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 POSTAL CCN VEN'1`ION—BARBADOS. OCTOBER 29, 1887. 1401 • Postal convention between the United States of America and Bar- ocmber2s.1ssv. bados. For the purpose of making better ostal arrangements between P~¤¤¤b1<¤· the United States of America and Barbados, the undersigned, Will— 1am  Vilas, Postmaster-General of the United States of America, and Sir Charles Cameron Lees, K. C. M. G., Governor of Barbados, by virtue of authority vested in them by law, have agreed upon the following articles for the establishment of a parcels post system of exchanges between the two countries. _ ARTICLE I. The provisions of this Convention relate only to parcels of mail t.E¤<*¤¤ of ¤<>¤re¤- matter to be exchanged by the system herein provided for, and do m` notaffect the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Union Convention, which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained a ply exclusively to mails exchanged under these articles, directly Uetween the office of New York, In the State of New York, and such other offices within the United States as may be hereafter designated by the Postmaster—General of the United States, and the office of Bridgetown, Barbados, and such other offices within the Island of Barbados, as may be hereafter des· Ignated by the Postmaster of Barbados; such matter to be admitted to the mails under these articles as shall be sent through such exchlange offices from any place in either country to any place in the o er. ARTICLE II. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this Con- thy:};};? Mmiitsd *0 vention, articles of merchandise and mail matter, except letters, ` post cards, and written matter, of all kinds that are admitted under any conditions to the domestic mails of the country of origin. except that no packet must exceed 11 pounds (or 5 kilograms) in weight, nor the following dimensions; Greatest length in any direction, three feet six inches; greatest length and girth combined, six feet; and must be so wrapped or inclosed as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters and customs officers; and except that the following articles are prohibited: _ Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of des- Articles Dmhibived. tmation; poisons, and explosive or inilammable substances; fatty substances, li uids, and those which easily liquefy, confections and pastes; live or dead animals, except dead insects and re tiles when thoroughly dried; fruits and vegetables, and substances which exhale abad odor; lottery tickets, lottery advertisements or lottery circulars; all obscene or immoral articles; articles which may in_any way damage or de stroy the mails, or injure the persons handling them. Amucnm III. A letter or communication of the nature of personal correspondence m;·¤¤¤¤ accompany- must not accompany, be written on, or inclosed with any parcel. H H If such be found, the letter will be placed in the mails if separable, ‘ and if the communication be inseparably attached, the who e pack-