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1880 rancnn Posr CONVENTION—GIBRALTAR. Parcels redirected from one address another in the country of destination argh subject to such additional charge as the domestic f f t count rescribe. P°`m'°b1°"°i°l°°° m%1'l2ieiiOl;1lSieOcont·ents of aI?i>§rcel which cannot be delivered are liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed_ at once, 1f necessary, or, if expedient, sold, without previous notice or legal formality, for the benent of the right person, the particulars of such sale bein notified by one post office to the other. The sum reahsed by the sase shall be used in the iirst place to defray the charges upon the parcel, and any balance shall be remitted to the office of origm to be paid to the sender. _ ug°°°u°°°° °‘ du` The customs duties on parcels which have to be sent back to the country of origin or redirected to a third country shall be cancelled both in the United States and Gibraltar. ARTICLE X. ¤¤IL.¤¤=- llmwm Neither of the contracting Administrations will be responsible for the loss or damage of any mparcel, conseqpently no indemnity can be claimed by the sender or dresses in eit er country. ARTICLE XI. Emma ‘°°°’ °°°` Each country shall retain to its own use the whole of the post es and delivery fees it collects on the said parcels, consequently Agreement will give rise to no postage accounts between the two countries. The foregoing clause, however, shall not preclude either office from proposing a system of accounts, or of insurance or registration of parcels, after some experience has been gained of the working of this. Agreement; and if such arrangement be made the necessary modifications shall be carried out by mutual consent. U ARTICLE XII. mxgmig. d°` The internal legislation of both the United States and Gibraltar shall remain app cable_as regards everything not provided for by N m _ the articles herein contamed. ,,,1°g,.,§‘{f‘°“ °' 1’“"' The Administrations shall communicate to each other from time to tune the provisions of their laws or regulations applicable to the conveyance of parcels by Parcel Post, and shall furnish each other with a list of prohibite articles, but they do not on that acconmt incur any responsibility whatever towards the Police, the Customs mmm www Authorities or the senders of Parcels. aa, °°°’ They shall regulate the mode of transmission of these parcels, and fix all other measures of detail and order necessary for ensuring the performance of the service. ARTICLE XIII. sam. This Agreement shall come into operation on the first dav of Eelgruary 1915 and shall be terminable on a notice of six months by eit er party. Sismtum. Done in du licate at W8Sh1Rgt0· n on the hth d f J 1915, and at Ciibraltar on the seventh day of l:’)1§cembe;%9(l4. mmm? Arnmzr Srmmr Bunuzsou, [sun,.] Postmaster General of the United States of America. [san,.] C. W. Him., Postmaster General of Gibraltar.