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2250 PARCEL POST-GOLD COAST COLONY. March ~, 1929. April 2, 19~9. Duplicateparcelbllls. 3. If a parcel bill is missing a duplicate shall be made out and a copy sent to the dispatching office of exchange from which the dispatch was received. Fees. Delivery and cus- toms. Demll1'l'8gt!. RedlreotIOD. Additional charges. XII. FEES FOR DELIVERY AND FOR CUSTOMS FORMAL- ITIES. DEMURRAGE CHARGES. 1. The Administration of the country of destination may collect from the addressees for delivery and for the fulfilment of CU3toms 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~e or demur- 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 cB.?l<:elled in the event of the return of the parcel to the country of ongm. XIII. REDIRECTION. 1. Any parcel redirected within the country of destination or 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. e ~OllectioD on deliv- 2. When a parcel is redirected to either country, new postage may, ry if not prepaid, be collected upon delivery and retained 'by the Admin- istration making the collection. The Administration making delivery shall fix the amount of such postage when not prepaid. Other postal charges. XIV. POSTAL CHARGES OTHER THAN THOSE PRE- SCRIBED NOT TO BE COLLECTED. th~~':.ls not subject 1. The parcels to which this Agreement applies shall not be sub- jected to any postal charges other than those contemplated by the Rete tI f 11 different articles hereof. tions.non0 00ec- 2. Each Administration shall retain to its own use the whole of Recall and change of address. Permitted on request of sender. Nondelivery. the postage and fees and ot~r charges which it collects under the provisions of this Agreement. XV. RECALL AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS. So long as a parcel has not been delivered to the addressee, the sender may recall it or cause its address to be altered. The requests for return or change of address which must conform to the rules laid down by the domestic regulations of the contracting Administrations, are to be addressed to the central Administrations or to such post offices as may be mutually agreed upon by correspondence. XVI. NONDELIVERY. Return to sender. 1. In the absence of a request by the sender to the contrary, a parcel which can not be delivered shall be returned to the sender q= postage re- without previous notification. New :postage may be collected from . the sender and retained by the Admirustration making th(' collection. aU~ueststrom sender 2. The sender of a parcel may request, at the time of mailing, that, . if the parcel can not be delivered as addressed, it shall be either (a) treated as abandoned, or (b) tendered for delivery at a second address in the country of destination. No other alternative is admissible. If the sender avails himself of this facility, his request must appear on. the parcel or on a Dispatch Note or Customs Declaration attached