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1408 POSTAL CONVENTION-BAHAMAS. Dnomrnnn 20, 1887. be forwarded, the country of destination will collect double rates of postage according to the Universal Postal Union _Convention. Add¤‘°¤¤· No parcel may contain parcels intended for delivery at an address other than that borne by the parcel itself. If such inclosed parcels be detected, they must be sent forward singly, charged with new and distinct parcel-post rates. ARTICLE IV. Duma The packages in question shall be subject in the country of destination to all customs duties and all customs regulations in force in that country for the protection of its customs revenues, and to the following rates of postage, which shall in all cases be required to be FULLY PREPAID with postage stamps of the country of origin, viz : R¤¤¤<>¢ www- In the United States, for a parcel not exceeding one pound in_ weight, 12 cents; and for each additional pound, or fraction of a pound, 12 cents. In the Bahamas, for a parcel not exceeding one pound in weight, six pence; and for each additional pound, or fraction of a pound, six pence. _ ARTICLE V. · customs declsm- The sender of each ackage must make a Customs Declaration, "°“· asted upon or attached to the package, upon a special form provided for the urpose (see Model 1,"A," annexed hereto), giving a general descriptlion of the palrcel, an accurate statement of the contents and value, date of maiag, and the sender’s signature and place of residence, and place of dress. The sender will, at the time of mailing the package, receive a certificate of mailing from the post-office where the package is mailed, on a form like Model 2, annexed hereto. Mmm ¤‘¤¢=¤*P*· The sender of a ackage may obtain a return receipt for the same by paying in the I})nited States a fee of 5 cents, and in the Bahamas two pence, in addition to the postage on each packet, to be aiiixed to the acket in stamps of the country of origin. Registry- · The sender of a package may have the same registered by paying the registration fee required for registered articles in the country of origin, and will receive the return receipt without special charge therefor. Anrrcnn VI. usuvsrr. The addressees of redgistered articles shall be advised of the arrival of a package addresse to them, by a notice from the post-office of destination. The packages shall be delivered to addressees in the country of destination free of charge {or postage,- but the customs duties properl chargeable thereon shall be collected on delivery in accordance with the customs regulations of the country of destination; and the country of destination may, at its o tion, levy and collect from the addressee for interior service and delivery a charge not exceeding live cents in the United States and two and a half pence in the Bahamas on each single dparcel of whatever weight; and if the weight exceeds one poun , a charge equal to one cent or one-half penny for each four ounces of weight or fraction thereof. ARTICLE VII. Tnqspcmuon. The packages shall be considered as a component part of the mails exchanged direct between the United States and the Bahamas, to be dispatched by the country of origin to the other at its cost and by suc means as it provides, but must be forwarded, at the option of