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INSURANCE OF PARCELS AND BOXES.
AUTHORITY.
Parcels and boxes for the United Kingdom, certain British Possessions and Foreign
Countries can be insured, subject to a limit of insured value and the Postal Insurance
Regulations, 1925, at the Post Offices at Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassoi,
Nicosia, Paphos. Pedoulas, Platres and Troodos.
Tho limit of insured value on parcels and boxes addressed to the United Kingdom is
£120 ; and £50 in the case of Egypt.
The fees payable on parcels and boxes for countries to which the system of insurance
extends are :—
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To effect an insurance of a sum not exceeding £12 .. .. ..
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For every additional £12 or fraction thereof .. .. .. .. .. 2cp.*
The insurance fee must be pre-paid in addition to the full postage.
The amount of compensation payable for the loss or damage of an insured parcel or
box, or its contents, will not exceed the amount of the actual loss or damage and will in
no case exceed the m a x i m u m sum of insurance admitted by the country of destination.
A parcel containing jewellery if addressed to a British Possession or Foreign Country
must be insured for as m u c h of the journey as the regulations permit, and for at least
part of its value.
Parcels containing coin cannot be accepted for transmission by parcel post even if
insured.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council
No. 1,013 of 21st May,
1924, published in Gaz.
No. 1635 of 23rd May.
1924.
Oi'i'er of Officer Ad–
ministering the Govern–
ment in l 'ouncil No. 1069
o£ 24 th August. 1925,
published in (riizetteVo.
1716 of 2Slh August,
1925.
Order of the Gorernor
in Council No. 1080 of
12th December, 1925,
published in Gazette No.
1710 of 18th December,
1925.
MONEY ORDERS.
INLAND.
Ou every Order exchanged l»etweeti the Post Offices at Larnaca. Xicosia, Limassoi, Faina-
2ii3ta, Paphos. Kyrenia, Morphou, Lefkara. Lefka, Rizocarpaso, Polis, Lefkoniko. Kilani. Platres,
Troodos and Pedoulas the following rates of commission are charged :—
For sums not exceeding £l
£ 2
**'3
2cp.
3cp.
-Hep.
'icp.
7 .lcp.
9c;>.
i'cp.
Notification No. 31
iblished i
J. 1622 of
uary, 1924.
publis
n GazetU
f No
18th Jan-
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For ev«ry additional £:i or fraction thereof ...
X o single M o n e y Order can be issued for a s u m exceeding i.40
For advice of Pavment of an Inland Money Order ... ... *>
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FOREIGN.
Issued at the Post Offices at Larnaca, -Nicosia, Liiiiassol, Famagusta, Paphos, Kvrenia,
M o r p h o u . Lefkara, Lefka, Rizocarpaso, Polis, Lefkoniko, Kilani, and at Troodos, Piatres and
Pedoulas during tlie s u m m e r season, on any Office in the United K i n g d o m , Egypt, Gibraltar, Malta
British Agency in Morocco and other conntries where M o n e y Orders are issued and paid through
the intermediary of the United K i n g d o m or Egypt at the following rates of commission : °
For every £ I or part thereof to the m a x i m u m a m o u n t allowed
2cp.
N o single M o n e y Order can be issued for a s u m exceeding £U).
Additional Commission is charged on M o n e y Orders for British Possessions, Colonies and
Foreign Coi-nrnc-i --.cut through the intermediary of the Cnited Kingdom, which is deducted
from the a m o u n t of the M o n e y Order as advised from L o n d o n as follows:—
F o r eacli £ 1 or fraction of £ I
2d
with a m i n i m u m of
^j
M o n e y Orders for countries served through the Post Office of the United K i n g d o m will
lie converted at a rate approximating to the market rate of exchange, and will be subject to the
ordinary reduction of commission payable on " t h r o u g h " Orders.
Telegraphic M o n e y Order Service is established between Cyprus and England.
T h e remitter of a Telegraph M o n e y Order is required to pay in additiou to the ordinary
M o n e y Order rv>mraission. the cost of the Telegram of Advice at rhe deferred (or ordinary}
rate per w o r d from Cyprus to England and also a Supplementary Fee of -Utcp.
T h e Telegraph M o n e y Order Offices in Cyprus are Nicosia, Larnaca, Limas*ol
F a m a g u s t a , Kyrenia, Paphos; and Troodos and Platres during the S u m m e r Season.'
Order of the High Com*
missioner No. +3f of 12th
Dci-., I.HI7. published in
Gaze'te No. 903 of 13th
De.:., 1907.
Notification No. 31
published in GazetU
No. 1622 of the 18th
January, 1924.
Notification No. 367
published in GazetU
No. U84 of the 22na
July, 1921.