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SPECIFICATION OF TASKS. DUTIES, &C.
PARCEL POST "FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM."
(For the delivery of Parcels, in the United Kingdom and Egypt free of any charges, arranged
to be paid by the sender : — )
Fee payable per parcel
. . . . . .
4^cp.
Xote.—There is also an Express Delivery System for letters aud other Postal puckets but the tee
is payable by the addresee on the delivery of the letter or other Postal packet.
COLLECTION OF TRADE CHARGES ON POSTAL PACKETS.
1. The "Cash mi Dehvery" system is designed to meet the requirements of persons who
•wish to pay for articles sen: to them at the time of receipt of the articles and also to meet the
requirements of traders and others who wish to recover through the asrency of the Post Office the
value of articles supplied by them.
2. Throughout these Recrnlations the amoun: to be collected under the " Cash on Deiiverv *"
system is called the ~ Trade Charee."'
3. The amount of Trade Charge shall not exceed the limits accepted by the country of
destination and the maximum shall in no case exceed £ 2 0 including the fees payable to the Office
of Destination and Postage. .
4. Every Cash on Delivery parcel or packet posted or delivered in Cyprus shall be chargeable
wir.h such special fees as mav be prescribed for that purpose.
5. The fee due to the 'Jffice of Origin shall be paid at the time of posting. The fee due to
the Office of Delivery sha" be deducted, with the Commission on rhe Money or Postal Order
from the amount of the Trade Charge collected from the addressee of a Cash on Delivery parcel
or packet and shall be forwarded direct from the Office of Delivery t<-> the sender. These deduc–
tions are to be provided for by the sender and included in the amount desired to be collected.
6. Cash on Delivery parcels or packets are to be accepted at every District Post Office in
Cyprus and at Troodos and Platres on the following conditions :—
The sender shall—
(a) write ou the cover of the parcel or packet his name aad full address, the amouut in
British currency of the Trade Charge in ngnres and words, aud the name of the Office
on which the Money Order or Postal Order is to be drawn. These particulars may be
written on the back" of the parcel or packet if there is no room for them to be written
clearly on the front. N o erasure or alteration of the entry of the amount shaU be
allowed. A n incorrect entry shall be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made :
(b)fillup a Request Form obtainable at all District Post Offices and the Post Offices
at Troddos and Platres which includes a declaration that the Cash ou Delivery parcel
or packet is sent in fulfilment of an order (if the sender desires to correct the entry of
the*Trade Charge he shall fill up a fresh form):
(c) prepay in addition to the ordinary postage and other charges, the Cash on Delivery
fee provided for that purpose by affixim; to .the Request Form a postage stamp or
stamps denoting the amount of such fee.
The sender shall then baud in the parcel or packet at the counter
with a certificate of postine which he shall give up wheu he presents
to be cashed.
7. Where a Cash on 1 '•••livery parcel or packet has been insured, the amount of tbe insurauce
shall not exceed the amount of* the Trade Charge, and in the event of loss the amouut of
indemnity shall be governed, without regard to the amount of the Trade Charge, by the ordinary
rnles relating to parcels, insured letters or resristered packets.
8. T h e a m o u n t of the Trade Charge snail not exceed the amount of the Declared Value
together with the postage and tlie fees payable on the parcel or packet in connection with the
Cash on Delivery system.
9. Anv conversion of money that may i- necessary shall 1-e effected at the Office of
Destination.
10. Where the sender of a Cash on Delivery parcel or packet wishes to reduce or cancel the
Trade Charges on a parcel or packet, he shallfikup a special form to be obtained at all District
Post Offices "and affix thereto a postage stamp or stamp-'denoting the amount of *he fee prescribed
for that purpose.
11. Where a Cash on Delivery parcel or packet—(!) has bee:-, irregularly accepted for a
conntrv to which the system of Cash on Delivery does not extend : ur (2) bears a Trade Charge
which "exceeds the maximum prescribed in the country of destination : or (3) lacks some e-senciai
particulars, it may be returned to the sender.
where he shall 'oe sup lied
the Monev or Postal Order
FEES.
For each Cash ou Delivery parcel or packet posted in Cyprus in addition to the
usu.il postage aad registration and other fee- ...
Fcr cancelling or reducing the charges on a Cash on Delivery parcel or packet...
For delivery of each Cash on 1 (elivery parcel or packet:—
Where^the Trade Charge does not exceed £ 5
„ .. exceeds £5 but not £10
,, £10 ,, £:5
., £15 ., — - 0 ••• ... ••• ...
?. cp.
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AUTHORITT.
Notification No. 4104
published in tbe Gazette
No. 580 of the 21« Ja***-,
S. 1393. and Notification
I No. 7539 publiah;-1 in
\ Gazette So. 821 7th
1
April. 1905.
Order of High Commis–
sioner in Council No.
,5162.2nd June. 190S. aad
>"orice No. 9177 pub–
lished in Gazette No.
992 of the 26th June.
1908.