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 1892 POSTAL CONVENTION———BRITISH HONDURAS. F°**¤·*¥ *· *°"· Postal convention between the United States and British Honduras F¤bmary13,1915. reducing mte of letter tage. Sgqned at Belize Februar%4, 915, and at Washington Fefiraary 13, 1 15; approved by the resident, February 16, 1915. POSTAL CONVENTION mrrvmnu rms UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BRITISH HONDURAS. Bg;iS’;jg¤0;,{1Q,¤;“W§_§*_ By virtue of authority vested in them and in the egrercise of the cing rate ol letter o tion granted by section 2 of article 21 of the Umversal Postal P"°“g°‘ Ciinvention of Rome, Albert S.`Burleson, Postmaster General of the United States of America and Leigh Rodwell Hulse, Colonial Postmaster of British Honduras have mutually agreed that the prepaid tage rate applicable to letters mailed in the United States ad- Idgzd for dehvery in British Honduras shall be the rate (two cents an ounce) applicable to letters in the domestic service of the United States, and to letters mailed in British Honduras addressed for delivery in the United States the like rate of two cents per ounce. Letters unpaid or shortpaid shall be despatched to destination, but double the amount of deficient postage, calculated at said rates shall be collected of the addressees upon the delivery of such unpaid or shortpaid letters. Rwsipts- Each country shall retain to its own use the postage collected on the letters in question. E”°°*¤¤d d¤¤**°¤· This convention shall take effect and operations thereunder shall begin on the iirst day of March, 1915, and shall continue in force until terminated by mutual agreement; or may be annulled at the desire of the postal administration of either country upon six months’ previous notice given to the other. signatures. Done in duplicate and signed at Washington the thirteenth day of Februaixiy, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen; and at Belize the fourth ay of February one thousand nine hundred and fifteen. [sam,.] Annnzar SIDNEY Busnason, Postmaster General of the United States of America. L. R. Hunsn, Colonial Postmaster of British Honduras. Axrxmmt The foregoing_Postal Convention between the United States of America and British Honduras has been negotiated and concluded with my advice and consent and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto ailixed. [sam,.] _ Woonnow WILSON By the President: W. J. BRYAN, Secretary ry State. Wasnrnerox, February 16, 1915.