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 2248 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March 6, 11:129, April 2, 1929, ing, the sender's name and address, and the name and address of the addressee, and shall be securely attached to the parcel. bl ?oTarmstroBot (talk)=s1. 3. The Administratio?s accept no responsibility for the correctness of the customs declarations. Packing require- 4. Every parcE:ll shall be packed in a manner adequate for the length ments. of the journey and for the protection of the contents. Ordinary par- cels may be closed by means of wax, lead seals, or otherwise, but the country of destination shall have the right to open them (including the right to break the seals) in order to inspect the contents. Parcels which have been so opened shall be closed again and sealed parcels shall be officially resealed. Liquids, et.c. 5. Any liquid or any substance which easily liquefies must be packed in a double receptacle. Between the first receptacle (bottle, flask, pot, box, etc.,) and the serond (box of metal, strong wood, strong corru- gated cardboard or strong fibreboard or reoeptacle of equal strength) ahall be left a space which shall be filled with sfl.wdust, bran, or some other absorbent material, in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid contents in the case of breakage. Powders, etc. 6. Powders and dyes in powder form must be packed in lead-sealed metal containers which containers must be enclosed in substantial outer covers, so as to afford the utmost protection to the accompanying mail matter. Prohibitions. Articles specified, Letters, etc. IV. PROHIBITIONS 1. The following articles are prohibited transmission by parcel post: (a) A Jetter 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 simple copy of the address of the parcel, that of the sender being added. drh different ad- (b) An enclosure which bears an address different fr(lm that placed on the cover of the parcel. Live animals. (c) Any live animal. th!r1TarmstroBot (talk)ion not au- (d) Any article of which the admission is not authorized by the Customs or other laws or regulations in force in either country. Explosives. (e) Any explosive or inflammable article, and, in general, any article of which the conveyance is dangerous. Erroneously trans· • mitted, 2. When a parcel contravening any of these prohibitions is handed over by one Administration to the other, the latter shall proceed in L't r . ' b 'ted accordance with its laws and its inland regulations. arti\lS t~ be:sl~ed. 3. The two Postal Administrations shall furnish each other with a list of prohibited articles; but they will not thereby undertake any responsibility whatever towards the police, the Customs authorities, or the senders of parcels. Custom! duties, To be collected OD delivery, ' Exchange or parcels. iealed sacks. V. CUSTOMS DUTIES The parcels shall be subject in the country of destination to all Customs duties and all customs regul9.tions in force in that country for the protection of its customs revenues, and the customs duties properl,. chargeable thereon shall be collected on delivery, in accord- ance WIth the customs regulations of the country of destination. VI. METHOD OF EXCHANGE OF PARCELS The parcels shall be exchanged, in sacks duly fastened and sealed, by the Offices appointed by agreement between the two Administra- tions, and shall be dispatched to the country of destination by the country of origin at its cost and by such means as it provides.