Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10
Postal Convention Between the
United States and the Provinces of
yancOuver's Island and British Co.
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The undersigned. being thereunto duly authorized
by their respective governments, have agreed upon
the following articles. establishing and regulating
the exchange of Correspondence between the United
States of America and the Provinces IF Vancouver :
Island and British Columbia:
ARTICLEl.
There shall Le An exchange Of mails between the
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az On the side OF the nited States, Boston No.
on the side Of Nancouyers Island and British 20
hInIha- Nirtoria. The two post departments NAV AT
,hange, OF establish others, by mutual consent,
ARTICLE2.
The mails exchanged between the Offices Of Boston
New York. San Francisco. and Portland on The nna
>le. and ctoria on the other, to pass each WA
a> through mals not 10 be opened AT any intermei.
Office.
ARTICLES
lhe auihHlz.d weight ol slngl" international
letter shall be hfteen grammcs (by the metricsl Sarl
in the nired States, ami half an ounce in Vancou
single International letter shall be X cents Il pTepaJ
the mailing Office in either country aud ten cents
slne charges shall be made for each addition ffteen
granmes. or hat ounce } or fraction thereof Let
unpaid But, II one or more full rates shall be pre-
raid the number of rates fully paid shall be al
UP Tor collection on delivery.
No ,ccorntssb,I a AE EnS,
ment, If the United States and of Vancouver T.
land and British Golumbis on the international let
TO It's own Use the postage which it collects.
Newspapers pamphiets magazine. and sH other
printed matter posted in the Unite statcs and s.ni
10 the provinces OF Vancouver Island Or British
Columbia. or posted in those prov inc- and sent 10
The United states. shall be chargesc With tn regn-
tar domestic rates of postage both To- and from lii
frontier line in each country which postage Sa N H..
collected al the Office of mailing matter sent aud
At the ofce II delivery. "n matter received. and each
country shall retain Ia it, the postage which
ARTICLE 6.
Each mail dispatched from one country To- the
ether shall De- accompanied by a letter or posi- bill
showing he plumber OF each of the articles com nrSiu
The mail aud distinguishing the maid Litter, frn, tb
unpaid and insufiiciepty paid letters, With their
ARTICLE
Prepaid letters dispatched from one country To- the
other shall be plainly stamped with the words PsId
all, n red INK IN the righ hand upper correr of
of origin; and III like and place tbe letters
insuhcently paid shall be stamped in bls,k ink with
lamp Of the oce Of @rien and re &amer IF ate
unpaid shall also be expressed in black figures the
lace OF the same
Dead letters, which cannot be delivered from what
,b.rse monthly or Is frequently AS the regnla;ous
of the respectiyes countries will permit. But news
papers and all other articles of printed matter which
rom any cannot be delivered shall be retained
al the disposition ofths ISs country.
Letter. asges to be sl ,S ESsted At any Once
sss 10 Or Ina
posted in ;Ss n,Is s,Ss 2. BtsL
RES and deliverable at any of the Respective oces
q eIeh.pge to be thence Go; sSnUsyed e Their desns
hat the full postage cfargeabe thereon de>tina
each letter be prepaid At such mailing once AMI
also that such registration shall nor b c"
a.d shall not render the respective Posi- Of
sbIs for or , the "a either Jointly
rs, or the contents thereof '''''' VI pack
ARTICLE TO-
~ 49, matted ia the interior of the United
eepectively, Shall be reserved registered and re-
eipteu iI As directed IN the general regulation, 1
sed es.n country ~ regard TO registration of
slnable letters and shall be sent TO the respective
exchange omces for the purpose Of being fnrwari.S
hence By the FIRST mail. ~
ARTICLE ii.
The respective exchange once. shall max. , s.n. !
ate letter bill for each reg ssered letter or psrce
egisiered letters originally mailed at said exchange
oes or sent to them, 10 be forwarded As
= the regulations referred TO in the preceding
odTessed ana she post ofee 60 which il is to be
lsliea Tor delivery: The postmss Of said sxehsnge
nice will then nclose each such letter, OF parcel
.tters in separate package, which sh.u be CON
pic uously marked and plainly inscribed with the |
lord Registered" The letter bills OF such regis
fred letters shall not he incosed in the pa kases
them. but shall be forwarded 10 q s-pa-
ate wrapper envelars, sealed. and addressed Ia
he postmaster of the Office to which such registered
eiters were sent.
On receipt Of registered letters Tor delivery dis
ribution al either of the respective exchange Offices
he postmaster of such receiving ofce will compare
Drind So or will note the ii there be sne in
he manner prescribed with regard registsed let
ers received nom an inland posi- ofce. He sl then
u up the corresponding return bill, nOiy upon il
neither correct or Otherwise and will Sc thar IL -
eiurped by the first mail thereafter to The exchange
dhce Of mailing. .
Registered letters receiy eel al either ~ the exchange
mees and destined for inland pos Office shall he
llwarded IN The same manner as other registered
'tters originally mailed ct suchonce,