this Government and the United
corses
States (a copy of which Iinclose for
references, ) may be extended to the transmission of Books packets and Pamphlets in the mails by the United States Inail Packets between Hong Kong,
Jokohama and San Francisco, and I would selicit Ais Excellency's, to the
same.
the following
sanction
being complied with upon
conditions, vist
1. That such packet's be exchanged -between the places named on the same conditions as those laid down in the vaid Convention for letters, Newspapers and prices current-
2 that the postage levied on Book packets and Pamphlets posted at Hong Kong. Canton, Amoy, Swatow and Toochow be:
Under for evertor and above dor and Abque 120s and Forevery additions
Cents
rexceeding
not exceeding
1202.
Centa 12
Cente
by reedling
Cento
24
402.
Cey to
330
3. The postage in all cases to be paid
in advance.
4. Such Packets
number
may
contain any
of separate Books, Almanacks, Inaps, or Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum or parchment to the exclusion of letters whether sealed or pen); and the Books, Maps, Papers may be either printed, written or plain, or any mixture of the three
&
5. All legitimate binding, mounting,
of Co
same ore
covering of the
cor of a portion. there of to be allowed, whether such binding
be loove or attached as also rollers in
the case of prints, markers pohether of paper or otherwive, ) in the case of Books,
and in short whatever is
necessary for the safe transmission of litinery o
artistic matter or noux.
usually appertains
thereto