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other countries, Unless tho latter shall have
accepted the same rule In behalf Of tho cor
respondenoe dispatched through thom By the
North German Office. - = r I
ARTICLE XIII. Each ofico grants 10 tho
other the privilege Of transit Of the closed
mails exchanged, In either direction, be-
tween the latter and any other country TO
which the other may serve a. Intermediary,
by lie usual means Of mall transportation,
whether on sea or land, and the terms Of
transit shall DO agreed upon whom the exer-
eiae Of the privilege Ia required.
ARTICLE XIV. The postal accounts be-
tween the two offices shall be stated quar-
tsrly, and transmitted and verified as speed
lily as practicable; and the balance found due
shall DO paid 10 the creditor ONCE, either BY
exchange on London or At the debtor office,
az the creditor office may desire.
Tho rate for the conversion Of the money
Of the two countries shall DO fixed by com
mon agreement between tho two ofices.
ARTICLE XIV. When In any port Of either
country closed mall il transferred from
one vessel 10 another without any expense
70 the Office Of the country where the trans
fer IL made, such transfers shall not be sub
lect 10 any postal charge BY one Office against
the other. .rT,alJ
ARrIoLn XVII omclal Communication
addressed from one once 10 the other shall
not DO the occasion Of any accounts between
the two ofiices.
ARTICLE XVII. Letters wrongly sent, or
wrongly addressed, or not deliverable for
whatever cause, shall DO returned 10 the
originating Office, at lts expense, II any e.
penso Is incurred. Registered correspond
encc OF all kinds, not deliverable for any
cause, shall alsobe returned in like manner.
All other correspondence which cannot DO
delivered shall remain at the disposition Of
the receiving once. Any postage upon cor
rcapondenoe returned which shall have been
charged against the ONCE Of destination,
shall DO discharged from the account.
ARTICLE XVIII. In view Of the possible
deslro OF other German States 10 avail thom-
selves Of the advantages Of postal association
with the States now embraced In the North
German Union, II ID further agreed that the
provisions OF this convention shall be extend,
cd to aud shall comprise them, whenever
such other States shall declare their desire
10 Join for this purpose, and notice thereof
shall have been given 10 the United States
Post Department. fIE
ARTICLE XIX. The two oflces shall, BY
mutual consent, establish detailed rcgula.
tlons for carrying those articles Into oTecu.
toni and they may modify such regulations
In like manner, as the exigoncies Of the sor'
vice may require. -"...
ARTICLE Xxx. From the time this eouyen
tlon shall take effect, all former conventions
between tho two ofiioos and between thu
United States Office on tho one part, and, OF
the other part, OF Bremen and also OF Ham
burg, shall cease TO DO In force, except fol
the settlement Of accounts which shall have
previously accrued Hereunder.
This convention, being frat approved, shAl
take effect not later than the LIST day OF Jan
uary next, and shall continue In force until
cancelled by mutual agreement, or other
wise, until one year from the date when on'
once shall have given notice 70 the other o.
Its desire 70 terminate Il. H.
Executed In duplicate at Berlin tho twenty
hrst day OF October, one thousand eight hun
drcd and slxty-seyen. ..rf -.
SEAL. JouN A. RAssoN, r. 900
Special Commisti0nsT, &C., &c.
SEAL. RICHARD v. PHILIPsBoRN,
Director General oThs Pof DsparfmfHf