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 PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-WINDWARD ISLANDS. ~a!e;oi.1199~5. 3235 14. The country responsible for the loss, rifling or damage and on t:~parm811t to coun- whose account payment is made is bound to repay to the country aYlDg. makin~ payment on its behalf, without delay and within not more than SIX months after receiving notice of payment, the amount of indemnity paid. 15. ReImbursements for indemnity from one country to the other Reimbursements on gold basis. shall be made on the gold basis. 16. Repayments are to be made free of cost to the creditor country Means to be used. by means of either a money order or a draft, in money valid in the creditor country, or by such other means as may be mutually agreed upon by correspondence. 17· I Unt t il t~ehcohntrarytis prh~vedhh' r~sponsib~litYd fhor an insu.rehd ceTarmstroBot (talk)!TarmstroBot (talk):;YuTarmstroBot (talk)re parce res S WIt t e coun ry W IC avmg receIve t e parcel WIt - t~ show proper disposi- out making any observation and being furnished all necessary par- tIOD. ticulars for inquiry is unable to show its proper disposition. 18. Responsibility for loss, rifling, or damage of an insured parcel I? i s P. ' 1 btl c~fin l g offid~ ]. dbh ., ffifh h'f. responsl e I oss IS- ( Iscovere y t e receIvIng 0 ce 0 exc ange at t e time 0 openmg covered by receiving the receptacles and duly notified to the dispatching office of exchange office. by bulletin of verification, shall fall upon the Administration to which the dispatching office of exchange is subordinate unless it be proved that the loss, rifling, or damage occurred in the service of the reeeiving Administration_ If the loss, rifling or damage occurred in the course of conveyance Los.q in transit. and it should not be possible to ascertain on the territory or in the service of which Country the loss; rifling or damage took place, the indemnity shall be shared equally. . 19. The responsibility of properly enclosmg, packing and sealing Sender resJ?Onsible . d I h d· dhi' f . h for proper packlDg etc. InSUre parce s rests upon t e sen er, an t e posta serVIce 0 nelt er . country will assume liability for loss, rifling, or damage arising from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting. XIII. TRANSIT PARCELS. 1. Each administration guarantees the right of transit over its ter- ritory, to or from any country with which it has parcel-post com- munication, 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 parrels may be sent through it as intermediary. 3. To be accepted for onward transmission, parcels sent by one of the contracting Administrations through the service of the otber Ad- ministration must comply with the conditions prescribed from time to time by the Intermediary Administration. XlV. CHECK BY OFFICE OF EXCHANGE. Ri;:ht, !'uamnteed. Notiee. Olhl'r rl',!uireml'nts. Chl'ek by office of ~'\(·haD!!(,. 1. On the receipt of a Parcel Mail the receivino- Office of rUIY of receiVIng . Th' d 1 f'" onwe Exchange, shall cherk It. e Insure parce s must oe rUl'efully .. compared with the accompanying Bill. Any discrepancies or irregu- larities noted shall be immediately reported to the dispatching Office of Exchange by means of a bulletin of verification. If report is not made f)romptly, it will be a'5sumed that the Mail and the accompany- ill" bills were in every respect in proper order. ~. In the case of any diserepancies or irregularities in a Mail, such ci Hecord of dlscrepan- record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of information as. regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation or claim for indemnity which may be made.