Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 44 Part 3.djvu/1056

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2486 PARCEL rosr CONVENTION—NETHERLANDS. mg•¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤ °Y ¤¤¤'· VIII. Oertificates of Mailing. Fumismdw sender. The sender will, on request at the time of mailing an ordinary (unregistered and uninsured) parcel receive a certificate of mailing from the post office where the parcel is mailed, on a form provided for the purpose; and each country may fix a reasonable fee therefor, but no certificate of mailing, other than the registration or insurance receipt, will be furnished t e sender of registered or insured parcels. R°S*’°'““’““"· IX. Responsibility not Accepted for Ordinary parcels. ,,,§§§,°,§‘§§,§,‘}*.§°§,§§’§‘°§,‘;{ Neither the sender nor the addressee of an ordinary (unregistered and uninsured) parcel shall be entitled to compensation for the loss of the parcel or or the abstraction of or damage to its contents. R°giS°'“"°" °“d i“` X. Registration and Insurance. Sl1l'8D(.0. ¤¤li1°i0rl?§g¤§€-§'{{§,§"§‘{; 1. The sender of a parcel may have the same insured (or regis- Umed B'~¤°°° tered if mailed in the United States of America but not in the Kingdom of The Netherlands) lqy paying in addition to the postage such insurance or registration ee, as the case may be, as is pre- scribed by the country of origin, and in the event of loss, rifling, or damage, indemnity shall be paid for the actual amount based on the actual value at the time of mailing, of the loss, rifling, or damage up to a sum not exceeding $100 gold, when mailed in the United States of America or the equivalent thereof, gld. 250 gold, when mailei in the Kingdom of The Netherlands, or the equivalent thereo . · R°¤iS°°*°d $¤*°°l§ _Re istered arcels will not be accepted in the Kingdom of The iii°1i§i$Yi°p°i¤iH°Ni`£i¤r$i- Nethgrlands fgr transmission to the United States of America but $$2; registered parcels for the Kingdom of The Netherlands will be ¤¤’°d· accepted in-the United States of America with the understanding that after their receipt in the Kingdom of The Netherlands they are to be treated in the same manner as parcels with declared value (insured parcels) and the same amount of indemnity and the same indemnity plrovisions shall apply to them as are applicable to insured _ parcels exc anged between the two countries. I“d°‘“'“"’ *"“*°°d· bljo registered or insufred parcel shall be indemnified for an amount a ve the real value 0 its contents. m§’,f§f°"‘“"“°’ “g'°°' Both Administrations reserve the right to arrange by mutual agreement throu h correspondence for a higher or lower limit of _ _ indemnity than ttclxat mentioned in this Convention. C°‘“·"""°“*’·°‘°· 2. The registration in the United States of America or the insur- ance in the Kingdom of The Netherlands of all parcels containing coin, bullion, jewelry, or any other precious article exchanged between the two Administrations is obligatory. If a parcel containing coin, bullion, 'ewelréy, or any other precious article is mailed unregistered in the llnite States of America or uninsured in the Kingdom of The Netherlands, it shall be placed under regilistration in the United States of America or under insur- ance in t e Kingdom of The Netherlands by the post ofiice which first observes the fact of its having been mailed unregistered or as ordinary mail, and treated in accordance with the regulations of the _ country placing the matter under registration or insurance.

      • 8 ‘°’ ‘¤d°"*““*Y· 3. The Administration of origin is entitled to fix its own fees for

different limits of indemnity within the maximum provided. ingmggrwapcs and XI. Return Receipts and Inquiries. A¤vi¢¤¤f¤<>¤v¤fv· 1. The sender of a registered or insured arcel may obtain an advice of delivery upon payment of such additional charge, if any, as the country of origin of the parcel shall stipulate.