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 PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-LEEWARD ISLANDS. May 27, 1929. 2321 July 11. 1929. Parcel post agreement between, the United States of America and the Leeward Islands. Signed at Antigua, May 21, 1929, at Washington, July 11, 1929,' approved by the President, July 18, 1929. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMEN'r OF THE LEE- WARD ISLANDS FOR THE DIRECT EXCHANGE OF PARC~LS BY PARCEL POST. May'Z1 .1920. July 11, 1929. For the purpose of concluding arrangements for the exchange of m~n~ce~it~iee~ parcels by parcel p,ost betwe~n the United States of Ame~c~ (includ- IsTarmstroBot (talk)bl mg Alaska. Hawan, Porto RICO, Guam Samoa, and the Vrrgm Islands e. of the United States) and the Leeward Islanus the undersigned, Walter F. Brown, Post.master General of the Unit;i States of America, and the Honourable Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham- Fiennes, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands, by virtue of authority vested in them, have agreed upon the following articles: I. Limits of Weight and Size. 1. No parcel shall exceed twenty-two pounds in weight, three feet six inches (one hundred and five centimeters) in length, or six feet (one hundred and eighty centimeters) in length and girth combined. 2. As regards the exact ~alculation of the weight and dimensions of parcels, the view of the despatching office shall be accepted, save in cases of obvious error. II. Postage and Fees. Limit!! of weight and size. Postage and fees. 1. The Administration of Origin is entitled to collect from the er~o1lect1on from send· sender of each parcel such postage and fees for requests for informa- tion as to the disposal of a parcel made after it hAS been posted, and also, in the case of insured parcels, such insurance fees and fees L. return receipts, as may from time to time be prescribed by its regulations. 2. Except in the case of returned or redirected parcels, the postage Prepayment. and such of the fees mentioned in the preceding section as are appli- cable, must be prepaid. III. Preparation of Parcels. Preparation of par- cels. 1. The name and address of the sender and of the addressee must TarmstroBot (talk) reqnJre. be legibly and correctly written in every case when possible on the parcel itself, or on a label gummed thereto, and in the case of parcels addressed by tag only because of their shape or size-must also be written on a separate slip which slip must be enclosed in the p_arcel, but it is recommended that such address slips be enclosed in all par- cels. Parcels will not be accepted when sent by or addressed to ini- tials, unless the initials are the adopted trade name of the senders or e.ddressees. Addresses in ordinary pencil are not allowed, but copying ink or indelible pencil on a surface previously dampened may be used.