New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07

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nv hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
fifth day of February, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and of the independence of
the United States the ninety fourth.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
Hamilton FISH, Secretary of State.
AMENDED ARTICLE To replace Article
Sixteen of the detailed Regulations for
the Execution of the Postal Convention
signed at the Hague, the twenty
day of September, in the year 1867.
In accordance with article XIX. of, the
Postal Convention between the Netherlands
and the United States, signed at the Hague
on the twentysixth of September. 1867,
the two administrations have agreed to re-
place article XVI. of the detailed regula-
tions of the twenty-sixth of November, 1867,
by the following article:
ARTICLE XVI.
1t is understood that the accounts between
the two 0fEces shall be established on the
respective letter bills in the proper money
of the dispatching Office; but the interna-
tional hostages on the unpaid letters or in
sufficiently paid letters shall be computed
in the money of the receiving country.
The reductions of these moneys shall be
effected in the general accounts at the rate
of 42-l00 guilders for one dollar of the
United States.
In entering the foreign charges on the
letter bills in the money of the dispatching
office, the cent of the United States and two
and half cents Of the Netherlands shall
be taken as equivalents.
I L., hot 1o ritz w
accounts shall be paid respectively in gold,
and in the denomination of the money Of
the creditor office.
Signed ct Washington, the twenty-third
day of May, 1870,
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster Gene
Signed at the Hague, on the Fifteen of
June. 1870. j. p. HOFSTEDE.
Chief Director of Posts.
POSTAL CONVENTION between the
United States of America and the Colonial
Government of New Zealand. Signed at
Washington, the fifth Of October, 1870,
and at Wellington, New Zealand, the
third of August, 1870. and approved by
the President of the United States, Octo
Der ), 1870.
The undersigned, being thereunto duly
authorized by their respective govern
ments, have agreed upon the following arti-
cles establishing and regulating the ex-
change of correspondence between the
United States of America and the colony of
New Zealand:
ARTICLE |. There shall be an exchange of
correspondence between the United States
of America and New Zealand, by means of
the direct line of colonial mail packets ply
inr between San Francisco and said colony,
as well as by such other means Of di-
rect mail steamship transportation
between the United States and
be established, with the approval of the
respective Post Departments of the two
countries, comprising letters newspapers
and printed matter of every kind, origin
ating in either country. and addressed to
and deliverable in the other country, as
we'll as correspondence in closed mails orig
mating in New Zealand and destined for
foreign countries by way OF the United
States.
ARTICLE IL The postofices OF New York,
| Boston and San Francisco shall be the
| United States offices OF exchange. and AUX
| land and Wellington the offices of exchange
| of the colony of New Zealand, for all mails
| transmitted under this arrangement.
ARTICLE III. No accounts shall be kept
! between the Post Departments OF the two
| countries upon the international cores
! pondence. written or printed. exchanged
! between them. but each country shall re-
tain TO its own use the hostages which it col
| lects.
The single rate of international letter
! postage shall be twelve cents IN the United
| States and six pence in New Zealand, on
each letter weighing half an ounce or less,
| and an additional rate of twelve cents tslX
pence) for each additional weight of half an
| ounce or fraction thereof. which shall, in
| oil no of los ST o pa q
by means of postage stamps, at the office
| of the mailing in either country Letters
| unpaid or preDaid less than one full rate OF
| postage shall not be forwarded, but INSULT
| GENTLY paid letters on which single rate
or more has been prepaid shall be forward
| ed charged with the deficient postage. to
be collected and retained by the Post De
partment of the country of destination.
| Letters fully prepaid. received in either
country from the other, shall be delivered
! free of all charge whatsoever.
The United States pOstotice shall levy
| and collect to its own Esa, on newspapers
! addressed to or received from New Zealand
| a postage charge of two cents; and on all
other articles of printed matter addressed
to or received from New Zealand, postage
charge of four cents per each weight OF fouI
| ounces or fraction of four ounces.
The postoffice of New Zealand shall levy
/ and collect to its own use, on newspapers
and other articles of printed matter, ad
dressed to or received from the United
States, the regular rates OF domestic post
age. chargeable thereon by the laws anC
regulations of the colony of New Zealand.
Newspapers and all other kinds OF printed
matter are to be subject to the laws anC
regulations of each country respectively, II
regard to their liability to be rated with let
ter postage, when containing written mat
ter or for any other cause specified IN sale
laws and regulations, as well as IN REGARD
to their liability to customs duty under thu
revenue laws.
ARTICLE " The United States office en-
cages to grant the transit through TIN
United States, as well as the conveyance b,
United States mail packets, OF the COZ
respondence in closed mails which the New
Zealand postotfice may desire TO TRANSMIT
via the United States to British Columbia
the British North American provinces, tn
West Indies, Mexico, Central and Soutl
America, and at the following rates o
United States transit postage, viz:
For the United States territorial transl
of closed mails from New. Zealand for Mex
leo. British Columbia, Canada or othe
British North American provinces, whe
transmitted entirely by land routes, 81
cents per ounce for letter mails and sixtee
) cents per pound for all kinds OF printe
l matter.
For the United States territorial and sc
7 transit of closed mails from New Zsalan
I for British Columbia or other British Mort