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

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.
Z. 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 ewenty-sixth
day of September, in the ye&f 1867.
In accordance with article XIX. of the
Postal Convention between tia Netherlands
and the United States, signed at the Hague
on the twenty-sixth of Sep1ember 1867,
the two administrations have agreed to re-
place article XVI. of the detailed regula-
lions of the twenty-sixth of November 1867,
By the following article:
ARTICLE XVI
1t is understood that the accounts between
the two offices 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 fo1 one dollar Of the
United States.
In entering the foasign charges on the
letter bills in the Money of the dispatching
office, the cent of the Emitted States and two
and a half cents OF: the Netherlands shall
be taken as equivalents.
1t is also understood that the quarterly
accounts shall be paid respectively IN gold
and in the denomination OF the money %
the creditor Office.
Signed 1T Washington, the Wenty-th!Gd
day of May, 1870.
Postmaster General
Signed st the, Hague, on the fifteenth of
June. 1870. j. 2. HOFSTEDE,
Chief Director OF Posts.
POSTAL CONVENTION betweaa 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 StG$es, Octo-
Der S, 1870.
The undersigned being thersunto duly
authorized by their respective govern
mcnts. have agreed upon the following arti
cles establishing and regulating the ex-
change of correspondence between the
United States of America ana the colony of
New Zealand
ARTICLE |. There shall be an exchange of
correspondence between TIE United States
of America and New Zealand, by means of
the direct line of colonial mail packets ply
| ing between San Francisco and said colony,
as well as by such other means of di-
rect mail steamship transportation
between the United States and
! New Zealand as shall hereafter
| 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
well as correspondence in closed mails orig
| mating in New Zealand and destined for
foreign countries By way of the United
| States.
ARTICLE II. The postofiees Of New York,
| Boston ard San Francisco shall be the
| United States Offices OF exchange. and AUX
| land and Wellin gton the offices of exchange
! Of the colony of New Zealand. for ali 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 III New Zealand. on
each letter weighing half an ounce or less,
| and an additional rate of twelve cents isix
pence) for each additional weight Of half an
| ounce or fraction thereof, which shall, in
all cases, be prepaid at least one single rate,
by means of postage stamps, at the office
! OF the mailing in either country. Letters
unpaid or prepaid 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 postotfice shall levy
and collect to its own use, on newspapers
addressed to or received from New Zealand,
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 four
! ounces or fraction OF four ounces.
The postotfice Of New Zealand shall levy
and collect to its own use, on newspapers
and other articles of printed matter, adj
dressed to or received from the United
States, the regular rates OF domestic post
| age chargeabie thereon by the laws and
regulations of the colony of New Zealand.
Newspapers and all other kinds OF printed
matter are to be subject to the laws and
regulations of each country respectively, III
regard to their liability to be rated with let
ter postage when containing written mat
ter, or for any other cause specified in said
| laws and regulations, as well as IN regard
TO their liability to customs duty under the
| revenue laws.
ARTICLE ". The United States Office en-
cages to grant the transit through the
United States. as well as the conveyance by
United States mail packets, OF the cor
respondence in closed mails which the New
Zealand postottice may desire to transmit
via the United States to British Columbia
the British North American provinces, the
West Indies, Mexico Central and South
America and AT the following rates OF
United States transit postage, viz
For the United States territorial transit
of closed mails from New Zealand for Mex
leo, British Columbia. Canada or Other
British North American provinces, whe1
transmitted entirely by land routes sly
cents per ounce for letter mails and siXtee1
cents per pound fer all kinds OF printed
metter.
For the United States territorial and SCI
transit OF closed mails from New Zealant
for British Columbia or other British Nortl
American provinces. Mexico Central ant
South America or the West India Islands
when transmitted from the United State
by sea, twenty-five cents per ounce TO
letter mails, and twenty cents per pound
for all kinds of printed matter.
The New Zealand postoftice shall render
an account to the United States postotfice
upon letter bills to accompany each mail
of the weight of the letters, and also OF thu
printed matter contained in such closet