exchange of parcels between the United Kingdom and the Argentine Republic on the basis of the Parcel Post Convention of Washington of the 15th June, 1897.*

The following Regulations shall be generally applicable, not only to parcels exchanged direct between the United Kingdom and the Argentine Republic, but also to parcels sent in transit to or from one of the two countries through the other:

I. Parcels may be forwarded by Parcel Post from the United Kingdom to the Argentine Republic up to the weight of 11 lb. English, and from the Argentine Republic to the United Kingdom up to the weight of 5 kilog.

II. (1.) The two Post Offices guarantee the right of transit for parcels over their territory to or from any country with which they respectively have Parcel Post communication; and they undertake responsibility for transit parcels within the limits determined by Article X below.

(2.) In the absence of any arrangement to the contrary between the Administrations concerned, the conveyance of parcels thus exchanged between countries not contiguous will be effected à découvert.

III. The prepayment of the postage on parcels shall be compulsory, except in the case of re-directed parcels.

IV. (1.) On each parcel sent from the United Kingdom to the Argentine Republic, or vice versa, the Post Office of the country of origin shall pay to the Post Office of the country of destination for inland service the sum of 1 fr. 25 c. This sum shall be increased by 2 fr. when the office of destination provides for the sea service, it being understood that the steamship companies are under no obligation to the country of origin to convey its parcels free of charge to the country of destination.

(2.) The amount of the postage to be prepaid on parcels exchanged between the United Kingdom and the Argentine Republic shall be fixed in each case by the office of origin according to its own regulations.

V. In the case of parcels originating in or forwarded by one of the two contracting countries and sent in transit through the other, the Post Office of the intermediate country shall be credited by the other Post Office with the sums due to the former for the conveyance in accordance with tables to be mutually communicated.

VI. The Post Office of the country of destinatio from the addressees for the delivery of the p fulfilment of custom-house formalities, a

25 centimes for each parcel.

VII. The parcels to which the cannot be subjected to any posta contemplated by the different articl

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will be entertained unless made within a year of the posting of the parcel; after this term the applicant will have no right to any indemnity.

(6.) If the loss, abstraction, or damage shall have occurred in course of conveyance between the exchanging offices of the two countries, and it shall not be possible to ascertain on the territory or in the service of which the loss, abstraction, or damage took place, each Administration shall pay half of the indemnity.

(7.) The Administrations will cease to be responsible for parcels of which the owners have accepted delivery.

XI. The cost of the receptacles in which parcel mails are exchanged between the two countries shall be shared equally between the two Administrations.

XII. (1.) The internal legislation of both the United Kingdom and the Argentine Republic shall remain applicable as regards everything not provided for by the stipulations contained in the present Agreement.

(2.) The Administrations shall communicate to each other, from time to time, the provisions of their laws or regulations. applicable to the conveyance of parcels by Parcel Post.

XIII. The two Postal Administrations shall indicate the offices or localities which they admit to the international exchange of parcels; they shall regulate the mode of transmission of these parcels, and fix all other measures of detail and order necessary for ensuring the performance of the present Agree

ment.

XIV. This Agreement shall supersede the Convention dated the 28th June, 1889,* and the additional Articles of the 12th November, 1895.† It shall come into operation on the 1st November, 1908, and shall be terminable on a notice of one year by either party.

Done in duplicate at London the 29th day of October, 1907, and at Buenos Ayres the 1st day of September, 1908.

SYDNEY CHARLES BUXTON.
JUSTINIAN POSSE.

Detailed Regulations for carrying out the Agreement concerning the Exchange of Parcels by Parcel Post between the British and Argentine Post Offices.

1.-(1.) The exchange of parcels in closed mails between the two countries shall be carried on by the direct sea route.

(2.) The offices of exchange for parcel mails shall be, in the United Kingdom, the Post Office of London or such other offices as the British Administration may nominate for the purpose,

* Vol. LXXXI, page 30.

+ Vol. LXXXVII, page 24.

and, in the Argentine Republic, Buenos Ayres or such other offices as may be nominated for the purpose by the Administration of the Republic.

2. (1.) The two Postal Administrations shall acquaint each other which of the regular sea services maintained by them may be employed for the conveyance of parcels.

(2.) The two Administrations, after a preliminary understanding has been arrived at with the countries concerned, shall communicate to each other

(a.) A list of the countries with regard to which they may respectively serve as medium for the conveyance of parcels.

(b.) The routes available for the transmission of the said parcels, from the point of entry on their territories or into their services.

(c.) The total amount of the charges to be paid to them under this head for each destination by the office which consigns the parcels to them.

(3.) By means of this information the Administrations will determine the routes to be employed for the transmission of their parcels and the postage to be collected from the senders.

3. (1.) Parcels posted in the United Kingdom for the Argentine Republic must not exceed 2 feet English in length, breadth, or depth, and parcels posted in the Argentine Republic for the United Kingdom must not exceed 60 centim. in length, breadth, or depth.

(2.). Parcels measuring not more than 1 metre (3 ft. 3 in.) in length shall, however, be admitted to the service, provided that their breadth and depth do not measure more than 20 centim. (8 inches).

4.-(1.) No parcel must be accepted for conveyance by parcel post unless it bear the exact direction of the addressee.

(2.) Every parcel must be packed in a manner adequate for the length of the journey and for the protection of the contents. The packing must be such as to make it impossible to tamper with the contents without leaving an obvious trace of violation.

(3.) Every parcel must be sealed by means of sealing wax, lead, or otherwise, with some special impress or mark of the sender.

5.-(1.) Each parcel must be accompanied by a despatch note, and by Customs declarations in conformity with, or analogous to, specimens (A) and (B) hereto appended. The Administrations shall inform each other of the number of Customs declarations to be furnished for each country of destination.

(2.) One despatch note and, if the Customs laws permit, one Customs declaration may be used for two or three (but not more) parcels sent from the same sender to the same addressee.

(3.) The amount of postage paid, when not indicated by postage stamps affixed to the despatch note, should be notified upon the despatch note.

(4.) The Administrations decline all responsibility for the correctness of the Customs declarations.