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The Lists, transmitted by the New York Office to the Cologne Office, during the same period, amount to Pfs., approximating to....

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In accordance with the terms of Article 11 of the Convention of 9th October, 1879, a bill of Exchange on New York for dolls. cents, is herewith transmitted, the receipt of which you will be pleased to acknowledge in due form.

To the POSTMASTER GENEBAL OF THE UNITED STATES,

Washington, D. O.

Director of the General Post Office.

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of Cologne from

The Lists, transmitted by the Exchange Office of Cologne to the Exchange Office of New York, during the same period, amount to Dolls.

Difference..

Cents, approximating to

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On account of which the United States office has already paid the following sums:

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In accordance with the terms of Article 11 of the Convention of 9th October, 1879, a bill of Exchange on
Mks.
Pfs., is, herewith, transmitted, the receipt of which you will be pleased to acknowledge in due form.

To the DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE,

Berlin, Germany.

Superintendent Money-Order System.

Convention.

Contracting par

ties.

Exchange of money-orders.

Maximum of orders limited.

Commissions.

Issue of orders

Amended Convention between the Post-Office Department of the United States of America and the General Post-Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for modifying the system of exchange of money orders, concluded at London, December 2, 1879, and at Washington, December 18, 1879.

The Post Office Department of the United States of America and the General Post Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland being desirous of modifying the present system of exchange of · Money Orders between the two countries, the undersigned, duly au thorized for that purpose, have agreed upon the following Articles:

ARTICLE 1.

There shall be a regular exchange of money orders between the two countries.

The maximum of each order is fixed at £10 sterling, when issued in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and when issued in the United States, at $50 in the money of the latter country. .

No money order shall include a fractional part of a penny, or, of a

cent.

ARTICLE 2.

The British Post Office shall have power to fix the rates of commission on all money orders issued in the United Kingdom, and the Post Office Department of the United States shall have the same power in regard to all money orders issued in the United States.

Each Office shall communicate to the other its tariff of charges, or rates of commission, which shall be established under this Convention, and these rates shall, in all cases, be payable in advance by the remit ters, and shall not be repayable.

It is understood, moreover, that each Office is authorized to suspend, may be suspended. temporarily, the exchange of money orders in case the course of ex change, or any other circumstance should give rise to abuses, or, cause detriment to the postal revenue.

ARTICLE 3.

Offices of exchange.

Each country shall keep the commission charged on all money orders within its jurisdiction, but shall pay to the other country aths of one per cent. on the amount of such orders.

ARTICLE 4.

The service of the Postal money order system between the two countries, shall be performed exclusively by the agency of Offices of Exchange. On the part of the United States the Office of Exchange shall be New York, and on the part of the United Kingdom London.

Orders shall be drawn only on the authorized money-order offices of the respective countries; and each Postal Administration shall furnish to the other a List of such offices, and shall, from time to time, notify any addition to, or change in such list.

ARTICLE 5.

Information to

No money order shall be issued unless the applicant furnish the name and address of the person to whom the amount is to be paid, and his be furnished by own name and address; or, the name of the firm, or company who are applicant. the remitters or payees, together with the addresses of each. The money orders, issued in either country, shall be forwarded by the remitters to the payees, at their own expense.

ARTICLE 6.

Expense of forwarding orders to be paid by person forwarding.

Advices of orders

mitted.

The advices of all money orders issued upon the United Kingdom by the post offices in the United States shall be sent to the Office of Ex- issned to be transchange at New York, where they shall be impressed with a dated stamp (Form "A") showing the amount to be paid in Sterling money, and transmitted, by the next mail, to the Chief Office at London, accompanied by a List, in duplicate, drawn upon the model of Form "B".

The advices, on their arrival in London, shall be compared with the entries in the List, and, afterwards dispatched to the paying offices.

In like manner the advices of money orders, drawn on the United States by postmasters in the United Kingdom, shall be sent to the Chief Office at London, shall there be impressed with a dated stamp (Form "A") showing the amount to be paid in United States money, and be dispatched accompanied by a List, in duplicate, (Form "C") to the Office of Exchange at New York, by the next mail.

Orders issued in December.

The advices, on their receipt at New York, shall be compared with the entries in the List, and afterwards dispatched to the paying offices. The advices of orders issued in the United States in the month of December, which may arrive at the Office of Exchange at New York in the earlier days of the following month, shall be entered on Lists supplementary to that of the last day of the month of December, and, in like manner, the advices of orders issued in the United Kingdom in the month of June, which may arrive at the Chief Office at London in the June. earlier days of the following month, shall be entered on Lists supplementary to that of the last day of the month of June.

Orders issued in

countries.

Each Exchange Office shall certify its orders to the other in amounts Orders certified designated in the denominations of the money both of the dispatching in money of both and receiving country, at the rate of conversion established by Article 13 of this Convention. The amounts, so converted, shall be checked at the receiving Office of Exchange.

ARTICLE 7.

The Lists, dispatched from each Office of Exchange, shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with No. 1. at the beginning of the month of July in each year; and the entries in these Lists shall also have consecutive numbers.

Of each List dispatched a duplicate shall be sent, which duplicate, after being verified by the receiving Office of Exchange, shall be returned to the dispatching Office of Exchange.

Each Office of Exchange shall promptly communicate to the other the correction of any simple error, which it may discover in the verification of the Lists.

Lists.

Errors in lists.

Irregularities in

When the Lists shall show irregularities, which the receiving Office shall not be able to rectify, that Office shall apply for an explanation to lists. the dispatching Office, and such explanation shall be afforded without delay.

Should any List fail to be received in due course, the dispatching Duplicate of lists Office, on receiving information to that effect, shall transmit, without failing to arrive. delay, a duplicate of the List, duly certified as such.