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‘M. Suleman Versi of Dar es Salaam versus Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros of Bahrain’ [‎118r] (239/256)

The record is made up of 1 file (124 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1947-15 Aug 1950. It was written in English. 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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V
M-
M.B. / DS. 5564.
uTred £ 1,356/-/-. E.A.C.
Rate per cent. As agreed.
tel 0 ' £ As agreed.
1 . Warranted free from Particular Average unless
the vessel or craft be stranded, sunk or burnt,
but notwithstanding this warranty the Under
writers are to pay the insured value of any pack
age or packages whitrij. tnay-- be totally lost in
loading, transhipment^ discharge, also for any
loss of or dapn&ge to the interest insured which
may reason^rfy be attributed lo fire collision or
contact oi tfie vessel and/or craft and/or convey
ance with.any external substance (ice included)
other th|h water,' or to discharge of cargo at
port of /His^restf, also to pay landing, warehous
ing, forwarding and special charges if incurred
for vliich Underwriters would be liable under a
poliJy covering Particular Average. This clause
shall operate during the whole period covered
by the Policy.
2 . Warranted free of capture, seizure, arrest, re
straint or detainment, and the consequences
thereof or of any attempt thereat: also from the
consequences of hostilities or warlike operations,
whether ther.'be a declaration^of war or not;
but this, warranty shall not exclude collision,
contact with any fixed or floating object (other
than a mine Or torpedo), stranding, heavy wea
ther, oh fire unless caused directly (and inde
pendently of the nature of the voyage or service
which the vessel concerned or, in the case of a
collision, any other vessel involved therein, is
performing/ by a hostile act by or against a
belligerent power; and for the purpose of this
warranty power" includes any authority main
taining naval, military or air forces in associa-
P^tion with a power. ^
Further warranted free from the consequences
of civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection
or civil strife arising therefrom or piracy.
3. Should Clause No. 2 be deleted, the current
Institute War Clauses relevent to the particular
form of transit covered by this Insurance shall
be deemed to form part of this contract,
4. Warranted free of loss or damage caused by
strikes locked-out workmen or persons taking
part in labour disturbances riots or civil com
motion, ,
5. Should Clause No. 4 be deleted the current
Institute Strike Clauses shall be deemed to
form part of this contract.
6 . The Clauses printed on the back hereof are to
have the same effect as if they were printed
in is margin.
7. This policy not to inure to the benefit of any
Fire Insurance Company or Underwriter.
8 . Subject to the Institute Dangerous Drugs
Clause on back hereof.
9. In the event of a general average arising under
this policy, the Insured is requested not to sign
any general average bond or pav any general
average deposit without first consulting the
* of this Company.
INCORPORATED IN NEW ZEALAND
FOUNDED 1872,
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL AUTHORISED:
£ 2 , 000,000
PAID-UP CAPITAL:
£ 1 , 031 , 640 .
Swrtfe Insurance Compann, f imtfcb, F „ , he e .„, d .„,i 0 . provided, .-a.«»!«.
and warranties herein specified. DOES BY THESE PRESENTS HOLD INSURED
Messrs. M. Suleman Versi.
as wall in his or their own name as in that of those to whomsoever the same may appertain, and whether lost or not lost, at and from
MOMBASA TO 3AHAREIN ( PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ), including t r anshipment^^^^^r^

“ p °°28 Barrels Ghee. i.ARKED -
M S V
MOMBASA
IN TRANSIT BAHREIN.
"'.varranted with particular average irrespective of pe
the risk of theft and/or pilferage and/or non delive:
clause at the back hereof".
"Including the risk of leakage".
"Including war and strike risks as per printed slip attached".
Valued as insured in the good Ship or Vessel called the s.s. "TAIRIA” and thence by 100 41 or
equivalent Class Steamer and/or Motor Vessel.
mav be) Master, beginning the adventure upon the aforesaid inferest from the loading e lhLe^f ^n 8 boa^the^aid 6 vess n el Pa av a/oresa^^and^cominuine
during the time or voyage as aforesaid unM landed, including risk of craft, raft, and/or lighter to and from the vessel Fach craft raft ‘andfor ?icWr m
be deemed a separate insurance. The assured are no, to be prejudiced by any agreement exempting Tghtermentem ,,ab ?uy raf ‘- and/or h « h ' er t0
And it shall be lawful for the said Ship m this Voyage to proceed and sail to and touch and stay at any Por»s or Plrces whatsoever if thsrmwn
obliged by stress of weather or for necessary purposes, without prejudice to this Insurance. whatsoever, it thereunto
The Adventures and Perils which the Company is content to bear, and does take upon itself in this Voyage are —Seas n of-War Fl-e Enemies
Pirates Rovers. Assailing Thieves. Jettisons Letters of Mart and Counter Mart, Surprisals, Takings at Sea. Arrests', Restrai, ,s and Detainments of all
Kings Prmces, and People of what Nat,on. Condition, or Quality soever. Barratry of the Masters and Mariners, and of all other Periis. Losses, and
Misfortunes that have or shall come to hurt. Detriment or Damage of the said subject matter of this Insurance or any cart thereof
And in Case of any Loss or Misfortune, it shall be lawful to the Insured, their factors, Servants and Assigns to sue laW mr an d travel for in ami
aboutthe Defence, Safeguard and Recovery of the aforesaid subject matter of this Insurance or any par, thereof, without' pre udi'ce 1o this Insurance-
to the charges whereof the Company will contribute ,n proportion as the sum hereby tnsured is to the whole amount at risk; a ..d the acts of the Insured
°r of this Company in recover,ng. savtng. or preserving the property Insured, shall no, be considered a waiver or acceptance of abandonment.
Free of all habilty for loss arising from Leakage or Breakage of or to any liquid or liquid package
Cotton is warranted free from Average under Five per cent on every ten bales running landing numbers which shall proved in case of loss.
Loss or damage from Black Leaf decoloration shall not be claimed for under this Policy except when caused by the baht so affected having been
in actual contact with sea water or fire, and no claim shall be made for Black Leaf in damaged bales when the entire sound portion of the same mark
. contains Black Leaf.
Grey Mackenzie & Co. Ltd Tea U warranted fre* from Average under Three per cent, on every ten chests, twenty half-chests, or forty boxes, b- ,o claim for wet or damp
v ^ reS p ect 0 f any package to attach, unless the Tea therein contained shall have been in actual contact with sea or - J - water
Wool is warranted free from particular Average under Three per cent., payable on each bale as if separately ilflurell
Freight is warranted free front Average unless general. Profits, Commissions, and Advances^ on Freight or gouomry ate warranted
against absolute total loss of the Ship on y Live Stock is war,anted free from alllo«s or damage except total loss occasioned by absolute total loss
of the Vessel. In no case is the Company liable for Deck Cargo or Freight unless specially Insured as such
Grounding in Canals. Harbours, or Tidal Rivers not to be deemed a strand; but the Company to pay any damage or loss which may be proved
to have directly resulted therefrom.
General Average and Salvage Charges payable according to Foreign Statement or per York-Antwerp Rules if in accordance with the contract of
affreightment.
In open Policies by Ship or Ships it is stipulated that each shipment shall be declared in writing by the Insured to the Company’s Representative
at port of shipment days after receipt of advices, otherwise no liability shall attach to the Company.
Claims for all losses or average shall be pivable by the Company after due adjustment of the same and shall be adjusted in accordance with
English law and usage.
And the Company is content, and docs hereby hold itself bound to the Insured, his or their Executors Admini^rators or Assigns, for the
true performance of the premises in consideration of the sum due to it for this Insurance, at the rate of k ' j
As agreec.:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised by the directors of the said Company, and on behalf of the said Company hath
Claims, if any, payable at
BAHREIN.
( PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. )
at the current
drafts.
rate of exchange for demand
In the event of damage for which the Company
may be liable occurring during the voyage all claims
for Average must be accompanied by a Certificate
from
the Company’s Agent at Port of discharge, or in
cases where the Company has no Agent, by a
Certificate from Lloyd’s Agent, without which
Certificate no claim for loss will be paid
N.B.—Notice must be given to the Company’s
Agent (or to Lloyd’s Agent as above) previous to
the Survey.
LONDON OFFICE:
4, Fenchurch Avenue, E.C 3.
hereunto sethis band at Dar-es-salaam
Examined
the
50th da y ° f January
19 48.
w- ‘ »
ftxm&L AGENT.
H.S M. MSA.
Stamped Shs.2/- and
cancelled on Original
and duplicate copies.

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The file comprises court papers, including affidavits and exhibits (copies of correspondence, telegrams, invoices, transhipment notes) used in support of an arbitration case brought by M Suleman Versi of Dar es Salaam in Tanganyika, against Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros. of Bahrain. The case was heard at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain on 14 and 15 August 1950, and was a financial dispute over payments for a shipment of ghee made by M Suleman Versi to Bahrain. A summary of the case is included at the front of the file (ff 3-5).

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1 file (124 folios)
Arrangement

The majority of the file is arranged into appendices coming under an unspecified part labelled ‘C’. The appendices are numbered with Roman numerals and are ordered II through to VII, followed by I. Appendices are wrapped in larger sheets of paper, which form a header sheet (labelled ‘C’ with the corresponding appendix number) and rear cover sheet. Within those appendices containing correspondence, the papers are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest papers first, to the latest papers at the end. Summaries of the case (ff 3-11), and papers labelled ‘A’ (f 15) and ‘B’ (f 13) are located at the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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