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 PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-LEEWARD ISLANDS. Mlly 27, 1929. 2327 July 11, 1929. XIII. Transit Parcels. Transit parcels. 1. Each Administ.ration guarantees the ri~ht of transit over its an~.toftransitguar. territory! to or from any country with which it has ,arcel post commurucatirm, of parcels originating in or addressed for delivery in the territory of the other contracting Administration. 2. Each Administration shall inform the other to which countries Notice. parcels may be sent through it as intermediary. C dll 3. To be accepted. for onward transmission, parcels sent by one of ~li~dnWi.nstObeoom. the contracting Administrations through the service of the other Administration must comply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the intermediary Administration. XIV. Check by Office oj Exchange. Check by office of exchange. 1. On the receipt of a Parcel Mail, the receiving Office of Exchange otfc!!ty of receiving shall check it. The insured parcels must be carefully compared with . the accom:panying Bill. Any discrepancies or irregularities noted shall be immediately reported to the despatching office 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. . 2. In the case of any discrepancies or irregularities in a mftil, such Cill~.eoord of dl!Cl'epan· record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of informatio~ regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation. or claim for indemnity which may be made. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and a Duplicate parce! bill. copy sent to the despatching office of exchange from which the des- patch was received. 4. Insured parcels bearing evidence of violation or damage must et~otlce of damage, 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 parcel XV. Fees Jor Delivery and Jor Customs Formalities. -Demurrage Oharges. Fees. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect Forcustoms delivery. from the addressee, for delivery and for the fulfillment of customs for- malities, a charge not exceeding 10 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 unsuccessful presentation. 2. Each Administration may impose reasonable stora~e or demur- Ch~emurrage, etc., rage charges in case the addressee fails to accept delivery of any gas. parcel within such reasonable t.ime as is prescribed by the Adminis- tration of the country of destination. Any such charges shall be caelled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of ongm. XVI. Re-direction. Re-dlrectlon. 1. Any parcel re-directed within the country of destination or ed~harges, as precrib- delivered to an alternate addressee at the original office of address shall be liable to such additional charges as may be prescribed by the Administration of that country. 2. When a parcel is redirected to either country, new postage as fllectl0n of new well as new insurance fees, in the case of insured parcels (which, when redirected, must be dcs~atched in the same kind of mails 0.3 received, that is, insured) may, If not prepaid, be collected upon delivery and retained by the Administration making the collection. The Adminis-