The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-07-01
BY AUTHORITY.
Postal Convention

Postal Convention
Between the Colonial Government of View
South Wales and the Hawaiian
Kingdom.
The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized
by their respective Governments have agreed upon
the following articles establishing and regulating
the exchange OF correspondence between the Colony
Of New South Wales and the Hawaiian Kingdom.
ARTICLE l. There shall be an exchange of cor
respondence between New South Wales and the
Hawaiian Kingdom, by means Of the direct line OF
Colonial mail packets plying between San Francisco
and Sydney, well by such other means OF direct
mail steamship transportation shall hereafter be
established with the approval OF the respective Post
Departments Of the two countries comprising let
tiers, newspapers printed matter Of every kind ard
patterns and samples Of merchandise, originating in
either country, and addressed to- and deliverable in,
the other country, well correspondence In
closed mails, originating In either country and des-
tined for foreign countries, by way of New South
Wales the Hawaiian Islands, as the case may be-
ARTICLE . The Post Office of Sydney shall be
the New South Wales Office Of exchange, and Homo
lulu the Hawaiian Office of exchange for all mails
transmitted under this arrangement.
ARTICLE 8. No accounts shall be kept between
the Post Departments OF the two countries upon
theinternational correspondence written printed,
or upon patterns and samples Of merchandise
changed between them; but each country shall re-
tain, to its use the hostages which it collects.
The single rate Of international letter postage shall
be six pence in New South Wales, and twelve and
half cents in the Hawaiian Kingdom, on each letter
weighing half an ounce or less, and additional
rate of six pence 2J6 cents) for each single weight
OF half an ounce, fraction thereof which SHALL in
all cases, be prepaid, at least single rate by
means Of postage stamps, at the Office of mailing in
either country. Letters unpaid prepaid less than
one full rate Of postage, shall not be forwarded but
insufiiciently paid letters on which single rate
more, has been prepaid shall be forwarded, charged
with the deficient postage and with fine equal to
single rate (six PENCE to be collected and retained
by the Post Department of the country of. destina
ton. Letters fully prepaid, received in either coun-
try from the other, shall be delivered free of all
charge whatsoever.
The Hawaiian Post Office shall levy and collect to
its own use, on newspapers addressed to New South
Wales, postage charge Of two cents, aud on all
articles Of printed matter patterns and samples of
merchandise addressed to New South Wales post
age charge Of four cents, for each weight of four
ounces, or fraction OF four ounces.
The Post Office of New South Wales shall levy
and collect to its own use, newspapers and other
articles Of printed matter, patterns and samples of
merchandise, addressed 10 the Hawaiian Kingdom, 4
the regular rates of domestic postage chargeable
thereon by the laws and regulations Of the Colony
ofNew South Wales.
Newspapers and all other kinds OF printed matter
and patterns and samples Of merchandise, to be
subject 10 the laws and regulations OF each country
respectively in regard to their liability be rated
with letter postage, when containing written mat
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regulations well in regard to their liability to
customs duty under the revenue laws.
ARTICLE L Letters, newspapers and other arti- |
cles Of printed matter, and patterns and samples of
merchandise, received in New South Wales from the |
Hawaiian Post Office, addressed to the Colonies Of
Australia viii be forwarded 10 destination, subject
10 the rates OF postage are chargeable upon
correspondence addressed 10 the Colony OF New /
South Wales itself, and correspondence for such
other Colonies OF Australia, will be transmitted from
New South Wales TO such other Australian Colonies
under arrangement between the Governments OF .
such other Australian Colonies and the Government
Of New South Wales.
ARTICLE j. The two Post Departments may, by
mutual agreement, provide for the transmission of
registered articles, in the mails between the two
countries
The register fee for each article shall be four pence
in New South Wales and fifteen cents in the Hawai-
ian Kingdom.
ARTICLE G. The two Post Departments shall
settle, by agreement between them, all measures of
detail and arrangement required TO carry this Con-
vention into execution, and may modify the in
like manner from time to time as the exgencies of
the service may require.
ARTICLE Z. Every fully prepaid letter dispatched
from one country to the other shall be plainly
stamped with the words "PA1D All" IN red l,lk,
on the right hand upper corner of the address, in
addition to the date stamp of the Office al which it
was posted; and on insuficently paid letters, the
amount of the deficient postage and fine shall be in
scribed in black ink.
ARTICLE S. Dead letters which cannot be de-
livered from whatever cause, shall be mutually re-
turned, without charge, monthly, frequently
as the regulations of the respective Offices will per
init.
ARTICLE O. This Convention shall come into
operation on the rst day of July, 1874, aud shall
be terminable at any time, on notice by either
Office, of six months.
Done in duplicate and signed at Honolulu, the
H. s. 10th day Of March, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four
HERMANN A. WIDEMANN,
BIS Hawaiian Majesty's Minister Of the Interior
and Special Commissioner
Done in duplicate and signed at Sydney, the thir.
L. tieth day of april in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
SAUL SAMUEL, Postmaster General
of the Colony of New Soufb Walas