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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
POSTAGE RATES.
The following rates of postage are collected upon correspondence sent from Cyprus to
Foreign Countries, and upon correspondence exchanged within the Island :—
FOREIGN POSTAGE.
For conveyance to the United Kiugdom and those British Possessions, Colonies,
Protectorates, etc., which have adopted the Imperial Penny Postage for each letter not
exceeding in weight 1 oz
30 paras
For every additional 1 oz. ia weight
80 paras
For conveyance to any place beyond the sea (except the United Kingdom and cp.
certain British Colonies and Possessions, hereinafcer enumerated) for letters per 1 oz. 2
For every additional 1 oz
14;
For printed papers for every two ozs
£"
For commercial papers the same as for printed papers but with a minimum charge
on packets weighing under 10 ozs. of
2
For paterns or samples $cp. for every two ozs. minimum charge
1
For a post-card
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... i
For a reply post-card
2
Post-cards of private manufacture authorised by the Island Postmaster are permitted
to pass at the ratesfixedfor official post-cards.
For registration
2
For acknowledgement of receipt of a registered lecter
2
For conveyance to the United Kingdom and the foUowing British Colonies and
Possessions for every 1 oz
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For a Post Card addressed to the United Kingdom, Colonies, etc., which have
adopced the Imperial Penny Postage
"
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The rates of postage as regards post-cards, princed papers, commercial papers and
patterns or samples, are the same as those above mentioned.
LIST OF COLONIES ETC., WHICH HAVE ADOPTED THE IMPERIAL PENNT POSTAGE.
ACTHORITT.
Aden and Perim
Afghanistan (for prepayment as far as
the Indian Frontier only)
Ascension
Australia, Commonwealth of (including
N e w South "Wales, Queensland, South
Australia, Western Australia, Victoria,
Tasmania, Territory of Papua and Norfolk
Island)
Bahamas
Barbados
Bechuanaland
Bermuda
British Central Africa
Bricish East Africa
British Guiana
British Honduras
Bricish North Borneo, including Labuan
Ca'icos Islands
Canada
Cape Colony
Cayman Islands
Ceylon
China British Post Offices
Dominica
Egypt and the Soudan
Falkland Islands
Fanning Island
Fiji
Gambia
Gibraltar
Gold Coast
Hong-Kong
India
Jamaica
Johore
Lagos
Leeward Islands, including Monserrat and
the Virgin Islands
Malay States (Protected), viz.:—
Perak
Selangor
Negri-Sembilan
Pahang
Malta ~
Mauritius
Natal
Newfoundland
N e w Zealand, including Cook Islauds
Nigeria
Orange River Colony
Rhodesia
Sc. Helena
Sarawak
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somaliland Protectorate
Straits Settlements
Tobago
The Trausvaal
Trinidad
Tristan d'Acunha
Turks Islands
Uganda
Windward Islands
Zanzibar
Orderof High Commis–
sioner in Council No. 435
of 2,sth October. 1907,
published in Gazette No.
900 of the lst Nov. 1907.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council No.
444 of 17th Feb., 1908,
published in Gazette No.
908 of 2st Feb.. 1908.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council No.
434 of 16th Juiv, 1907.
published in Gazette No.
892 of 26th Julv. 1907.
Orders of High Com–
missioner in Council No.
301. No. 302 and No. 310
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published respectively in
Gazettes No. 611.of 16th
December and No. 612.
of 23rd December, 1898,
and No. 620. of 1st'AprU,
1899. and Notification
No. 4726. of the 17th
Mav. 1899.
Orderof High Commis-
sione: in Council No.
337 published in Gazette
No. 695 nf 12th April,
1901.
Orderof High Commis–
sioner in Coancil No.
334 published :n Gazette
No. 6S1 of 7th December,
1900
N o packet of newspapers, commercial papers or printed papers must exceed 5lbs. in
weight, and the weight of the packet of patterns is limited to 12 ozs. The size of a packet of
patterns is limited to 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width, and 4 inches in depth.