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 POSTAL CONVENTION—CANADA Aran. 27, 1888. {423 Amendment to the Postal Convention of January 12, 1888, between the April 2s., isss. United States of America and Canada. Signed at Ottawa Apl2·il 25, 1888; szgne at Waslzzngton April 27, 1888, AMENDMENT TO POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA OF JANUARY 1888. For the purpose of establishing a uniform rate of postage upon cer- Pmmbietam mail matter exchanged between the United States of America ` and the Dominion of Canada, the undersigned Don M. Dickinson, Postmaster General of the United States of America and Archibald Woodbury Mc. Lelan, Postmaster General of the Dominion of Canada, by virtue of authority vested in them by law, have agreed upon the following amendment to the postal convention between the two contracting countries signed at Washington the 12th day of January A”‘*"*"°*°*°¤·P·”- 1888, and at Ottawa the 19th day of January 1888. _ A ARTICLE I. I Amend article one, paragraph " c" of the above referred to conven- Fm? me ¤¤<->r<=¤¤¤- tion, so as to establish a uniform rate of postage of one cent per ounce gi-? °° pmm mr upon all merchandise, and one cent per two ounces upon all books, pamphlets, occasional publications, printed circulars, price currents, an bills, book and newspaper manuscript, printer’s proof sheets, whether corrected or not, maps, prints, advertising sheets, drawings, engravings, lithographs, hotographs, sheet music, whether printed or written, documents wlliolly or partly printed or written. such as deeds, insurance policies or other documents of like nature exchanged in the mails between the two contracting countries, and to establish that the registration charge, in addition to postage on correspondence Registration. passing between the United States and Canada, s all be a rate of not less than 5 cents, and not exceeding 10 cents in either conutry. Anricnn II. This arrangement shall take effect upon the first day of May 1888, d§_‘;’{{{)’}1f”°°m°¤* md and shall continue in force until terminated bly mutual agreement, or annulled at the instance of the Post Office epartment of either country. u n six months previous notice given to the other. _ lgone in diiplicate gud signed in Washmgton, April 27th 1888, and m tt, A25t 1888. . lSEAaiYl' pn DON M. DICKINSON. _ S*€¤¤¤¤'°¤ Postmaster General of the United States of America. [ggAL_] · A. W. MC. · Postmaster General of the Dcmznwn of Canada. I hereby approve the foregoin Amended Article; and in testimony Awwwtlhereof, I bade caused the Sea? of the United States to be aihxed e to. E-SEAL.] IGROVER CLEVELAND. By the President: T. F. Bnrann, Secretary of State. WAsHmcroN,—D. C., April»30th, 1888.