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 POSTAL CONVENTION-—NEW SOUTH WALES. JAN. 15, 1874. 569 Postal convention between the United States of America and the colonial Ja¤.1s,1814. gocernment of New South Wales. ‘—*‘—— The undersigned, being thereunto duly authorized by their respective _ €°¤*’¤°*i¤S 1**** 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 South Wales: Ancrronu 1. . There shall be an exchange of correspondence between the United 0¤rr¤¤r¤¤<1¤¤¤<> States of America and New South Wales by means of the direct line *’° *’° °"°b”·”8°d· of colonial mail-packets plying between San Francisco and said colony, h°w' as well as by such other means of direct mail-steamship transportation between the United States and New South Wales 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 correspondence in closed mails originating in New South Wales and destined for foreign countries by way of the United States. Anrrcnn 2. . The post-oftlce of San Francisco shall be the United States office of of’6¤¤¤ 0 f GX- exchange, and Sydney the office of exchange of the colony of New South °b““g"· ,Wales, for all mails transmitted under this arrangement. ! Aurrronn 3. No accounts shall be kept between the Post Departments of the two No ¤<>¢=<>¤¤’¤¤ *0 b¤ countries upon the international correspondence, written or printed, ex. k°P“· y changed between them, but each country shall retain to its own use the postages which it collects. The single rate of international letter-postage shall be twelve cents Rates ofpostage. in the United States, and sixpence in New South Wales, on each letter p weighing half an ounce or less, and an additional rate of twelve cents I (sixpence) for each single 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 office of the mailing in either country. Letters Unpaid rotten unpaid, or prepaid less than one full rate of postage shall not be for- no t t o b e fo r- warded, but insufficiently paid letters on which a single rate or more W¤·*d0d· has been prepaid shall be forwarded, charged with the deficient postage, to be collected and retained by the Post Department of the country of destination. Letters fully prepaid, received in either country from the other, shall be delivered free of all charge whatsoever. The United States Post Office shall levy and collect to its own use, on United s rates newspapers addressed to or received from New South Wales, a postage P°S*¤»é€° 91;;¤5W¤P=;· charge of two cents; and on all other articles of printed matter, patterns Q;Y“&§f‘“ m"' ' and samples of merchandise addressed to or received from New South ’ Wales,a postage charge of four cents per each weight of four ounces or fraction or tour ounces. The post office of New South Wales shall levy and collect to its own New soutnweies use, on newspapers and other articles of printed matter, patterns and P°¤¤¤e¤9¤t¤§W¤r¢; samples of merchandise addressed to or received from the United States, §;}`“&§T‘“ " “‘“ the regular rates of domestic postage chargeable thereon by the laws ’ and regulations of the colony of New South Wales. .