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 October 2, 19%. 1720 AGREElIENT—NETHERLANDS EAST INDIA. Article X. ‘ 1¤¤¤¤•¤¤¤¤¤=¤· The sti ulations of this agreement ap ly exclusively to the mails herein prgvided for and to be exchanged? between the _Post Office of San Francisco and such other Offices within the United States of America. as may be designated hereafter by the Postal Admmgstration of the United States of America and the Offices of Tan<l£ongpriok, Soerabaja and Makasser and such other Offices as maly be esignated hereafter by the Postal Administration of Nether ands East India. Article XI. Roalp¢0f¤¤m~ 1. As soon as the mail shall have reached the_ Office of destination that Office shall check the contents of the ma1l. _ w{¤b¤¤*¤*¤ P¤*°¤* 2. In the event of the parcel bill not having been received a substitute should be at once prepared. _ _ _ °°¤•¤¤¤¤°‘°¤¤•‘*· 3. Any errors in the entries on the pa.rcel bill which may be discovered should, after verification by a second officer, be oorreeted and noted for report to the despatching Office on a form "Ver1fication Certificate " which should be sent in a special envelope. N°"'°"'P’°""°°" 4. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received after the nonreeeipt has been verified by a second officer, the entry on the bill I, I,, I I should be cancelled and the fact reported at once. _ _ 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. _ D"""""°°'°°"` 6. Should a parcel be received in a damaged or imperfect condition, full particulars should be reported on the same form. uv€{;"""°"‘ °' °°' 7. If no verification certificate or note of error be received, a parcel mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on examination correct in all respects. Article XII. I°°‘**“°Y*°°°“'°'- 1. If a parcel cannot be delivered as addressed or is refused, it will be returned to the despatchin Office of exchan e at the expiration of thirty days from the date of its receipt at the %)ilice of destination. Peruhnbla ¤r¤¤¤¤¤- 2. When the contents of a parcel which cannot be delivered are liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed at once, if necessa ; or if expedient, sold, without previous notice or judicial formzgty, for the benefit of the right person, the particulars of each sale bein reported by one Post Office to the other. °rP;=ms:n¤;¤dr:<,§itr:_§¤:,;i 3. Parcels reeirected from one country to the other and parcels returned to the country of origin shall be subject to postage rates Aw, ¤· 1718- as fixed by Article V. The postage on a redirected or returned parcel may be prepaid or collected on delivery at the option of the addressee. Article XIII. I Nenmwmxbuiwrov The Administration of either of the contracting countries will not °“ '°“”“g°` be responsible for the loss or dame e of an parcel and no indemnity can consequently be claimed by Sie sendyer or addressee in either country. Article XIV. etgurrher regulations. 'l`he Postmaster General of the United States of America and the Chief of the Posts, Telegraphs and Tele hones of Netherlands East India shall have authority iointly to malie such further regulations of order and detail as may e found necessary to carry out the pres-