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G E N E R A L REGULATIONS.—continued.
LIMITS OF W E I G H T A N D SIZE.—continued.
Live bees and silkworms are allowed to pass hy letter post on condition that they are
sent in suitable cases, and so packed as to avoid all risk of injury to officers of the Post
Office or to other packets.
Printed Papers and Commercial Papers must be posted either withoat 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, ortearingany 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.
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REGISTRATION.
To Great Britain and Northern Ireland, all British Possessions,
Egypt and all foreign countries the registration fee is .. .. 2Jjcp.
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 .. .. .. 2Acp.
EXPRESS DELIVERY.
For each " Express " letter (Great Britain and Northern Ireland only) the fee is
5cp. in addition to the usual postage.
INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID C O R R E S P O N D E N C E .
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The minimum surcharge collected on insufficiently prepaid correspondence received!
from abroad is one copper piastre.
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LATE FEE
For any postal packet posted after the ordinary hours of collection irrespective of
weight
lcp.
INSURANCE OF LETTERS.
Letters for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, certain British Possessions and
Foreign Countries can be insured, subject to 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 fees payable on letters for countries to which the system of insurance extends (
are as follows :—
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Registration Fee
ACTROBITT.
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Counoil
No. 1068 of 24th Aug..
1925, published in
Gazette No. 1716 of
23th August, 1925.
Order of the GoTernor
in Counoil No. 1083 of
16th December, 1925,
pubuataed in Gazette No.
1740 of 13th December.
1925.
Order of the Gover–
nor n C unoil No.
1209 of the 7th N overn-
ber. 1921. published in
Gazette No. 1882 oi
llth November, 1927.
Notification No. 37
published in Gazette
No. 1747 of 22nd Jan.,
1926.
21jcp. \
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 to the full postage.
Compensation for the loss of an insured letter, or its contents, will 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.
DESERT ROUTE.
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Arabia-North-East (Persian Gulf), India-North-West, Iraq and Persia.
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The special fee, payable in addition to ordinary postage, late or registration fees, on I
any kind of postal packet, that is, letters, postcards, printed papers and commercial (
papers and samples, intended for transmission by the Desert Route (Service Trans-)
desertique Syro-Iraquien Damas-Bagdad) is 3cp. per ounce or fraction thereof.
PARCEL POST.—INLAND.
The rates of postage on parcels intended for delivery within the Colony are as
follows:—
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3
For a parcel not exceeding 3tti.in weight .. .. .. ..
0 5
For a parcel exceeding 3fti.but not exceeding 7 tti
For a parcel exceeding 7ft.but not exceeding 11 ft.
No parcel may exceed 11tti.in weight.
The maximum size allowed for an Inland Parcel
Greatest length .. .
.. 3 feet 6 inches
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 mails 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 3ft.in weight
For a parcel exceeding 3ft.but not exceeding 7ft... .. " -
3
For a parcel exceeding 7ft.but not exceeding lift. .. *
5
For a parcel exceeding 11ft.but not exceeding 22 ft. .. \\
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The limits of size are generally 3 ft. 6 in. in length and 6 ft. in length -md girth combined.
The limit of weight ia 22 ft.
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1
7
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Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Council
No, 1070 of 24th Aug..
IV)*.,.'. published in
Gazette No. 1716 ot
28th August, 1925.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council,
No. 1014 of 21st May.
1924, published in Gaz.
No. 1635 of 23rd May.
1924.
Order of Officer Admi–
nistering the Govern–
ment in Council No.
1306 of 21stMay, 1929.
published in Gazette
No. 1985 of 23rd May,
1929.
Order of Officer Ad–
ministering the Go–
vernment in Council,
N o 1068 of 24th Aug.,
1925, published in Gaz.
No. 1716 of 28th Aug.,
1925.
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3.
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cp.
4
7
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Order of the Gover–
nor in Counoil, No.
1236 of lst June. 1928.
published in GazeUe
No. 1924 of 1st June.
1928.