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‘A report on Cyprus.’ [10r] (19/28)
The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 1936. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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11
In all branches of farming and gardening the advice and
assistance of the Government experts is always available. There
is a large stock farm at Athalassa, four miles from Nicosia.
9. Conclusion. —It must be impressed on readers of this report
that my impressions were obtained from a very short stay in
Cyprus, and (apart from statistics) I must perforce rely on
“hearsay”. But I have visited every district and met a number
of persons well qualified to speak—both Government officials,
English inhabitants, and Cypriots.
To summarise, I feel that Cyprus has much to recommend it
as a place of residence ; for elderly folk it is a perfect winter resort.
For a young man who wants to live his life it is much too limited
both in actual area and in fields of occupation. There is very
little in the way of field sports, and the keen games expert would
long for wider courses and more competition.
For the “War-Block” officer it may appeal to many who are
still at a loose end, or who are not satisfied where they are. They
are past their first youth. They will find in Cyprus a healthy
climate in which children thrive. It is within a week’s journey
(overland) of England. It can, with comparatively little outlay,
provide interesting and profitable occupation. The Englishman can
do manual labour on his own land without loss of “izzat”. Living
is very cheap. I think it appeals especially to the man who wants
to educate his children in England while not living there himself,
or to be within easy reach of Great Britain for any other reason :
to the man with a liking for historical or archaeological research :
to one whose health is not of the most robust, or whose wife is
not strong enough to face the personal labour that colonial life
often entails. It is also within easy reach of some of the most
interesting countries of Europe and Asia Minor, and of course
Egypt.
If further information is wanted on any special point I shall
be here myself until April, 1937 (address : Kyrenia, Cyprus) and
shall be happy to answer inquiries or to put officers in communica
tion with those who know. '
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A booklet, subtitled ‘Based on a tour of this Island carried out by Colonel G [George] Craster, C.B.E., D.S.O., late Indian Army (Retired), with the object of assessing its suitability for settlement by officers of the Indian Army affected by the War Block Scheme’. The report was printed by the Manager of the Government of India Press in New Dehli, 1936. Following a foreword written by Major General Neil Charles Bannatyne, Military Secretary, dated September 1936, the file consists of a number of sections and appendices as follows:
- General remarks
- Social
- Climate and health
- Educational
- Recreational
- Communications and travelling
- Cost of living
- Opportunities for augmenting income (general, citrus growing, citrus districts and cost of land, the Cyprus Palestine Plantation Company, other possible undertakings for the sake of both occupation and profit)
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: estimated cost of purchasing, equipping and planting a citrus grove of 20 donums [dunams]
- Appendix B: Cyprus Palestine Plantation Company, estimate of profits
- Appendix C: Taxation
- Appendix D: Currency and banks
- Appendix E: Proposal regarding the formation of a company in Cyprus
The file contains a map of Cyprus at the rear (f 13).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (12 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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