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 359 OONVENTION—JAi\IAIOA. Ocroimu 11, 26, 1881. Oct, 1126, 1881. Convention between the Post-Office Deparhncnt of the United Smtes q;"Am,;»;·. —··*;‘· ica and the General Post-Ojiicc of the Island of •[({IIl(Yi<‘(l, 00nv·1>2·1:i1zg an . Llvchanyc of money-orders. Dona in duplicate and signal in Wasliizzgtozg, October 25, 1881; and in. Kingston, October 11, 18:51. Coutraetiugpar- The Post-Office Department of the United States of America and the tics. Gaueml Post-Uiiicc of the Island of Jamaica being desirous of establishing il system of exchange of moueyorders bctnvccii the two countries, the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE 1. Exchange ¤fPos- There shall be a. regular exchange of money-orders bcuwccn the two · tal money- orders. cguutyjgg Maximum. The maximum of each order is fixed at Ten pounds (£10) sterling when issued in J nmaica; and when issued in the United States at Fifny dollurs ($50) in the money of the latter country. Fractions ex· N0 money-order shall include 211 fractional part of a penny, 01* of a. cluded. GGDIG.- Amounts, h o w 'Thc amount of each order must; be expressed in letters in the money ¤¤I>¤=SS¤d· of the country in which payment is to be made, and the equivalent in ‘·  * the monci of the issuing country must also be shown in figures, at the rate of conversion fixed by Article 13 of the present convention. · Am·1cLm 2. Commissions, The Jamaica Post-Office shall have power tb fix the rates of commish<>W mud- sion on all money-orders issued in Jamaica, and the Post-Otiicc Depart- ‘ ment of the United States shall have the same power in regard to all money-orders issued in the United States. Each officc shall communicate from time to time to the other its tariff 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 rcmitters and shall act be repayabic. Buspensipu ofis- Its is understood, moreover, that each 0H50c is authorized to suspend, ”° ·*¤*h°¤“d- temporarily, the exchange of money-orders, in casa the course of GX- change, 01- any other circumstance should give risc to abuses or cause detriment to the postal revenue. · ‘ Anmrom 3. Com¤pi ¤¤io¤¤, Each country shall keep the commission charged on all moneyordcts d¤§v¤¤¤¤<>¤ wd within its jurisdiction, but shall pay to the other country three-fourths PM ment °f‘ of one per cent. on the amount of such crdcqs. Am·1cL1·. 4.. E xuhuuga nr. The service of the Postal iucncy-order system bctwccn the two coun- Secs designated. n~ics,sha11 be pcxibrmed exclusively by the agency of Officcs of Exchange. On the part of the United States the Officc of Exchange shall ‘ be New York, and cm the part of Jamaica, Kingston. onion, Low Orders shall be dmwu only on the authorized money-order officcs of d¤“*¤· the respective countries, and each Postal Administration shall furnish to Lists. the other zi List of such 0Hic-es, and shall, from time to time, notify any addition to or change in such list. mvms. Every order gud julvica must contain the mime of the Office ahd of the country of destination, aud, if relating to am order payable in the United States, the mmm of the State in which such officc is situated.