CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7] — Page 466

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2. The Hongkong Post Office or the British Postal Agencies in China on its behalf will accept from the Chinese Post Offices mails, closed or à découvert, destined for Chinese or Foreign Post Offices established in or out of China, and will undertake to transmit them to destination by any means of transport at the disposal of the Hongkong Administration.

3. Each Administration will support the cost of maintenance of the transport services, ordinary or special, which it may establish for the carriage of mails, but will be entitled to claim payment of the transit charges hereunder stipulated in Article V.

Article III.

Remitting of Mails.

1. The remitting of mails, closed or à découvert, from one Administration to the other will take place at the Office or any other authorised places for exchange and will be made from hand to hand between agents regularly appointed for this duty.

2. The duplicate copy of the Way Bill, called "Part", brought by the remitting agent and indicating the number of packages or bags remitted, will be at once signed by the receiving agent and handed back to him as acknowledgment of receipt. Inside each package or bag a "Feuille d'avis" will be enclosed, containing the particulars called for in Article XX of the Règlement appended to the International Convention of Washington.

3. From the moment this agent has taken delivery of the mails and issued an acknowledgment of receipt without making any observation as to the number or condition of the packages or bags, the despatching office will be discharged of further responsibility, which thereafter will lie with the receiving office.

Article IV.

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464 Administration. 2. The Hongkong Post Office or the British Postal Agencies in China on its behalf will accept from the Chinese Post Offices mails, closed or à découvert, destined for Chinese or Foreign Post Offices established in or out of China, and will undertake to transmit them to destination by any means of transport at the disposal of the Hongkong Administration. 3. Each Administration will support the cost of maintenance of the transport services, ordinary or special, which it may establish for the carriage of mails, but will be entitled to claim payment of the transit charges hereunder stipulated in Article V. Article III. Remitting of Mails. 1. The remitting of mails, closed or à découvert, from one Administration to the other will take place at the Office or any other authorised places for exchange and will be made from hand to hand between agents regularly appointed for this duty. 2. The duplicate copy of the Way Bill, called "Part", brought by the remitting agent and indicating the number of packages or bags remitted, will be at once signed by the receiving agent and handed back to him as acknowledgment of receipt. Inside each package or bag a "Feuille d'avis" will be enclosed, containing the particulars called for in Article XX of the Règlement appended to the International Convention of Washington. 3. From the moment this agent has taken delivery of the mails and issued an acknowledgment of receipt without making any observation as to the number or condition of the packages or bags, the despatching office will be discharged of further responsibility, which thereafter will lie with the receiving office. Article IV.
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464 Administration. 2. The Hongkong Post Office or the British Postal Agencies in China on its behalf will accept from the Chinese Post Offices mails, closed or à découvert, destined for Chinese or Foreign Post Offices established in or out of China, and will undertake to transmit them to destination by any reans of transport at the disposal of the Hongkong Administration. 3. Each Administration will support the cost of maintenance of the transport services, ordinary or special, which it may establish for the carriage of mails, but will be entitled to claim payment of the transit charges hereunder stipulated in Article V. Article Ill. Remitting of Mails. 1. The reritting of rails, closed or à découvert, from one Administration to the other will take place at the Office or any other authorised places for exchange and will be made from hand to hand between agents regularly appointed for this duty. 2. The duplicate copy of the Way Bill, called Part, brought by the remitting agent and indicating the number of packages or bags remitted, will be at once signed by the receiving agent and handed back to him as acknowledgment of receipt. Inside each package or bag a Feuille d'vis will be enclosed, containing the particulars called for in Article XX of the Règlement appended to the Internation Convention of Washington. 3. From the moment this agent has taken delivery of the mails and issued an acknowledgment of receipt without making any observation as to the number or condition of the packages or bags, the despatching office will be discharged of further res- ponsibility, which thereafter will lie with the receiving office. Article IV.
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Administration.

2. The Hongkong Post Office or the British Postal Agencies in China on its behalf will accept from the Chinese Post Offices mails, closed or à découvert, destined for Chinese or Foreign

Post Offices established in or out of China, and will undertake

to transmit them to destination by any reans of transport at the

disposal of the Hongkong Administration.

3. Each Administration will support the cost of maintenance of

the transport services, ordinary or special, which it may

establish for the carriage of mails, but will be entitled to

claim payment of the transit charges hereunder stipulated in

Article V.

Article Ill.

Remitting of Mails.

1. The reritting of rails, closed or à découvert, from one

Administration to the other will take place at the Office or any

other authorised places for exchange and will be made from hand

to hand between agents regularly appointed for this duty.

2. The duplicate copy of the Way Bill, called Part, brought by

the remitting agent and indicating the number of packages or

bags remitted, will be at once signed by the receiving agent and

handed back to him as acknowledgment of receipt. Inside each

package or bag a Feuille d'vis will be enclosed, containing the

particulars called for in Article XX of the Règlement appended

to the Internation Convention of Washington.

3. From the moment this agent has taken delivery of the mails

and issued an acknowledgment of receipt without making any

observation as to the number or condition of the packages or

bags, the despatching office will be discharged of further res- ponsibility, which thereafter will lie with the receiving office.

Article IV.

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