The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-01-15

privilege of free transit accros their respective territories
 Fer the transport of closed mails by either administration for the other by sea, the follows ing rates are fixed to be charged and received by the administration rendering the service, viz:
 (a) For transport across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, 8 cents per single letter rate; and l2 cents per kilogram net of other cores, pondence.
 CD For transport across the waters of ths Pacific Ocean, 10 cents per single letter ratei and 20 cents per kiogram net Of other cores pondonce.
 Co For transport across the Mediterranean Sea, 50 centesimi per 30 grains of letters net, and 50 centeaimi per kiIogram net of other cor- respondeuce
 (d) For intermediate territorial transport each administration shall charge and receive the amount wkieh 1t shall have actually pad for the account of the other.
 ART. XIII. The accounts bstw cen the two administrations shall be stated quarterly, and transmitted and verified as speedily as pract- cable; and the debtor office shall pay the bal- ance found due to the creditor office, either by exchange on London or at the debtor office. as the creditor office may desire,
 The rate for the conversion of the money of the tUo countries shall be fixed 5y common agreement between the two offices. ART. XIV. When in any port of either country closed mail is transferred from one vessel to anoeaer, without any expense to the office of the country where the transport is made, such transfer shall not be subject to any postal charge by one olics against the other.
 ART. XV. CorrespOndees exclusively relating to the postal service snall be transmitted on both sides free of all charge
 ART. XVI. Letters wrongly ssat, or wrongly addrsaSad, CT not deliverable for whatever cause and all registered correspondence not deliver able for any caufs, shall be returned ss prompt ly as IT lcticabls 50 the originating office, as cost, il any cost iS incurred Any postagss on returned correspondence which may have been charged against the returning office shall be discharged from the account.
 All other correspondence which cannot be delivered shall remain at inc disposition of the receiving administration.
 ART XVII. Small sums Of money may be mutually transmitted from one country to the other by means of postal money orders; and the rates and conditions may be arranged by agreement between the two departments. so soon as such arrangement may be fOund con- renient.
 ART XVIII The two administrations shall in concert establish detailed regulations for tls execution of these articles; and both the articles and the regulations may be modified from time ts time by accord of the two admin issrations, as the exigsncies ofthe service may require.
 ART. XIX. This convention shall take effect on the first of April next, and shall continue n force until one year from the time when one of the contracting parties shall have given to the other notice of its desire to terminate it, unless sooner terminated or modified by mutual agreement
 ART. xxx. This convention shall be rati- fed on the part of the United States by the Postmaster- General. and on the part of Italy by the Director-Gsneral of Posts, and the ra- Sihcation exchanged as early as possible.
 In testimony whereof the two commissioners have subscribed their names and affixed their seals thereto
 Done at Florence ih duplicate original, this eighth day of November, 4. D. eighteen hun- dred and sixty-seyen.
 [sEAL.l JOHN A. KASSON.
 Special Commissioner, Gc., 6c., [sEAL. GI0. BATTISTA TANTESIO,
 Commissioner of Posts.
 PosT-0FFICE DEPARTMENT,
 Washington, November 29, 1867.
 Having examined and considered fol egoing