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 TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. Postal convention between the Empire of Japan and the United States of Aug 6,1g73_ The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized by their respective Coutractiugpavgovernments, have agreed upon the following articles, establishing li"- and regulating the exchange of correspondence between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America: Amrxcnn I. There shall be an exchange of correspondence between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan, by means of the direct Cgnggpondencg line of United States mail-packets plying between San Francisco and to be exchanged- Japan, as wel as by such other means of direct mail steamship trans portation between the United States and Japan, as shall hereafter be established, with the approval of the respective Post Departments of the two countries, comprising letters, newspapers, printed matter of every kind, and patterns and samples of merchandise, originating in either country, and addressed to and deliverable in the other country, as well as of correspondence of the same nature originating in or destined for foreign countries to which the United States and Japan may respectively serve as intermediaries. Anrrcmr. II. The postofiice of San Francisco shall be the United States office of exchange, and Yokohama the office of exchange of the Empire of Japan, O m G G S at Bx_ for all mails exchanged between the United States and Japan. (,h,,,,g,,_ The two Post Departments, by agreement, may establish additional offices of exchange whenever it shall be found necessary. Anrrorn III. No accounts shall be kept between the Post Departments of the two countries upon the international correspondence, written or printed, exchanged between them, but each country shall retain to its own use the No Mmmm postages which it collects at the rates fixed by this convention. ' The single rate of international letter-postage shall be fifteen cents in . the United States and fifteen sen in Japan on each letter weighing niteen grammes (5 ounce) or less, and an additional rate of fifteen cents or f 1 fifteen sen for each additional weight of fifteen grammes (1} ounce) or 0E3f;: ° ‘"'°°" fraction thereof, which shall, in all cases, be prepaid one single rate by P ' means of postage-stamps of the country of origin at the office of mai1— ing in either country. Letters unpaid, or prepaid less than one full rate of postage shall not be forwarded, but insufficiently-paid letters, on which a single rate or more has been prepaid, shall be forwarded, charged U U P 1 i d a H d with the deficient postage, to be collected and retained by the Post De- shorgpaid ;,,m,,,_ partment of the country of destination. Letters fully prepaid, received in either country from the other, shall be delivered tree of all charge ‘ whatsoever. 5.57