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2218 PARCEL POST 0oNvENr1oN—LArm. d¤d°•l·*j°“°°°'°”*°¤¤ 2. The parcels in question shall be subject in the country of des- tination to all customs duties and all customs regulations in force in that countay, and the customs duties proper? chargeable thereon shall be co ectible from the addressee on t e elivery of the parcel, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country of des- tination. V Article VII. M“*‘“‘ ’“‘°“*"" The Post Oilice De artment of the United States shall pay to wm mgmt the Postal Administrdiion of Latvia 10 cents for each parcel for- warded from its oliices to Latvia, and the Postal Administration of Latvia shall a a similar amount to the Post Ollice Department of the United) bytates for each parcel forwarded' from its oilices to the United States. The accounts shall be balanced every quarter and a general balance of such quarterly settlements struck yearly, which amount shall be paid by the Post Oilice Department of the debtor country. · Article VIII. ,,§,?f_"°‘* °‘“"“*’°" 1. The parcels shall be considered as a component part of the mails exchnn ed directly between Latvia and the United States of America, to ge despatched to destination by the coimtry of origin at its cost and by such means as it may have at its disposal; ut the shall be forwarded at the option of the despatching oilice either in boxes Exgfmared expressly for the purpose, or in ordinary mail sacksmar - · “ parcel Host and securely sealed with wax or other- wise, as may be mutua uy provided. ugdlum °‘ °m°°’ 2. Each country sha return em ty to the despatching oilice, by the next mail “all such boxes or sacgs. · P•°“¤¤· 3. Although parcels admitted under this convention will be trans- mitted asa oresaid between the exchange oiiices of the two coun- tries, they should be so carefully packed as to be safely transmitted both to the exchange otlice of t e country of origin and to the receiving odice of the country of destination. ’ ~ , v&•$'_*f“'° “" °’ 4. Each despatch of a parcel post mail shall be accompanied bi;- a descriptive 'st in duplicate o all packaghes sent; this list sha show distinctly the num r of each parcel, t e name of the sender, the name of the addressee and the address of destination; or, in the case of ordinary) parcels, they ma be advised sim_pl by the total. number of suc lparcels sent in the despatch. This list shall be inclomd in one of t_ e boxes or sacks of such despatch. Article IX. E‘°°"“'°°°°°°‘ _ Exchange of mails under this convention from any lace in either of e participating countries to any place in the otlller shall be effected through the post onices of Liepaja and New-York, or through such other oiiices as may subsequent y be designated for this purpose, under, such regulations 1·elative to details of exchange as may mutually determined to be essential to the security and expcdmou of the mails and the protection of the customs revenue. Arzate X. B°°°"‘ °"'““· 1. As soon as the mails have reached the exchange oiiice of desti- nation, that oiiice shall check the contents of- the mail. ¤¤¤¤¤¢¤*•w¤¤1¤¤- 2. In theevent of the- parcel bill not having been received a sub- stitute bill Shall at once be prepared. » °°“°°“°“ °‘°“°”· 3., Any errors in the entries on the parcel bill which may be detected shall, after verification by a second ollicer, be corrected