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'File 17/5 A Bahrain office furniture and other Government property with R A Sharjah' [‎16r] (31/78)

The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1940-8 Jan 1944. 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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MEASriiKMENT AND WEIGHT.
Ton*.
— — i—
Feet. Indies. Tons. j Cut.
Qrs. Lbs.
Said
to be
13
20
—»* ■
riVU- 4 Qcflt^
364/8/-. '
Freigh, ;« Bahreln P^r
Dated at this ... day of.
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1
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Steam 'Hapioation <
1 '* ■ {Tacot [toraled it
Shippen* ft re requested to note jmrfirularly the term' and
* validity of their fnaorai
V #.—The (JihhIm are shipped Ami this Bill df Trading gri
Any claihi for short deliverv- of or damage done to Ooo.
Company’» option at Port of-Discharge, or at Ports of Cak-n
■vtrr ^ “li T°
No claim for damugtr will he admitted unless notilied in wri
No claim for short, delivery, short lauding, non-deli very, f<
within mentioned goods will be entertained unless made in U
Sbippei), in i^ooct ordej and conoition :
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Port oL ..... w ^ ‘-.k* * w * **v * v. - ■’" * * * **" ’ * ’* ii •
but with liberty either; before or after proceeding towards
whatsoever (although in a contrary direction to. or out of, <
Discharge) once or,(»ftener, in any order, backwards or forwi
an\' purpose whatsoever, and all such ports, places, and saijn
also with liberty to tow antf assist Vi'wels in allsituatHins
♦)«>{ i-.fftsu mi Pa-ie Q.Q JpCF uJcir
also tp,.sajl with or without pilots:
■ . • *1 * • f. : r'ttV'ithW"
being marked and numbered as per margin,, the said goo
conditions of this Bill of Lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. in the like good order and
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Th# Heaidency Agent, S&
unto ......yfrmfm ;• y '•
The Company shall, no be liable, for loss, damage or dela
causes or perils. :ho> soever occa/tpoed : W».. Act' of God^; K
without viob'ii< e on hoard or elsewhere apd whether.-by.pe
restraints of princes" ruleVs, Or 'J)eoy>l?‘ ; riot* and civil con
barratry; jettison; collision, fire; Petroleum vapour; bre
holds'^ climate : rain r'injuriouB effect mf othor goods, whe
and acoicfont*. of the sdii,* or navi^«tion , uuseaifc.MXth
tackle, equipmejit, hmgiues pr ajipurt.-naneys at the, Qomtue
meana have been taken ,bv the Company at the port of
whatsoever dV pilot, niaster. otficcfs. thariners. engineers, »
Commny'dn hodVd Vf elkewhere, in 'the managemetrt. nav
belonpnV to i t4iP Com'pwny-, or in the loading, stowmc. carna
The Company is to be at liberty to carry the goods 1
steamer or steamers, ship or ships, Motor vessel or vessel
and to tranship or land, and store the goods either on shore <
expense but at shipper s or consignee’s risk : and at the like
In all cases and under all circumstances the Company’s
the vessel’s tackle and thereuponthe goods shall be at the
or Consignee. § is#27/-perton
Freight at the rate of
by the Shippers as per margin vessel and/or cargo lost or not
1941.
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TABTICULARS DECLARED BY SHIPPER.
Leading Marks.
Number of Packages
Distinctive or pieces Description.
Numbers. | or !
Quantity or weight.
The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent,
25 p ackages Tentage
£ fc^esQld torn and patched*
u n peck at Shipper^ Risk
Twenty-live only.
Number of Packages (in words)
MEASUREMENT AND WEIGHT.
Tons. L Feet.
Inches. Tons.
Civt. Qrs.
Lbs.
Said to be
13 20
40 c£W
364/8 A-
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JSdttsh
'rfd*3iJo£*rapn 10
jjfloJ oe ‘toyfclw 40 ri<i
vnu beaioia/ti 1
w fe*''*#.' B'dJ fto, ih
'[Ml' 1^1 Mid 0iii •jo\bno e.ti
Jnbia
a .BwiJ-iiotDuA, lodto 30 Joo
Id boIUniaoo lo b^t.'ioiJkiirf
)ii Jaiqef
Steam TRavioation Company, Ximitet)
and
SHARJAH
..for carriage to
lii eH* pj dna
..I;:.,’ lying in the
oit'WUb X n *
Freight (a) per ton Total Rs
Bahrein 11th November,
Dated at this day of...
1941.
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L
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\tucmuoralfii V* Ifnglajj&A. _Yi- ”
.loiin ^nieu jupnjw^ <. >'i.u, iu ajyuu
Shippers are revested to n 6 ti> particularly the terms and conditions of this Bill of Uding with reference to the
2 \nli(iitv of their Insurance upon the floods.
.sagaq.^td:-: .U*.-> J 9 aiioq ,smuoi t iiyx‘ii 4 ^{m-'l^qdb al »« gnoidoeti'* lo e.'otno. x®**
N.BP&M iJ'oods are shipped And this Bill 4f hading granted subjetet to the following express conditions :—
-swidapb to J^oq orfrod og oi Don noDjjjbn 3 |mtitvvn no cm t-vnib ytw! totauH'uji) ioyswj
Any claihi for short delivery of or damage done to (ioods, and all other claims whatsoever, to be presented at
Company's option at Port of-Discharge, or at Porta oH’akutta or Bombay and at no other Port. or l*w o
\OF Vti 30 y.tiKwU'tfl laooi to oJoal '* Y.u. jmbutoflj yJi ftrtWoai •
No clnun for damage'will he admitted-unless notiliedin writing before the Goods are removed; v , t,. ,. ; , ylyd
30 ao pjjj 04 vuthoqiuu 10 vkcJ wj ylxsf/'Ki iioa'iAq yiiM 10 wioi hi imio /rriiiia w n«
No claim for short, delivery, short lending, non-delivery, ti*Ul lyss, or, any other claim whatsoever, m respect to the
within mentioned .goods will be entertained unless made in Ijj^Pythin veag^ ^
SMwe*. - - uaiwita) ’
vruu 1 *ub .aoio^jj oil.., i.'.i Imbuv—
s.a."SKIWKOAilG" V.U
•" B “ rt t
X’ • ; '!a fir
Port Qh '' OlJi}' iibtlwu co :•.!«.! 0 ;...J <.» 5 .!! OTt - y.
but with liberty either 1 before or after proceeding towards that Port to proceed to, and stay any ports or places
whatsoever (although in a contrary direction to, or out of, or beyond, the ordinary or usual rout ^> j**^ 1 ;*, *
Discharge 1 once or (iftener, in any order, backwards or forwards, for loading or discharging cargo or passengers, or for
any putpie whaWver, Ufift ports, places, and sailings, shall be deemed ihclnded^.thm the'.ntended voyage ;
also witU liberty to jtownnd assist Vessels in all s.tdat.ons and.to deviate for the purpose of saving life or property ,
' etrin: as per margin
«ds° ^ify^sHi^ftaa ■ Lo ' •yVfr-
being marked and numbered as ],cr margin, Tlic said goods to bo carried and de liv ^p d. subject to the terms and
rfoiw IL, ittiA idjiivrtV ,.,1 odi no iitil a uvaii Iteif* va«t SaARJAH : i 00
conditions of this Bill of Lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. in the like good order and condition at the FWt of
feMuJO laVr ><f* \<! giar.v.'.cxii '^ orij ao<ur banaioxm ejiiiiiutumi bne wDiadli t-'dgit ori’i
, : . • aliiaiitfi.'i.-w w-w-
The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah
UBt0 or his or their assigns.
The Company shall no be liable for loss, damage or delay directly or indirectly resulting
causes or ncnls howsoever occasioned : W?.. Act of God ; King s enemies ; piracy •. robhery ; theft Or pilferage with or
wXut' vFoU^e on board or elsewhere and whether-by persons in the^ndoe of the Company or not: arreati. and
restraints of princes, rulers, or people . riotft and civil commotion*; strike*, lockout, or other l.bout disturbances ,
barratry; jettison; collision: fire; Petroleum vapour ; breakage or leakage; vermin; sweatmat . temperature
ind^dS^tile sA. 7 hWs* ^ kind (
belonging to ^he ('ompany. or in the loading, stowmg, carriage, unloading or delivery of th* cargo,. ... ,. 0 .
The Comnanv is to be at liberty to carry the goods to their Port of Destination by the abdvv or any Other
steamer or s^lmers, ship or ships,'.Motor vessel or vessels either belonging to the Company-or to other persons,
and to tranship or land, and store the goods either on shore or aHoat and to re-ship and forward same at the Company s
expense but at shipper's or consignee’s risk ; and at the like risk, to deviate as above-mentioned.
In all cases and under all circumstances tha Company’s liability shall absolutely cease when the goods are free of
the ve^el s tlckTe and thereupon the goods shall be at the risk for all purposes and m every respect of the Shipper
or Consignee. @ hs.27/-perton Bahrein.
Freight at the rate of payable in. ........
by the Shippers as per margin vessel and/or cargo lost or not lost.
M. M. 138 A.
1/39.
twee
5 n Mltness whereof the Commander or Agents of the said vessel have affirmed to .X
Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date ; one of which Bill- of Lading being accomplished the others to stand void.
General average to be adjusted according to York-Antwerp Rules, 1924.
This Bill »f Lading is issued subject te the fellowing further conditions
Weight, contents and value when shipped unknown. The Company is not to be responsible for any loss, damage or
delay, whatsoever, directly or indirectly resulting from insufficiency of the address, or packing, internal or external,
nor for condition or contents of re-shipped or re-exported Goods. v ..
The Company reserves the right of charging freight by weight, measurement or value, and of re-measuring or re-weighing
the Goods and charging freight accordingly before delivery. Freight on salt, saltpetre, dates, fruit and perishable
goods is to be paid on the weight shipped, and no allowance will be made for wastage, shrinkage, or dryage on the voyage.
The Company docs not guarantee room at [lorts. of transhipment and is not to be responsible for any detention or
delay there or at any other stage of the voyage howsoever caused.
Packages weighing more than 40 cwta. are carried only at advanced rates of freight and by special agreement.
The Company shall have a lien for freight unpaid on these Goods, or upon any portion of the Goods covered by the
Shipping Order or Advice Note granted in respect thereof, which may not have been shipped, and for any charges
herein stipulated to be home, or customarily borne, by the Shipper or Consignee of the Goods.
Should all or any part of the within Goods not be found, or if from bad weather or other cause the Goods cannot be
landed during the Vessel’s stay at Port of Destination, the Company reserves the right to convey same to any Port
before the (inal or to the final Port of the voyage to be returned thence at the Company's expense, but at tha
Shipper's or Consignee's risk : and should necessity arise for detaining and storing the Goods, it shall also be done
at the Company’s expense and the Shipper’s or Consignee’s risk ; and the Company.shall not be answerable for the
result of any delay or risk so occasioned or for loss of Market.
The Company will not be accountable for Gold, Silver, Bullion. Specie, Jewellery, Precious Stones, Precious Metals,
Plated Ware, Documents, Works of Art, Watches, Silks or other precious or valuable articles, in any respect, or for
Goods of any description whatever the value of which is more than one thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per freight ton, nor for
goods of which the value exceeds five hundred rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for any one package, unless the value thereof shall have been
declared in writing prior to shipment, and a special written Shipping Order or Advice Note granted for same which
must be presented to the Commander at time of shipment and the Bill of Lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. signed with the nature and value
of the goods appearing thereon and extra freight in respect of same agreed upon and paid. A wrong description of
Contents or false declaration of value shall release the Company from all responsibility in ease of loss, seixure, or
detention, and the Goods shall be charged double freight on the real value, which freight shall be paid previous
to delivery. The only condition on which Glass, China. Earthenware, Iron eastings, or other fragile Goods of a like
character will be carried is that the Company is free from liability for breakage however caused. If medicinal fluids
or any other Goods of an explosive, inflammable, damaging or dangerous nature are shipped w ithout being previously
declared and arranged for, they are liable upon discovery to be thrown overboard, and the loss will fall upon the
Shipper or Consignee of such fluids or Goods. The Shipper or Consignee will not only ^^Tiable to the penalties
imposed by Statute but also for all damages sustained in consequence of the shipment of or Goods.
The Goods are to be distinctly marked with the marks, numbers and Port of Da^lgti^iii^or the Company is not
to be responsible for detention or wrong delivery. The Company is not respoixsib^fcy*wrong delivery where marks
are obliterated by seepage.
Bills of Lading must be presented and delivered up cancelled before deli^e^- oF*>Coods will be granted.
The Company is to have the option of delivering these Ooods^r hnvjbart theieof, into receiving Ship, or boat or
craft, or landing them at the risk and expense of the Shipp<tf()W>H?ignce as per scale of charges to be seen at the
Agents’ Offices, and is also to be at liberty until del i voiytilst oy the Goods or any part thereof in receiving Ship,
godown, or upon any wharf, the usual charges therewf^^flii payable by the Shipper or Consignee. The Company
shall have a lien on all or any part of the Gqi^j^^Wst expenses incurred on the whole or any part of the
shipment. Fire Insurance will be covered by the Vpmpiny’s Agents on application.
Gold. Silver, Bullion, Specie, Jewellery, Ejecitf^ Stones, Precious Metals, Plated Ware, Documents, Works of Art,
Watches, Silks or other Precious or Aiiiif|ble articles will not be landed by the Company They will only be
delivered on presentation of Bills
Shipper or Consignee, if deliver'!
tiiylmg on board, and will be carried on, or stored, at risk and expense of
taken during the vessel's stay in Port.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary in the event of restrictions of Quarantine, Prohibit-' n.
Sanitary or Customs or Labour Regulations, Lockouts or Strikes, Blockade or Interdict at the Port of Discharge,
war or disturbance or other like cause preventing or threatening to prevent the ordinary discharge of the Goods
or any portion thereof, at the Port of Destination, such Goods or any portion thereof may at the vessel's option
either be put into other vessels or be retained on board and landed and warehoused or otherwise disposed of as
circumstances may admit wheresoever most convenient to the vessel, and re-shipped thence to destination as soon
as conveniently may be after such restrictions as aforesaid have been removed or be returned to Port of Shipment,
and ail expenses whatsoever incurred in such landing, warehousing, transhipment, over carriage or return carriage
or otherwise shall be borne by the Shipper or Consignee, the Company having a lien on the 1 ioods therefor.
The Company shall not be responsible for loss or damage of any kind which mav result directly or indirectly from
the above causes or any of them, and the Goods shall throughout he at the Shipper's or Consignee's ri-di.
Delivery by the Company of packages externally in good conditi
delivery of full weight and contents.
as received shall be conclusive evidence of
FOR THE MAS
For-GMY, MA
OWNERS
E £ t*>7ud.
AS Agents
for Captain.
for Agents.

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Correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, and the Political Officer, Sharjah, regarding equipment supplied for the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah by the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Includes equipment lists and shipping invoices.

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1 file (37 folios)
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Correspondence is arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-38; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled, and have been superseded.

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