Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-06
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THE UNITED STATES AND NEW


THE UNITED STATES AND NEW
rI 3,r q ,FOUNDLAND. l.sr. t,..l lrrr
The undersigned, being thereunto duly au-
thorized by their respective cove rnments, have
agreed upon tho following articles, establishing
and regulating the exchange of correspondence
between the United States of Am erica and News
foundland: ..ss.s gs..,...-r
ARTICLE l.
There shall be an exchange of mails between
the United States of America and Newfoundland
BY such means of transportation as are now. or
of the respective Post Departments of the two
countries, comprising letters, newspapers, books,
printed matter matter of every kind, and pat
terms or samples of merchandise originating in
either country and addressed to and deliverable
in the other country. c'3.i gTadt r9sd l7
ARTICLE
The post Offices of Boston and New York
shall be the exchange offices on the side Of tho
United States and the post Office of Saint John s
shall be the sole Office of exchange on the side of
Newfoundland for all mails transmitted between
the two countries under this arrangement; and
all mail matter transmitted in either direction
between the respective offices of exchange shall
be forwarded in closed bags or pouches under
seal, addressed to the corresponding exchange
Office. Each mail shall be accompanied by q
letter or post bill, showing in separate columns
the number of letters, newspapers and other ar
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No accounts shall be kept between the Post
Departments of the two countries upon the in
transitional correspondence, written or printed,
exchanged between them, but each Department
shall retain to its own all the hostages which
it collects thereon. IL -, =. -.
The single rate of international letter postage,
in full to destination, shall be six cents on each
letter weighinS half an ounce 10 grams) or less,
and an additional rate of six cents for each nd
ditional weight of half an ounce (l5 grams) or
fraction thereof, the prepayment of which. shall
be compulsory at the office of mailing in either
The United States post Office shall levy and
collect to its own use postage charge Of two
cents on each newspaper mailed in the United
States and addressed to Newfoundland; and q
postage charge Of two cents for each two ounces
or fraction thereof, on pamphlets, periodicals,
books, other articles of printed matter, and pat
terms or samples of merchandise addressed to or
received from Newfoundland
The post office of Newfoundland shall levy
and collect to its own use postage charge OF two
cents on each newspaper mailed IN Newiound-
land and addressed to the United States and the
established rates of domestic postage chargeable
| in Newfoundland, on pamphlets, periodicals,
books, other articles of printed NATTER and pat
| terms or samples of merchandise addressed to or
| received from the United States
| Every international letter or newspaper shall
| be plainly stamped with the words Paid ALL
| in red ink by the dispatching Office of exchange
| and shall be delivered free of any charge what
| ever in the country Of destination.