New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16

AhilCLE AEH.
The quarterly accounts mentioned in ar
tlce thirteen Of the convention shall bt
prepared by the respective postal admins
trations. They shall be based upon tho &C
acknowledgements of receipt, and shall re
| spectively be prepared according to the
models Ell and E22, hereto annexed.
recapltulatiOn of these accounts, show.
ing the detinitive result, alike for the debit
and the credit, shall be prepared by the
United States office accor ling to the form
hereto annexed and marked F; and shall
then be transmitted with the quarterly &C.
counts on which it is based, for the exam
nation of the other Office.
Done in duplicate and signed at Stock.
helm this thirtieth day of May, 1873, and at
Washington this twenty fourth day ct June,
1873.
WILHELM ROOs.
JOHN 4. J. CRESWEiL
Second additional convention 20 the postal
convention of August 2l, 1867, between
the United States Of America and Bel
GUM.
The General Postoffice of the United
States and the Postal Administration OF
Belgium having recognized the prOpriety of
reducing the rates OF postage fixed by the
convention OF twenty-frss August, 1867,
and by the additional convention of first
March. 1870, the undersigned, duly author
lied by their respective governments. have
agreed upon the following articles;
ARTICLE !.
The international single rate upon letters
exchanged in direct mails, via Great Brit
ain, between Belgium and the United
States, is fixed as follows:
!. At forty centimes for prepaid letters
originating in Belgium
,. At eight cents for prepaid letters orig.
mating in the United States.
ARTICLE II.
The international single rate for prepaid
letters seat by the direct steamship lines to
he established between the two countries.
in conformity with article six of the conven-
ton Of twenty-five Of August, 1867, is fixed
at thirty confines for letters sent from Bel.
GUM. and at six cents Tor letters sent from
the United States, o. which ten centimes
.tTo cents! shall represent the sea postage
ARTICLE III.
When one Of the tw" contracting offices
shall consider il advisable to exchange
closed mails with foreign country to
which these offices may respectively serve
as Intermediates by the direct packets
which the other contracting office shall have
established between Belgium aud the United
States, it shall pay TO the other office, for
the maritime transportation of said mails,
between Belgian ports and those Of the
United States, fixed fee Of
l. Three cents Fifteen centimesl per
thirty grams for letters.
. Ten cents fifty centimes, per kiio-
gram for other correspondence.
And the same rates OF sea postage are
also fixed for the closed mails conveyed by
any line OF direcs mail steamers between
the two countries.
ARTICLE w.
The present convention shali be consit;.
cred as additional TO those of August Il,
1867, and March I. 1870. and shall take
effect from the date agreed nuol by the two
Done in duplicate and signed in Wash.
iagtoa this ninth day Of May. 1873
JOHN A. J. CRESWEEI.
Postmaster General of the United Stateeo
MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegoing eonven.
ton. and in testimony thereof have caused
the zeal Of the United States 20 be affixed.
&. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary q: State.
" ashi nsto Il. May II. 1873.
Detailed regulations agreed upon between
the Postotfic of the United States and
tae postal administration Of Norway, for
;he execution of the postal convention OF
The hitee nth OF March, 1873. between the
United States o: America and she iingo
dome q: Sweden and Norway
AkTICLEl.
The american exchange offices cs New
York and Chicago shall make up mails for
the Norwegian exchange offices of Ch.is
Si.D k'bri Asinno
postotfice, on the steamboat line between
Nammerfese and Hamburg.
The latter shall make up mails for The
exchange offices Of New York aka Chicago.
ARTICLE II.
Each mali exchanged between enc swo
countries shall be accompanied by letter
bill, showing the hostages on each class Of
the number OF register tees,
total weight Of correspondence, etc.
The form OF this letter-bil shall follow
the models Al and A., hereto annexed, and
shall be consecutively numbered by the
office during each quarter OF
sha calendar year.
The receiving office silal' acknowledge IFS
rseeiS: by The next dispatch.
ARTICLE III.
The exchaay- office. shall :!e :le COZ.
respondence which they dispa.ch INFO a
suitable number of separate packages &C
eording 60 the letter bill.
Each of these packages shalt bear che
proper etiquette and IUAbsys correspond
aug to !Le letter bill.
ARTICLE: w.
When more than a single rate 10 charge.
able upon any letter or other article the
number of rates TO which i. is subject shall
be indicated 10y The dispatching Office by
a figure il the upper bsft ecSNes q: the
address,
Registered correspondence ahaIY BE sYe-
scribed ia register H.s, following she
models 81 aud BE- hereto annexed.
AL registered letters and tn. register fist
shall be enveloped together in strong papey
and securely fastened. and che packet
plainly inscribed will. .he wore! "Regis-
tered or "EeSi.t,eve:. ana placed in she
mail.
The blank in The registered ier.s, list for
the NumbeE Of registered srti-
ccs shall He filed III letters and figures
expressing :he number. ln case 10 regis
tere! articles are sent, the proper blank OF
the lester bill shall be fixed with tlss Vo.a
'Iih1.' OK ''nI!o'
.S,ICIE y:.
Tin" register lists .li.pa.cne! snail lsa &c.
FAMED ny the receiving office, which office
shall acknowledge, by the first mail. the
receipt OK tho registered av:!c!es nQmer!-
;aly from No. to No. -.
Il the veriication by Che exchange office
disclose an error of any kind in the register
ist. il ,ha.! Oe also. by che .i.-e u.a.l. aot1-
led 10 The a!isIa'ching office.
ARTHLE TYo
The swy administrations mutually engage
@ take all needtul measures for the careful
of registered correspondence
md Tor pursuing it when lost, but it is
understood that neither assumes toward
he other any pecuniary responsibility in