New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-16

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Done at the city Of Washington, THU
fifth day OF February, in the year O
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and Of the Independence o
tho United States the ninety fourth.
Z. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
| HAMPTON FISH, Secretary of State.
AMENDED ARTICLE To replace Articl,
Sixteen OF the detailed Regulations fol
the Execution of the Postal Convention
signed at the Hague, the twenty-sixtl
day OF September, in the year 1867.
In accordance with article XIX. of tn.
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 regula
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 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 lie
| effected in the general accounts at the rate
| OF i2rloO 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
and 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 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. F. 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 5. 1870
The undersigned. being thereunto duly
authorized by their respective govern
ments, have agreed upon the following arti-
cles establishing and regulating tie ex-
change Of correspondence between the
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 well as By such other means of Gi-
rect mail Steamship transportation
between the United states and
New Zealand as shall hereafter
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respective Post Departments Of the two
countries. comprising letters, newspapers
and printed matter of every kind. origin
ating in either country, ard 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.
Ag-IcLE II. The posto.tces of New York,
Boston and San Francisco shall be the
United States offices OF exchange. and AUX
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 it col
lecrs
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 al 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 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 a 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-
partlnenr OF the country OF destination.
Letters fully prepaid. received in either
country from the other, shall be delivered |
tree OF all charge whatsoever.
The United States postoifice shall levy
and collect to its own Use. on newspapers
addressed 10 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 four
ounces or fraction Of four ounces.
The postotfice of New Zealand shall levy
ant collect to its own use, on newspapers
and other articles OF printed matter, adj
dressed to or received from the United
|
age chargeable thereon by the laws and
equations of the colony Of New Zealand.
Newspapers and all other kinds OF printed
natter are to be subject TO the laws and
equations of each country respectively. in
'egard to their liability TO be rated with let
er postage, when containing written mat
er. or for any other cause specified in said
avs and regulations, as Well as in regard
o their liability to customs duty under the
evenue laws.
ARTICLE ". The United States office en-
RACES to grant the transit through tie
United States, as well as the conveyance by
-nlred States mail packets. OF the cor
in closed mails which tie New
Zealand postoffice may desire to transmit
ia the United States to British Columbia
he British North American provinces, the
Vest Indies. Mexico. Central and South
America. and at the following rates Of
United States transit postage. viz:
For the United States territorial transit
f closed mails from New Zealand for Mex
60, British Columbia, Canada or other
British North American provinces, when
transmitted entirely by land routes, six
ents per ounce for letter mails and sixteen
ents per pound for al kinds of printed
natter.
For the United States territorial and sea
ransit Of closed mails from New Zealand
W Diit4sh Colunola OF other BRITISH North |
american provinces, Mexico, Central and |
outh America or the Yves. India Islands,
hen transmitted from the United States
= sea, twenty-five cents per ounce for
etter mails. and twenty cents per pound
Or all kinds of printed matter.
The New Zealand postot,ice shall render
n account to the United States postotice,
pon letter bills TO accompany each mail, ,,
+ the weight Of the letters, and also of the
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