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SPECIFICATION «>-F TAXES, DUTIES. &C.
I S L A N D POSTAGE—continued.
Letters, etc.. for villages must bear the name of the District and nearest Post-Town or
Rural Post Office and in cases where there are two or more villages of the same name, such as
Vassa, Prastio, Kouklia, Ayios Theodoros, Calo chorio, Peristerona, etc., special care should be
exercised in giving proper postal addresses.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Island Postmaster possesses, by virtue of the Statute
L a w of Cyprns No. 6 of 1881, the exclusive privilege of carrying letters from place to place,
and of performing all incidental services such as those of collecting and delivering letters.
The principal exceptions are—
I .etters sent by private friend, on his journey, to be delivered to the person to w h o m
they are directed.
Letters sent by the servant of the sender or by a special messenger employed by him.
Letters concerning goods sent by earner, such letters being carried gratuitously and
delivered with the goods to which they relate.
But no collection of letters of any kind* (whether exempt from the Island Postmaster's
privilege or not) can be made for the purpose of conveyance or delivery, and carriers are specially
prohibited from carrying letters. Postage stamps must be affixed on the right hand upper
corner of the address side of all Letters, Papers and Packets intended for transmission by Post.
Failure to do this will render the articles liable to taxation. Penalties are imposed for any
infringement of the Island Postmaster's rights.
R E - D I P . E C T I O N .
!.'• >iTespondence may be re-directed to the same addressee at another address, either by an
Officer of the Post Office or bv an agent of the addressee after deliver?, under the followinrj
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rules :—
Letters, Post-cards. Printed Papers aud Newspapers.
Correspondence falling under any of these classes is re-transmitted by post without
additional charge. In the case of re-direction by the addressee's agent the correspondence must
be reposted uot later than the day after delivery (Sundays and public holidays not being
counted), and must not previous to re-directiou be opened or tampered with.
Re-directed correspondence which is reposted later than the day after delivery will be liable
to charge at the prepaid rate. Correspondence which appears to have been opened or tampered
with will lie chargeable as freshly posted and unpaid.
Whenever it may be thought necessary, a receipt may be required from the addressee of a
re-directed letter or packet at the second address.
Requests for re-direction must be sent to the Post Office from which it is desired the
re-diwtion may l»e effected and not to the Island Postmaster.
SjM-cial re-direction forms obtainable at all Post Offices should be used whenever possible.
PARCEL POST.
INLAND.
The followine rates of postage are collected on parcels sent between places within the
^ Island :—
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For a parcel not exceeding ?, lbs. in weight ... ... ...
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For a parcel exceeding S lbs. but not exceeding 7 lbs. in weieht .
... o -t
For a parcel exceeding 7 lbs. but not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight... ... 0 6
( T K N E R A L R E G U L A T I O N S . — D E F I N I T I O N S .
1. The expression "Parcel" means any packet which is transmitted bv the Post between
certain places within the Island of Cyprus or to parts beyond the seas, and which bears the
words " Parcel Post, or is otherwise marked for transmission as a parcel, or is prepaid in
with the rates of postage hereinafter mentioned, and is tendered for transmission
as a parcel.
DIMENSIONS A N D W E I G H T .
2. Xo parcel shall I* conveyed by Parcel Post the dimensions of which shall exceed
length tiiree feet six inches or exceed six feet iu length and girth combined, or which shall exce
in weight eleven pounds.
P L A C E S F O R P O S T I N G .
8. The places in the Island of Cyprus where Parcel Post business is transacted are
.Larnaca. \-,,.*,:,. Limasso] Famusrusta. Paphos. Kyrenia. the principal villages.• and. durin<-
certam of the summer months.
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and Platres.
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T I M E A.\D M O D E O F P O S T I N G .
4. Pared.- Intended for transmission by Parcel Post will be accepted at anv of the
office, previous named durimr the hours the offices are open for the transaction of "ordinarv
postal bnmess Pan-els must not be posted in a Letter-Box. but must be taken into a Post
Office and handed over the counter to the officer on duty thereat: and a parcel should o be left
until the weight. »
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ami p ^ e have been tested by the clerk at tl. counter. f an sic
parcel shall be lert at a Post Office without being so measured and weighed, and sha 21 be,
he proper amount of p^tage stamps npou it. the parcel shall be detained, aud mav be "hen un
to the senders thereof or otherwise disposed of as circumstances mav remi -*e. Parcels no ted in
the letter lwx are treated as insnfficientlv prepaid letters.
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3. Parcels intending to be despatched to places outside Cvprus must be posted in time to
ADDRESS*.
«. Parcels should be plainly directed and W a r the words "Parcel Post" in the left-hand
comer. In order tt, secure the return of parcels which cannot be delivered the
addresses of tbe senders should be written outside.
ACTHOWTX.
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exceed
names and
Order of Hiirh Commis–
sioner iu Couucil. No.
429 of 22nd May. 1907,
published in Gazette No.
889 of 14th June. 1907.
Notification No. 3
published in Gazette
No. ISS of 19th Decem–
ber, 18S5. as amended
by Onier of High Com*
missioner No. 429 of
22nd May. 1907. pub–
lished in Gazette No.
889 of U t h June. 1907,