The Daily bulletin., 1895-02-26

For the purpose OF for her extending the
postal relations between the Dominion Of
Canada and the Hawaiian Islands, the un-
dersigned, Sir Adolphe P. Caron, Postmas-
ter-General OF Canada, and Jos. NJ. Oat,
Postmaster-G General OF the Republic OF
Hawaii, by virtue Of authority vested In
them by law, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
1. Thsre shall be a regular exchange OF
the Hawaiian Islands.
.. Snch parcels shall be forwarded by
the steamers Of the Canadian Australian
Steamship Line, plying between Van
couver, Canada, and ,me port or ports In
Australia, touching at Honolulu.
3. The maximum weight Of parcel
shall be five (5) pounds and the maximum
din ensions shall be two t2) feet in length
and one foot in width or depth.
A. The rate OF postage ssall be twenty
(20) cents per pound or fraction thereof.
s. This postage rate shall be divided as
follows: To credit Of the Hawaiian Islands,
four ~ cents per pound for land transit
and to credit of Canada, eight (s) cents per
pound for sea transit and eight (s) cents
for land transit.
6. The Post Office Of Canada shall pro-
vide for the sea conveyance Of the parcels
passing both ways between the two coun-
| tries.
I. The parcels exchanged shall not con-
tain any articles the transmission OF which
is prohibited under the regulations relat-
| ing to other classes OF matter passing by
mail between the two countries.
s. Every parcel shall be accompanied
by Customs declaration, which shall be
affixed to the parcel. showing the value OF
the contents, and all parcels received in
either country shall be subject to the Gus
toms laws and regulations thereof.
o. The Post Office OF Honolulu shall be
the exchange Office for the Hawaiian Isl-
ands, and the Post Office of Vancouver the
exchange office for Canada.
10. Each parcel mail shall be accom-
panied by parcel bill in which shall be
entered by the dispatching office, the mum.
ber OF the parcel, the place OF posting, the
name OF the addressee, the declared value
OF the contents, rnd the number Of rate.
prepaid, and also at the foot of the bill tht
number OF parcels dispatched, and the
gross and net weight of the mail
IL. Parcels must be securely and sub
stantially packed and shall be dispatched
from one country to another in stronl
wicker baskets which the Postoflice o
Canada shall supply, but half the cost o
which shall be paid by the Postotfice De
partment OF the Hawaiian Islands.
l2. Undelivered parcels may be redirect
ed to the senders in the country OF origin
subject to the same postage rate to whicl
they were severally originally liable, whicl
may either be prepaid In the country from
which the parcel is returned, or charge,
upon the bill for collection on delivery
Should such parcel, returned withou
prepayment, fail Of delivery to the sender
the country OF origin shall notify the coun
, try from which the parcel was returned {
, the fact and claim credit for the amour
! Of postage charged against 1t on such pal
Gel.
l3. Parcels which cannot be delivere
: to the persons addressed, and the sender
, OF which cannot be found, shall, unle;
: otherwise determined in special case
: after correspondence between the two az
ministrations, be returned to the admin
tration Of the country OF oigin for disp,
= sal as undeliyered tdead) matter.
II. The accounts relating to the charg'
made upon parcels shall be prepared qua