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SPECULATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C
P A R C E L POST—continued.
C U S T O M H O U S E D E C L A R A T I O N .
26. The sender of each parcel for abroad will be required tofillup a Custom House Declara–
tion Form, which may be obtained at any Office where Parcel Post business is conducted. Upon
this form must be given an accurate statement of the contents and value, date of posting, and
the sender's signature and address. The number of declarations required are shewn in the
Parcel rates below.
DEMURRAGE.
27. Parcels from Foreign Countries, if undeliverable, will be retained at, a Post Office for
remaining uncalled for at the places to which they are addressed shall be liable after a 10 days
1
detention to a demurrage charge of lcp. per day. N o foreign parcel will be detained at a Post
Office for a period exceeding two months.
C U S T O M S R E G U L A T I O N S .
28. Parcels on arrival here from Foreign Countries will be liable to examination by an
Officer of Customs, who will assess the amount of Customs dues to be charged thereon. The
Customs dues will be collected at the time of delivery, and no parcel can be delivered until the
Customs and all other charges are paid.
29. Parcels found to contain forbidden articles and parcels, the contents and value of which
have been falsely declared, may be dealt with according to the laws on the subject. And
generally the senders of parcels, whether in Foreign Countries or Cyprus, will be required to
conform to the Customs and other laws or regulations from time to time in force in respect of
such parcels.
U N D E L I V E R E D P A R C E L S .
30. A parcel which cannot be delivered will be retained at the Post Office to which it is
addressed for a period not exceeding three months; but if possible the sender will be consulted
through the Postal office of origin, as to its disposal.
31. Parcels which cannot be delivered, returned to the senders, or re-directed, and which
have thus become undeliverable, will eventually be returned to the country of origin.
32. Parcels becoming offensive or injurious to any Officer of the Post Office or other person
or to other parcels will be disposed of as the Island Postmaster may direct.
FOREIGN—PARCEL POST RATES.
The following rates of postage are collected on parcels sent from Cypms to the undermentioned
Countries and Colonies :—
A U T H O B I T T .
Place of Destination
Route
Kates o: Postage
Parcels not e x
cceding in weight
lbs.
3
t. cp.
lbs.
i. cp.
lbs.
11
*. cp.
55
Aden : including Perim ...
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua
Argentine Republic
Ascension
Australia: (States of N e w
South Wales. South Austra–
lia, Victoria, Western
Australia, Queensland,
Tasmania, Papua (British
N e w Guinea)
Austria Hungary
Azores
Bahamas
Baibados
Basutoluod, Bechuanaland,
rVcl uuualatiil Protectorate
Belgium
Bennuria
Bolivia
...
Born-jo
Bo.
;
Tiia. Hertegovina
"Brazil : (Rio tie Janeiro,
Petropulis. Pernambuco
and R a m a only) via Italy
Br. Central Afr. Protectorate
Britixli East Africa |
(Including Uganda) i
»i
i»
...
British Guiana
Brilub Honduras
Briii<h North Borneo (Com-
prising th- titinns Sanaa-
Scan, liaza.
M e m -
t'halcoi and Silam)
Bulgaria
Egypt
Limit of weight 6i lbs
Egypt
Ei/ypt
O.K..
Egypt
rj.'k.
Bsypt
U.K.
M
Egypt
U.K.
ICgvnt
U.K.
Ejrypt
U.K.
See Clape C
2 5
3 4
4 2
2 7
r> 0
Ii
M
5 0
5 8
2 3
•1 5
5 0
5 0
olony
2 7
5 0
4 f!
4 6
H 5
6 0
4 4
.-> 0
:.
II
5 0
5 0
4 6
4 6
Place of Destination Route
via
Hates of Postage
Parcels not ex–
ceeding in weight
lbs.
3
*•. cp.
lbs. |
IDA.
7 I 11
*. ep.\ .t.
C/J
*1
Cameroons
Kgypt
Canada (including British
Columbia)
U.K
Cape Verd Islands
Caroline. Palaous. Marian
and Marshall Islands ... Egypt
Cayman Islands
U.K
Cevlon
Egypt
Chili
U.K
China: British Post Offices
Amoy. Canton, Chefou,
Foocliow, Hankow, Hoi-
how, Ningpo Hong Kong,
Shanghai, Swatow, Tien–
tsin, Wei-hai-wei
Egypt
Cninese Offices.
t Colombia, Republic of ... U.K
J »
M
-••
Comoro Islands: (Mayotte,
Qraml Comoro and An-
jouan or Johanna)
Egypt
Congo Free State
U.K.
French
Cook Islands: (Aitutaki,
Atiu, Hervey (Manual),
Mangaia. Mitinro, Parry
(Mauke) and Raratonga) Kgypt
Cnrea: (Chinnampo. Fusan,
Gensan (Yuensan), Jinsen
(Chemulpo). K u n s a n ,
Masan. Mokpo (Mukho),
Pingyand. Seoul and
Sungchin
Corsica
Costa Rica
...
Crete: (Candia. Canea.
3 3 5 0 2 Retimo. Austrian Agen-
3 3 4 6 2 cies) ...
3 2 4 6 2 Dahomey
f All places except, tliose in the Departments of Cauca and Nav
J Departments of Canca and Narino.
U.K.
Egypt
U.K.
4 I ; 5 3
4 3
3 2
3 3
2 6
4 3
5 0
5 5
3 3
5 0
3
r,
6 v
mo.
2 6
3 3
i 3
5 8
3 5 2
3 5 2
6 0 | 2
S 0 2
i
7 0
3 5 ; 3 7 | 2
2 5 j 2 7 ; 2
4 3 6 0J 1
2 7
4 8
3 0
6 0
Order of
Officer Ad–
ministering
the Govern–
ment in
Council, No.
511 of 29th
July, 1911,
published in
Gazette N o
1016 of l<Jt.u
Aug,, 1911.