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54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR. 8, 1938 (674] §8. In the mobile service accounts, replies to radiotelegrams with prepaid reply shall be handled in every respect like other radiotelegrams. (675] §9. For radiotelegrams exchanged between on-board stations- 1676] (a) Without the intermediary of land stations: Except when other arrangements have been made, the operating enterprise to which the on-board station of destination is subject shall debit that enterprise to which the on-board station of origin is subject with all charges collected, deducting the charges due to the latter station. [677] (b) Through the intermediary of a single land station: The administration to which the land station is subject shall debit the one to which the on-board station of origin is subject with all charges collected, deduction being made of the charges accruing to such on-board station, in conformity with the requirements of §5. Following this, the stipulations of §7 shall be followed. [678] (c) Through the intermediary of two land stations: The administration to which the first land station is subject shall debit the one to which the on-board station of origin is subject with all the charges collected, deduction being made of the charges accruing to this on-board station, in conformity with the require- ments of §5. Following this, the stipulations of §7 shall be followed, considering the first land station as the office of origin so far as accounts are concerned. [679] §10. For radiotelegrams which are routed, at the sender's re- quest, through one or two intermediary on-board stations, each of these shall debit with the on-board charge accruing to it for transit: [680] (a) the on-board station of destination, in the case of a radio- telegram originating on land and addressed to an on-board station, or in the cases contemplated in §9, (b) and (c) [Nos. 677 and 678] (second radiotelegraph route); [681] (b) the on-board station of origin, in the case of a radio- telegram originating with an on-board station and addressed to land, or in the cases contemplated in §9 (a) and in §9, (b) and (c) [Nos. 676, 677, and 678] (first radiotelegraph route). B. EXCHANGE, VERIFICATION, AND SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS [682] §11. In principle, in monthly accounts serving as the basis for tioExha , eset the accounting of radiotelegrams dealt with in this article, radio- of counts. telegrams shall be entered individually with all the necessary indica- tions. A model form of this account shall constitute appendix 13. Pp '643 The accounts shall be sent within three months after the month to which they refer. [683] §12. Notice of acceptance of an account, or comments concern- ing it, shall be sent within six months from the date on which the latter is rendered. 1561