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 1008 CUNVENTION—TASMANIA. MAY 31, 1886. Postal Convention between the United States of America and the Colonial Government of Tasmania. Contractingpar- The undersigned, William F. Vilas, Postmaster General of the United William Henry Burgess, Postmaster General of the Colony of Tasmania, have agreed upon the following articles. subject to approval by the President of the United States, and ratification by the Government of the Colony of Tasmania, viz: _ Anrrcntm 1. Mm communi, There shall be an exchange of correspondence between the United cation. States of America and the Colony of Tasmania by means of the direct line of colonial mail packets plying to and from San Francisco, as well as by such other means of direct mail-steamship transportation between the United States and Tasmania as shall hereafter be established with the approval of the respective Post Departments of the two countries, comprising letters, newspaper, 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 Tasmania and destined for foreign countries by way of the United States. Anrrcnn 2. Exchange omcee. The post office of San Francisco shall be the United Statesoffice of exchange, and Hobart and Launceston the onices of exchange of the Colony of Tasmania for all mails transmitted under this arrangement. Anrxcnn 3. Each country to No accounts shall be kept between the Post Departments of the two k¢¢P P°¤*¤8°*'= wi- countries upon the international correspondence, written or printed, ext""' changed between them, but each country shall retain to its own use the postage which it collects. Rates. The single rate of international letter postage shall be twelve cents Letters. in the United States, and six·pence in Tasmania, on each letter weighing half an ounce or less, and an additional rate of twelve cents (sixpence) for each additional 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 mailing 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 with the deficient postage to be collected and retained by the Post-Otlice Department of the country of destination. l<ewspapere and The United States post office shall levy and collect to its own use, on Pmmd m°**°'· newspapers addressed to Tasmania a postage of two cents; and on all other articles of printed matter, patterns, and samplesof merchandise, addressed to Tasmania, a postage charge of four cents per each weight of four ounces or fraction of four ounces. The post omce of Tasmania shall levy and collect to its own use on newspapers and other articles of printed matter, patterns and samples
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