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 3230 PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-'VINDWARD ISLANDS. 1\la1 ~O, 1935. June 21, 19:35. No oflicbl responsi· hility for eorrectlle~,. Packing, etl:. Insured value. Addresses in ordinary pencil are not allowed, but copying ink or indelible pencil on a surface previously dampened may be used. 2. The sender shall prepare one customs decla,ration for each parcel sent from either country, upon a form provided for the purjose, which customs declaration shall give a ~neral description 0 the parcel, an accurate statement in detail of its contents and value, date of mailing, number of rates prepaid, the sender's name and address, and the name and address of the addressee, and shall be securely attached to the parcel. However, the use of only one customs declaration may be allowed for a single consignment of any number of uninsured parcels sent by the same sender to the same addressee at the same time. 3. The Administrations accept no responsibility for the correctness of the customs declarations. 4. Every parcel shall be packed in a manner adequate for the length of the journey and for the protection of the contents. Ordi- nary parcels may be closed by means of wax, lead seals, o~ otherwise. Insured parcels must be closed and securelv sealed WIth wax or otherwise. but the country of destination shall have the right to open them, as well as ordinary parcels (including the right to break the f:·eals) in order to inspect the contents. Parcels which have been so opened shall be closed again and officially sealed, except that in the case of ordinary parcels they need not be sealed if they were not sealed by the sender in the first instance. Either Administration may require a special impress or mark of the sender in the sealing of lllsul'ed parcels mailed in its service~ as a means of protection. 5. Each insured parcel must bear on the outside a statement of the amount of the insured value expressed in the currency of the country of origin. l.abeling, etc., reo 6. Each insured narcel must be marked or labeled or stamped" In- Q uiremellts. .. sured," in a conspICUOUS manner on the address side and in close Plucing of stamps. proximity to such indorsement there must appear the insurance num- ber given the parcel. The customs declaration, if not gummed to the parcel, must also be marked or labeled or stamped" Insured." 7. The labels or stamps on insured parcels must be so placed that they can not serve to conceal injuries to the covers. They must not be folded over two sides of the cover so as to hide the edge. QUTarmstroBot (talk)talners for ll· 8. 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 second (box of metal or of strong wood) shall be left a space which shall be filled with sawdust, bran, or some other absorbent material, in sufficient quantity to absorb all the liquid contents in the case of breakage. Powders, etc. Prohihitions. A rti('I,,~ sl.olCilied. I.etters, etc. 9. 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 accompany- ing mail matter. IV. PROHIBITIONS. 1. The following articles are prohihited transmission by parcel post:- (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.