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costs of payment, including the discount charges, when there happen to be any, are borne by the indebted office. The payment of transit accounts relating to a period of service must be effected with the least possible delay, and at the latest before the expiration of the first half-year of the following period. In any case, if the office which has sent the account has not received during that period a corrected statement, the account is considered as accepted. This stipulation applies also to uncontested observations made by one office upon the accounts of another office. After the expiration of six months the amounts due by one office to another are subject to interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, dating from the expiration of the period referred to. Nevertheless, it is reserved to offices interested to make, by common consent, other arrangements than those stipulated in the present article. Article 34. Division of Expenses of the International Bureau, XXXII. The French Colonies and Protectorates of Indo-China have been included in the 3rd class. The Major Republic of Central America, and the German Protectorates have been added to the 6th class. Note.—Since the Washington Congress the Administration of Japan has applied to be regarded as a country of the Ist class. Article 35. Communications to be addressed to Ihe International Bureau, XXXIII. Five complete sets of their postage stamps indicating, if necessary, the date from which the postage stamps of previous issues will cease to be valid. Any moderation of taxes adopted, whether by virtue of special arrangements concluded by the application of Article 21 of the Convention, or in execution of Article 20 of the Convention, with the particulars of the circumstances under which the amended taxes are applicable. Sec. 5, Vienna Regulations, struck out. Article 36. General Statistics, XXXIV. Nil. Article 37. Duties of the International Bureau, XXXV. The International Bureau publishes, from information furnished as prescribed -by Article 35 preceding, an offici il Statement of all information of general interest concerning the execution of the Convention, and of the present Regulations in each country of the Union. Subsequent alterations are published in half-yearly supplements. Nevertheless, in case of urgency, when an Administration expressly demands the immediate publication of a change in its service, the International Bureau makes it the subject of a special circular. Analogous statements concerning special arrangements of the Union may be published by the International Bureau on the request of the Administrations participating in such arrangements. Three months inserted in lieu of Two months. Article 38. Central office of accounting and liquidation of Accounts between the Administrations of the Union, XXXVI. After having checked and accepted the special accounts for each nature of operations, the debiting Administrations transmit to the crediting Administrations an acknowdedgment, made out in francs and centimes, of the amount of the balance of the two special accounts, indicating the object of the credit and the period to which it relates. Nevertheless, so far as the exchange of Money Orders is concerned, the acknowledgment must be transmitted by the debiting office on the settlement of its own special account, and on receipt of the special account of the corresponding office, not awaiting the result of detailed verification. Any differences subsequently found are entered in the first account to intervene. Excepting contrary arrangements, the Administration which desires to have general accounts for its interior accounts will have.to prepare them itself, and submit them for the acceptance of the corresponding Administrations. The payment of sums due by one Administration to another on account of liquidation must be effected as soon as possible, at the latest fifteen days after receipt of the statement by the debiting Administration.

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