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 702 AMENDED OON'VENTION—GBEAT BRITAIN. Dine., 1879, Convention. Amended Convention between the Post-Ojiee Department of the United States of America cmd the General Post-Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for modifying the system of exchange of moneyorders, concluded at London, December 2, 1879, and at Was ington, December 18, 1879. Contreotingpar- The Post Omce Department of the United States of America and the ties General Post Omce of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland being desirous of modifying the present system of exchange of ~ Money Orders between the two countries, the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose, have agreed upon the following Articles: AnrroLn 1. Exohenge of There shall be a regular exchange of money orders between the two D10IlOy-01‘d0I‘S. c0uum6S_ Maximum of or- The maximum of each order is iixecl at £10 sterling, when issued in dm Emma- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and when issued in the United States, at $50 in the money of the latter country. No money order shall include a fractional part of a penny, or, of a cent. Anrronn 2. Commissions. The British Post Omce shall have power to ix the rates of commission on all money orders issued in the United Kingdom, and the Post Omoo Department of the United States shall have the same power in regard to all money orders issued in the United States. Each Omoe shall communicate to the other its tariif of charges, or rates of commission, which shall be established under this Convention, and these rates shall, in all cases, be payable in advance by the remitters, and shall not be repayable. ` I¤¤¤¤ <>f <>fd¤1‘¤ It is understood, moreover, that each Omoe is authorized to suspend, “‘°Y l’° “"“P°“‘l°d· temporarily, the exchange of money orders in case the course of 6X* change, or any other circumstance should give rise to abuses, or, cause detriment to the postal revenue. Ancrrcnn 3. _Each_ country shall keep the commission charged on all money orders within its jurisdiction, but shall pay to the other country Qths of one per cent. on the amount of such orders. Anrrcnn 4.. Offices of ox- The service of the Postal money-order system between the two coun- °h*m8°· tries, shall be performed exclusively by the agency of Omees of EK change. On the part of the United States the Omoo of Exchange shall be New York, and on the part of the United Kingdom London. Orders shall be drawn only on the authorized money-order- omoes of the respective countries; and each Postal Administration shall furnish to the other a List of such omces, and shall, from time to time, notify any addition to, or change in such list.