New-York tribune., 1877-06-13
IMPOR1ATIONS THROUGH THE NAILS.

AN ORDER TO THE COLLECTOR AT Ngw-Y0PK-REG-
ULATIONs IL REGARD TO THE NEGOTIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following copy
Of letter addressed the Collector OF Customs at New
York on the 4lh inst published By the Treasury De-
partment:
sm: am in receipt Of your letter, dated the oh ut
In reference the circular of this department OF the 81
INST relating TO the seizure NJ articles Imported through
the mail You invite attention to the fact that the postal
conventions with the Governments Of the following
named countries. contain authority for exceptions similar
that made In the circular IN favor OF cana i 10 VIII
BelcIm Great Britain Brazil, Italy, Netherlands North
G. Union, Switzerland, and Venezuela. In reply
Fus: or these countries, all except Venezuela have
agreed by Article XIV OF the detailed glations con
c.rnlng the general postal union concluded at Berne,
October O. 1875 since the date of conventions 60 which
yOu rpf), that there shall not be admitted Tor convey
an,e by post any gold OF silver money Jewels, precious
articles or any articles whatever liable 10 customs duty.
The agreement as To Brazil Will take effect on the lst
aud japan has been included therein since the LIST
Sccoad Pamphlets, magazines books, maps, plans, en-
cravings. drawings PHOTOGRAPHS. lthogarhs sheets OF
music and patterns and samples of merchandise, lncind-
ing grains and seed be imported by post from Can
ada, rs mentioned in the circular above referred to.
pamphlets and In books sheets of music engraylngs,
photographs. Autographs, drawings' maps, ana pians
from Ecuador and Venezuela, may he imported through
tie mail mentioned IN the convention WIN THESE ma
page LOO Of Volume l6, ana page s79 OF Vol
ulnc u Of the United States Statutes at Large; and
special provision il made Tor such lnp0rtaons o news
papers usealed circulars peri9Gicsls ooohsi
aud other kinds OF printed matter rom GilteIat ana
salvador under Article Ill ana rtce w. rcsle.uVtH
OStal conventions Win tnOsc COnltl"si OF
papers and printed matter Of every kind from the ia
waiian Kingdom ana NcwIealand, under Article l. OF
the conventions with those countries; OF newspapers
and printed matter of every kind. and patterns or sam
ucs of ueIchandisc from NewSOuth Wales and Queo ns
land under Article l. OF The conventions Tlih those
countries; of newspapers, reviews, or other periodical
pUbhc caiiOns printed pamphlets, or other printed Mter
from Mexico. under Article l. OF the convention with mat
country and OF newspapers books, printed matter 0f
every kind and patterns or samples OF mcrcialse rom
Newfoundland, under Article OF the convention with
that country.
Thi,d The departments instructions in said circular
viii he held interfere with tie present practice OF
allowing the Importation through the mlli Tree ol uuls
OF single copies of papers, paiAihicls sheets OF
music gazines and reviews from any oieign country
tor the pcys0na use OF the party 10 wnon thy are ad
dressed and not for sale, OF photographs IN limited
numbers VI private individuals FOR their own use or f0
distribution 10 relatives or personal friends
FOtih: Collectors may Iur the present Apply 10 I'M
portatons through the mail the general iuslrucns CON
lne in Article lOJ0 Of the FcSuaiions oi 1874 giving
them discretionary power Within tucr respective dis-
tr.cs remit duties when the dutlaDe value OF an -
uortntlon is less than 81 IN Hn0unt