New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-26


June, 1870. j. p. HOFSrEDE,
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
inc 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 postoffices 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 Ill. 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 1t col
| lects
| The single rate of international letter
| hostage 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 (six
pencel 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 once
| of the mailing in either country. Letters
unpaid or prepaid less than one full rate OF
hostage shall not be forwarded, but insutfi-
| 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,
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 foul
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 chargeable thereon by the laws anG
regulations of the colony of New Zealand.
Newspapers and ali other kinds OF printed
matter are to be subject to the laws ant
regulations of each country respectively, IL
regard to their liability TO be rated with let
ter postage, when containing written mat
ter or for any other cause specified Ill salt
laws and regulations, as well as in regarl
to their liability to customs duty under tn'
revenue laws.
ARTICLE ". The United States office en-
cages to grant the transit through TN
United States, as well as the conveyance b!
United States mail packets, OF the cor
respondence in closed mails which the New
Zealand postotfice may desire to transml
via the United States to British Columb ia
the British North American provinces, tn.
West Indies, Mexico, Central and Soutl
America. and at the following rates
} 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, whel
transmitted entirely by land routes, 81
J cents per ounce for letter mails and slxteel
) cents per pound for all kinds OF prlnte'
! matter.
For the United States territorial and SCI
transit of closed mails from New Zeaian,
: for British Columbia or other British Nortl
American provinces, Mexico, Central AM
} South America or the West India Islands
, | when transmitted from the United State
by sea, twenty-five cents per ounce 10
: letter mails and twenty cents per poun'
{ for all kinds of printed matter.
The New Zealand postotfice shall renue
; an account to the United States postofflce
upon letter bills to. accompany each inali
of the weight of the letters, and also OF IN
I printed matter contained in such closes
:, mails forwarded to the United States 10
1 transmission to either of the above nance
!, countries and colonies; and the account
1 arising between the two offices on this clas
!, of correspondence shall be stated, adJuste
L and settled quarterly, and the amounts Q
|, the United States transit charges found du
d on such closed mails shall be promptly par
: over by the New Zealand pOstotfice to tn
United States pOstotfice, in such manner
/ the Postmaster General of the United State
5 shall prescribe.
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