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‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’ [‎146v] (292/344)

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The record is made up of 1 file (170 folios). It was created in 16 Jun 1945-21 Feb 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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General Average shall be payable according to the York/Antwerp
Rules, 1924, but where the adjustment is made in accordance with the law
and practice of the United States of America, the following clause shall
apply
NEW JASON CLAUSE.
In the event of accident, danger, damage or disaster before or after
the commencement of the voyage, resulting from any cause whatsoever,
whether due to negligence or not, for which, or for the consequence of
which, the carrier is not responsible, by statute, contract or otherwise,
the goods, shippers, consignees or owners of the goods shall contribute
with the carrier in general average to the payment of any sacrifices, losses
or expenses of a general average nature that may be made or incurred,
and shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in respect of the goods.
If a salving ship is owned or operated by the carrier, salvage shall be
paid for as fully as if the said salving ship or ships belonged to strangers.
Such deposit as the carrier or his agents may deem sufficient to cover the
estimated contribution of the goods and any salvage and special charges
thereon shall, if required, be made by the goods, shippers, consignees or
owners of the goods to the carrier before delivery.
BOTH TO BLAME COLLISION CLAUSE.
If the ship comes into collision with another ship as a result of the
negligence of the other ship and any act, neglect or default of the master,
mariner, pilot or the servants of the carrier in the navigation or in the
management of the ship, the Owners of the goods carried hereunder will
indemnify the carrier against all loss or liability to the other or non
carrying ship or her Owners in so far as such loss or liability represents
loss of or damage to or any claim whatsoever of the Owners of the said
goods, paid or payable by the other or non-carrying ship or her Owners to
the Owners of the said goods and set off, recouped or recovered by the
o\her or non-carrying ship or her Owners as part of their claim against
the carrying ship or carrier
SECRECY CLAUSE.
Disj^sure of theXontents bfUfcs bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. to any unau thorised person
may ii#olve au\ffen<|^Iain/the SJWale Actlf theliiTiite^fSktes (50
USC 3^T(hd $2 *s ame!w 6 dp«< agAwrt thi-tffiolri^Seofcil AiU«ll and
1920 or the Defence (General) Regulation of the United Kingdom, or against
the Defence of India Rules 1939.
* • * •
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSE.
If the ship is not owned or chartered by demise to the company or
Line by whom this bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. is issued (as may be the case notwith
standing anything that appears to the contrary) this bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. shall
take effect only as a contract with the owner or demise Charterer as the case
may be as principal made through the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of the said company or Line
who act as agents only and shall be under no personal liability whatsoever
in respect thereof. _
General Average shall be payable according to the York/Antwerp
Kules, 1924, but where the adjustment is made in accordance with the law
an practice of the United Slates of America, the following clause shall
apply—
NEW JASON CLAUSE.
In the event of accident, danger, damage or disaster before or after
the commencement of the voyage, resulting from any cause whatsoever,
whether due to negligence or not, for which, or for the consequence of
which, the carrier is not responsible, by statute, contract or otherwise,
the goods, shippers, consignees or owners of the goods shall contribute
with the carrier in general average to the payment of any sacrifices, losses
or expenses of a general average nature that may be made or incurred
and shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in respect of the goods]
If a salving ship is owned or operated by the carrier, salvage shall be
paid for as fully as if the said salving ship or ships belonged to strangers.
Such deposit as the carrier or his agents may deem sufficient to cover the
estimated contribution of the goods and any salvage and special charges
thereon shall, if required, be made by the goods, shippers, consignees or
owners of the goods to the carrier before delivery.
BOTH TO BLAME COLLISION CLAUSE.
* *
If the ship comes into collision with another ship as a result of the
negligence of the other ship and any act, neglect or default of the master
mariner, pilot or the servants of the carrier in the navigation or in the
management of the ship, the Owners of the goods carried hereunder will
indemnify the carrier against all loss or liability to the other or non
carrying ship or her Owners in so far as such loss or liability represents
loss of or damage to or any claim whatsoever of the Owners of the said
goods, paid or payable by the other or non-carrying ship or her Owners to
the Owners of the said goods and set off, recouped or recovered by the
other or non-carrying ship or her Owners as part of their claim against
the carrying ship or carrier 6
SECKECY CLAUSE.
Dispjflsure of the •contetils of Uhis bill ot lading to any unau thorised person
1920 or the Defence (General) Regulation of the United Kingdom, or against
the Defence of India Rules 1939. 8 6
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSE.
If the ship is not owned or chartered by demise to the company or
Line by whom this bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. is issued (as may be the case notwith
standing anything that appears to the contrary) this bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. shall
take effect only as a contract with the owner or demise Charterer as the case
may be as principal made through the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of the said company or Line
who act as agents only and shall be under no personal liability whatsoever
in respect thereof. _ J

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Correspondence and other papers, exchanged between staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and others, including the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate in Bushire and the Government of Bahrain, relating to the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, with shipping arrangements frequently made with the Bahrain shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. Goods discussed include:

  • Electrolux refrigerators, ordered through the Bahrain merchant Yousuf Abdul Rahman Fakhroo, and including correspondence for the delivery of one refrigerator to H Borovitz of the Etimadeyah Spinning and Weaving Company in Bushire;
  • medical supplies, including quinine, and a request from the Chief Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain for Penicillin, with correspondence following on arrangements for the quick delivery of Penicillin to Bahrain;
  • other miscellaneous items including coke, washing soda, vegetable ghee, electrical wiring, coir matting, car batteries, and stamps.

A small number of papers in the file are in Arabic.

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1 file (170 folios)
Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 156-171) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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