'A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of 'Arabistan By Lieutenant A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan' [‎47r] (98/143)

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have the right however to remove at the end of the lease all furniture and fit-
■ ngS r:; Ch * l ey iav , e bought at their own expense provided that the build
ings shall not be spoiled thereby. u
(6) This lease is for 15 years at the end of which period should any For-
o 1 2 .f", 0 . r 1 er . si , an C ° m P an y a S ree to pay a higher price than the present, the
.Shaikh must lease to the Bank at the highest rate offered by others, if they re-
quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. it The Bank have the right of refusal. If no other Company offers
to rent the house the Shaikh agrees to renew this lease for a further period of
la years should the Bank so desire it.
(7) The Shaikh agrees to inform the Bank should he desire to lease or sell
o any other Company or to build upon the land surrounding the plot which
las been allotted to the Bank, up to 200 yards east and west along the river
bank and 800 yards towards the desert behind the site.
Should the Bank agree to the same price at which others would buy or
lease they have the right of refusal. If they do not desire it the Shaikh has
the right to give it to others or to build upon it.
(8) The Bank undertake to leave alone the existing public way along the
edge of the river. Likewise the Shaikh agrees not to raise any obstacle be
tween the Bank buildings which will be erected and the edge of the river bed
and the brink of the water.
(9) The Bank has no right to make projections into the river or to en
croach therein but they have the right to build a wharf as far as low water
mark at their own expense if they so desire, but at the expiration of the lease
it will revert to the Shaikh, and they shall make no claim for their expenses in
the matter.
(10) The Shaikh agrees that if at any time within 15 years any part of
the buildings built at his expense falls out of repair or requires mud plaster
he will repair it.
(11) This agreement is in force from the date that the plot of ground is
delimited and handed over and the agreement signed by both sides. The rent
of the house will accrue from the day that the Shaikh hands over the money
for construction.
Done in duplicate this 29th day of August 1910, corresponding to the 23rd
of Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam 1328 Hijri.
Annex. Ill (B).
Translation of lease of Messrs. Lynch Brothers 1 Mohammerah store and wharf.
The reason of writing this lease (which is signed by the Karguzar) for
the store and wharf of Bandar Sahib Qraniyeh, which is to be occupied by the
English Company, Lynch Brothers, is as follows :—
For the sake of facilitating and encouraging trade, although the above-
mentioned wdiarf is situated at the frontier of Mohammerah and is the pro
perty of the Imperial Persian Government, the Karguzar of ’Arabistan has
agreed to lease same to the respected and faithful firm of the Imperial British
Empire and previous to the expiration of the period of the lease a renewal
must be made and the said Company are to pay over Krans 150 per month
which amount must be paid in advance from the commencement of the lease.
Messrs. Lynch Brothers are now demanding a renewal and extension of the
lease which commences from 1st March 1907, wdiich is the last date of the
previous lease, for a period of 72 months by paying the rate mentioned above,
and in accordance with their request, it has been agreed upon by the Karguzar
and Messrs. Lynch Brothers on the following conditions :—
(1) The amount of the lease, viz., Krans 11.000 the Company is bound
to pay in cash to the Karguzar against his receipts.
(2) For a period of four months commencing from 1st Zil Qad’eh 1323
both parties are empowered to cancel this lease in order to alter
any condition herein stated and at the expiration of above