Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 25.djvu/1512

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CON\7ENTION·HAWAIIAN KINGDOM. DECEMBER 19, 1888. 147 3 required for collection of customs duties, and shall be forwarded by the most speedy means to their destination, being subject in their transmission to the laws and regulations of each country respective y. ARr1oLE III. 1. A letter or communication of the nature of personal corre- rams accompany. sponmence must not accompany, be written on, or enclosed with any mg P”““‘$· parce . 2. If such be found, the letter will be placed in the mails if separable, and if inseparably attached, the whole package will be rejected. If, however, any such should inadvertently be forwarded, the country of destination will collect double rates of postage according to the Universal Postal Union Convention.

 N o parcel may contain parcels intended for delivery at an ad- Address.

dress other than the one borne by the parcel itself. If such enclosed ‘ parcels be detected, they must be sent forward singly, charged with new and distinct parcel post rates. ARTICLE IV. 1. The following rates of postage shall in all cases be required to mae or postage. be fully prepaid with postage stamps of the country of origin, viz: 2. For a parcel not exceeding four hundred and sixt grams or one dpound in weight, twelve cents; and for each additional, four hundre and sixty grams or one pound, or fraction thereof, twelve cents. 3. The pac ages shall be promptly delivered to addressees at the Delivery. post omces of address in the country of destination, free of charge for postage; but the country of destination may at its option, levy and colect from the addressee for interior service and de ivery a c arge not exceeding nve cents on each single parcel of whatever weight; and A if the weight exceeds four hundred and sixty rams or one pound, a _ charge equal to one cent for each one hundred and fifteen grams or four ounces, of weight, or fraction thereof. · ARTICLE V. 1. The sender will, at the time of mailing the package, receive a ReceiP¤· receipt of mailing from the post office where the package is mailed, on a form like Model I annexed hereto. 2. The sender of a package may have the same registered by pay- Registry. ing the registration fee required for registered artic es in the country of origin. 3. An acknowledgment of the delivery of a registered article shall Return receipt. be returned to the sender when requested; but either country may require of the sender prepayment of a fee therefor not exceeding five cents. 4. The addressees of registered articles shall be advised of the Notice waddmssce. arrival of a package addressed to them, by a notice from the post ofiice of destination. ARTICLE VI. 1. The sender of each ackage shall make a Customs Declaration, t_Cust0ms declarapasted upon or attached) to the package, upon a special Form pro- ‘°“‘ vided for the purpose (see Model 2 annexed ereto) giving a general ’ description of the arcel, an accurate statement of the contents and value, date of mailing, and the sender’s signature and place of residence. and place of a dress. _ 2. The packa es in question shall be subject in the country of couecuou of dunes. destination to all customs duties and all customs regulations in force in that country for the protection of its Customs Revenues; and the s·rA·r 1.-von xxv—-—-93