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lav be levied for the use of the customs.

may be levied for the use of the customs. 5.
Except as above no charge whatever shall be
collected on the letters and other correspond
ence exchanged. The small local carriers fee
now chargeabls in Sweden may, however, be
levied to the use of the Swedish Office and as
long as fee of 2 shilling for the delivery of
poste restante letters, and one of shilling for
letters posted after the general time for collect
ing the post, are chargeable in Norway, these
may be levied to the use of the Norwegian Of
Ace.
Art. XII. The Postal Administrations OF each
Of the United Kingdoms, and that of the Uni
ted States, shall establish by agreement, and
in conformity with the arrangements in force
at the time, the conditions upon which the Of
fees may exchange in open mails the cores
pondence originating in or destined for foreign
countries to which they may serve as interme-
diaries. Its, however, always understood that
such correspondence shall only be charged with
the rate applicable to international correspond
ence augmented by the postage and other taxes
due to Foreign Postal Administrations, and any
other taxes due to Foreign Postal Administra-
tions, and any other tax for exterior service.
Art. XIII. The postal accounts between the
respective offices which, according to Article
K, are to be settled separately between Sweden
and the United States and between Norway
and the United States, shall be stated quarter
ly, and transmitted and verified as speedily as
practicable; and the balance found due shall
be paid to the creditor office, either by exchange
on London, or at the debtor office, as the credi
tor Office may desire. The rule for the CONVEX
sion OF the moneys of the respective countries
shall be established by common agreement be-
tween the respective offices.
Art. XIV. When in port, whether belong
ing to either of the United Kingdoms or to the
United States, closed mail is transferred from
| one vessel to another, without any expense to
| the Office of the country where the transfer is
| made, such transfer shall not be subject to any
charge by one Office against the other.
| Art. XIV. official communications between
the respective Postal Administrations shall not
| be the occasion of any accounts between them.
Art. XVI. The respective Post Office shall
| by mutual consent, make detailed regulations
for carrying the articles Of this convention in
to execution and in like manner modify such
regulations, from time to time, as the exigen-
cies of the service may require.
Art. XVII. Letters wrongly sent, wrongly
addressed or not deliverable for any cause, shall
be returned to the despatching Office, at it's OK
pense for the return, if any expense shall be
! incurred. Registered articles, in the second
| paragraph of the first article mentioned, shall
also be returned in like manner. Other articles
shall be left to the disposition of the receiving
Office Any hostages not collected upon the cor
respondence returned, but which shall have
been charged against the receiving office, shall
be deducted from the account
Art. XVIII This convention shall take effect
from and on the lst day of July, 1873. Itshall
| be continued in force until one year from the
time when any OF the Governments of the re-
spective countries shall have given notice Of
its wish to terminate the same. 1t is to be rat
flied, and the notifications are to be exchanged
| as soon as possible. Done in duplicate original
at the city of Washington, this fifteenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord on thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL. SEAL
Postmaster General.
OLUF STENERSEN. lsgAL
hereby approve the aforegong convention,
and in testimony thereof have caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
BY the President: U. $. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH,
| Secretary of State.
Washington, March Is, 1873. (sEAL.]
! [Translation.l
We, Oscar, by the grace of God King of Sws-
| den, Norway, the Goths and the Vandals, IA axe
known that whereas, We and the United States
of America have found it expedient and nscss-
sary to enter into negotiations having for their
object the conclusion of q postal cony ention,
and our Minister, duly authorized for that pur
pose, having, on the 18th day of March, in the
present year, with the Postmaster General of
the United States, established, concluded, sign
| ed, and with his seal provided o convention,
| word for word as follows:
| (See Convention above.)
| Therefore We have desired to ratfy, approve,
and accept the convention so concluded, with
all its articles, paragraphs, and clauses, and
We do by these presents, in the most express
| terms, approve, accept, and ratify the same
and We will sincerely and honestly uphold and
fulfill the foregoing convention aud all its arti-
cles, paragraphs, and clauses. In witness
whereof We have, with our own hand, signed
| and caused the same to be confirmed by our
royal seal. Done at Stockholm Castle, on the
sixteenth day of the month Of May, in the yea r
after the birth of our Lord and Saviour, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy three.
OSCAR. (sEAL.]
0. NJ. BJORNSTJERNA.
| The undersigned having met together for the
| purpose of exchanging the notifications Of the
convention concluded at the city Of Washing
| ton on the fifteenth day of March, in the year
| of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy three, between His Majesty the King
OF Sweden and Norway, and the United States
OF North America, concerning the exchange of
correspondence between the United States OF
North America and the United Kingdoms OF
Sweden and Norway, and the respective ratih-
| cations of the said con vention having been
| carefully compared and found to agree exactly
one with the other, and both with the original
of the said convention, the exchange has this
day been effected in the usual form. In Wit
ness whereof the undersigned have signed the
| present certificate of exchange, and have fix
ed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at
| Stockholm the 26th day of May. 1873
G. G. ANDREWS. [sEAL.l
| 0. M. BJORNSTJERNA. fsEAk.1