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 2448 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-MACAO. l\1 ay ~l, 11127. July 29, 11/27. ordinate unless it is proved that the loss, rifling, or damage occurred in the service of th9 receiving Administration. Sender responsible 19 Th 'bili't f I I' kin d al' for properly packing, • e responsl y 0 lJroper y enc osm6, pac g, an se mg etc. registered and insured parcels rests upon the sender, and the postal service of neither country will assume liability for the loss, rifling, or damage arming from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting. Transit parcels. XIII. Transit Parcels. Right of transit guar' Illlteed. 1. Each Administration guarantees the ri~ht of transit over its territory, to or from any country with which it has parcel post communication, of parcels originating in or addressed for delivery in Notice of countries. the territory of the othe~ contracting Administrations. 2. Each Administration shall inform the other to which countries Conditions to be com· plIJ"cels may be sent through it as interI?-e~iary. plied with. 3. To be accepted for onward transmISSIOn, parcels sent by one of Check by office of e1' change. the contracting Administrations through the service of the other Administration must comply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the intermediary AdministrRtion. XIV. Check by Office of Exchange. Duty of receiving offl.ce. 1. On the receiPt of a Parcel Mail, the receiving Office of Exchange shall check it. The registered and insured pareels must be carefully compared with the accompan,ing bills. Any di:~repancies or irre~gu­ larities noted shall be immediately reported to the desj>atching Office of Exchange by means of a bulletin of verification. If report is not made proIIlptly, it will be assumed that the Mail and the accom- &oord of dlscrepan· panyi!lg bills were in every respect in proper order. des. 2. In the case of any discrepancies or irregularities in a Mail, such record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of information regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investiga- Duplicnte parcel bill. tion or claims for indemnity which may be made. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and a copy sent to the despatching Office of Exchange from which the Noting of damago, despatch was received. etc. 4. Registered and insured parcels bearing evidence of violation or damage must have the facts noted on them and be marked with the stamp of the Office making tho note, or a document drawing attention to the violation or damage must be forwarded with the parcels. For custolll8 deli v· ery. Demunaae charges. XV. Fees for Delivery and for Custom Formalities. DEMURRAGE CHARGES. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect from the addressee for delivery and for the fulfilment of Customs formalities a ch~e not exceeding ten cents gold for each parcel, and an additional delivery charge of like amount for each time a parcel is presented at the residence of the addressee after one un- successful presentation. 2. Each Administration may impose reasonable sto~e or demur- rage charges in case the addressee fails to accept delivery of any parcel within such reasonable time as is prescribed by the Administra- tion of the country of destination. Any such charges shall be cancelled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of origin.

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