, 1888-11-03

FROM the 1St October 1883 the special
rates and regulations provided by ordl-
nance of 28th March 1871 and publication
from the Ministry of the Interior dated
10Th December 1874, |. ", for the trans
mission of postal matter exchanged be-
tween the Kingdom and the Danish West
India Islands without intermissiOn of any
foreign postal administration, are dlscOn-
tinued and the exchange in question,
therefore, whether by means of direct com
municatiOn, or by foreign intermiSslO1,
will be subject, from the said date, to the
rules of the general International cOnven-
tiOns and detailed regulations, viz: Con
vention of 1st June 1878 concerning the
Universal Postal Union, Arrangement of
1st June 1878 concerning the exchange of
letters of declared value, Convention OF
3rd November 1880 concerning the Ok
change of postal parcels, and the Arrange
ment of 4th June 1878 concerning the ex-
change of money orders, IN the manner III
which the latter arrangement III accord
ance with Joint publication issued under 9th
March 1881 by the Ministry of Finances
and the Ministry Of the Interior, and pub.
LEGATIONS dated the 9th March 1881 and
the 4th May 1881, respectively from the
postal Administration of Denmark and the
postal Administration of the Danish West
India Islands, has been established i'll
respect of the postal relations between
the Kingdom and the Danish West India
Islands.
From the above general rule, the follow
ing Exceptions are hereby made:
The postage on ordinary letters and
crOSsbaud. matter Newspapers and other
printed matter, documents, samples and
patterns) transmitted by German Steamers
via Hamburg, or by direct vessels between
the Kingdom and the Islands, is fixed as
follows
for ordinary prepaidletterS from Denmark,
25 Ore pr. 10 grams.
" " DanishW West India
Islands &C.. e. j.. &c. Z cts. "
" unpaid " Denmark ii 4" =" ("
" the Danish West India
Islands i. -. -. -. 81 Ore " " "
" crOssbands from Den
mark =. e.. .. e.. -. 8 cts. " so "
&" " heDaniSh
West India Islands,. 3 " " " d"
" transmission of re-
quests for detention
and return of postal
matter, or for altera-
ton of address:
from Denmark =. j.. Al Ore.
" the Danish West
India Islands,. e.. IA cts.
which rates also apply to letters of declared
value, in so far as the common letter-p post
age forms a part of the postage on such
letters, when forwarded by German steam
ers via Hamburg, or by direct vessels.
The postage on ordinary letters from
privates and non commissioned officers
serving in the Danish West India Military
Force, tor addresses in Denmark, is 3
cents per Is grams, provided such letters
are prepaid and despatched in accordance
with the rules prescribed by the Central
Administration of the colonies in respect
of closing and endorsements.
Furthermore, the pOSt-offices will effect
subscription on the newspapers and peri,
Odicals published in Denmark or in the
Danish West India Islands and transmitted
i'll the mails, for which service the post
Office collects a charge, composed of the
postal charge levied in the country i'll
which the paper or periodical in question
is publiShed-which charge is divided
equally between the two Administrations
and thepayment, determined by agreement,
between the two administrations for des-
patch by the intermiSsiOR of other Admin
STATIONS, which payment falls to the pos
tai Administration of the country of origin.
Which is hereby made known for