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 rxacsnsrosr corvsurios-BERMUDA. 2985 Airrromz VIII. 1. The arccls shall be considered as a component part of the mails T¤¤¤¤x¤>¤¤¤¤¤- exchangedidirect between the United States and Bermuda, to be despatched to destination by the country of origin at its cost and by 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 hereunder. 2. Each country shall romptly return empty to the despatching Return of b¤c¤.e¢<= office by next mail all suclii bags and boxes. 3. Although articles admitted under this Agreement will be trans- Packing. mitted 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 origin and to the office of address in the country of destination. 4. Each despatch of a parcels-post mail must be accompanied by a D¢¤¤¤’ix>¢iv¤1i¤¢· 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 *’°“· P-29% despatch. (See Form 3 annexed hereto.) — Exchanges of mails under this Agreement from any place in either E¤¤’¤¤¤8¤ °m<¤=¤· country to any place in the other, shall be effected through the postoffices of bot countries already designated as exchange post—oflices 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. . » Airricma X. 1. As soon as the mail shall have reached the office of destination, R°°°*P*°*m¤*l· that office shall check the contents of the mail. 2. ln the event of the parcel bill not having been received a substi— P¤r¤<>1*>¤1· tute should be at once prepared. 3. Any errors in the entries on the parcel bill which may be dis- E¤¤>¤· covered, should, after verification by a second officer, be corrected and noted for report to the despatshing office on a form “Verification Uertificate," which should be sent in a special envelope. 4. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received, after the non- w§°““’°€*P* af P•**· receipt has been veritied by a second officer the entry on the bill should be cancelled and the fact reported at once. _ 5. lf a parcel be observed to be insufficiently prepaid, it must not ““‘“‘““‘°”'P°”‘“€°- be taxed with deficient postage, but the circumstance must be reported on the verification certificate form. 6. Should a parcel be received in a damaged or imperfect condition, I’**m¤g** *0 Percale full particulars should be reported on the same form. _ v, T. If no verification certificate or_ note of error be received, a parcel (’°"°"°m“‘1”‘ mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on exami- ’ nation correct in all respects. ARTICLE XI. 1. If a parcel cannot be delivered as addressed, or is refused, it F“m"°l°d°hv°r` must be returned without charge, directly to the despatching office of exchange, at the expiration of thirty days from its receipt at the office