New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-20

fifth day Of February, in the year o.
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and Of the independence. O,
the United States the ninety-fourth.
| U. 5. GRANT.
By the President:
|. HAxlroN FISH, Secretary of State.
AMENDED ARTICLE To replace Article
Sixteen Of the detailed Regulations TO,
the Execution Of the Postal Convention
signed at the Hague. the twenty-sixth
Gay 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 twenty-sixth Of September. 1867
the two administrations have agreed to re.
place article XVI. Of the detailed regular
tons 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 internar
| 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-lO0 guilders for one dollar of the
United States.
In entering the foreign charges on the
| Office, the cent Of the United 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 of
the creditor office.
Signed ct 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
Der 5, 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
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
aring 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 postotfces 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 i, 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 tsix
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 TIE 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 a single rate
or more has been prepaid shall be forward
ed, charged with the deficient postage, to
be collected and retained bv the Post De- |
Letters fully prepaid, received il either |
country from the other, shall be delivered |
free OF all charge whatsoever.
Tie United States postotfice shall levy |!
ana 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. a 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 chargeable thereon by the laws and
re gulations 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, in
Re gard to their liability TO Ice rated with let
ter postage. when containing written mat
ter. or for any other cause specified in said
laws and regulators, as well as in regard
to their liability TO customs duty under tie
revenue laws.
ARTICLE ~. The United States office en-
cages to grant the transit through the
United States, as we'll as -he conveyance by
United States mail packets, of the cor
in closed mails which the New
via the United States TO British Columbia.
he 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 |
o. closed mails IRON New Zealand for Mex
co. British Columbia, Canada or other
British North American provinces. when
transmitted entirely by land routes. six
cents per ounce fer letter mails and sixteen
cents per pound for all kinds Of printed
natter.
For the United States territorial and sea
transit of closed mails from New Zealand
for British Columbia or other British North
provinces. Mexico. Central and
S.uth America or the West India Islands, |
7-hen transmitted from the United States
oy sea, twenty-five cents per ounce for
etter mails and twenty cents per pound
Tor az kinds of printed matter.
ne New Zealand postotiice shall render
an account to the United States postothce,
lpan letter bills TO accompany each mail,
If the weight of the letters and also OF the
printed matter contained in such closed