AGREEMENT between the Government of Great Britain and the Government of the Uruguay, relative to the Postal Communication between the two Countries, by means of British Government Vessels, or of other Vessels freighted or maintained by the British Government.*-Signed at Monte Video, November 28, 1853.

ART. I. The British postage (to be levied in the United Kingdom,) on letters and other packets posted in the United Kingdom and forwarded to the Republic of the Uruguay, or brought from the Republic of the Uruguay, and delivered in the United Kingdom, when conveyed by British Government vessels or by other vessels freighted or maintained by the British Government, and the Monte Videan postage (to be levied in the Republic of the Uruguay) on letters and other packets forwarded in like manner to the Republic of the Uruguay shall be as follows, viz.:

1st. On every letter not exceeding half ounce in weight, a British postage of 18. and a Monte Videan postage of 1 real and 50 reis; above half ounce, but not exceeding one ounce, 28. British, and 3 reales Monte Videan; above one ounce but not exceeding two ounces, 4s. and 6 reales; above two ounces, but not exceeding 3 ounces, 6s. and 9 reales; and so on, 2s. British and 3 reales Monte Videan being charged for every additional ounce or fraction of an

ounce.

2nd. On every newspaper a postage of ld. British and 10 reis Monte Videan.

3rd. On every printed book, including printed magazine, review, * Signed also in the Spanish language.

and pamphlet, not exceeding eight ounces in weight, a postage of 6d. British and 75 reis Monte Videan; above eight ounces but not exceeding one pound, 18. and 1 real and 50 reis; above 1 pound but not exceeding two pounds, 28. and 3 reales; above two pounds but not exceeding three pounds, 38. and 4 reales and 50 reis; and so on, 18. British, and 1 real and 50 reis Monte Videan being charged for every additional pound or fraction of a pound.

II. No postage whatever shall be charged in the Republic of the Uruguay on letters, newspapers, books, or other postal packets forwarded from Monte Video to the United Kingdom by British Government vessels or by other vessels freighted or maintained by the British Government.

III. In order to enjoy the foregoing privilege of lower rates of postage, a newspaper, if sent from the United Kingdom, must have been printed and published there; and if sent from the Republic of the Uruguay, must have been printed and published in that Republic: moreover, the newspaper must either have no cover, or a cover open at the ends; must contain no inclosure, and must have no writing or other mark but the name and address of the

whom it is sent.

person to

The following regulations must be observed with respect to printed books;

1st. The packet must either have no cover or a cover open at

the ends.

2nd. It must not exceed two feet in length, width, or depth.

3rd. It must contain a single printed document only (whether book, pamphlet, or printed paper), the several sheets or parts thereof, where there are more than one, being sewed or bound together; and there must be no letter, open or sealed, nor any inclosure whatever.

4th. There must be no writing or other marks in or upon the book, &c., or upon the cover, except the simple address.

The printed name and address of the sender, however, being attached to the book is not to be regarded as an infringement of this regulation.

IV. The official despatches of Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Monte Video, and of all other British functionaries in the Republic of Uruguay, shall be made up in bags separate from the ordinary and mercantile correspondence, and shall be exempt from all charge for postage in the Post Offices of the Republic.

These bags of despatches shall be delivered and received by the commanders of the British mail packets at the British Consulate in Monte Video, without the intervention of the Monte Videan Post Office.

V. Every mail intended for despatch from the Republic of the

Uruguay by a British mail packet, must be delivered at the office of the British Packet Agent in Monte Video at least one hour before that appointed for the departure of the packet.

VI. This Agreement shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1854, and shall thenceforth continue in force, subject to a power in either Government to terminate it by giving a notice of one year.

Done in duplicate at Monte Video, this 28th day of November, year of our Lord 1853.

in the

ADDITIONAL POSTAL CONVENTION between the Government of Great Britain and the Government of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay.*-Signed at Monte Video, March 31, 1859.

THE Government of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, considering it positively expedient for the commercial relations existing between the Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that the postal communication between the two countries should be regulated, and desirous of contributing, as far as they are able, to the establishment of that communication upon more liberal and advantageous bases than those actually in force, have resolved to adopt the reduction which Her Britannic Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, in the name and with the sanction of his Government, has proposed to that of the Republic, according to the stipulations of the additional Convention, the tenor of which, copied word for word, is as follows:

ART. I. The postage to be collected in the United Kingdom upon every letter not exceeding half an ounce British in weight, posted in the United Kingdom and addressed to the Uruguay, or posted in the Uruguay and addressed to the United Kingdom, when conveyed by British Government vessels, or by vessels freighted or maintained by order of the British Government, shall be 6d.

II. No postage whatever shall be collected in the Uruguay upon letters forwarded from the Uruguay to the United Kingdom by British Government vessels or by vessels freighted or maintained by order of the British Government, whether such letters are addressed to the United Kingdom or are transmitted through the United Kingdom to British colonies or foreign countries.

* Signed also in the Spanish language.

For every letter not exceeding half an ounce British in weight, forwarded from the United Kingdom and delivered in the Uruguay, the postage to be collected in the Uruguay shall be 50

reis.

III. With respect to the charge upon letters above the weight of half an ounce British, the following scale of progression shall be applied in both countries, viz.:

For every letter above the weight of half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, two rates of postage.

For every letter above one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, four rates of postage.

For every letter above two ounces and not exceeding three ounces, six rates of postage.

And so on, two rates being added for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.

IV. The postage to be collected in the United Kingdom upon every newspaper posted in conformity with the regulations required. to be observed, originating in the United Kingdom and addressed to the Uruguay, shall be 1d. per four ounces British or fraction of four ounces British.

A like sum of 1d. per four ounces British or fraction of four ounces British shall be collected in the United Kingdom upon every newspaper originating in the Uruguay and addressed to the United Kingdom.

V. No postage whatever shall be collected in the Uruguay upon newspapers forwarded from the Uruguay to the United Kingdom by British Government vessels, or by vessels freighted or maintained by order of the British Government, whether such newspapers are addressed to the United Kingdom, or are transmitted through the United Kingdom to British colonies or foreign countries.

Upon every newspaper forwarded from the United Kingdom and delivered in the Uruguay, the postage to be collected in the Uruguay shall be 10 reis per four ounces or fraction of four ounces.

VI. Subject to the following conditions, book packets may be sent from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Uruguay, and vice versâ :

1st. Every packet must be sent either without a cover or in a cover open at the ends or sides, so as to admit of the enclosures being removed for examination.

2nd. A book packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications, prints or maps, and any quantity of paper, parchment or vellum; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, or plain, or any mixture of the three. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or cover