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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES In either case, the weight of the parcel will be verified before and after repacking, and indicated on the wrapper of the parcel itself. That indication will be followed by the note "Repacked at . . .", and the signature of the agents who have effected such repacking. ARTICLE 9 Payment. Payment.1. For each parcel, ordinary or insured sent to the Bahamas, pay- ment shall be made at the rate of 1 gold franc per parcel. 2. For each parcel, ordinary or insured, sent to the United States of America or to its possessions, payment shall be made as follows, based on the bulk net weight of each dispatch: 0.32 gold francs per pound for parcels for the United States of America 0.16 " " " " " " " " Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and Samoa 0.32 " " " " " " " Alaska 3. In addition, there shall be paid the following transit charges for parcels, ordinary or insured, for the possessions of the United States of America, based on the bulk net weight of each dispatch: 0.32 gold francs per pound when only sea service is provided 0.52 " " " " " land " " " 0.68 " " " " " both land and sea services are provided. 4. The terminal quotas and transit charges above mentioned may be reduced or increased on three months' previous notice given by one country to the other. The reduction or increase shall remain in force for at least one year. ARTICLE 10 Accounting. Accounting. 1. At the end of each quarter, each Administration makes up an account on the basis of the parcel bills. 2. These accounts accompanied by the parcel bills, and, if any, copies of verification notes relating thereto shall be submitted to the examination of the corresponding Administration in the course of the month following the quarter to which they relate. 3. The recapitulation, transmission, examination and acceptance of these accounts must not be delayed, and the payment of the balance shall take place at the latest at the expiration of the following quarter. 4. The balance resulting from the adjustment of the accounts be- tween the two Administrations is paid by a sight draft drawn on New York, or by some other means mutually agreed upon by corre- spondence. The expenses of payment are chargeable to the debtor Administration. ARTICLE 11 Miscellaneous Notifications. ctiscnlaneous noti- The Administrations shall communicate to each other a summary of the provisions of their laws or regulations applicable to the parcels exchanged between the two contracting countries, and other items necessary for carrying out the exchange of parcels. 1486

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