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 ixtaciai. rosr CONVENTION--»~SI.~\l\l. ‘jjg;,‘;;,gL·g;$·,Qgfif= mess (:1) All parcels of which the addressee refuses to take delivery or declines to make formal entr when requested by the customs officer in cases where the appraisecly value exceeds the value shown in the declaration of entry, and where evidence of fraudulent intent is s iown. The particulars of the disposition of each parcel shall be communicated by one postal administration to the other. _ 2. Parcels which it has not been possible to deliver and which are """**‘°"""""’°"’f· liable to deterioration or corruption may, however, be sold immediately, without previous notice or legal formality, `for the benefit of the person entitled thereto, the particulars of the sale being reported by one Administration to the other. The proceeds of the sale shall be devoted to paying the charges on the arcel; the remainder, if any, shall be sent to the office of origin to Ee paid to the sender. lf for any reason a sale is impossible, the spoiled or worthless articles are destroyed or handed over to the customs. _ 3. lVith the reservation that the formalities prescribed for admin; ,,,f,{Q§f"’““g ""“S‘°“‘s istrative reasons by the Administrations concerned be complied with`. the customs duties on parcels which have to be sent back to the country of origin or redirected to a third country shall be canceled both in the United States and in Siam. ‘ 4. Missent parcels shall be immediately returned to the dispatch- *·l=SS·‘¤*P=**<’€*S- ing office of exchange. Attention shall be called to the error by means of a Bulletin of Verification. . 5. Parcels which are abandoned by the.senders will not be re·turncd -`-‘**‘¤°°¤°*l¥‘°’°°lS· to origin, but will be disposed of in' accordance with the regulations of the country of destination. e ARTICLE VII. The Postal Administration of the United States shall pay to the N;{_$,*§;lggggg**SbY Postal Administration of.,,Siam.]..7J5 francs gold- for eachaparcel I ` " forwarded from the United States to Siam, and the Postal Administration of Siam shall pay a similar amount to the Postal Administration of the United States for each parcel forwarded from Siam to the United States. At the end of each quarter, the postal administration of the ,,.3,{§?"°”ly sm"` creditor country shall submit to the postal administration of the . debtor country an account in duplicate showing the number of - parcels dis atched by each country as indicated by the parcel bills and the baljance resulting from such transaction. After verification, "”>`m°“*$· the amount of the balance shall be paid in money of the United States by means of a bill of exchange on New York payable at sight. Payments may also be made in cash or by means of bills of exchange drawn on places other than New York by mutual agreement between the two countries. Conversion of francs into United States currency shall be at the rate of gold francs 5.1825 equals one dollar. ARTICLE VIII. 1. The parcels shall be considered as a component part of the ,,,§l§l‘°d °’ "““s’°" mails exchanged between the United States and Siam to be dispatched to destination by the country of origin at its cost and by such means as it provides; butimust be forwarded, at the option of the despatching office, either in receptacles prepared expressly for the purpose or in ordinary mail sacks, marked “Parcel Post "; and securely sealed with a lead seal or otherwise, as may be mutually provided by regulations hereunder. Q. Each country shall promptly return empty to the despatching __‘;§;¤’¤ M *’¤“¤¤' office, by next mail, all such sacks or receptacles. c _ __ " '