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 CON VENTION-TRIN IDAD. Ooronnn 29, 1598. 1747 Convention for the establishment of a parcels-post between the United °¤°°l¤°* $@19**- States of America and the British Oolony of Trinidad. _"` For the purpose of making better postal arrangements between the P'°*¤'**°· United States of America and the British Colony of Trinidad, the undersigned, Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster General of the United States of America, and the Right Honorable Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. C. B., G. C. M. G., Her Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, by virtue of authority vested in them, have agreed upon the following Articles for the establishment of a parcels-post between the United States andthe British Colony of Trinidad. An·r1c1.n I. The provisions of this Convention relate only to parcels of mail matter Extm of Convento be exchanged by the system herein provided for, and do not affect tm" the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Union Convention, which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained apply exclusively to mail exchanged under these Articles. ` Anricnm H. 1. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this Con- mjgieigs ¤·i¤¤*¤¢•=d¤> vention, articles of merchandise and mail matter—except letters, post MV cards, and written matter—of all kinds, 'that are admitted under any conditions to the domestic mails of the country of origin, except that no packet may exceed 11 pounds (or 5 kilograms) in weight, nor the following dimensions: Greatest length in any direction, three feet six inches; greatest length and girth combined, six feet; and must be so wrapped or enclosed as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters and customs officers; and except that the following articles are prohibited admission to the mails exchanged under this Convention : Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of des- A¤1·=1¤¤ pwhibiud. tination; poisons, and explosive or intlammable substances; fatty substances, liquids and those which easily liquefy, confections and pastes; live or dead animals, except dead insects and reptiles when thoroughly dried; fruits and vegetables, and substances which exhale a bad odor; lottery tickets, lottery advertisement, or lottery circulars; all obscene or immoral articles; articles which may in any way damage or destroy the mails or injure the persons handling them. 2. All admissible articles of merchandise mailed in one country for Fm¤¤ f¤>¤ i¤· the other, or received in one country from the other, shall be free from °p°° " _ any detention or inspection whatever, except such as is required for collection of customs duties, and shall be forwarded by the most speedy means to their destination, being subject in their transmission to the laws and regulations of each country, respectively. Anricnn III. 1. A letter or communication of the nature of personal correspondence Mmm ¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤• must not accompany, be written on, or enclosed with any parcel. ‘°°°"""y ’°”°°°°'