Brazil, arising out of transactions prior to the 9th of September, 1858 (the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the Convention), should forthwith transmit the particulars of the same to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, or to Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Brazil, together with the requisite evidence in support thereof, for the purpose of being submitted to the Commissioners.

Notice is also hereby given, that, in conformity with the following stipulation of the 3rd Article of the Convention, viz. : "Every claim shall be presented to the Commission within 12 months from the day of its first meeting, unless in any case where reasons for delay shall be established to the satisfaction of the Commission, or of the Arbitrator or Umpire in the event of the Commissioners differing in opinion thereupon; and then, and in any such case, the period for presenting the claim may be extended to any time not exceeding 6 months longer;

Every claim which may not be presented to the Commission before the 10th of March, 1860, will be inadmissible, unless reasons for delay be established to the satisfaction of the Commissioners, or of the Arbitrator or Umpire; and that every claim which shall not be presented to the Commissioners before the 10th of September, 1860, will, in conformity with the 5th Article of the Convention, be considered and treated as finally settled, barred, and thenceforth inadmissible.

Foreign Office, April 8, 1859.

BREMEN.

BRITISH TREASURY WARRANT, fixing the rates of Postage on Letters transmitted to and from Bremen. June 27, 1859.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament, passed in the 4th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," power is given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, by Warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post of Foreign or Colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such Warrant, and from time to time, by Warrant as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any such altered rates, and make and establish any new or other rates in lieu thereof, and from time to time, by Warrant as aforesaid, to appoint at what time the rates which may be pay* See Vol. 5, Page 248.

able are to be paid; and it is provided, that the power thereby given, should extend to any increase or reduction or remission of postage.

And whereas further powers were given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, by an Act passed in the 11th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for giving further facilities for the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of postage thereon, and for other relating to the Post Office."*

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And whereas the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury by a certain Warrant in writing, under their hands duly made, and bearing date at Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 19th day of July, 1852,† did direct that certain rates of British postage therein mentioned, should be charged and taken upon the transmission of letters between the United Kingdom and any place in the German Postal Union, and between any foreign country through any part of the German Postal Union, and any place in the United Kingdom, the said respective letters being conveyed between the United Kingdom and Belgium by packet-boat.

And whereas a Postal Convention having been recently made and entered into between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the Hanseatic Republic of Bremen, it has become expedient that further regulations should be made, for the transmission by the post of certain letters, in the manner hereinafter mentioned.

Now we, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers vested in us in and by the said 2 before mentioned Acts, or either of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant (under the hands of 2 of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided), order and direct as follows:

1. On every letter not exceeding of an ounce in weight, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Bremen, and on every letter not exceeding of an ounce in weight, posted in Bremen, addressed to any place in the United Kingdom (the said respective letters being conveyed between the United Kingdom and Belgium by packet-boat,), there shall be charged and taken in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage, of 2 pence, if such respective letters be prepaid, and if such respective letters be not prepaid, an uniform rate of British postage of 3 pence.

2. And on every letter transmitted as is hereinbefore mentioned, exceeding of an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage, according to the scale of weight and number of rates following (that is to say): On every letter so transmitted, exceeding of an ounce in weight, and not exceeding 1 ounce in weight, 2 rates of postage. † See Vol. 9, Page 298.

* See Vol. 8, Page 247.

On every letter so transmitted, exceeding 1 ounce, and not exceeding 2 ounces in weight, 4 rates of postage.

On every letter so transmitted, exceeding 2 ounces, and not exceeding 3 ounces, 6 rates of postage.

And on every letter so transmitted, exceeding 3 ounces, and not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 8 rates of postage.

And for every ounce in weight above the weight of 4 ounces, there shall be charged and taken upon every letter so transmitted 2 additional rates of postage, and every fraction of an ounce above the weight of 4 ounces shall be charged as 1 additional ounce. And each progressive and additional rate chargeable under this clause, shall be estimated and charged at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this Warrant, if not exceeding of an ounce in weight.

3. If any letter shall be posted in the United Kingdom addressed to Bremen, or if any letter shall be posted in Bremen addressed to the United Kingdom, and the postage paid thereon shall be less in amount than the rate of postage to which such letter would be liable under or by virtue of this Warrant, every such letter shall be forwarded, charged with the amount of the difference between the sum paid for postage thereon and the rate of postage payable thereon under or by virtue of this Warrant as an unpaid letter, after deducting the amount of postage so paid thereon as aforesaid.

4. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to extend to any letters passing by the post between the United Kingdom and Bremen, via France, nor to any letters passing by the post between the United Kingdom and Bremen, viâ Belgium, sent otherwise than in closed mails, nor to any letters posted in or addressed to Bremen, and transmitted by the post between Bremen and any of Her Majesty's Colonies, or any Foreign Country, through the United Kingdom, nor to any letters transmitted between any Foreign Country through Bremen and the United Kingdom, nor to any letters transmitted between any foreign country through Bremen and any of Her Majesty's Colonies or any Foreign Country, through the United Kingdom, and conveyed between the United Kingdom and Belgium by packet-boat, all which said respective letters shall be charged and chargeable with the same rates of postage as are now chargeable and payable thereon, and as if this present Warrant had not been made.

5. The terms and expressions used in this Warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted in the said recited Warrant of the 19th day of July, 1852.

6. This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1859.

7. The Commissioners for the time being of Her Majesty's Treasury may, by Warrant under their hands duly made, at any

time hereafter alter, repeal, or revoke any of the rates of postage hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, and may make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and from time to time appoint at what time the rates which may be payable are to be paid.

Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 27th day of June, 1859. PALMERSTON. W. E. GLADSTONE.

BRITISH TREASURY WARRANT fixing the Rates of Postage on Letters transmitted to and from Bremen and Hamburgh. July 28, 1859.

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the 4th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, and at any time after the passing of that Act, by Warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage, or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters, or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such Warrant.

Now we, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in exercise of the powers vested in us, in and by the said recited Act, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant, under the hands of 2 of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided, order and direct as follows-that is to say:

1. On every letter not exceeding an ounce in weight, transmitted by the post direct between any place in the United Kingdom and Hamburgh or Bremen (the sea conveyance being by private ship) there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage hitherto chargeable on such letters, a British postage of 4 pence.

2. And on every letter transmitted as is mentioned in this Warrant, exceeding an ounce in weight, there shall be charged, taken, and paid, progressive and additional rates of postage as follows-that is to say:

On every such letter, exceeding an ounce in weight, and not exceeding 1 ounce in weight, 2 rates of postage.

On every such letter, exceeding 1 ounce, and not exceeding 2 ounces, in weight, 4 rates of postage.

On every such letter, exceeding 2 ounces, and not exceeding 3 ounces, in weight, 6 rates of postage.

* See Vol. 5, Page 248.

On every such letter, exceeding 3 ounces, and not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, 8 rates of postage.

And for every ounce in weight above the weight of 4 ounces there shall be charged and taken 2 additional rates of postage, and every fraction of an ounce above the weight of 4 ounces shall be charged as one additional ounce, and each progressive and additional rate, chargeable under this clause, shall be estimated and charged at the sum which any such letter would be charged with, under this Warrant, if not exceeding an ounce in weight.

3. Nothing in this Warrant contained shall in anywise alter, prejudice, or affect the exemptions and privileges granted by the said recited Act, passed in the 4th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, nor in anywise prejudice or affect the privilege which officers, seamen, and soldiers, employed in Her Majesty's Service, now by law enjoy, of sending and receiving letters by the post, subject to the regulations and restrictions in respect of the same.

4. The several terms and expressions used in this Warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning, in all respects, as they would have had if inserted in the said Act, passed in the 4th year of the reign of Her present Majesty.

5. This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1859.

6. The Commissioners, for the time being, of Her Majesty's Treasury, may, by Warrant under their hands, duly made at any time hereafter, alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, and may make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and from time to time appoint at what time the rates which may be payable are to be paid.

Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 28th day July, 1859. WM. DUNBAR. JOHN BAGWELL.

BRITISH TREASURY WARRANT, firing the Rates of Postage on Books, Packets, &c., transmitted to and from Bremen, April 16, 1860.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament passed in the 4th year of the reign of Her Majesty, for the regulation of the duties of postage, certain scales of weight and rates of postage were fixed and were made chargeable and payable upon, for, and in respect of letters, newspapers, parliamentary proceedings, and printed papers, transmitted and forwarded by the post, and various regulations were made for facilitating the transmission of such letters and papers by the post. And by the said Act power was given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury (amongst other things) from time to time by Warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage payable by law on the * See Vol. 5, Page 248.

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