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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 14, 1934.

SECTION 3.--AIR CONSIGNMENT NOTE.

Article 5.

(1) Every carrier of goods has the right to require the consignor to make out and hand over to him a document called an "air consign- ment note"; every consignor has the right to require the carrier to accept this document.

(2) The absence, irregularity or loss of this document does not affect the existence or the validity of the contract of carriage which shall, subject to the provisions of Article 9, be none the less governed by the rules of this Convention.

Article 6.

(1) The air consignment note shall be made out by the consignor in three original parts and be handed over with the goods.

(2) The first part shall be marked "for the carrier', and shall be signed by the consignor. The second part shall be marked "for the consignee"; it shall be signed by the consignor and by the carrier and shall accompany the goods. The third part shall be signed by the carrier and handed by him to the consignor after the goods have been accepted.

(3) The carrier shall sign on acceptance of the goods.

(4) The signature of the carrier may be stamped; that of the consignor may be printed or stamped.

(5) If, at the request of the consignor, the carrier makes out the air consignment note, he shall be deemed, subject to proof to the contrary, to have done so on behalf of the consignor.

Article 7.

The carrier of goods has the right to require the consignor to make out separate consignment notes when there is more than one package.

Article 8.

The air consignment note shall contain the following particulars:.

(a) the place and date of its execution;

(b) the place of departure and destination;

(c) the agreed stopping places, provided that the carrier may reserve the right to alter the stopping places in case of necessity, and that if he exercises that right the alteration shall not have the effect of depriving the carriage of its international character;

(d) the name and address of the consignor;

(e) the name and address of the first carrier;

(f) the name and address of the consignee, if the case So

requires;

(g) the nature of the goods;

(h) the number of the packages, the method of packing and

the particular marks or numbers upon them;

(i) the weight, the quantity and the volume or dimensions

of the goods;

(j) the apparent condition of the goods and of the packing; (k) the freight, if it has been agreed upon, the date and place.

of payment, and the person who is to pay it;

() if the goods are sent for payment on delivery, the price of the goods, and, if the case so requires, the amount of the expenses incurred;

(m) the amount of the value declared in accordance with

Article 22 (2);

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