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 PARCEL POST-—-IRISH FREE STATE. 2413 purpose, which customs declaration shall (give a general descrip- tion of the parcel, an accurate statement in etail of its contents and value, date of mailing, the sender’s name and address, and the name and qddress of the addrewee, and shall be securely attached to the arce . P 3. The Administrations accept no responsibility for the correctness ,,,}}{‘;, §,‘?§f,°,§,,Q$§,§"*‘ of the customs declarations. _ 4. Every parcel shall be packed in a manner adequate for the P‘*°k*“’·’·°‘°· length of the journey and for the protection of the oo·"ents. Or- dinary parcels may be closed by means of wax, lead sado ather- wise. Insured arcels must be closed and securely sealed .. · I¤S“’°° P°'°°“· otherwise, hut the country of destination shall have the right to o en them as well as ordinary parcels (including the right to break tile seals) in order to inspect the contents. Parcels which have been so opened shall be close again and officially sealed, except that in the case cf ordinary parcels they need not be sealed if they were not sealed by the sender in the first instance. M k b d r Either country may require a special impress or mark of the °r mm °' sender in the sealing of insured parcels mailed in its service, as a means of protection. 5. No insured parcel shall have written on it information as to ,,,,I,§I,‘},E,{,${"’°" '“’“° °' the value of its contents, although this may be stated in the accom- panying customs declaration. L bd 6. Each insured parcel must be marked or labelled or stam ed ” u"'°°" " Insured " in a conspicuous manner on the address side and in clbse proximity to such 1ndorsement there must appear the insurance number given the parcel. The customs declaration, if not gummed to the arcel, must also be marked or labelled or stamped " Insured." mmm wm 7. The labels or stamps on insured parcels must be so placed that ° °°' they can not serve to conceal injuries to the covers. They must not be folded over two sides of the cover so as to hide the edge. U um tc com 8. Any liquid or any substance which easily liquefies must be msn. ° “' packed 1n a double receptacle. Between the first receptacle (bottle, ask, pot, box, etc) and the second (box of metal or of strong wood) shall be left a space which shall be iilled with sawdust, bran, or some other absorbent material, in suilicient quantity to absorb all the liquid contents in the case of breakage. Powdm 9. Powders and dyes in powder form must be packed in lead sealed metal containers w ich containers must be enclosed in substantial outer covers, so as to afford the utmost protection to the accompany- ing mail matter. 1v. ri-Ohabaaem *’*°”’°“‘°¤*· 1. The following articles are prohibited transmission by parcel "‘m°l°°°p°°m°d° post. (a) A letter or a communication having the nature of·a letter. Nevertheless it is permitted to enclose in a parcel an open invoice, confined to the particulars which constitute an invoice, and also a sgplplie copy of the address of the parcel, that of the sender being a e . s (b) An enclosure which bears an address diiferent from that placed on the cove1· of the arcel. · (c) Any live animal (Iexcept bees, which must be enclosed in boxes so as to avoid all danger to postal oiiicers and to allow the contents to be ascertained); (d) Any article of w `ch the admission is not authorized by the Customs or other laws or regulations in force in either country. (e) Any explosive or inflammable article, and, in general, any article of which the conveyance is dangerous.

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