Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 16.djvu/872

 838POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. AUG. 9 & Starr. 5, 1867. Upon the correspondence despatched from New York or San. Francisco to Panama, addressed to any of those states or colonies, the United States Post-Office shall account to the British Post-Office as f llows : —- C°"“p°"““°“ 0 1. Upon correspondence addressed to the states on the western coast how to be ac-. counted for. of South America :— ls. Od. for each half-ounce letter. -—" 2d. for each newspaper. -- " 3d. per 4 oz. for book packets. 2. Upon correspondence addressed to the British colonies in Australia or to New Zealand:- ——" 6d. for each half-ounce letter. ——“ 2d. for each newspaper. — “Sd. per 4 oz. for book packets. The same rates shall be accounted for by the United States Post- Ollice upon unpaid letters and newspapers originating in the states on the western coast of Sou th America, in Australia or New Zealand, despatched from Panama, addressed to the United States. Mails between The mails which are exchanged between the British packet-ollice at $-35:.and Mw Colon and the office of New York shall comprise correspondence pass- ’ ing between the United States of Colombia and the United States of America. Upon the correspondence despatched from New York to Colon, addressed to the United States of Colombia, the United States Post-Oilice shall account to the British Post-Oliice at the rate of four pence per halfounce letter, and one penny each for newspapers. New Y¤1‘lj Md The mails which are sent from the post-ollice of New York to the g?;'0j]““’]‘°“° British packet-office at San Juan (Porto Rico) shall comprise corrospondence passing between the United States of America and the Island of Porto Rico. Upon the correspondence despatched from New York addressed to Porto Rico the United States Post-Oflice shall account to the British Post-Office at the rate of four pence per half-ounce for letters and one penny each for newspapers. Accounts be- ARTICLE IV. Upon ordinary correspondence despatched from the gfsscglgsdlgliisd United States in ordinary mails, by way of the United Kingdom, adish pcwomces: dressed to the countries and colonies enumerated in Table A, annexed to the present regulations, the United States I’ost-Office shall account to S" p· 8*2* the British Post-Otlice for the rates of postage set forth in that table. Anrrotn V. Upon ordinary correspondence despatched from the United Kingdom, in ordinary mails, by way of the United States, ad- Sea p_ S48_ dressed to the countries and colonies enumerated in Table B, annexed to the present regulations, the British Post-Office shall account to the United States Post-Otlice at the rates of postage set forth in that table. E¤=¤h¤¤s¤ of Aitrrone VI. 'I`he exchange of registered letters and other postal Qiifsgggigl °"°" packets between the post-offices of the United Kingdom and the postpackets. offices of the United States shall be regulated as follows : — The letters, &c. shall be entered, with all the necessary details, on Sm, p_ 8H_ special lists according to the form C, annexed to the present regulations. The registered letters, &c. and the nominal list, shall be then tied together with a cross-string and placed in a canvas bag of an orange color, which shall be securely tied at the neck by a string, the ends of which shall be sealed with the seal bf the despatching office. The registered letters, thus made up, shall be placed in the mail of which they form part. The number of registered letters entered on the special lists must be specified at full length, in words, in the place reserved for the purpose at the foot of the letter bill. If it should happen that there are no registered letters to be forwarded,