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 1 196 CONV ENTION—NEWFO UNDLAND. JANUARY ,5;, 1894. such means as it provides; but must be forwarded, at the option of the despatching office, either in boxes prepared expressly for the purpose or in ordinary mail sacks, marked “Parcels—Post," and securely sealed with wax or otherwise, as may be mutually provided by regulations hereun er. R¤*¤¤¤ <>*`¤=¤k¤· °*¤· 2. Each country shall promptly return empty to the despatching office by next mail, all such bags and boxes. _ _ _ 1’¤¤ki¤z- 3. Although articles admitted under this Convention will be transmitted as aforesaid between the exchange offices, they hould 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 origin and to the office of address in the country of destination. _ ”°°°'*P“"° “°°· 4. Each despatch of a Parcels-Post mail must be accompanied by a descriptive list, in duplicate, of all the parcels sent, showing distinctly the list 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 enclosed in one of the boxes or sacks of such despatch (see Form 3 annexed hereto). Anrrcnn IX. nmimgs quam. Exchanges of mails under this Convention from any place in either country to any place in the other, shall be eifected through the postoflices of both countries already designated as exchange postoffices, or through such others as may be hereafter agreed upon; under such regulations relative to the details of the exchange as may be mutually determined to be essential to the security and expedition of the mails and the protection of the customs revenues. · Ancrronn X. nmapu or mu. 1. As soon as the mail shall have reached the office of destination, that office shall check the contents of the mail. P¤r¤<»1 M11- 2. In the event of the parcel bill not having been received a substitute should be at once prepared. mmm. 3. 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 de patching office on a form “Verification Certiiicate," which should be sent in a special envelope. Non rwdpt of var- 4. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received, after the non- °°"‘ receipt has been verified by a second officer the entry on the bill should be canceled and the fact reported at once. 1¤¤¤¤¤imp¤~¤s¤- 5. 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 certificate form. P¤¤¤¤K¤<i parcels. 6. Should a parcel be received in a damaged or imperfect condition, full particulars should be reported on the same form. cm-mmins. '{. If no verification certincate or note of error be received, a parcel mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on examination correct in all respects. Anrrcnn XI. rmmuusnvsr. 1. If a parcel can not be delivered as addressed, or is refused, it must bereturned without charge directly to the despatching office of exchau ge, at the expiration of thirty days from its receipt at the office of destination; and the country of origin may collect from the sender for the return of the parcel, a sum equal to the postage when first mailed. Dinponlof pant;. 2. When the contents of a parcel which can not be delivered are "’° "’*'°*°f· liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed at once if necessary, or if expedient, sold, without previous notice or judicial forrnality, for the benetit of the right person, the particulars of each sale bein g noticed by one postefiice to the other.