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Answer.
Yes, the owner has the right to expel the lessee from his property because the said
lease contains nothing binding according to the Shera.
Immediately the owner cancels the lease, the lease becomes dissolved.
Written by S h ubbar- bin - A Ii - el -• M oose vi.
(L.S.)
(Note. —Seyyid Shubbar is the Shia Mujtshid of Lingah.)
Appendix 15.
Note hy Khan Bahadur AbdulLatif with
Partnership, purporting to he dated 26th 1316 9, 1899), and
which HassanSamieh bases his title to
March 25, 1911.
Ihe history of the paper purporting to be the rules of partnership is as
follows;—
The drawing up of the original draft was done by me, the reason being that the
oxide mining work had been in operation for nearly a year without any definite plan of
operations having been arrived at. I was anxious to put the work on a, more business
like footing, and therefore drew up some rules and sent them to Hassan. The latter
made certain additions and had five documents drawn up including the additions and
signed by himself, Abdullah, and Nakhoda Ali, and he forwarded them all to me for
completion by the attachment of the signatures of Sheikh Sagar and myself. When
completed I was to return three of them to him, one for himself, one for Abdullah, and
one for Nakhoda Ali. Of the remaining two I was to give one to Sheikh Sagar and
keep one myself. 1 did not, however, care about the extra condition which he had
inserted and wrote back and said so. There the matter ended. These deeds were
never completed nor were any revised documents drawn up. I never showed them , to
Sheikh Sagar, and produce them now in the state in which I received them. These
rules never having become operative, Esa and I always considered and presumed that
the document on which the concern was carried on was that of Zilhijjeh, 1315, in which
Nakhoda Ali was admitted to partnership, and in which it is laid down that the sale,
loading, and shipping should be carried out with the knowledge of all the partners. By
reason of Hassan's neglect to consult us properly, and his failure to render any accounts,
we became dissatisfied with his conduct of affairs.
Appendix 16.
Translation of Deed admitting Mr. T. J. Malc Shaaban,
1316 [December 27, 1898).
In the name of God the Highest
We do agree and take upon ourselves, Hassan-bin-Ali Samieh, Abdullah-bin-
Hassan, Isa bin-Abdul Latif, Yusuf-bin Abdullah and Ali Ahmed Saleh, that we have
admitted amongst us Mr. Tigrane Malcolm in the company for the oxide and mica
mines in the Bu Musa Island, which we have leased from Sheikh Salim-bin-Sultan at
250 dollars per annum for the oxide mines, and 1,500 dollars for a five years' period on
account of the mica mines, on the condition that he will use endeavours in disposing of
and shipping what is excavated from the said mines in steamers from Bu Musa to other
countries for sale, and afford full assistance for the non-stoppage of the work on the
said mines. And whatever the said expenses may amount to, they will be borne by all
the parties, and the profits will also be (divided) proportionately amongst all. And on
this (understanding) the agreement is concluded; so that it may not be hidden.