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 786 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Dnc. 15, 1848. loss of time, in order to effect such arrangements for the conveyance of letters and newspapers, and closed mails, through the territories of the United States, of the United Kingdom, and of France, respectively, as may be most ggducgre to the iptelrestsnpf éhetglérrgtstzungrggs. d t th I-¤t¤¤¥¤ P05mi Anrrons. etters s e in e B1 s, resse o e Q;:;????,,,,, British North American prolifinces, or vice versa, when not conveyed by N. A. provinces. sea, shall be charged according to the rates of postage which are now, or PM PP- 7% which shall hereafter be, in operation in the United States, and in the 7"' British North American proviiices, for inlagd lettirs. U d S d Same •ub'ect. Anrxcnn XIV. U on all etters oste in the United States, an J addressed to the British North Ameliican provinces, or vice versa, the rates of postage Hxed by tbcgprecedipglprgicle ihall pebcplmbinip 1130 png rate of which a *ment in a vance s a e op iona, 0 in ne n1 e Statbs and in the )British North Americara provinces. It shall, however, not be ermitted to a less than the who e rate. Engligh nnws. ARTl)CLE XV. Bhd rates to be taken on newspapers pnblished in the wH°6'3lé¤b;l::s United Kingdom, when conveyed between the United Kingdom and the mlUnited States, either by British or by United States packets, shall be one penny for each newspaper in the United Kingdom, and two cents in the United States. Conversely, no higher charges than those above stated shall be made by the British or by the United States Post·Office, on newspapers published in the United States, either when despatched from that country, or when delivered in the United Kingdom. . · f No mcourpg There shall be nohacpgnntshbitween th; two piiices; fir  transppissroéi °’ "°“’“P“P ‘ of news a ers; eac office s a retain the pos agei s a ave c argc, accordinlg lb the preceding stipulations. _ _ American Amronn XVI. The rate»of postage t<;1beUchargeg in the United ’°°‘”P* °".l“ Kinvdom u on news a ers to and from the United States, passing in Grim B$mm` transit throiijgh the Uiiitbd Kingdom, shall be one penny for each newspaper, except where a lower rate is provided by any treaty between the United Kingdom and a foreign country; and the rate of postage to be charged in the United States upon newspapers to and from the United Kingdom, passing in transit through the United States, shall be two cents Periodicals; forA5ii·(ii1cIi.hvi}Egil)l31ll. Periodical works, not ot" daily publication, posted in the United Kingdom or in the United States, may be forwarded from one country to the other, either by British or by United States packets, by means of the two offices, under the following conditions, namely: -—- mnnnn, 1st. There shall be no accounts between the two offices for the transmission of such works; each orlice shall retain the postage it shall have charged. how sent; 2dly. They must. be sent in bands or covers open at the sides or end, so that they may be easily examined. Bdly. They shall be in every respect subject to the conditions prescribed by the laws and regulations of both countries. rates. The rates to be levied in Great Britain, as well on the above-mentioned works addressed to the United States, as on those from the United States addressed to Great Britain, shall be as follows : — lst. For every work not exceeding two ounces in weight, one penny. 2dly. For every work above two ounces in weight, and not exceeding three ounces, six pence. 3dly. For every work above three ounces in weight, and not exceeding four ounces, eight pence. 4th1y, And for ivory ounce above four up to sixteen ounces, (the limit imposed on the transmission of such articles by the British office,) two pence additional, every fraction of an ounce being reckoned as a full ounce. The rates to be levied by the Post-Office of the United States on similar works, addressed to or coming from the United 'States, shall not exceed the rates to be charged in the United Kingdom.