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 CON VENTION—NEW ZEALAND. Ooronnn 8, Dncnusnn 6, 1881. 847 Convention between the Post·Q#lce Department of the United States o ch 8 ,,_6 1 L America and the Post-(Mice Department of the Colony of New Zealand`? concerning the exchange of money-orders. Done in duplicate and signed in Washington December 6, 1881; and in Wellington October 8, 1881. The Post-Ollice Department of the United States of America and the C,,,,t,,,,,ti,,g pu. Post-Office Department of the Colony of New Zealand, being desirous tics. of establishing a system of exchange of money-orders between the two countries, the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose, have agreed upon the following articles: · Anrrcnn 1. There shall be a regular exchange of money·orders between the two Exchange srpss. GOIIIIISHBS. tal money·orders. The maximum of each order is iixed at £10 sterling, when issued in Maximum. New Zealand, and, when issued in the United States, at the equivalent, in sterling money, of $50 in the money of the latter country, converte e at the rate iixed by article 13 of the present Convention. No money-order shall include a fractional part of a penny, or, of a cent. Fractions sx- The amount of each order, whether issued in the United States or in °]°"°d· I . New Zealand, must be expressed in letters in British money, and the ,nT§n!Qs§’{’,,°uGv equivalent in the money of the United States must also be shown in ,,,,.1 also ui.; BglIIOB. equivalent of Anrxcnn 2. §,‘f,{‘,,§{,,,f,f,,°h° The New Zealand Post0iIice Department shall have power to fix the commissions, rates of commission on all money—orders issued in New Zealand, and the how fixed. Post-Office Department of the United States shall have the same power in regard to all money-orders issued in the United States. . Each omce shall communicate to the other its tariif of charges, or Rate of charges. 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. It is understood, moreover, that each olliee is authorized to suspend, Suspension Mrtnmporarily, the exchange of money·o11lers, in case the course of ex- *b°'l'°d~ change, or any other circum tance should give rise to abuses, or, cause detriment to the postal revenue. Anrmnn 3. Each country shall keep the commission charged on all money-orders comrnissions, within its jurisdiction, but shall pay to the other country three fourths ***11;**::2,5*** ‘“'d of one per cent. on the amount of such orders. P" ° ' - Aarrcm 4. The service of the postal money-order system between the two coun- Exchsn ge or tries, shall be performed exclusively by the agency of Offices of Exchange. ¤°¤¤» d°°'8¤°°°d· On the part of the United States the Office of Exchange shall be San Francisco, Caliibmia, and on the part of N cw Zealand, Auckland. Orders shall be drawn only on the authorized money-order odlces of Orders, how the respective countries; and each Postal Administration shall furnish mnto the other a List of such offices, an.! shall, trom time to time, notity any addition to, or change in such List. Every order and advice must Add", gud contain the name of the office and of the country of destination, and if lists. relating to an order payable in the United States, the name of the State in which such onion is situated.