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 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH THE NETHERLANDS. SEPT. 26, 1867. 571 of which may be prohibited by the laws or regulations of the country of destination. 4. So long as any customs or stamp duty may be chargeable on any articles exchanged in the mails such duty may be levied for the use of the customs or stamp revenue. 5. Except as above no charge whatever otherwise than is herein expressly provided, shall be levied or collected on the correspondence exchanged. Anrrcmc XIII. The two Posh Departments shall establish by agree- Exchange of ment and in conformity with the arrangements in force at the time, the g°"“l‘°" °Q:° conditions upon which the two offices may respectively exchange in open yopm mm mails the correspondence originating in or destined to other foreign countries to which they may reciprocally serve as intermediaries. Itis always understood, however, that such correspondence shall only be charged with the rate applicable to direct international correspondence augmented by the postage due to foreign countries, and by any other tax for exterior service. A1{TICLE XIV. Each office accords to the other the privilege of Tmnsicpf transit of closed mails exchanged in either direction, between the latter maid {;‘;;:;° nd any country to which the other may serve as un intermediary, by its c0um€y_ xsual means of mail transportation, whether on sea or land. Such territorial transit shall be reciprocully free 0F expense. For such transit by sea the United States 0{Hce shall receive as follows: 1. For transit across the waters of the Atlantic ocean, or between the two frontiers by sea: (a) For letters, 8 cents (U. S.) per single letter rate: (b) for other correspondence, 12 cents (U. S.) per kilogramme, net. 2. For transit across the waters of the Pacific ocean: (a) For letters, 10 cents (U. S.) per single letter rate; (b) for other correspondence, 20 cents (U. S.) per kilogramme, net. For such transit by sca, the Netherland Office shall receive as follows: For transit across the waters of the Atlantic ocean or between the two frontiers:  For letters, 8 cents (U. S.) per single letter rate; (b) for other correspondence, 12 cents (U.  per kilogramme, net. _ Amicmc XV. The postal accounts between the two offices shall be Pggml M. stated quarterly, and transmitted and verified as speedily as pmotiozxblu, E°¤¤***S,5*l¤<j¤ V` and the balance found due shall be paid to the creditor office, either www ’&’°' by exchange ou London or at the debtor office, as the creditor ofhoe may desire. The rate for the conversion of the money of the two countries shall be fixed by common agreement between the two offices. Amxcuz XVI. When in any port of either country a closed mail is Trausfer of transl`erred from one vessel to another without any expense to the office ‘3;§f£l‘;*;l*mS0 of the country where the transfer is made, such transfer shall not be P ` subject to any postal charge by one 0{lice against the other. AI{TICLE XVII. Official communications between the two offices shall Oriioigl comnot be the occasion ofzmy accounts on either side. “‘“"‘°""°“S‘ Amicus XVIII. Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed, or not Misseu!. lctlors. deliverable for whatever cause, shall be returned to the originating olH<:e at its expense, if any expense is incurred. Registered (correspondence of all kinds not deliverable for any cause shall also be returned in like mauner. All other correspondence which cannot be delivered shall remain at the disposition of the Receiving office. Any postagcs upon correspondence returned, which shall have been charged against the office of destination, shall be discharged from the account. ARTICLE XIX. The two offices shall by mutual consent establhli de- pomm 1 regutailed regulations for carrying these Articles into execution, and tl1ryl"“""° may modify such regulations in like manner from time to time, as the exigencies of the service may require.