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APPENDIX II.
Karun River Regulations.
The Persian Government in order to facilitate commerce, increase the
wealth of the country and render her lands profitable, has opened the river
Karun, subject to the following regulations, and has allowed the navigation
from Mohammerah to Ahwaz by the mercantile marine of all nations. The
vessels navigating the Karun will carry out the regulations of the Govern
ment, which regulations shall hold good for ten years without fail, after which
they will be modified according to the exigencies of circumstances. 1
(1) The commercial steamers of merchants of friendly Governments must
not remain at the landing places or in the river longer than necessary for the
purpose of loading, unloading and provisioning themselves for the journey.
(2) Persons whose presence is detrimental to order and who would cause
difficulties by their presence should not be taken on board the vessels, whoever
comes should be provided with a passport from his own Government otherwise
if any one arrives without a passport it is impossible to understand what his
business may be.
(3) Under no pretext whatsoever will any vessel have the right to protect
any Persian subject in any way.
(4) The transport of arms is absolutely prohibited and if this rule is dis
regarded the arms will be seized.
(5) No explosive goods whatsoever shall be transported.
(6) Shipowners shall not erect any buildings whatsoever, such as coal de
pots, warehouses, shops, caravanserais or manufactories, etc., on the banks of
the river.
(7) For the storage of merchandise and coal, depots and warehouses as
well as landing places in sufficient quantity will be constructed on the part
of the Persian Government or Persian merchants.
(8) Reasonable rates to be paid by the shipowners, will be fixed for the
hire of the depots and warehouses.
(9) The storekeepers of the coal stores shall be Persian subjects.
(10) The ships shall not proceed higher than Ahwaz.
(11) For the merchandise depots a trustworthy man shall be chosen in
Persia and another shall be chosen on the part of the whole of the shipowners,
together they shall look after the depots.
(12) The watchmen of the depots, such as guards, etc., shall all be ap
pointed by the Persian Government.
(13) No one belonging to any vessel has any right whatsoever to buv, sell
or mortgage, etc., any property from or to any Persian subject.
(14) From the vessels navigating the Karun to Ahwaz, for going and re
turning, if a steam vessel a tonnage of one kran per ton and if a sailing vessel
t^shaEis as toll and right of way will be levied. Unladen vessels shall pay
half tolls Sailing vessels belonging to Persian subjects under 30 tons will be
exempted from these dues. 2
(15) Porters for the porterage from the landing places to the vessels and
from the vessels to the loading places shall be provided by the Persian Govern
ment, who will keep a register of them and supply them with a badge.
(16) When a Persian subject who with the permission of the Persian
Government has entered the service of the vessels renders himself liable to the
law, his trial and punishment shall be conducted by the Persian representa
tive without any interference. . r
1 No such modifications have yet been promulgated—A. T. W.
Further explanations of this paragraph were subsequently made and are on record.—A. T. W.