Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎23v] (36/44)

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agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ofa Vakeel of the Gnicowar. Should
there be a deficiency of opium in the ware
houses (of both Governments), and it should
be necessary to procure opium from Malwa,
a dustuck is to be given, permitting the
purchase, and the free passage ot the
articles.
Article III.—The Guicowar Government
will purchase the opium at present in the
Guicowar districts, and until it is consumed
will not purchase from the Company's
stores.
Article IV.—Opium is produced in some
parts of the Guicowar territories, and it is
requested, therefore, that no objection may
be made: this continuing to be the case, when
the article is ready it will be purchased by
the Government, to which it is requested
that no objection may be made.
Article V.—The price of opium to be the
same in the territories of the two Govern
ments.
Article VI.—It is requested that the price
at which opium is sold to the merchants and
ryots at Kaira, Broach, and other places
where the Government warehouses will be
established, and the Malwa price, may be
communicated to this Government every
month.
Article VII.—Any merchants or indivi
duals .introducing opium secretly lor sale
into the Guicowar territories to be subject to
have the property confiscated, and any
opium brought secretly from the Company's
districts for sale to be confiscated in like
manner, without any objection on the part
of the British Government,
occurs, that if it were made worth the A akrel's
while to attempt to evade a due execution of
the arrangement, by supplying individuals,
there is no security against his so doing.
The latter part of the Article is unnecessary,
as Government will guard against the
contingency supposed, but His Highness
may be assured, that the same measures willK
be adopted, in the event of such an occur- '
rence taking place, lor the supply ol his
subjects as for those of the Honorable
Company.
III. Upon this point such measures as
will be pursued by Government with regard
to its subjects may be communicated to the
Guicowar, and recommended to be adopted
by him.
IV. The district of Pitlaud is said to be
capable of producing opium, but I never
heard of any being cultivated. The Guico
war possibly looks forward to some advantage
from this source, but if so, he will, I think, be
disappointed, for the opium would never be
equal to the Malwa opium, and the expense
of preparing it would be greater.
V. This seems to be equitable, and con
formable, I believe, to the wishes of Govern
ment.
VI. The requisite arrangement in this
respect will doubtless be made.
VII. The first part of this Article, apply
ing to persons illegally importing and selling
opium not procured from the public stores,
is proper. The second part of it, if meant
to apply (as it probably is) to persons who
have purchased opium from the Company's
warehouses, is unnecessary; for if the opium
be sold at the warehouses of both Govern
ments at the same price, it can never be
consistent with the interest of merchants to
convey opium from a warehouse of the Com
pany's into a Guicowar's district, which will
in all probability be more conveniently sup
plied by the warehouse of the Guicowar
Government. Suchimportation,atleast,could
not take place, supposing arrangements to be