New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-01

| ARTICLE l.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations by closed mail, via
England, shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
| cents.
For letters from Italy. fifty-fve centesimi
And for the sea conveyance OF letters, i'll
closed mail, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE III.
The conditions of articles FIVE and twelve
of the convention agreed upon between the
Post Department OF the United States of
America and the Postal Administration OF
the kingdom of Italy signed at Florence,
the eighth day of November, A. d., eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven. so far as they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re-
pealed.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the eighth of November 1867, shall come
into operation on the fifteenth day Of Feb
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Florence
| the sixteenth day of January, one thousand
| eight hundred and seventy. and in Wash
ington the eighth day of February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
(SEAL.1 JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
BARBAVARA,
Director General.
l hereby approve the foregoing cenven-
| ton. and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
SEAL L. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State.
Washington, February 8, 1870.
convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States OF
America and Belgium, signed at Brussels
the twenty-irst of August, A. D. 1867.
An additional convention between the
General Post Office of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land having established reduced charge of
six cents per ounce, or per thirty grammes,
tor the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
of letters sent in closed mails through the
United Kingdom. the undersigned duly au-
thoriZed by their respective governments,
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE L.
The single rate of postage OF the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
United States and Belgium shall he follows:
l. On prepaid letters from the United
States. ten cents.
?. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
centimes.
And, for the sea conveyance of letters, in
closed mails, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean. the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, OF per thirty
Yrammes.
The conditions of Articles 5 and II of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twenty first
day of August, il the year of sIlr Lord one
thousand eight hundred and siNty-seven, so
far as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the twenty-frst of August, 1867, shall
come into operation on the fifteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ington this first day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
[sEAL.] JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States
[sEAL.] MAURICE DELFOSSE.
l hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton. and, in testimony thereof, l have
caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed. L. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State.
Washingt ton, March l, 1870.
Additional Convention to the Convention
between the General Post Office of the
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed at
the Hague the twenty-sixth day Of Sep
TENDER, in the year 1867.
An Additional Convention. between the
General Post Office of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Greal Britain and Ire
land. having established a reduced charge
OF six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic OF letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
signed. duly authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations by closed mail, via
England, subject to the reserve mentioned
in Article of the convention of the twenty
sixth day of September, 1867, shall be as
follows:
l. On letters from the United States ten
cents, u. S.
3. On letters from the Netherlands,
twenty-five cents. (Dutch.)
And for the sea conveyance of letters in
closed mails across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean. the United States office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes.
ARTICLE H.
The conditions of articles 5 and ii
of the convention between the general
postotfice of the United States of America
and the general postoffice of the Neither
lands, signed at the Hague the twenty sixth
day of September in the year 1867, SO far as
they are contrary to the preceding article,
are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the twenty-sixth of September, 1867,
shall come into operation on the first day of
February next.
Done in duplicate, and signed at the
Hague the tenth day of January, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy, and in
Was: imgton the twenty-ninth day of the
same month.
SEAL JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
j. P. HOFSTEDE,
Chief Director of Posts of the Netherlands.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereof l have
caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed
[sEAL.1 q. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
Washington, January q, 1870.