Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-29
IOFFICAL.l
Convention Between the General Post
Once of the United States of Amer
lea and the General Post Once Of
the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland.

the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland.
The General Pct one Of the h United States Of
Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland, being de-
bwse 3 o i b Sr ,be Gaey or GS
sIihorized Tor that purpose, have agreed upon the
following articles; Ap-,c,rI
There shall be sregular exchange az money orders
order is hxed pounds sterling. when Issued in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ireland
and, when issued in the United Stses at fifty dol
country.
The British Post Office shall have power 20 III the
rates 81 commission all money orders issued in
ONCE shall have the same power in regard to ali
msney orders issued in the United States Each
shSaIrges or rates OF commission which shall be
sl 6 Under tbs e91'sniGn and these rates
ter and shall not in any event, be repayable 1t is
to suspend, temporarily, the exchange OF money
orders IN case the e9qrse Of exehange or any other
detriment to the postal revenue,
ARTICLE III.
en- ali money orders issued within II, but shall pay to
the other country one per cent the total amount
No money order shall include fractional part of
penny or of a cent
Tn. s.-v,cs q, ,,. n...I J..
tween the two countries shall be performed exclu
psr "a he Te States oce 81 on G
Dc New York, and on the part of the United King
dom, LOndJn.
Any person in the United States desiring to remit
limits By &ce % M Py nfo s shy
post office in the United States designated for such
time, give the name and address OF the person to
dom and bis own name and address. Any person In
the United Kingdom desiring 70 remit to the United
pay IT into any money-o order office of the United
kingdom, giving, at the same time, the name aud
to be paid in the United States, and his own name
snS The s in sh
hsd By his postal os
notification Of that kind shall make out and forward
payable in sterling the post office in that country
designated by the remiter OF the order, II being
sent, in the first instance to the controller OF the
money order office in London. and shall not be sub
By every mail the exchange Office Of each country
and received since the despatch Of the previous list
YSrS once and been verified this Office shall make
cut inland money orders in favor Of the Payees for
~ the
United States for the of money orders. The
list forwarded TO the Omitted Kingdom shall be &C
orders entered therein, torether with the orders
Sf aTsag set ~, n Arcl vi After
patched to the offices drawn upon, and the letters
enclosing the orders posted for delivery. The lists
nicates with the other, shall be according to the
| Forms and annexed.
| ARTICLE VIII.
The lists despatched from each office Of exchange
shall be numbered eonseeutiyely, commencing with
ALSO in these lists shall have consecutive numbers
those in the list; from the United Kingdom com
list despatched from New York, duplicate shall be
sent, zen Which duplicate shall after being verified at
'''' d ''''sH Oin''' ARTI SI IN < -'e" i0rA
the despatchirg Office shall, on receiving inf5rn
ton to that effect transmit, without delay dupli
cate Of the list duly certified S47df e Ss SUCH
Each oflce Of exchange shall promptly comnuni.
which i, may discover in the vercatfon OF the lists
| When the lists shall show irregularities which the
office shall apply for an explanation from the
despatching Office; and this explanation shall be
! ARTIcLE XI.
Duplicate orders shall only be issued by the postal
administration OF the country ON which the original
orders were drawn and in conformity with the reg
/ ulaiions established or to be established ia that
country.
count shall be pr par a1S bv he an s
at London, exhibiting the balance found due the
snee after proper Terieati0n ION shall ii due to n,
United States Office. be paid at London bat if due by
always in the money Of the country to which the
| payment il made. If, pending the settlement of az
eSTan that t owes hs SSer balance 81 o,
thousand pounds sterling, the indebted administra
Il such baiaSce 70 the credit Of he othef TINS aa
count, and the letters which accompany such inter
Forms c. d, and Il; annexed t. this convention.
Until the two General Post Ofises shall consent to
alteration, IL Is agreed that il all matters Of &C
count relative 70 money orders which shall result
from the execution Of the present conyenticn, the
pound sterling Of Great Britain shall be considered
equiv alent four dollars and eighty cents oi
the gold coin of the United States.
Each exchange Office shah certify its orders to the
! other, In amounts designated il the denominations
country, at the rate Of conversion established up1
the basis Of gold by Article Nil Of this convention
Thls conversion snail be checked at the receiving
| once OF exchange.
All payments for money orders, whether to OF by
the publiy If not in gold shall be made 10 the nearest
| practicable equivalent.
| ARTICLE XVI.
The value in gold coin Of the United States of de-
pOss IN paper money made in that country for pay
ent in Great Britain, shall be determined at the ex
change Office of New York, according to the rate of
premium on gold on tine day Of receipt at that office
the value in United States paper currency OF money
orders certified in the lists sent from the exchange
shall be determined also at New York; in accord!
ance WITH the premium Oh gold Oh the day Of the
'eip' Oh 'u'h lists ARTICLE XVII.
Orders WHICH shall not have been paid within
| twelve calendar months from the month of issue
| shall become void, and the sums received shall
accrue 10 and remain az the disposal Of the country
Of origin The British Office shall therefore enter to
the credit Of the United States, in the quarterly
account, all money orders entered in the lists re-
ceiyed from the United States which remain unpaid
hand the United States oes shall, at the Close q
each month, transmit to the British Office, for entry
| orders included in the lists despatched from the
latter Office which, under this article, became void.
Repayment Of orders TO reritters shall not be made