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856 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Nov. 7 & 24, 1868. Cork. 5. The office of Cork shall exchange mails with the offices of New Y k and San Francisco. Londonderry. Od`. The office of Londonderry shall exchange mails with the offices of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Detroit, Chicago, and San Francisco. Glasgow. 7. The office of Glasgow shall exchange mails with. the offices of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Detroit, Chicago, and San Fr· ncisco. New York. The office of New York shall send mails to the British packet office at St. Thomas (West Indies.) Panama. 9.-The British packet office at Panama (United States of Colombia) shall exchange mails with the offices of New York and San Francisco. Colon. 10. The office of New York shall send mails to the British packet ofiice at Colon. _ New York. 11. The office of New York shall send mails to the British packet office at San Juan, (Porto Rico.) NMF-gh {mm Aivrrcmc IV. The mails which are sent from the office of New York Tggmagik °° St' to the British packet office at St. Thomas shall comprise correspondence passing between the United States of America and the British and Foreivn West Indies. Updn the correspondence despatched from New' York to St. Thomas, addressed to any foreign port in the West Indies, the United States Post-Otlice shall account to the British Post-Oflice at the rate of four pence per half ounce for letters and one penny each for newspapers. b¤¤W¢°¤ PM- The mails which are exchanged between the British packet office at 2:°§g§;°§;;T_k’ Panama and the onices of New York and San Francisco, shall comprise cisco. correspondence passing between the states on the western coast of South America or the British colonies of Australia and New Zealand and the United States of America. Correspondence Upon the correspondence despatched from New York or San Francisco

 ,‘Q;"` to Panama, addressed to any of those states or colonies, the United

States Post·Office shall account to the British Post-Ofiice as follows : — 1. Upon correspondence addressed to the states on the western coast of South America: 1s. Od. for each half-ounce letter. -- " 2d. for each newspaper. —— “ 3d. per 4oz. for book packets. 2. Upon correspondence addressed to the British colonies in Australia or to New Zealand. -—" 6d. for each haltiounce letter. — " 2d. for each newspaper. —— " 3d. per 4 oz. for book packets. The same rates shall be accounted for by the United States Post-Oiiice upon unpaid letters and newspapers originating in the states on the fwestepp coast ofdSiouth America, in Australia or New Zealand, despatched _ rom anama a ressed to the United States. C0%gl:nl:i°§_I";:*¤ The mails which are exchanged between. the British packet office at York; Colon and the office of New York, shall comprise correspondence gassing between the United States of Colombia and the United States of mer1ca. Upon the correspondence despatched from New York to Colon, addressed to the United States of Colombia, the United States Post-Ofiice shall apcount todthe British Post-Otiice at the rate of four pence per halfounce etter an one penny each for newspapers. S£<}¤;}n9rl1g0¤r§ The mails which are sent from the post-office of New York to the mm * British packet office at San Juan (Porto Rico) shall comprise correspondgmc plassing between the United States of America and the Island of or o ico.