468
an annual settlement between the two Administrations, to be
calculated on the basis of statistics taken annually under the
rules laid down in the Conventions of the Postal Union in force
at the time. These statistics will be taken each year during the
first 28 days of the months of May and November alternately.
Article VIII.
Parcel Post.
1. The exchange of parcels, as also the exchange of money orders,
letters with declared value of contents, &c., will be made the
subject of special arrangements as soon as the principal Arrange-
ment is put in force.
Article IX.
Responsibility and Liability.
1. In case of the loss of a registered article of correspondence
or of a closed mail, the Administration which has undertaken its
transport and cannot account for its delivery or transmission to
the other Administration will be held responsible for the lost
registered article or the registered articles contained in the closed mail, within the limits of Article 8 of the "Convention Principale" of Washington and of Article XXIII of the "Règlement
d'Ordre et de Detail" thereto appended.
2. The loss or spoliation of a parcel will give right to an indemnity, which may amount to the equivalent of the loss or damage suffered but can in no case exceed 25 francs for non-
insured parcels or 1,000 francs for insured parcels.
3. The protection granted above to registered articles and parcels will not extend beyond the working limits of the postal services of the contracting Administrations, and will not cover losses or damages arising from cases of force majeure, such as tempest, shipwreck, war, brigandage, etc.
Article X.
468
an annual settlement between the two Administrations, to be
calculated on the basis of statistics taken annually under the
rules laid down in the Conventions of the Postal Union in force
at the time. These statistics will be taken each year during the
first 28 days of the months of May and Noverber alternately.
Article VIII.
Parcel Post.
1. The exchange of parcels, as also the exchange of money orders,
letters with declared value of contents, &c., will be made the
subject of special arrangements as soon as the principal Arrange-
rent is put in force.
Article IX.
Responsibility and Liability.
1. In case of the loss of a registered article of correspondence
or of a closed mail, the Administration which has undertaken its
transport and cannot account for its delivery or transmission to
the other Administration will be held responsible for the lost
registered article or the registared articles contained in the closed mail, within the limits of Article 8 of the "Convention Principale" of Washington and of Article XXIII of the "Règlement
d'Ordre et de Detail" thereto appended.
2. The loss or spoliation of a parcel will give right to an indemnity, which may amount to the equivalent of the loss or damage suffered but can in no case exceed 25 francs for non-
insured parcels or 1,000 francs for insured parcels.
3. The protection granted above to registered articles and parcels will not extend beyond the working limits of the postal services of the contracting Administrations, and will not cover losses or damages arising from cases of force majeure, such as tempest, shipwreck, war, brigandage, etc.
Article X.
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