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officials. The result is that living in Cyprus is more like being
one of an English community in a foreign European country than
in an English Colony, whether an all British Colony like New
Zealand or one with coloured population and labour. The use o
English in Cyprus has noticeably increased of late years, and as
it is now being systematically taught in schools its use mil
increase. A knowledge of the local dialect of Greek is, however,
p. very important factor in daily life.
Generally speaking the English settled community would be
congenial to the class for whom this report is written.
Labour and domestic service are cheap. Servants can become
very good with training but unless one engages the more costly
English-trained ones considerable patience is needed. M ages are
dealt with in a later paragraph.
Thprp is an Armenian community which tends steadily to in
crease.
The English communities are concentrated. The greatest
number is in Nicosia, where there is a considerable official com
munity, and the British Infantry detachment from the Soudan,—
one company.
The place most favoured for settlement by English folk is
Famagusta, where there are several successful citrus growers.
Kyrenia on the north coast is another favourite spot but here
the English population is more residential than working. Kyrenia
is a popular winter resort for visitors.
At the south coast ports of Larnaca and Limassol there is no
English settled community, only one or two engaged in various
businesses such as the wine trade and the few district officials.
The western part of the Island, although most attractive and
favoured climatically, has not been touched by English settlers,
and there is perhaps possibility of profitable undertaking there,
particularly if several prospective residents would combine with
both capital and effort so that prospects would be better and any
feeling of isolation would be mitigated.
The club at Famagusta is almost exclusively English ; those
at Larnaca and Limassol are more cosmopolitan.
There is a fairly good library at the Nicosia club, and also a
private library with a subscription of Tl per annum.
3. Climate and Health. —As stated in the Information Bureau’s
publication, the climate is, generally speaking, healthy and the
winters cool and invigorating. It must be realized however that
it gets very hot in summer. There is nothing to worry about till
June. The worst months are July to September. The maximum
temperatures in the four months June—September at Nicosia in