Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 16.djvu/855

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POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. MAR. 20&Ar1z. 9, 1856. 821 LETTER BILL See p. 816. FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 'HIE UNITED KINGDOM.

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Posr-Ormcn -—-—, the —-— q/-—-, 185 The following articles are sent herewith, the receipt of which it is requestedmay be acknowledged, viz. :——

Statement by the Verlilcaticn by the United States office. British office. §I. Unpaid letters, Qc. to be placed to the credit of the United States ofice. *“°°m" *”°‘m"·

1. Unpaid letters from the United States for the Dollars. Cents. Dollars. Cents. United Kingdom, at ——— the single rate 2. Unpaid letters from foreign countries, United States possessions, &c. in transit through the United States for the United Kingdom ... 3. Newspapers lin transit through the United States for the United Kingdom, at 2 cents each . . . . 4. Missent, redirected, and returned letters received from the United Kingdom ... . . 5. Closed mails for the British omce in transit through the United States -. . . . °’·*°¤‘~ · The weight Grimm and the number of €·£§`Z§h'i‘E.°€i. t13E3i Pe; ·~*¤*—= N¤·¤*¤¤¤ mms an ,,,0 be M_ o ettersin ofnews» mea in the mm- °“”°°·"· P°P°'“· cation column by the British office. · ` §II. 'Pcud letters, Qrc. to be placed to the credit 9/ suouur. mom. the British ojlce. 6. me letters from we united sam for the Umm D<>¤¤¤· ¤<>¤¢¤- D¤¤~·¤- ¤¢¤¤¤· Kingdom, at -— cents the single rate . . . . _ . 7. Paid registered letters from the United Stams for the United Kingdom, at ——- cents the single rate, and including one half of the registration fee . . 8. Paid letters for foreign countries and British colonies and possessions in transit through the United Kingdom .. . 9. Paid newspapers for foreign countries Sw. in transit through the United Kingdom, até cents each . 10. Closed mails from the United States oince in transit through the United Kingdom . . . . . . Dnsrmarrou. Net weight of letters Number of newsin ounces. papers.

§III. Letters, newspapers, Qc. on which Number` United States postage has been paid, and which jbrm no charge between the two offices. 11. Letters from foreign countries, &c., in transit through the United States for the United Kingdom 12. Letters from the United States for foreign countries, &c., in transit through the United Kingdom 13. Newspapers, periodical works, pamphlets, &c. . .

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