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 1492 PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-NE'V ZEALAND. March 3, 1933. April 24, 1933. ARTICLE III. Postage and Fees. Postage, etc. 1. The Administration of origin is entitled to collect from the Collecting, from 98J1der. sender of each parcel the postage and the fees for requests for infor- Prepayment. mation as to the disposal of a parcel made after it has been posted, and also, in the case of insured parcels, the insurance fees and the fees for return receipts, that may from time to time be prescribed by its regulations. 2. Except in the case of returned or redirected parcels, the postage and such of the fees mentioned in the preceding section as are appli- cable, must be prepaid. ARTICLE IV. Preparation of par. Preparation of Parcels. cel!. Packing. Every parcel shall be packed in a manner adequate for the length of the Journey and the protection of the contents as set forth in the Regulations of Execution. ProhlbltioDS. Articles specllled. '" Letters. etc. ARTICLE V. Prohibiti01lJJ. 1. The following articles are prohibited transmission by parcel po~: ' (a) A letter 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. With different ad· (b) An enclosure which bears an address different from that dress. placed on the cover of the parcel. Live anlmals. Nonadmlsslble are tiel.. ExplOSIVes. obacene,etc., articles. Designated unln. sured articles. Treatment of. (c) Any live animal, except leeches. (d) Any article the admission of which is forbidden by the Cus- toms or other laws or regulations in force in either country. (e) Any explosive or inflammable article, and in general, any artIcle the conveyance of whic'.l is dangerous, including articles which from their nature or packing may be a source of danger to postal employees or may soil or damage other parcels. (f) Obscene or immoral articles. (g) It is, moreover, forbidden to send coin, platinum, gold or silver (whether manufactured or unmanufactured), precious stones, jewels, or other precious articles in uninsured parcels. If a parcel which contains coin, platinum, gold or silver (whether manufactured or unmanufactured), precious stones, jewels, or other precious articles is sent uninsured, it shall be placed under insurance by the country of destination and treated accordin~ly'. Prohibited articles 2. When a1,arcel contravening any of these prohIbItions is handed erroneously handled. over by one dministration to the other, the latter shall proceed in accordance with its laws and inland regulations. Explosive or in- flammable articles, as well as documents, pictures and other articles injurious to public morals may be destroyed on the spot by the Administration which has found them in the mails. Parcel contalnlng a The fact that a parcel contains a letter, or a communication having Jetter. the nature of a letter, may not, in any case, entail the return of the parcel to the sender. The letter is, however, marked for the collec- tion of postage due from the addressee at the regular rate.