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until annulled by mutual consent, or until
one Of the two Post Departments shall have
given TO tie other q previous notice OF one
year OF its intention TO Rbrogate the same.
Done in duplicate aud signed at Washing
ton on the 10Th day Of July, A. D. 1865, aud
1850.
tL.S,l W. DESSIsoE,
Poiimafisr General.
q. s.. J. M. ALVkRhL Ludo,
Minister Of Tnfcrnai Improve menfI.
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Postal Convention Betweea che UnI.
ted states OF America Hnd the CoIo-
niaI Government OF Hong Hong,
China.
Articles Of Agreement bsigsen ne Pon o6les De.
pdrfmsai Of ne United Slater and the General
Pot ones Of Hong Kong.
For the purpose Of establishing and regu-
latlng the interchange Of malla between the
United States at Hong Kong and dependent
Chinese ports, by means OF the direct limo OF
United States mall packets plying between
San Franciseo and Hong Kong va Yoko-
hama In Japan, II Is agreed between the
Post once Department Of the United States
and the Post once Department Of Hong
Kongi
ARTICLE I. The post ofices Of New York
and San Francisco shall be United States
Offices Of exchange, and the General Post
EOah OluCb AZ HlOuk hOuk tue OllCo Ot
change OF the colony OF Hong Kong for all
mails transmitted under this arrangement.
ARTICLE ii. There shall be an exchange
Of correspondence between the United States
OF America and the colony Of Hong Konk,
by mems Of United States mail packets,
plying between San Francisco and Hong
Kong, comprising letters, newspapers, aud
prices current originating and posted 10 the
United States, and addressed 70 and deliver
able In Hong Kong and those Chinese ports
with which the Hong Kong post ofiice has
postal relations, including the ports Of Can
ton, Annoy, SWatoW, and foochow, and Vice
yoSa, Of correspondence originating aud
posted In Hong Kong aud the Chinese ports
above designated, and addressed to and de-
llverable in the United States.
ARTICLE III. The postage 70 DO levied aud
collected at the office OF mailing In the
United States upon letterS, newspapers, and
prices current, destined for Hong Kong and
the above designated Chinese ports, with
which Hong Kong has postal connections,
shall be ten cents per single rate Of half an
ounce or under on letter., and two cents
each on newspapers and prices current; and
the postage TO be levied and collected at
Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports on
correspondence originating 10 those ports
and destined 10 the United States Bhall be
eight cents per single rate Of half an ounce
or under on letters, aud two conts on each
newspaper or price current. No postal ac-
counts shall be kept between the respective
postal departments upon the correspondence
exchanged between them under this arrange
| ment, but each department shall deliver the
correspondence which It receives from the
other free OF all postage charger that 10 to
say, the Hong Kong post department agrees
to deliver without charge all letters, news
papers, and prices current brought by the
United States mail packets, addressed 10
| Hong Kong, and also to forward without
charge all such letters, newspapers, &C., as
are addressed 10 the Chinese ports above
named, south Of Shanghai and the United
States postal department, on its side, agrees
To deliver without charge all letters, news
pape0, &C., originating In Hong Kong, or
the ports mentioned, and forwarded by said
packets, addressed 70 and deliverable In the
United States. All letters, newspapers, &C.,
despatched BY either once to the other,
under this arrangement, shall be plainly
stamped with the words ''paid all, "iu red
Ink, on the Tight-hand upper corner OF the
face Of the address, and shall also bear the
stamp Of tho mailing exchange once on
their face, and that OF the receiving eI-
change once on their back. ... ..E.-
AHTioLRIv. The postal departments Of the
United States and OF Hong Kong shall each
return to tho other, monthly, or as frequent
ly a. their regulations will allow, all letter.,
newspapers, &C., without claim, which can.
not for any cause be delivered. r'..t
ARTICLE V. An exchange OF mails shall
also take place between the United States
postal agency at Yokohama, Japan, aud the
Hong Kong Post Once, BY means OF United
States mall packet, eomprialng correspond
euce originating 10 Japan and addressed 10
Hong Kong and the Chinese ports above
designated, and vice versa, correspondence
originating In Hong Kong and dependent
Chinese ports and addressed 10 japan, subject
10 the same terms and conditions al those
established by Article III. OF thia conVen-
tlon, with respect to the correspondents en-
changed between the United States and
Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports.
ARTICLE vi. All letters, newspapers, and
prices current intsnded 10 DO forwarded from
Hong Kong TO the United States by the
direct line Of United States mail packets
running between San Francisco and Hong
Kong must be specially addressed 10 DO for.
warded by that route. ~H arr..' co.,.
ARTICLE VII. The two postal departments
may BY mutual consent make such detailed
regulations a. shall be found necessary TO
carry out the objectA Of this arrangement,
such regulations TO DO termlnablo at any
time on a reasonable notice by either once.
ARTICLE VIII. This convention shall come
Into operation the first day Of November,
1867, and shall be terminable at any time on
q notice by either oiiiee Of six months.
In witness whereof, have hereto set my
hand and the seal Of the Post
IT,. 5. Once department, this twelfth day
Of November, 1867.
ALKx. W. RANDALL,
Poamdtisr General.
In witness whereof have hsreunto set
my hand and the seal Of the eSlouy OF Hong
Kong, At Victoria herein, this tenth day Of
August, 1867.
us RIOHARD GRAVEs MAC DOESELL,
Governor and CommSHdsr.tR-CA iSE
hereby approve the Rforegolng conTen-
ton, and In testimony thereof !
L. s.. have caused the seal Of the United
States 10 be afiXed.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President;
WILLIAM II, SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE.
WAsHINoroN, November ~, 1851.
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