File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [466r] (367/818)
The record is made up of 1 item (408 folios). It was created in 16 Aug 1929-9 Dec 1932. It was written in English and French. 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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72
SOHAR—APPENDIX NO. V.—1853.
Majesty’s ships or of those of the East India Company, in addition to the
mount of the proceeds of such sale as hereinbefore mentioned, a further bounty
on the tonnage of such ship or vessel at the rate of thirty shillings for every ton
0 { such tonnage.
9 Where any ship or vessel having no slaves on board shall have been seized
and condemned under the provisions ot the said
^ se^zed'and condemned, ^ an acT- agreement, there shall be paid to the Comman-
ditional bounty on tonnage to be ^ e rs, officers, and crews of Her Majesty’s ships
paid. or those of the East India Company, an addi
tional bounty upon the tonnage of such ship or vessel at the rate of four pounds
for every ton ; and the tonnage of all such vessels shall be ascertained according
to the mode of ascertaining the admeasurement of British vessels, either by the
rincipal officer of the Customs at the port where the vessel may be at the time
of condemnation, or, in default thereof by the best evidence which can be ob
tained ; provided always that in every case in which any ship or vessel shall be
seized with slaves on board in which the bounty calculated upon the number
of slaves shall be less than the bounty calculated upon the tonnage, the Com
mander of Her Majesty’s ship, or of those of the East India Company, making
the seizure, may elect to take the bounty calculated according to tonnage, instead
of the bounty which would be payable upon the number of slaves on board.
10. All bounties payable under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Bounties to be paid out of the an( j j re i an( j to the Commanders, officers, and
Consolidated Fund. crews 0 f Her Majesty’s ships and of the East
India Company, and such bounties shall be issued and paid by order from the
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury.
11. In order to entitle the captors to receive the said bounty-money the ton
nage of the ship or vessel so seized and condemned
Proof of tonnage. ^ proved to the Commissioners of Her
Majesty’s Treasury by producing a copy, duly certified, of the sentence or decree
of condemnation, or by such documentary or other evidence as they ma> cem
satisfactory.
12. In order to entitle the captors to receive the said bounty-money on slaves,
„ , f J the number of men, women, and children so
Copy of sentence of condemna- , . i shall be
tion to be produced to the Trea- taken, delivered over, and . ,
8Ur y- proved to the Commissioners of Her Majesty s
Treasury by producing a copy, duly certified, of the sentence or decree
demnation, and also a certificate under the hand of the proper officer or
Military or Civil, who may be appointed to receive such slaves.
13. Where any slaves, or persons treated as slaves, shall be seized on
any ship or vessel taken and condemned in pur-
m ^ iety of the bount y onl y suance of the said agreement and of this c ,
to be paid in certain cases. , delivered over in
but who shall not have been deliverea
consequence of death, sickness, or other inevitable circumstance, it s a
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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