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 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH THE NETHERLANDS. SEPT. 26, 1867.1065 of which may be prohibited by the laws or regulations of the country of destination. 4. S0 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 ex- _ pressly provided, shall be levied or collected on the correspondence ex changed. Anrzcuz XIII. The two Post Departments shall establish by agree- Exchange of ment and in conformity with the arrangements in force at the time, the §°""°SP°" °Y‘°° conditions upon which the two offices may respectively exchange in open Y Open mam mails the correspondence originating in or destined to other foreign countries to which they may reciprocally serve as intermediaries. It is 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. Arvrxcuc XIV. Each office accords to the other the privilege of Transit of transit of closed mails exchanged in either direction, between the latter ;’}°’°d K"?:; and any country to which the other may serve as an intermediary, by its c;:,?;?, 61 Gr usual means of mail transportation, whether on sca or land. Such territorial transit shall be reciprocal] y free of expense. For such transit by sea the United States office shall receive as follows: 1. For transit across the waters of the Atlantic ocean, or between the two frontiers by sea: (:1) For letters, 8 cents (U. S.) per single letter rate; (b) for other correspondence, 12 cents (U. S.) per kilogramme, net. I 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 kilogrammc, net. For such transit by sea, the Netherland Oillcc shall receive as follows: For transit across the waters of the Atlantic ocean or between the two frontiers : (a) For letters, 8 cents (U. S.) per single letter rate; (b) for othertoorresponcience, 12 cents (U. S.) per kilogramme, net. Anrrcnm XV. The postal accounts between the two offices shall be Pqgtg] M. Stated quarterly, and transmitted and veriiied as speedily as practicable, g°¤¤*w*Eg·W and the balance found due shall be paid to the creditor oiilcc, either Hm ' by exchange on London or at. the debtor ofilce, as the creditor office may desire. The rate for the conversion of the money of the two countries shall be fixed by common agreement between the two oilzloes. Axvricnm XVI. When in any port of either country a closed mail is Transfer of transferred from one vessel to another without any expense to the office w_ of the country where the transfer is made, such transfer shall not be subject to any postal charge by one office against the other. Anrxcnm XVII. Official communications between the two offices shall Official com- Dot be the occasion of any accounts on either side. , m"'“°°t‘°°°‘ Am·1cLm XVIII. Letters wrongly sent or wrongly addressed, or not Missent lettors. deliverable for whatever cause, shall be returned to the originating office at its expense, if any expense is] incurred. Registered correspondence of all kinds not deliverable for any cause shall also be returned m like manner. All other correspondence which cannot be delivered shall remain at the disposition of the receiving office. Any postages upon correspondence refurned, which shall have been charged agamst the officc of destination, shall be discharged from the account. _ ARTICLE XIX. The twooillces shall by mutual consent estabhsh dc- I pobailcd regutailod regulations for carrying these Articles into executxonz and they "*‘°““ may modify such regulations in like manner from tune to tune, as the cxigeucies of the service may require.