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 macnnsrosr CON\’ENTION—AUSTRALlA. 2875 the declared contents and value; and must be enclosed in one of the boxes or sacks of such despatch (see Form 3. annexed hereto). Pm p' 3g' 5. The parcel bills shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with Number 1. on the lst of January in each year, and each entry in a parcel bill shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with No. 1. » ‘ ARTICLE 13. _ 1. As soon as the mail shall have reached the office of destination, Receirtvfmaiithat office shall check the contents of the mail. 2. In the event of the parcel bill not having been received, a substi- Pmelbilitute should be at once prepared. 3. Any errors in the entries on the parcel bill which may be dis- Errors. covered, should, after verification by a second officer, be corrected and noted for report to the despatching office on a form "Verification Certificate ", which should be sent in a special envelope. ` 4. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received, after the non- Ncnreceipt of purrecei t has been verified by a second officer, the entry on the bill °°lS‘ should be cancelled, and the fact reported at once. 5. lf a parcel be observed to be insufficiently prepaid, it must not I¤S¤m¢i¢¤tP‘>¤¤¤g¢— 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, Dmeged I>¤*¤¢lS· full particulars should be re rted on the same form. 7. If no verification certificate or note of error be received, a parcel Comet mails- ’ r mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on examination correct in allrespects. Airrrorin 14. ‘ y 1. lf a parcel cannot be delivered as addressed, or isrefused, it Feilursw <1<>1ir¢¤· must be returned without charge, directly to the despatching office of exchange, 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, provided, however, that iarcels prohibited by Article 9, and »1¤l·=r·-287¤- those which do not conform to the conditions as to size, weight, and value, prescribed by Article 4, shall not necessarily be returned to .4m»_,..2am. country of origin, but may be disposed of, without recourse, in accordance with the customs laws and regulations of the country of destination. 2. lVhen the contents of a parcel which cannot be delivered are rensnabiemxeies liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed at once, if necessary, or if expedient, sold, without previous notice or judicial formality, for the benefit of the right person; the particulars of each sale being notified by one post office to the other. An order for redirection or reforwarding must be accompanied Rexommaing. by the amount due for postage necessary for the return of the article to the office of origin, at the ordinary parcel rates. Anricnn 15. Neither of the countries parties to this Convention will be respon- ,O§,¤§gP°¤¤ibm*Y*°* sible for the loss of or damage to any parcel, and no indemnity can  ' consequently be claimed from either country by the sender or addressee of a parcel which may become lost or damaged in trans— mission through the post. Anriona 16. \Vhere not provided for in this Convention, the conditions as to the G°¤°“*1 P’°"iS*°““- posting, transmission, and delivery of parcels, (including the levy of customs duty and other charges) and redirection within the limits of the country of destination shall be governed by the regulations of that country.