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 POSTAL CONVENTION—HONDURAS. JANUARY 23, 1888. 14l9 with wax, or otherwise, as may be mutually provided by regulations h`“’E2.`2’td°" t ii ii coun ry s a prom tl return em f to the dis atchin o by next mail, all such bag;) aiid boxes, blfitl subject td? other igegmhei tions between the two administrations. — although articles admitted under this Convention will betransnntted as aforesaid between the exchange offices, they should be so carefully packed as to be safely transmitted in the open mails of either country, both in going to the exchange office in the country of oripn and to the office of address in the country of destination. lilac dispatch of a parcel post mail must be accompanied by a de- Wv bill- SCHYFIVG list. in duplicate, of all the packages sent, showing distinctly the 1st number of each parcel, the name of the sender, the name of the addressee with address of destination, and the declared contents and value ; and must be inclosed in one of the boxes or sacks of such dispatch. (See Model 3 annexed hereto.) Anrrcnn VIII. As soon as the mail shall have reached the office of destination, R¤<=¤*P¢<>¢¤¤¤¤- that office shall check the contents of the mail. In the event of the parcel bill not having been received a substitute should be at once prepared. ‘ · · o Any errors in the entries on the parcel bill which may be discovered, should, after verification by a second officer, be corrected and noted for report to the dispatching office on a form, "Verification certiiicate," which should be sent in the special envelope. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received, after the non-recei t has been veriiied by a second officer, the entry on the bill should be canceled and the fact reported at once. If a parcel be observed to be insufficiently prepaid, it must not be taxed with deficient postage, but the circumstance must be reported on the verification certincate form. _ Should a arcel be received in a damaged or imperfect condition, full particulars should be reported on the same form. _ If no verification certificate or note of error be received, a parcel mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on examination correct in all respects. ` · Anrionu IX. If a package cannot be delivered as addressed, or is refused, the Fnllurr or delivery. sender will be communicated with through the central administra- ‘ tion of the office of destination, as to the manner in which he desires the package to be disposed of, and if no reply is received from him within a period of three months from the ate of the notice, the package may be sold for the benefit of whom it may concern. _ An order for redirection or reforwardmghmust be accompanied by Rerorwmmzthe amount due for postage necessary for the retiun of the article to . the office of origin, at the ordinary parcel rates. _ _ _ When the contents of a parcel w ich can not be delivered are liable abgkprtmigaf wwto deterioration or corruption, they may be_destroyed at once,_1f • necessary, or if exxdient, sold, without previous notice or judicial formality, for the nefit of the right person, the particulars of each sale being noticed by one post-oliice to the other. Anrrcnn X. The Post-0iHce.De" rtment of either of the contracting countries N¤ ‘ wr will not be responsilil: for the loss or damage of any package, and l°-°' no indemnity can consequently be claimed by the sen er or addressee m either country.