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 2804 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-DUTCH GUIANA. :u:; ::,3~930. Responsi):>i1ity for 19 The responsibility of properly enclosing packing and sealin~ proper packmg, etc. .', , • msured parcels rests upon the sender, and the postal service 0 Transit parcels. neither country will assume liability for loss arismg from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting. XIII. Transit Parcels. TarmstroBot (talk)ieed~f transit 1. Each Administration guarantees the right 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 the territory of the other contracting Administration. Notice. 2. Each Admmistration shall inform the other to which countries parcels may be sent through it as intermediary. Conditions to be 3. To be accepted for onward transmission parcels sent by one complied with. of the contracting Administrations through the service of the other Administration must comply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the intermediary Administration. Allowances. 4. The amounts to be allowed in respect to parcels sent from one of the contracting countries to the other for onward transmission to a possession 01 either country or to a third country shall be fixed by the intermediate Administration. Check by Office of Exchange. XIV. Check by Office of Exchange. Duty of receiving 1. On the receipt of a Parcel Mail, the receiving Office of Exchange office. shall check it. The insured parcels must be carefully compared with the accompanying bills. Any discrepancies or irregularlties noted shall be immediately reported to the despatching Ofllce of Exchange by means of a bulletin of verification. If report is not made promptly, it will be assumed that the Mail and the accompanying bills were in every respect in proper order. Record of discrep. 2. In the case of any discrepanCles or irre~larities in a Mail, such ancies. record shall be kept as will permit of the rnishing of information regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation or claim for indemnity which may be made. Duplicate parcel bill. 3 . If a parcel bill is missing J. duplicate shall be made out and a copy sed to the despatching Office of Exchange from which the despatch was received. Notation of evident 4. Insured parcels bearing evidence of violation or damage must damaga, etc. have the facts noted on them and be marked with the stamp of the Office making the note, or a document drawing attention to the violation or damage must be forwarded with the parcels. Fees. XV. Fees for Delivery and for Customs Formalities. Demurrage Charges. By ad~ for In- 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect .servlce and de- from the addressees, for delivery and for the fulfilment of Customs formalities, a charge not exceeding 10 dollarceDts ~old equivalent to 25 cents Dutch gold for each parcel, and an addltional delivery charge of like amount for each time a parcel is presented Itt the residence of the addressee after one unsuccessful presentation. DemurragechargBII. 2. Each Administration may impose reasonable storage or demur- rage charges in case the addressee fails to accept delivery of any parcel within such reasonable time as is prescribed by the Admin- Istration of destination. Any such charges shall be cancelled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of origin.