The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-06-25
The New postal Treaty.

part of the American Government III mas Deen
approved by President Grant and also by His
Majesty through the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Postal Convention.
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized
by their respective governments, have agreed upon
the following articles, establishing aud regulating the
exchange Of correspondence between the United
States Of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom
ARTICLE. There shall be an exchange of CORES
pondence between the United States OF America and
the Hawaiian Kingdom, by means Of the subsidized
line OF the United States mail steamers plying be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu, as well as by oc-
casional steamers, and by sailing vessels running be-
tween Honolulu and the ports of San Francisco. Cali
fornia, Portland, Oregon, or ports IN Puget Sound,
Teekalet. OLYMPIA, and Port Townsend, comprising
letters, newspapers, and printed matter OF every
kind, originating in either country, and addressed to
and deliverable in the other country.
ARTICLE H-San Francisco, New York, Boston,
Portland, Oregon, Teekalet, Olympia and Port Town.
send shall be the United States offices of exchange,
and Honolulu and Hilo the Hawaiian offices OF ex-
change. for all mails transmitted between the two
countries under this arrangement.
ARTICLE m.-The United States Office shall detray
the expenses of the sea conveyance OF all mails trans
mitted in both directions by means OF its subsidized
line Of mail steamships, SO long as sad ine is mann,
tanned by the government of the United States ; and
the Hawaiian Office shall defray the expenses OF the
sea conveyance Of all mails transmitted, IN both d.
rections, by means Of occasional steamships or by
sailing vessels.
ARTICLE V-No accounts shall be kept between
the post Office departments of the two countries upon
the correspondence exchanged between them, but
each country shall retain to its own use the hostages
which it collects.
The single rate of international letter postage shall
be six cents on each letter weighing half an ounce or
less, and an additional rate of six cents for each adj
ditional weight Of half an ounce or fraction thereof,
which shall in all cases be fully prepaid, by means of
postage stamps, az the Office of mailing in either coun-
try. Ifnot fully prepaid, they shall not be forwarded.
Letters received in either, country from the other
shall be delivered free of all charge whatsoever.
The United States Office shall levy and collect on
newspapers, whether transient or sent to regular
subscribers), addressed to or received from the Ha-
waiian Kingdom, the established rates OF United
I States domestic postage and upon all articles OF
printed matter, except newspapers, addressed to or
received from the Hawaiian Kingdom, "a postage
charge Of four cents per each weight OF four ounces
or fraction of four ounces.
The Hawaiian post office shall levy and collect on
newspapers and other articles OF printed matter, ad-
dressed to or received from the United States, the
regular rates of postage chargeable thereon by the
laws or regulations of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
ARTICLE V.-Letters mailed in the Hawaiian King
dom and addressed to countries beyond the United
States, with which the United States have direct
postal relations, may be forwarded through the
United States to their respective destinations, subject
to the same additional postage charges as are paid by
the Inhabitants of the United States to such countries,
which, in all cases where prepayment IS obligatory
in the United States, may be paid by the senders IN
the EtaHoliin lSlanuS, Dy unhAih5 uISdhSSitu NhiVo
States postage stamps OF sufficient value to effect such
prepayment.
on the other hand, prepaid letters from foreign
countries received in and forwarded from the United
States to the Hawaiian Kingdom, shall be delivered
in said Kingdom free ofall charges whatsoever and
letters received in the Hawaiian Kingdom from the
United States, addressed to Micronesia or neighbor-
ing islands, will be forwarded to destination, subject
to the same conditions as are applicable to correspon-
dence originating in the Hawaiian Kingdom and ad-
dressed in those islands
ARTICLE VL-Every letter dispatched from one
country to the other shall be plainly stamped with
the words g paid ALL in red ink, on the right-hand
upper corner of the address, in addition to the date
stamp of the office at which it was posted.
ARTICLE VII.-Dead letters, newspapers, &C.,
which cannot be delivered, from whatever cause,
shall be mutually returned, without charge, monthly,
or as frequently as the regulations OF the respective
Offices will permit.
ARr1cLE VIn@The two offices may, by mutual
consent, make such detailed regulations as shall he
found necessary to carry out the objects OF this
agreement, such regulations TO terminate at any
time ON a reasonable notice by either office.
ARTICLE IX.-This convention shall come into
operation on the 1st day of July, 1870, and shall be
terminable at any time on a notice by either office OF
six months.
Done in duplicate and signed in Washington on
the 4th day of May, 1870.
rSeaLl JNo. A. J. CREswELL,
Postmaster General Of The United States.
ELISHA Fl. ALLEN,
His Hrwaiian .Nejesty's EnVoy Extraordinary
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| L hereby approve the aforegoing convention, and
in testimony thereof I have caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. p US. GRANT
By the President: s.-
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, May 5, 1870.
[Seal1
All persons are hereby notified that the above
Convention is to be regarded, IN all its provisions, as
part of the public laws of this Kingdom, and
respected accordingly. &C HARRIS,
EgszE Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Office, June 20, 1870.
Under this treaty, single letters sent from this
Kingdom to any part of the United States will
hereafter pay only SIX CENTS HAWAIIAN POSTAGE.
Whether sent by steamer or sailing vessel, the
postage is the same, and no further postage can
be collected on deHrery IN the United States
A new Hawaiian stamp of the denomination of
six cents should be prepared for this purpose, and
we would suggest that the likeness of the late
venerable Gov. K~EKUANAoA, be engraved on it,
and printed in purple. Our present postage
stamps are acknowledged to be the finest in the
world, and if taste is exercised in getting up the
new issues, they will continue to be admired.
Until the new one is prepared, probably the
ttco cent stamps will be used. 1t will require
three twocent stamps on each single letter sent
~ blO OnltCu OLdlCc y WIN " q NOuDiO w
ttco fires and a ttoo lin all II cents) will serve,
until a new II cent stamp can be prepared. Two
new stamps, Ia six and a twelve-cent stamp, will
answer all our wants, even for heavy letters.
We would suggest Kamehameha Ills portrait
for the II cent stamp, printed in bright yellow.
Letters from the United States prepay SIX CENTS
in American stamps when mailed, and no further
postage can be collected on delivery here. Each
country retains all the postage collected in it,
which of course dispenses with accounts being
kept. This is the same system as is now in OPP
Grafton between the United States and England,
and is based on the supposition that as many let
tiers are sent from one country as from the other,
which is probably the true basis of negotiations.
Newspapers are, under this treaty, to pay the
postage established by law in each country. For
instance A subscriber to the ADVERTISER, liv-
ing in New York. will pay the Hawaiian postage
of fuo oonts on aach oopv n a centl n year and