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SPECIFICATION OF TAXF.S. PUTIK*. &C.
P A R C E L POST—continued.
P A C K I N G .
7. Parcels must lie securely and substantially packed by the sender. Parcels properly packed
A U T H O R I T Y .
to all external appearance are. however, only conveyed at the sender's risk. Parcels addressed to
villages must be sealed.
F O R B I D D E N . P E R I S H A B L E , A N D D A N G E R O U S A R T I C L E S .
8. It shall be prohibited to forward parcels which bear on the outside any writing in-
drawing of au indecent or offensive nature or within wliich any contents of a like nature may bo
observed, and parcels coutaiuing gunpowder, cartridges, oil-skins or other similar oiled goodf*,
oiled paper, lucifer matches, or anything explosive or liable to sudden combustion, bladders
containing liquid, live animals, live or dead insects except live bees enclosed in special
receptacles, grossly offensive or tilthy matter, and anything in a condition likely to injure other
parcels or auy Officer of the Post Office.
9. Parcels containing tish. game, meat, fresh fruit, sweetmeats, eggs. etc.. orrazors,scissors,
needles, knives, forks, or other sharp instruments will not be accepted unless securely packed so
as to guard against risk or injury to other parcels. Liquids or semi-liquids, such as jellies,
pickles, paint, varnish, etc., will not lie accepted unless in bottles or cans securely stoppered.
nor powders unless so packed that they cannot escape in transmission or damage the mail.
10. Parcels shall not contain a letter, packet or parcel intended for delivery at an address
other than that liorne on the parcel itself.
11. It is also prohibited to send to the Cnited Kingdom foreign reprints of British registered
copyright works, false money, counterfeit, sterling and British silver coin below standard, tobacco
stalks, clocks, watches and metals generally lieariug imitations of British assay marks or stamps.
The prohibitions as regards other countries are shewn in the Post Office Guide.
R E - D I R E C T I O N .
li. Parcels re-directed from one Post Office to another in Cyprus shall be liable to
additional postage at the full inland rate for each re-direction. Persons desiring parcels to he
re-directed will lie required to till up a special form for the purpose, or state clearly by letter that
they wish this to lie done, otherwise the parcels will not l>e forwarded. The redirection forms or
requests by letter must lie addressed to the Post Office from which the redirection is desired.
P R O V I S I O N F O R S A F E T Y O F P A R C E L S .
13. In any case where it may lie found necessary or expedient for the safety or pn-tection
of parcels that any parcel should lie forwarded by some later despatch than that for which it was
posted, the parcel may lie delayed to the next subsequent despatch. In exceptional cases, Tor
natance. during storms in winter, the delay may be longer.
P A R C E L S N O T T O I N T E R F E R E W I T H L E T T E R P O S T .
14. When the despatch from a Post Office of letters would be delayed by the despatch of
parcels at the same time, such parcels or any of them may lie detained until the next suiisequent
dcs*Kitch, but not later, except as iu the last preceding paragraph.
15. In no case will Parcel Mails arriving from abroad be dealt with until after the onlinary
Mails liave lieeu despatched.
UESPOXSIHILITV K O R L O S S O R D A M A G E .
IU. The Island Postmaster shall not lie liable to make good any claim arising out of the loss,
damage or delay of parcels sent by post.
17. In all cases the parcels must lie fully prepaid by means of postage sunups affixed to the
address side of the parcel, otherwise they will not be accepted for transmission.
DEMURRAGE ON LOCAL PARCELS.
18. Local parcels remaining uncalled for at the places to which they are addressed shall be
liable, after six days" detention, to a demurrage charge of lcp. per day. N o local parcel will be
detained at a Post Office for a period exceeding one month.
U N D E L I V E R E D P A R C E L S .
I'J. If a parcel which cannot lie delivered bears on the cover the name and address of the
sender, a printed notice shall lie sent to him by post informing him that the parcel (if not
claimed in the meantime by the addressee) will lie given up to him or to any person whom he
may direct to call for it. or will lie returned to him by post.
•JO. If the sender elects to have the parcel sent back to him by p*t he must return the
printed notice with stamps sufficient to cover new postage at the full rate, together with air:
other ehanres to which the parcel may be liable, including that for demurrage
al-ove.
The parcel shall then lie forwarded to him fully prepaid by stamps affixed thereon.
21. If no reply is received in ten days the parcel shall lie forwarded to the Returned Letter
Office. Nicosia, for disposal in due course.
•.'2. Any parcel which cannot lie delivered from any cause shall be detained one month at
the place to which it is addressed, and then forwarded to the Returned Letter Office. All such
parcels received in the Returned Letter Office, shall lie opened and examined, and if upon such
examination the name and address of the sender are ascertained a printed notice such as is
described above shall lie sent to him, and the parcel treated in the same manner as a parcel upon
the cover of which the name and address of the sender appears.
23. The names and addresses upon all undelivered and unreturuable parcels and the Post
Offices at which they were posted shall be entered on a list which will lie exhibited in a
conspicuous position at all Post Offices for inspection by the public.
24. Personal application for parcels entered on such lists will lie entertained for three
months from the date of entry, after which the parcels shall be disposed of as the Island Post–
master may think proper.
25. Parcels containing perishable articles shall be dealt with from time to time as the
Inland Postmaster may direct.