OF THE CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. Page. Canada. Convention between the Postal Department of the United States of America. and the Postal Department of the Dominion of Canada. June 8 and 23, 1875 . . ...- .. ... 673 Italy. Convention between the Post-Office Department of the United States of America and the Post-Otlice Department of the Kingdom of Italy. March 31 and April 20, 1877 . 683 Great Britain. Special arrangement between the General Post-Otiices of the United States and the _ United Kingdom, fixing rates of territorial transit-charges on British closed mails conveyed across the American continent between Boston or New York and San Francisco. Signed October 6, 1876. . . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . 699 New Zealand. Amended article to replace article three of the postal convention between the United States of America. and the colonial government of New Zealand. Signed at \Vellington August 3, 1870, and at Washington October 5, 1870.. . . .. .. .. . . 699 Canada. Additional article of agreement between the Post—Ot’rice Department of the United States of America. and the Dominion of Canada. Signed at Ottawa October 22, 1877, and at \Vash— ington October 26, 1877 .. . . . . - . . . . ... . . . . . 701 Newfoundland. Additional article of amcement between the Post-Ofiicc Departments of the United States of America and Newfoundland. Signed at Saint J ohn’s October 23, 1877, and at \Vashington November 6, 1877 . . . .. . .. . . .. .. 702 Great Britain. Declaration between the United States and Great Britain. Trade-marks. Concluded October 24, 1878; ratitieation advised by Senate May 22, 1878; ratified by President May 25, 1878; proclaimed July 17, 1878 . .. , . . .. . . . . . . 703 Samoan Islands.- Treaty between the ['nited States of America and the Government of the Samoan Islands. Friendship and commerce. Concluded January 17, 1878; ratification advised by Senate, with amendments, January 30, 1878; ratified by President February 8, 1878; ratified by the Samoan Envoy February 11, 1878; ratiiications exchanged at `V8Sl1l]]gt011 February 11, 1878; proclaimed February 13, 1878 .. . . . .. . . 704 Violorm. Postal convention between the United States of America and the colonial government of Victoria. Signed at \Vashingtou January 28, 1878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706 Weights and measures. Convention between the United States of America, Germany, Austria-Hnngary, Belgium, Brazil, the Argentine Cont?~deration. Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Peru, ’0rtugal, Russia, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Venezuela, for the establishment of an International Biueau of \Veights and Measures. Concluded May 20, 1875; réatiiigation advised by the Senate May 15, 1878; ratified May 28, 1878 ; proclaimed September 709 ‘ , 18 .. .. . ... . . . . .-- ...-. .. . . .-.. Italy. Convention between the United States and the Kingdom of Italy concerning the rights, privileges, and innuunities of consular officers. Conclnded May 8, 1878; ratification advised by the Senate May 28, 1878; ratiiied by the President June 4, 1878; ratifications exchanged September 18, 1878; proclaimed September 27, 1878 .. . ... .. . ... 725 Unireraal Postal Union-. Convention for the formation of a Universal Postal Union. Concluded at Paris June 1, 1878 . . .. .. . ... . . . ---. .. . .._.. 734 Japan. Convention between the United States of America and the Emperor of Japan, revising certain portions of existing commercial treaties. Concluded July 25, 1878; ratitication advised
She Senate December 18, 1878 ; ratitications exchanged April 8, 1879; proclaimed April 8, 9
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