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CONVENTION WITH HONG KONG. Aueosr 10, 1867. -563 Postal Convention between the United States of America and the Oolonial Government of Hong Kong, O/tina. Am-icnns of agreement between the Post-Otiice Department of the United Avgw 10, 1867- States and the General Post Office at Hong Kong. For the purpose of establishing and regulating the interchange of Contracting mails between the United States and Hong Kong and dependent Chinese P”“°“ ports, by means of the direct line of United States mail packets plying between San Francisco and Hong Kong, via Yokohama in Japan, it is agreed between the Post Office Department of the United States and the Post Office Department of Hong Kong: Anricnm I. The post offices of New York and San Francisco shall Omw °‘¤¤· be the United States offices of exchange, and the General Post Office at f,:?;,?? °°t°b' Hong Kong the office of exchange of the colony of Hong Kong for all mails transmitted under this arrangement. Anrionn II. There shall be an exchange of correspondence between Correspondthe United States of America and the colony of Hong Kong, by means of °K°° *gdl?° °*· United Statesmail packets, plying between San Francisco and Hong ° mg Kong, comprising letters, newspapers, and prices current originating and posted in the United States, and addressed to and deliverable in Hong Kong and those Chinese ports with which the Hong Kong post office has postal relations, including the ports of Canton, Amoy, Swatow, and Foochow, and, vice versa, of correspondence originating and posted in Hong Kong and the Chinese ports above designated, and addressed to and deliverable in the United States. Ancricns III. The postage to be levied and collected at the office of R°*°¤ °{ Pmmailing in the United States, upon letters, newspapers, and prices current, ;§$,;§sQ,,;:t§,r:f destined for Hong Hong and the above designated Chinese ports, with which Hong Kong has postal connections, shall be ten cents per single rate of half an ounce or under on letters, and two cents each on newspapers and prices current; and the postage to be levied and collected at Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports, on correspondence originating in those ports and destined to the United States, shall be eight cents per single rate of half an ounce or under on letters, and two cents on each newspaper or price current. No postal accounts shall be kept between No postal sothe respective postal departments upon the correspondence exchanged be- §‘;“';'·“ W b° tween them under this arrangement, but each department shall deliver p' the correspondence which it receives from the other free of all postage charge, that is to say, the Hong Kong post department agrees to deliver without charge all letters, newspapers, and prices current, brought by the United States mail packets, addressed to Hong Kong, and, also, to forward without charge all such letters, newspapers, &c., as are addressed to the Chinese ports above named, south of Shanghae; and the United States postal department, on its side, agrees to deliver without charge all letters, newspapers, &c., originating in Hong Kong, or the ports mentioned, and forwarded by said packets addressed to and deliverable in the United States. All letters, newspapers, &c., despatched by either office Letters, &c.to to the other, under this arrangement, shall be plainly stamped with the l}‘;::g‘:{ffwords “ paid al1," in red ink, on the right-hand upper corner of the face of the address, and shall also bear the stamp of the mailing exchange office on their face, and that of the receiving exchange office on their back. ARTICLE IV. The postal department of the United States and of Lettprs, st;. Hong Kong shall each return to the other, monthly, or as frequently as "°” d° ’""° t°