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PARCEL POST AGREEMENT-SIERRA LEONE. February 27. 1930. April 16, 1930. 2739 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 discrepandes or irregularities in a Mail, Discrepancies. such record shall be kept as will permit of the furnishing of infor- mation regarding the matter in connection with any subsequent investigation which may be made. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and a Duplicate parcel . bills. copy sent to the dispatching office of exchange from which the dispatch was received. XII. FEES FOR DELIVERY AND FOR CUSTOMS FORMAL- Fees. ITIES. DEMURRAGE CHARG~S. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect to~:liVery and CUB- from the addressees for delivery and for the fulfilment of Customs . formalities a charge not exceeding ten 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~ or d~mur- Demurrage. rage charges in case the addressee fails to accept delIvery of any parcel within such reasonable time as is prescribed by the Adminis- tration of the country of destination. Any such charges shall be ca~~elled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of orIgm. XIII. REDIRECTION Redirection. 1. Any parcel redirected within the country of destination or Additional charges. 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 narcel is redirected to either country new nosta~ may Collectior. on deliv- • .... .' ...'ery. If not prepaId, be collected upon dehvery and retamed y the Administration making the collection. The Administration making delivery shall fix the amount of such postage when not prepaid. XIV. POSTAL CHARGES OTHER THAN THOSE PRE- otherpostaicharges. SCRIBED NOT TO BE COLLECTED 1. The parcels to which this Agreement applies shall not be th!':::-t~la not subject subjected to any postal charges other than those contemplated by . the different articles hereof. 2. Each Administration shall retain to its own use the whole of Retention or coHee- the l?ostage and fees and other charges which it collects under the tlons. prOVIsions of this Agreement. XV. RECALL AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recall and change of addrell8. So long as a parcel has not been delivered to the addressee, the or=:tedonrequest sender may recall it or cause its address to be altered. The requests . for return or change of address which must conform to the ruleCJ laid down by the domestic re~lations of the contracting Adminis- trations, are to be addressed to the central Administrations or to such post offices as may be mutually agreed upon by corre- spondence.