'File 35/86 I A 32 Muscat Commercial Treaty, 1891: revision of 1905' [‎44r] (91/480)

weights) these shall not' "he (considered)
reliable Cbona fide) and the user shall "^e
prosecuted.
Could ^e arranged
for locally.
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This could only >>e
agreed to if we had
some guarantee that the
money would "be spent on
the improvement of the
Customs House and/ of its
arrangements.
If he gets all his
goods he should pay all
the duty, but he should
not "be called upon to
pay duty on goods pil
fered "between ship and
shore, as this is due
to gross inefficiency of
Landing Contractor who
is Sultan's nominee.
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21. Merchants of the town leave their goods
on the wayside add in streets: the Government
shall not "be responsible for the safety thereof
Bub (on the other hand) merchants should keep
their goods in their godowns.
22. We should charge something on every
"mndle (consignment of goods) that comes here
as fees for the wharf (wharfage) in order to
improve and reform the Customs.
2S. When goods are (once) landed said it is
not known if they should be returned, said the
duty has been charged, then should the owner
want the duty charged to be refunded the refund
shall not be allowed.
24. When goods are lost between the mail
and the land, and the owner claims his entire
goods from the custodians ^ut wishes to pay
less duty: why should the owner pay less and
demand thw whole goods from the Superintendent
of Customs ?
25. Will the exalted British Government
oblige us with 6 instead of 5 per cent duty?
L.S.P.