart
ment. on its side, agrees to deliver without charge
all letters, newspaper, &C., originating in Hong
Kong the ports mentioned. and forwarded by
| said packets addressed to and deliverable in the
/ United States. All letters newspapers, &C., de
spatched by either Office to the other, under this
arrangement, shall be plainly stamped with the
words paid ALL, in red ink, on the right-hand
under of the face of the address, and shall
| also bear the stamp of the mailing exchange office
on their face, and that of the receiving Office
their back.
/ United States and of Hong Kong shall each re-
turn the other, monthly, frequently
their regulations will allow all letters, newspa-
perS, &c, without claim, which cannot for any
cause be delivered.
Article V. An exchange of mails shall also
take place between the United States postal agency
at Yokohama, Japan, and the Hong Kong Post
Office by means of United States mail packets,
comprising correspondence originating in Japan
and addressed to Hong Kong and the Chinese
ports above designated. and vice versa, cores
I pou1epce orpi0ati0u in Homo knp and the de
pendent Chinese ports and addressed to japan,
subject to the same terms and conditions as those
established by Article Ill of this convention,
with respect to the correspondence exchanged be-
tween the United States and Hong Kong and de-
pendent Chinese ports.
Article VI. All letters, newspapers, and prices
current intended to be forwarded from Hong Kong
to the United States by the direct line of United
States mail packets running between San Fran
cisco and Hong Kong must be specially addressed
to be forwarded by that route.
Article VII. The two postal departments may
! by mutual consent make such detailed regulations
as may be found necessary to carry out the OBJ
jeets of this arrangement, such regulations to be
terminable at any time on reasonable nstice by
either office.
Article VIII. This convention shall come
into operation the first day of November, 1867,
and shall be terminable at any time notice by
either Office of six months.
In witness whereof, have hereto set my hand
IL. ST. the Post-oflice Department this twelfth
day of November. 1867
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster G eneral.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my
hand and the seal of the colony OF Hong Kong,
Victoria rein, this tenth day of August. S67
IL. ST. RICHARD GRAVES MAC DONNELL
Governor and commander-in-Ch Chief.
I hereby approve the aforegoing convention,
Il. s. and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
BY the President: ANDREW JOHNSON.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, November II, 1867.