The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-02-05

Contention betIceen the General Post Office of the
United States of America and the General Post
Office Of the United Kingdom. Of Great Britain
and Ireland.
America and the general post-ofice of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being de j..
sirous of establishing and maintaining ex-
change of mails between the United States the
side and the Straits settlements and the British
East Indies the other, by means conformity of
the line of United states mail packets plying be-
tween San Francisco and Hong Kong, and Of the
line Of British mail packets plying between Hong
Kong Singapore, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and
Alden, the undersigned duly authorized for that
purpose have agreed upon the following articles !:
Article l. There shall be direct exchange of
mails between the offices of New York and San
Francisco the one part, and the Offices of Sing
apore, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and Alden, on
the other, comprising letters, newspapers, prices
current, book packets, and packets of patterns or
samples originating in the United States, and adj
dressed respectively the Straits Settlements or
to the British East Indies. or originating in the
British East Indies the Straits Settlements,
spectively, and addressed to the United States.
These mails shall be conveyed by United States
mail between San Francisco and Hong Kong ria
Yokohama, and by British mail packets between
Hong Kong and Singapore the Indian ports.
Article II. The postage to be collected in the
United States, upon paid correspondence addressed
to the Straits Settlements the British East In
dies, shall be ten cents per single letter not ex-
ceeding half 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 samples; and the postage to be collected
in the Straits Settlements or British East Indies
upon paid correspondence addressed to the United
States shall be ten pence per single letter not
ceeding half an ounce in weight heavier letters
being charged in proportion, and four pence per
four ounces for newspapers, prices current, book
packets or packets of returns or samples.
The correspondence thus paid shall be delivered
at the place of destination, whether in the United
States or in the British possessions. free from all
charge whatsoever. si
Letters posted in either country unpaid or in
sufficiently paid shall, nevertheless, be forwarded
and shall be charged at the place Of destination
with rate of postage of the same amount thai
would be chargeable on letter Of like weight,
posted for despatch in the opposite direction to-
gether with fine of six pence in the Straits Set
dement's or the British East Indies, or of twelve
| Article III. The exchange of the correspond
ence referred 10 in Article H., preceding. shall
not give rise to any accounts between the British
and the United States post-ofaices. Each ofice
shall keep the postage which 1t collects
| Article IV. Every letter, Newspaper, price
cufrent, book packet or packet Of patterns oa
| samples, despatched from ono oface TO the other,
shall be plainly stamped in red ink with stamp
bearing the words s'paid aiY, on the right-hand
upper corner Of the addresss and shAA also, beas
the dated stamp Of the once II which ID posted