Inland postage chargeable by the

Britain.

in the United Kingdom, an uniform sea rate of eight pence, or sixteen cents; and such postage shall belong to the country by which the packet conveying the letters is furnished.

ARTICLE II.

There shall be charged by the Post Office of the United P. O. of Great Kingdom, upon all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in the United Kingdom, and forwarded to the United States, or brought from the United States, and delivered in the United Kingdom, whether such letters shall be conveyed by British or by United States packets, an inland postage rate of one penny half penny.

Inland postage chargeable in the U. States.

Sea and inland

postage combin

and on

There shall be charged by the Post Office of the United States, upon all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in the United States, and forwarded to the United King dom, or brought from the United Kingdom, and delivered in the United States, whether such letters shall be conveyed by United States or by British packets, an inland postage rate of five cents.

ARTICLE III.

Upon all letters posted in one country and delivered in the ed into one rate, other, these rates of postage, both sea and inland, shall be comwhich bined into one rate, of which payment in advance shall be op made in advance. tional in either country. It shall, however, not be permitted to pay less than the whole combined rate.

payment may be

Letters above half

of

ARTICLE IV.

With respect to letters above the weight of half an ounce, an each country shall be at liberty to employ, as regards the colounce in weight. lection of the whole combined rate, the scale of progression in operation in its own territory for charging inland rates of postage.

Transit of Brit

through the U.

British North

ARTICLE V.

The United States engage to grant to the United Kingdom ish closed mails the transit in closed mails, through the territory of the United States to the States, of the correspondence and newspapers from the United American prov- Kingdom to the British North American provinces, and from inces, at inland those provinces to the United Kingdom, at the rate of inland granted. postage to be charged under this convention for letters and newspapers between the United Kingdom and the United States.

rates of postage,

A British officer shall be permitted to accompany the closed mails during their transit.

ARTICLE VI.

On the other hand, her Britannic Majesty engages to grant

rican

closed

North

to the United States the transit in closed mails, through the Transit of AmeBritish North American provinces, of the correspondence and mails through the newspapers from one part of the territory of the United States British American provto any other part of the territory of the United States, at rates inces, at inland not exceeding the rates of inland postage now charged, or to be hereafter charged, in the North American provinces, according to the distance such closed mails may be conveyed within the North American provinces.

An officer of the United States shall be permitted to accoinpany the closed mails during their transit.

ARTICLE VII.

rates of postage,

granted.

British closed

pendencies grant

The United States further engage to grant to the United Transit of other Kingdom the transit in closed mails, through the United States, mails through the or through any country where the post communication may be U. S. and its deunder the control or management of the United States, of let- ed. ters and newspapers forwarded from the United Kingdom, its colonies, or possessions, to any other British colony or possession, or to any foreign country, and from any foreign country or British colony or possession, to the United Kingdom, its colonies or possessions.

ARTICLE VIII.

U. States mails

ted Kingdom and

granted.

Her Britannic Majesty engages, on her part, to grant to the Transit of other United States the transit in closed mails, through the United through the terriKingdom, or through any country where the post communica- tory of the Unition may be under the control or management of the United its dependencies Kingdom, of letters and newspapers forwarded from the United States, their colonies, or possessions, to any other colony or possession of the United States, or to any foreign country, and from any foreign country, or from any colony or possession of the United States, to the United States, their colonies or possessions.

ARTICLE IX.

mails.

When letters shall be forwarded in closed mails under the How postages shall be computed stipulations of articles V, VI, VII, or VIII of the present con- on letters forvention, the payment to be made to the post office of the Unit- warded in closed ed Kingdom or the United States, as the case may be, shall be made by the ounce, according to the net weight of the letters, at two rates to the ounce, with the addition of twenty-five per cent. on the amount of postage, to compensate the loss that would otherwise be sustained by this mode of computation.

ARTICLE X.

ters fowarded in

kept and render

The country which sends or receives closed mails through Accounts of letthe other, is to render an account of the letters and newspapers closed mails to be sent or received in such closed mails, and to account to such ed. country for the postage due thereon.

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Transit letters

to be delivered to

either

Country

ARTICLE XI.

Letters posted in the United States, addressed to foreign the post offices of Countries, and intended to pass in transit through the United free of postage. Kingdom, shall be delivered to the British post office free of all United States postage, whether packet or inland; and letters from foreign countries addressed to the United States, passing in transit through the United Kingdom, shall be delivered to the United States post office free of all British postage, whe ther packet or inland.

Transit letters

must be pre-paid.

In the case of those countries to which letters cannot be foron which postage warded unless the British postage be paid in advance, such British postage shall be collected in the United States, (in addition to the United States rates of postage,) and accounted for to the British post office.

Rate of postage at the British post

U. S., &c.

In the case of those countries to which letters cannot be forwarded unless the United States postage be paid in advance, such United States postage shall be collected in the United Kingdom, (in addition to the British postage,) and accounted for to the United States post office.

ARTICLE XII.

The rate of postage to be taken by the British post office upoffice on transit on letters arriving in the United Kingdom from the United letters from the States, either by British or by United States packets, and to be forwarded through the United Kingdom to colonies or possessions of the United Kingdom, or of the United States, or to foreign countries—and vice versa-shall be the same as the rate which is now, or which may hereafter be, taken by the British post office upon letters to or from such colonies or possessions, or foreign countries respectively, when posted at the port of arrival or delivered at the port of departure of the packets conveying the mails between the United Kingdom and the United States.

Rate of postage

The above postage is irrespective of and beyond the inland rate to be taken in the United States upon such letters, if posted or delivered therein, according to the stipulations of article II of this convention, and also irrespective of and beyond the sea rate upon such letters payable according to the stipulations of article I.

The rate of postage to be taken by the United States post of at the U. States fice upon letters arriving in the United States, either by British sit letters from G. or by United States packets, from the United Kingdom, and to

p. office on tran

Britain, &c.

be forwarded through the United States to the colonies or pos sessions of the United States, or of the United Kingdom, or to those territories which, according to the law of the United States, are beyond the limit of their established post routes, or to foreign countries-and vice versa-shall be the same as the rate which is now, or which may hereafter be, taken by the United States post office upon letters conveyed, whether by sea or land, to or from such colonies, possessions, territories, or

foreign countries respectively, when posted at the port of arrival or delivered at the port of departure of the packets conveying the mails between the United States and the United Kingdom.

The above postage is irrespective of and beyond the inland rate to be taken in the United Kingdom upon such letters, if posted or delivered therein, according to the stipulations of article II of this convention, and also irrespective of and beyond the sea rate upon such letters payable according to the stipula tions of article I.

papers to and fr❜m

There shall be excepted from the above stipulations, letters Letters & newsand newspapers passing through the United Kingdom, to and France excepted from France, as to which certain rates are fixed by the postal convention existing between that country and the United Kingdom'. But the two contracting parties agree to invite France to enter into communication with them, without loss of time, in order to effect such arrangements for the conveyance of letters and newspapers, rnd closed mails, through the territories of the United States, of the United Kingdom, and of France, respectively, as may be most conducive to the interests of the three countries.

ARTICLE XIII.

Inland postage

on letters from

British N. Ameri

Letters posted in the United States, addressed to the British North American provinces, or vice versa, when not conveyed the U. S. to the by sea, shall be charged according to the rates of postage which can provinces, & are now, or which shall hereafter be, in operation in the United vice versa. States, and in the British North American provinces, for inland letters.

ARTICLE XIV.

Sea and inland

postage from the

provinces com

one

Upon all letters posted in the United States, and addressed to the British North American provinces, or vice versa, the U. S. to the Britrates of postage fixed by the preceding article shall be combined ish N. American into one rate, of which payment in advance shall be optional, bined into both in the United States and in the British North American be pre-paid. provinces. It shall, however, not be permitted to pay less than the e whole rate.

ARTICLE XV.

rate, which may

Rates of post

age on newspa

sea.

The rates to be taken on newspapers published in the United Kingdom, when conveyed between the United Kingdom and pers conveyed by the United States, either by British or by United States packets, shall be one penny for each newspaper in the United Kingdom, and two cents in the United States. Conversely, no higher charges than those above stated shall be made by the British or by the United States post office, or newspapers published in the United States, either when despatched from that country, or when delivered in the United Kingdom.

There shall be no accounts between the two offices for the transmission of newspapers: each office shall retain the postage it shall have charged, according to the preceding stipulations.

Rates of post

age on newspa

either country.

ARTICLE XVI.

The rate of postage to be charged in the United Kingdom pers passing in upon newspapers to and from the United States, passing in transit through transit through the United Kingdom, shall be one penny for each newspaper, except where a lower rate is provided by any treaty between the United Kingdom and a foreign country; and the rate of postage to be charged in the United States upon newspapers to and from the United Kingdom, passing in transit through the United States, shall be two cents for each newspaper.

Periodical works

be forwarded

ARTICLE XVII.

Periodical works, not of daily publication, posted in the -how they may United Kingdom or in the United States, may be forwarded from one country from one country to the other, either by British or by United to the other. States packets, by means of the two offices, under the following conditions, namely:

Printed pamphlets.

1st. There shall be no accounts between the two offices for the transmission of such works: each office shall retain the postage it shall have charged.

2dly. They must be sent in bands or covers open at the sides or end, so that they may be easily examined.

3dly. They shall be in every respect subject to the conditions prescribed by the laws and regulations of both countries. The rates to be levied in Great Britain, as well on the abovementioned works addressed to the United States, as on those from the United States addressed to Great Britain, be as follows:

shall

1st. For every work not exceeding two ounces in weight, one penny.

2dly. For every work above two ounces in weight, and not exceeding three ounces, sixpence.

3dly. For every work above three ounces in weight, and not exceeding four ounces, eight pence.

4thly. And for every ounce above four up to sixteen ounces, (the limit imposed on the transmission of such articles by the British office,) two pence additional, every fraction of an ounce being reckoned as a full ounce.

The rates to be levied by the Post Office of the United States on similar works, addressed to or coming from the United States, shall not exceed the rates to be charged in the United Kingdom.

ARTICLE XVIII.

Printed pamphlets not exceeding the weight of eight ounces, posted in the United Kingdom or in the United States, may be forwarded from one country to the other, either by British or by United States packets, by means of the two offices, at the same rates and under the same conditions as those fixed for periodical works by article XVII...