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P A R C E L POST.—continued.
RE-DLRECTION.
Parcels not eiceeding 11 ft in weight re-directed from one Post Office to another ia
Cyprus shall be liable to additional postage at the full inland rate for each re-direction.
Parcels exceeding 11 ft. but not exceeding 22 ft in weight received from abroad and
re-directed from one address to another in Cyprus, excepc where the original and the second
address are both within che delivery area of the same Post Office, shall be liable to additional
postage as follows •—
s. cp.
For a parcel over lift, but not over 14ftin weight
1 3
For a parcel over 14ft.but noe over 18ft.in weight
1 5
For a parcel orer 18ft.but not over 22ft.in weight
1 7
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE
The Postmaster-General shall not be liable to make good anj claim arising oat of the loss,
damage or delav of parcels sent by pott.
A system of compensation for loss of or damage to uninsured parcels is in force between
Cyprus, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Egypt and France. The maximum amount of com–
pensation payable is £1.
CUSTOM HOUSE DECLARATION.
The sender of each parcel for abroad will be required to fill up a Custom House Declaration
Form. Upon this form must be given an accurate statement of the contents and valne, date
of posting, and the sender a signature and address.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.
Parcels on arrival in Cyprus will be liable to examination by an Officer of Customs,
who will assess the amount of Customs duestobe charged thereon. The Cnstoms dues will be
collected at the time of delivery, and no parcel can be delivered until the Customs and all other
charges are paid.
Parcels found to contain forbidden articles and parcels, the contents and value of which
have been falsely declared, may be dealt with according to the laws on the subject. And
generally the seeders of parcels, whether in Foreign Countries or Cyprus, will be required to
conform" to the Customs and other laws or regulations from time 'to time in force in respect of
such parcels.
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Parcels which cannot be delivered,returnedto the senders, or re-directed, and which have
thus become undeliverable, will eventually be returned to the country of origin.
Parcels becoming offensive or injurious to any Officer of the Post Office or other person, or
to other parcels'will be disposed of a3 the Postmaster-General may direct.
DUTY COLLECTION FEE.
A fee of icp. is charzed by the Post Office in respect of each parcel or any postal packet,
delivered ia Cyprus upon which Customs duties are collected.
UNDELIVERABLE PARCELS.
Parcels to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Egypt and the Sudan and those
British Possessions and Foreign Countries which have adopted the arrangement, which
bear one address only, if not claimed by the addressee within a prescribed period which
varies from 15 to 90 days according to the country of destination will be treated as unde-
Iiverable and will be either returned to the sender or disposed of in accordance with the
sender's wishes should such be inscribed on the parcels. If the parcels bear two addresses,
they will be held at the disposal of the first addressee for a•spewed period (usually about
half of the total period of retention) and if not claimed will be held at the disposa of the
second addressee for the remainder ofthe total period of retention, and if then unclaimed
will be treated as undeliverable.
Parcels received from those British Possessions and Foreign Countries which have
adopted the above mentioned arrangement w * be retainedforlo days that is to say.
S<iayTat the disposal of thefirstaddressee and 7 days at the disposal of the second
addressee.
S££ mt-Zm5£ a'pW not ex/eedmg tto.-oath* ; bat if -***. the -«d-»
wilfto-onsultod through the office of ongm.
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to disposal.
ACTHOKITY.
Orderofthe frOTernor
in Council No. 1212 of
the 19th November,
1927, published in Gaz.
No. 1886 of the 25th
November, 1927.
Notiflcawot.. No. 4546-
published in Go-mCte
No. 613 of Sth January,
1899.
Orderof Hi-;a Coramis-
fioocr in Council. No.
£26 of the 1st February,
1921, published in Gas.
Ko. 1469 ol the 1th
February 1921, and
Order of the Acting
Gorernor in Council
No. 1363 of llth Jane,
1930, pablshed in Gas.
No. 2068 of 20th Jane,
1930.
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