New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-13
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIoNs.

TREATIES AND PROCLAsIATIONs.
AMENDED ARTICLE To replace Artic1
Sixteen of the detailed Regulations fo
the Execution of the Postal Convention
signed at the Hague, the twenty-sixt
oay OF September, in the year 1867.
In accordance with article XIX. of tn
Fostal Convention between the Netherland
and the United States, signed at the Hagu,
on the twenty-sixth of September. 1867
the TWO administrations have agreed to re
place article XVI. of the detailed regula
lions OF the twenty-sixth of November, 1867
| py 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
tlonai 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
ct 42-lOO 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
anu d Hall Genus 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 of
the creditor Office
Signed at Washington, the twenty third
day of May, 1870.
JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General
Signed at the Hague, on the fifteenth 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 s. 1870.
The undersigned, being thereunto duly
authorized by their respective govern,
ments. have agreed upon the following arti-
c!es establishing and regulating the ex-
change OF correspondence between the
United States of America and the colonf of
New Zealand:
ARTICLE l. 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
ing between San Francisco and said colony,
as a. 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
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 II. The postoffices of New York.
Boston and San Francisco shall be the
United States Offices OF exchange. and AUX
and and Wellington the offices Of exchange
of the colony of New Zealand, for all mails
under this arran cement.
ARTICLE III. No accounts shall be kept !
between the Post Departments OF the two |
countries upon the international cores |
Dondence, written or printed. exchanged |
between them. but each country shall re- |
ain to its own use the hostages which it col |
ects.
The single rate of international letter |
postage shall be twelve cents in the United !
states and six pence in New Zealand, on |
md an additional rate Of twelve cents fsix
'ence) for each additional weight of half an
ounce or fraction thereof. which shall, in |
III cases, De prepaid at least one single rate,
y means OF postage stamps, at the office |
IT the mailing in either country. Letters
unpaid or prepaid less than one full rate of
postage shall not be forwarded, but INSULT
iently paid letters on which a single rate
r more has been prepaid shall be forward
d, charged with the deficient postage, to
70 collected and retained by the Post De-
'artment of the country Of destination.
letters fully prepaid, received in either
ountry from the other, shall be delivoRed
rec OF all charge whatsoever
The United States postOffice shall lew
nd collect to its own Use, on newspapers
ddressed to or received from New Zealand,
postage charge of two cents; and on all
Their articles Of printed matter addressed
. or received from New Zealand, postage
barge OF four cents per each weight of four
unces or fraction Of four ounces
The postotiice of New Zealand shall lew
nd collect to its own use, on newspapers
nd other articles Of printed matter, ad-
ressed to or received from the United
tates, the regular rates of domestic post
ge chargeable thereon by the laws and
equations Of the colony of New Zealand.
Newspapers and all other kinds of printed
latter are to be subject to the laws and
EQUATIONS OF each country respectively, in
gard to their liability to be rated with let
II postage. when containing written mat
#. or for any other cause specified in said
WIS and regulations. as we'll as in regard
} their liability to customs duty under the
venue laws.
ARTICLE ". The United States Office en-
ages to grant the transit through the
nited States, as we'll as the conveyance by
nited States mail packets, OF the cor
spondence IN closed mails which the New
ealand postotiice may desire to transmit
a the United States to British Columbia,
e British North American provinces, the
est Indies Mexico, Central and South
merica, and at the following rates of I
nited States transit postage, viz:
For the United States territorial transit
closed mails from New Zealand for Mex
0. British Columbia, Canada or other ]
Irish North American provinces, when
ansmitted entirely by land routes, six
nts per ounce for letter mails and sixteen I
nts per pound for all kinds of printed ,
after.
For the United States territorial and sea
ansit of closed mails from New Zealand I
r British Columbia or other British North t
nerlcan provinces, Mexico, Central and
nth America or khe West India islands. '
len transmitted from the United States '
sea, twenty-five cents pen ounce for 6
ter mails, and twenty cents per pound t
: all kinds of printed matter.
The New Zealand postOtfice shall render 6
account to the United States postoffice, l
on letter bills to accompany each mail,
the weight of the letters. aid also of the b
nted matter contained in such closed y
Ills forwarded to the United States for
to either of the above named
untries and colonies; and the accounts e
sing between the two offices on this class G
shall be stated. adjusted q