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G E N E R A L REGULATIONS.—eontinued.
LIMITS O F W E I G H T A N D SIZE.—continued.
Live bees and silkworms are allowed to pass by letter post on condition that they are
sent in suitable cases, and so packed as to avoid ail risk of injury to officers of the Post
Office or to other packets.
Printed Papers and Commercial Papers must be posted either without a cover or in
an unfastened envelope, or in a cover which can be easily removed for the purpose of
examination without breaking any seal, or tearing any paper, or separating any adhering
surfaces. A packet posted without a cover may not be fastened or otherwise treated so
as to prevent easy examination. It may, however, be secured with string.
Samples must be sent in such a manner as to be easy of examination and, when
practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends.
REGISTRATION.
To Great Britain, all British Possessions, Egypt and all foreign
countries the registration fee is.. .. .. .. .. .. 2£.cp.
For an Advice of Delivery of a registered article .. .. .. 2icp.
For an Advice of Delivery of a registered article applied for after posting 5cp.
ENQUIRY FEE.
For an enquiry respecting ordinary correspondence .. .. .. 2icp.
EXPRESS DELIVERY.
For each " Express " letter (Great Britain only) the fee is ocp. in addition to the
usual postage.
INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID C O R R E S P O N D E N C E .
\
The minimum surcharge collected on insufficiently prepaid correspondence received'
from abroad is one copper piastre.
LATE FEE. j
For any postal packet posted after the ordinary hours of collection irrespective of -*
• •• »• •• •• •• •• .. lcp. \
INSURANCE OF LETTERS.
Letters for Great Britain, certain British Possessions and Foreign Countries can
be insured, subject ro limitations and the Postal Insurance Regulations, 1925, at the
Post Offices at Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassoi, Nicosia, Paphos, Pedoulas,
Platres and Troodos.
The maximum sum of. insurance which may be effected on letters addressed to
Great Britain and Egypt is £120.
.
The lees payable on letters for countries to which the system of insurance extends (
are is roilows :—
j
2icp. \
ACTBORITT.
weight
Rec-ioiration Fee
t
2cp.
Insurance fee for every £12 or fraction of that amount of the sum assured
The registration and insurance fees must be pre-paid in addition tc the full postage.
Compensation for the loss of an insured letter, or its contents, wiil not exceed the
amount of the actual loss and will in no case exceed the maximum sum of insurance
admitted by the country of destination.
PARCEL POST.
INLAND.
The rates of postage on parcels intended for delivery within the Colonv
follows :— '
"
"
For a parcel not exceeding 3 lb. in weight ..
For a parcel exceeding 3 lb. but not exceeding 7 tb.
For a parcel exceeding 7 lb. but not exceeding 11 Hj.
Xo parcel may exceed 11 to. in weight.
The ma-imum size allowed for an Inland Parcel is—
Greatest length ..
3 feet 6 inches
are as
s. cp.
0 5
0 7
1 0
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Counoil
No. 106S of 24th Aug..
1925, published in
GazetU No. 1716 of
23th August, 1925.
Order of the Governor
ia Council No. 1093 of
li-th December. 1925,
published ia (r.izette No.
1740 ot ISth December.
1925.
Order of the Gover–
nor n C uncil No..
1209 of the 7th Novem–
ber, 1927. published in
GazetU No. 1S82 of
llth November, 1927..
Notification No. 37
published in Gazette
No. 1747 of 22nd Jan.,
192G.
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Council
No, 1070 of -Uth Aug.,
i32S, published in
Gazette No. 1716 of
28th August. 1923.
Order of Hiyh Com–
missioner in Council,
No. 1014 of 21st May,
1924, published in Gaz.
No. 1635 of 23rd May,.
1924.
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Council,
N o 1068 of 24th Aug.,
1925, published in Gaz.
Xo. 1716 of 23th Aug.,
1925
Greatest length and girth combined
6 feet
FOREIGN.
Parcels are accepted for, and received from, all countries which have adopted the
Parcels Post system, at various rates of postage.
Direct parcel post mads are exchanged between Cyprus and Great Britain and
Cyprus and Egypt.
The rates of postage on parcels addressed to Great Britain are :
For a parcel not exceeding 3 lb. in weight
For a parcel exceeding 3 tb. but not exceeding 7 tb.
For a parcel exceeding 7* tb. but not exceeding 11 tb.
For a parcel exceeding 11 tb. but not exceeding 22 tb.
The limits of size are generally 3 feet 6 inches in length and 6 feet in length and°--*irth
combined.
6
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The limit of weight is 22 tb.
3.
o
3
5
8
cp.
4
7
0
4
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Council,
No. 1127 of 7th Aug.,
1926, published in Gaz.
No. 1792 of 13th Aue..
1926.
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