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 1642 rarzcnr, rosr CONVENTION—POLAND. to the respective laws and regulations of each of the two countries in question. _ _ _ dfgmws *’°·‘*““*°· 4. In case the contents of a parcel delivered by one of the Admmrstrations to the other is not in accordance with the provisions of the present article, the Administration of the country of destmatron of the parcel proceeds in the manner and forms prescribed by its domestic laws and regulations. _ Arrrrcnm VI. mmm, *°*¤¤¤¤¤· 1. It is forbidden to attach to the outside of alparcels letters or Pm, _ communications having the character of erson correspondence. s¤·§l°°°°°' °t°" It If such are detected at the time of  of the parcel by the sender, and if it is possible to detach it from the parcel, 1t IS detached and sent forward as an article in the letter mails; otherwise the jiarcel should be refused. If, through inadvertence, a parcel with a etter · attached to it should be admitted, the cormtry o destination should collect from the addressee a double postage charge on the letter or letters, in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Postal Convention. _ “§:;¤*¤¤¤*¤¢h¤ 2. No parcel may contain packages intended to be delivered at an ` address other than that borne by e parcel itself. If packages of that kind are discovered, they are sent forward singly, and a new and distinct postage rate is applied to them, in accordance with the parcel post tariff. Arrrrcnm VII. CMN *° b° 1*** 1. Pre ayment of ost e on parcel post is obligatory at the time pu of mailing, either by ilieaiisg of stamp? or in cash. The charges to be paid are as fo ows; I”U°*“’d mw- a) In the United States of America: for a parcel whose weight does not exceed 1 pound (455 grams), 12 cents. · for each additional pound (455 grams) or fraction of a pound, 12 cents. I”*’°'•'*‘*· b) In Polandhpayment is made in Polish marks, or, in the Polish parit of Upper S` esra, in German marks, according to the equivalent in orce; for a parcel up to 1 kilogpam in weight, 1.65 francs gold. for a parcel from 1 to 5 ilograms, 2.25 " " for a parcel from 5 to 10 kilograms, 3.95 " " 1"°¤P* °°'*'¤¥· 2. In the country of destination the parcels are promptly delivered to the addressees in accordance with the domestic regulations of the country of destination, free of all charge for postage. Nevertheless the country of destination may, at its option, collect from the addressee a fee fixed in accordance with the regulations of that country for delivery and customs service. C**¤*¤¤¤¤“°"¤*· _ That charge may not in any case exceed, for any parcel, 5- cents in the Umte States or the equivalent of 25 centimes gold in Poland. Arrrrcuz VIII. Jgygggggj The Postal Administrations of the United States and Poland rgéggs payments to each other for each parcel sent from their post This payment amounts to 50 centimes gold for each parcel regardlesglpf weight. han b d e accounts s e ma e u each uarter and, after h ` been verified and accepted on both sides, (fhey shhll be recapitulated rut a tgeneral annual account by the service of the creditor Adminis ra on.