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 CONVENTION WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA. Jvmc 9 & JULY 25, 1870. 1115 Postal Convention between the United State: of America and the Prov- Juan inces of Vancouver? Bland and British Oolumbia. Signed at Wash- md ingtan on the 9th gJune, 1870, and at Wctoria the 25th of July, 1870; Approved by the esident of the United Slate: on the 5th of October, 1870. The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized by than respective governments, have agreed upon the following articles, establishing and regulating the exchange of correspondence between the United States of America. and the provinces of Vaucouvefs Island and British Columbia. ARTICLE I. There shall be an exchange of mails between the United Exuhmgoof States and the provinces of Vzmc0uvcr’s Island and British Columbia, at ¤*¤“¤ Md °m¤¤ the following points, viz.: On the side of the United States, at Boston, °f°x°hmg°' New York, San Francisco, Portland, (Oregon.) Olympia; on tho side ‘ of Vzmc0uver’s Island and British Columbia, Victoria. The two Post Departments may at any time discontinue either of said offices of exchange, or establish others, by mutual consent. Amrcmc IL The mails exchanged between the offices of Boston, ·;·h,0¤ghmu,_ New York, San Francisco, and Portland on the one side, and Victoria on the other, are to pass each way as through mails, not to be opened at any intermediate 0{Hce. Auucnm III. The authorized weight of a single international letter weight chinshall be fifteen grammas (by the mmrical scale) in the United States, and Bb NW1'- wd half du ounce in Va.r1couvcr’s Island and British Columbia. The postage m°°°fP°°t°'g°‘ 0n a single international letter shall be six cents if prepaid at the mailing office in either country, and ten cents if posted unpaid; and for other than single letters the same charges shall be made for each additional fifteen grammes, (cr half ounce,) or fraction thereofZ Letters insufficiently _Letters {nsuHipaid shall be transmitted as wholly unpaid. But, if one or more full °¤°¤uJ' Pudratcs shall bu prepaid, the number of rates fully prepaid shall be always allowed, and the deficient postage only rated up for collection on delivery. Auricma IV. No accounts shall be kept between the Post Depart- No account, ments of cho United States and of Vancouveré Island and British Colum- :¤b¤ kay swbia, on the international letters exchanged between them, but each shall pfffgcntzz Qjwh retain to its own use the postagcs which it collects. to retain post.- ARTICLE V. Newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, and all other printed “Kf,j;mg8 on matter posted in the United States and sent to the provinces of Vancouvefs n,,,,!;;},`,,,, Island or British Columbia, or posted in those provinces and sent.to the P¤¤=P ¤¤¤.&<>- United States, shall be chargeable with the regular domestic rates of postage, both to and from the frontier line in each country; which postage shall be collected at the ofliee of mailing, on matter sent, and at the office of delivery, on matter received ; and each country shall retain to its own use the postages which in thus collects. ARTICLE VL Each mail dispatched from one country to the other Pmbmm shall be accompanied by a letter or post bill, showing the number of each §3mP““Y mh of the articles comprising the mail, and distinguishing the paid letters from the unpaid and insudicicntly paid letters, with their postage in scparatc columns. Amxcm VII. Prepaid letters dispatched from one country to the Prepaid, &c. other shall be plainly stamped with tho words “Paid all," in rod ink, in g’;*:t*;&l*;gg°° the right-hand upper corner of the address, in addition to the date stamp of the office of origin ; and in like manner and place, the letters insgtheicutly paid shall be stamped in black ink with the words “ short pa1d," A