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 CONVENTION WITH NEXV ZEALAND. AUG. 3 & OCT. 5, 1870. 1121 Postal Convention between the United States of America and the Colonial August 3 Government of New Zeulcmd. Signed at lllhsfzington the 5th of Octo· Md ber, 1870, and at W?2Zl[ngt<m, New Zealand, the 3d of August, 1870,`and approved by the President of the Olzited States, October 5, 1870. TUE undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized by their respective governments, have agreed upon the Following articles establishing and regulating the exchange of correspondence between the United States of America and the colony of New Zealand : -» Amvxorm I. There shall be an exchange of correspondence between Correspcnd. the United States of America and New Zealand, by means of the direct ¤¤¤¤ *0 W61- line of colonial mail packets plying between San Francisco and said °hang°d' colony, as well as by such other means of direct mail steamship transportation between the United States and New Zealand as shall hereafter be established, with the approval of the respective Post Departments of the two countries, comprising letters, newspapers, and printed matter of every kind, originating in either country, and addressed to and deliverable in the other country, as well as correspondence in closed mails originating in New Zealand and destined for foreign countries by way of the United States. ARTICI.E Il. The post·offices of New York, Boston, and San Fran- Offices ofexcisco shall be the United States offices ot exchange, and Aukland and °h‘*"g°· Wellington the offices of exchange of the colony of New Zealand, for all mails transmitted under this arrangement. ARTICLE III. No accounts shall be kept between the Post Depart- No accounts ments of the two countries upon the international correspondence, written to be NPY? °**°h . . . country to reor printed, exchanged between them, but each country shall retain to its mm Wham, m1_ own use the postages which it collects. 1€<>f¤· The single rate of international letter postage shall be twelve cents in Rates of letter the United States, and sixpence in New Zealand, on each letter weigh- P°St”S€· ing half an ounce or less, and an additional rate of twelve cents (sixpence) for each additional weight of half an ounce or fraction thereof, which shall, in all cases, be prepaid at least one single rate, by means of postage stamps, at the oliiee of the mailing in either country. Letters Letters unpaid unpaid or prepaid less than one full rate of postage shall not be forwarded, ggpffséagg *°b° but insufficiently paid letters on which a single rate or more has been prepaid shall be forwarded, charged with the deficient postage, to be collected and retained by the Post Department of the country ot destination. Letters fully prepaid, received in either country from the other, shall be delivered free of all charge whatsoever. The United States p0st·ofiice shall levy and collect to its own use, on Postage on newspapers addressed to or received from New Zealand, a postage charge “°“’*P“P°"· of two cents; and on all other articles of printed matter addressed to or received from New Zealand, a postage charge of four cents per each weight of tour ounces or fraction of four ounces. The post-ofhee of New Zealand shall levy and collect to its own use, on newspapers and other articles of printed matter, addressed to or received from the United States, the regular rates of domestic postage chargeable thereon by the laws and regulations of the colony of New Zealand. _ _ Newspapers and all other kinds of printed matter are to be subject to toggysgsggrf the laws and regulations of each country respect1vely,m regard to their liability to be rated with letter·postage, when containing written matter, von. xvi. TREAT.—-71 ea?'