l11S POSTAL CONVENTION WITH BELGIUM. Dmcmnmz 21, 1859 tion of August 14 (28), 1857, concluded between the Post Offices of Belgium and of Great Britain. W how The Post Oliioc of Belgium shall pay the expenses resulypg fron? the
- 0 N •· transportation in transit of the said closed mails over the Bntxsh temtoxsy,
and across the British channel. The United States Post Office, on xps side, shall pay the expenses resulting from the tfansportation of the sand mails across the Atlantic ocean by the United States packets or by those of Great Britain. The Belgian Post Oiilcc engages itself, nevertheless, notwithstanding this last clause, and until a contrary decision is taken by common agreement between that office and that of the United States, to pay the expenses resulting from the transportation across the Atlantic ocean of articles of printed matter, other than newspaper and periodical works, fer such of said articles of printed matter as shall be contained in· the mmls transported by the British packets. Exdumga of ARTICLE III. The exchange of mails despatched from the United mm'- States For Belgium, and, vice versa, by way 0 England, shall take place through the following post 0Hiccs, to win: Tumugh what 1. On the part of the United States through the post oihccs of New <>*“¤¤··¤¤=* W York and Boston. uhm. . 2. On the part of Belgium through the local office Ostend, travelling oiice Oshend, and Antwerp. The exchange offices above designated shall rcciprocally make a despatch at least once v. weck, in coincidence as far as possible with the regular sailing of the Anglo-American stcamcrs, until arrangements shall be made to establish a more frequent communication, or a direct communication, between Belgium and the United States, in conformity wich the provisions of articles xxiii., xxiv., xxv.. and xxvi., of this convention. Correspondence sent from one of the two countries to the other via. England shall be directed ccnformably to the table, letter G, attached to the present articles. gum mhmgq ARTICLE IV. Independently of the exchange offices mentioned in the ¤¤¤¤¤· preceding article, others may, by mutual agreement, be established upon other points of the coasts of the two countries for which direct communication may hereafter be deemed necessary. Postage may Axrrcnm V. Persons who may be desirous of sending ordinary lebb°P*°P'·‘d °' ¤°*· ters, either from Belgium to the United States, or from the United States to Belgium, shall have the option of leaving the entire postage to be paid by the person to whom they are addressed, or of prepaying the same to their destination. Bus no account shall be taken of any sum less than the whole combined ram, nor of any fractions of the whole rate. Emo,-Mm, ARTICLE VI. Each letter or packet weighing not over fifteen grummes, md pmkm. or half an ounce, shall be considered single. If above fifteen, and not over thirty grammes, (cnc half ounce be one ounce,) it shall pay double the charge of a single letter. If above thirxy and not over sixty grammcs, (one to two ounces,) it shall pay quadruple the charge on a single letter; and so on, adding two rates {br every thirty grammcs, or one ounce, or fraction of an ounce. pango, ARTICLE VII. Letters prepaid, or not. prepaid, originating in Bclgium, and addressed to the United States, and reciprocal1y, letters prepaid, or not prepaid, originating in the United States, and destined for Belgium, shall be stamped in both countries with the uniform charge of one franc forty cemimes, or twenty-seven cents, per single letter. This How divided. charge shall be divided in the fbllowing manner: United States postage . . ... . . 5 cents. Sea postage ... . ... 15 “ British transit postage ... . . . ... . 4 “ Beigian postage . . . 3 “ 27 cents.
