ملف ١٩٢٦/٣٩٣٩ الجزء ٦ "تنقيح معاهدات أيتشيسون. قسم الخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٥‎٠‎١] (٨١٨/٤٣٧)

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OMAN (MUSCAT)—NO. XVI—1891.
having Treaty relations with Muscat, and to which Great Britain shall
£ower&^^.^ p ar ty, whereby vessels entering the port of Muscat shall be charged
^ H C nc tonnage, or harbour dues, such dues to be administered under the
^ of a special Board for the improvement of the harbour and construction
CO fl maintenance of lighthouses, etc.; nothing in the aforementioned provisions
&n n^rconstrued so as to exempt British vessels from payment of such shipping,
labour or tonnage dues as may hereafter be agreed upon.
Article 9.
It shall be at the option of the British subject in each case to pay the per-
tage duties stipulated in Article 6 , either in cash, or, if the nature of the goods
C Uows of it, in kind, by giving up an equivalent amount of the goods or produce.
In the event of payment being made in cash, the value of the merchandise,
goods or produce on which duty is to be levied, shall be fixed according to the
ready money market price ruling at the time when the duty is levied. In the
case of foreign imports, the value shall be fixed according to the market price at
Muskat, and in that of native goods and produce by the market price at the plare
where the merchant shall choose to pay the duty.
In the event of any dispute arising between a British subject and the Custom
house authorities regarding the value of such goods, this shall be determined by
reference to two experts, each party nominating one, and the value so ascertained
shall be decisive. Should, however, these experts not be able to agree, they ebalJ
choose an umpire, whose decision is to be considered final.
Article 10.
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat engages by the present Treaty to provide
and give orders to his officials that the movement of goods m transit shal n
be obstructed or delayed in a vexatious manner by unnecessary Customs formali
ties and Regulations, and that every facility will be given for their transport.
Article 11.*
British vessels entering a port in the dominions of His Highness h
of Muscat, in distress, shall receive from the local authorities aU necessary
to enable them to re-victual and refit so as to proceed on t eir v yag
Should a British vessel be wrecked off the coast of His ^
the authorities of His Highness shall render all assistance in board' they
distressed vessel in order to save the ship, her car ^ ^ them in reach-
shall also give aid and protection to persons saved, a ^ care
ing the nearest British Consulate ; they shall ur ^ e of being
that the goods so recovered are safely stored, and p rnnsul subject
handed over to the owner, Captain, Agent of the eh*, or Bnt.sh Conanl, 1
always to rights gf salvage.