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INSURANCE O N PARCELS.
1. If any article of pecuniary value enclosed in or forming part of an insured parcel be lost
or damaged whilst in the custody of the Island Postmaster, the Island Postmaster may (subject
to the approval of the Sigh Commissioner) pay to any person or persons who may in the opinion
of the Island Postmaster establish a reasonable claim to compensation, having regard to the value
of the article, the care with which it was packed and other circumstances, such sum in respect of
auch parcel as he may think just.
The Island Postmaster is not liable either personally or in his official capacity to any action
or other legal proceeding in respect of or in consequence of the loss or damage of articles enclosed
in or forming part of any parcel And, subject to the approval of the High Commissioner, the
decision of the Island Postmaster on all questions arising between him and any person claiming
payment in respect of the loss or damage of any article enclosed in or forming part of a parcel
shall be
final.
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2. (a) Parcels containing watches, jewellery or any other articles of gold' or silver cannot be
sent by parcel post unless insured for at least part of their value.
(b) Parcels containing coin cannot be accepted for transmission by parcel post even
if insured.
(c) Any parcel posted uninsured and found to contain any of the above named articles will
be returned to the sender by the Island Postmaster or his deputies.
(il) A compulsory registration fee of 4cp. will be collected on the delivery of every uninsured
parcel received from other administrations and found to contain any of the above named articles.
3. The following fees are charged in respect of parcels posted in Cyprus addressed to the
United Kingdom and certain British Colonies and Foreign Countries upon which it is desired to
effect an insurance for the payment of compensation for loss or damage to -parcels while in
tiTinsmission tlirough the Post, subject to the Postal Insurance Regulations, 1*52*2.
T o effect an Insurance of a sum not exceeding £12 ...
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For each additional £ 1 2 or fraction thereof
2 cp.
The amount of compensation payable in respect of any oue Insured Parcel will not exceed
tlie sum specified as the " Limit of Insurance."
The system of Insurance is in force ac the Post Offices of Nicosia, Limassoi, Larnaca,
Famagnsta, Paphos, Kyrenia, Platres and Troodos only.
AOTHOSITT.
Order of Officer Admini–
stering the Gorernment
in CouncU, No. 89S of the
28th Jnly, 1922, pub–
lished in GazetU N o .
1536 of the 4th August,.
1922.
PARCEL POST COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR UNINSURED
PARCELS.
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(For parcels lost or d a m p e d in transit. In force only between Cyprus, England, Egypt and
France) Limit of weight
Compensation payable
For a parcel not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight
£ 1 0 0
• PARCEL POST " EXPRESS DELIVERY SYSTEM."
(Foi Uie delivery of Parcel in the United Kingdom and Egypt, by special messenger, immedi–
ately after arrival:—)
Fee payable per parcel
5
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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 tbe sender:—)
Fee payable per parcel
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A-ots — T h e r e is also au Express Delivery System for letters and ocher Postal packets bnt the fee
r ^ a b l e by the aJSrSee on the deliver of the letter or other Postal packec
COLLECTION OF TRADE CHARGES ON POSTAL PARCELS.
REMBOURSEMENT SYSTEM.
I^SS&StaSl mmTmim ttmrnZZm* the age^of tbe PostOffce ft.
"'7'££?:LtCu-ons the mmm * be -a- under tb. - B-*—»
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destination and the maximum shall w no case exceed £40 inciumn
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T^^L— W V** or deU^ed in C-pre, -tri b. cberseab*.
with such serial fee* aa may be preaeribed for that purpose.
Notification 5a. 43-i S-
published in Gasette
No. 613 of Sth Jaa-oarr.
1399.
Order of High Commis–
sioner in Coancil No. 346
of 25th October. 1921,
published in Gasette No.
1501 of llth NoTember,
1921.
Notification No. 4104
published in the Gasette
No. 530 of the 21st J a n .
1898, and Notification
No. 7539 published in
Gasette N a 321 of 7th
ApriL 1905.
Notice No. 82 published
in Gasette No. 1471 of
18th February, 1921.
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