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 POSTAL CONVENTION. —NEWFOUNDLAND. Nov. 13, 1872. 945 Postal Convention between the United States and Newjbundland. Nov. 18, 1872. The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized by their respective governhuents. have agreed upon the following articles, establishing and regulatutg the exchange of correspondence between the United States of America. and Newfoundland: Armen: 1. There shall be an exchange of mails between the United States of Exchange of America and Newfoundland by such means of transportation as are now, mms ¤¤d ¤¤¤iI or shall herea.fter be, established with the approval of the respective Post mm"' Departments of the two countries, comprising letters, newspapers, books, pr;nted matter of every kind, and patterns or samples of merchandise ornginatxng m either country and addressed to and deliverable in the other coun ry. Aumcnm 2. The post-offices of Boston and New York shall be the’excha.uge-ofHees Exchange M_ on the side of the United States, and the post-office of Saint Johu’s shall tim. be the sole office of exchange on the side of Newfoundland, for all mails transmitted between the two countries under this arrangement; and all Muiimnttcriu mail-matter transmitted in either direction, between the respective offices °1°s°d b“€’* &°* of exchange, shall be forwarded in closed bags or pouches under seal, addressed to the corresponding exchange-office. Each mail shall be accompanied by a. letter or post-bill, showing in separate columns the number of letters, newspapers, and other articles embraced therein, and the posmgcs thereon. ARTICLE 3. No accounts shall be kept between the Post Departments of the two No accounts. countries upon the international correspondence, written or printed, ex- mEf£n““:;;{t changed between them, but, each department shall retain to its own use all c0;;m,,_ W the postages which it collects thereon. The single rate of international letter-postage, in full, to destination, Ram Mmm shall be six cents on each letter weighing half au ounce (15 grams) or postage; less, and 2.11 additional rate of six cents for each additional weight of half an ounce (15 grams) or ii·a.cti0u there0L the prepayment of which shall be compulsory at the office of mailing in either country. The United States post-oihee shall levy and collect to its own use a. et newspaper, postage-charge of two cents ou each newspaper mailed in the Uu1ted&°·v P°““€°· States and addressed to Newfoundland; and u. postage-charge of two cents for each two ounces, or fraction thereof; on pamphlets, periodicals, books, other articles of printed matter, and patterns or samples of merchandise addressed to or received fiom Newfoundland. The post-office of Newfoundland shall levy and collect tc its own use u pcstugeehargé of two cents on each newspaper mailed m Newfouudland and addressed to the United States, and the estabhshed rates of domestic postage chargeable in Newfo1md1a.11d, ou pamphlets, periodxcals, books, other articles of printcd matter, and patterns or samples of merchandise addressed to or received from the United States. Every international letter or newspaper shall be plmnly stamped with mum, gw., the words "Pe.id a11," in red ink, by the dispatchingoffice of exchange, h¤w‘¤*·¤¤¤1>¢d· and sh:-2.11 be delivered free of any charge whatever in the country of desmnation. v0L. xvu. 'I`mcu.-- GO