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'File 8/65 COMMERCIAL TREATY 1891. MUSCAT ORDER-IN-Council. 1915' [‎98v] (201/210)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (101 folios). It was created in 4 Sep 1890-16 Aug 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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»° Urt if H tbi “ k8 fit. into the olarge in a .ummar,
way, ana may tor that purpose summon and enforce the attendance of all necessarv tv^tVc
make such order for the repayment of any Inev ex“Tr KSe
payment over ot any m „ney levied, and for payment It .uoh damages and eo^u i tL court
n(r fh*. Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the same enquiry, impose on the Clerk n
Officer such fine, not exceeding 50 rnpees for each offence, as the^Court thinks fit. * r
r , (3 ) A Clerk or Officer punished under this article shall not, without the leave of the
Court, be liable to a cvrl suit ,n respect of the same matter; and iny such su“ if aTreadV„r
Courtthlnke (U'" 1 ’ 8 by tbe C3Urt ” S “ ch mannCT and ““ terms ^the
Pronded that no person shall he punished twice for the same offence.
74b The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. or the Political A^ent may exercise any power conferred on anv
Justices of the Peace within H,s Majesty's Dominions by any Act of Parufmeat fTthe timl
hem- in force, regulating merchant seamen or the mercantile marine. ’
Act ' 1894 ’ an ything is authorized to be done by,
?to,or before a GmsulirOificer such thing may be done in any place in Maskat by to or
before the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. or 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. . X) '
act a^a Not a r P y l plbl!c R03i<1 *' lt ^ ^ Pj!Ui ' !al Xs<!at 8hal1 eiofa be in 0>
77. The Court shall have jurisdiction from tim« to time to make an order requirim? a
person to whom this Order applies to contribute in such manner as the Court directs to the
support of his wife or to the support of his or her child, whether legitimate or not, be n- n the
opinion of the Court, under the age of 16 years. Any such order may be made in a efmW
SoV/ ^ Pr0Vld £ for 1 the l SU I ) P ,4rfc 0f sut,h wife or c hilcTwere an offence, and a,^
a lu o tc comply with any such order shall be deemed to be an offence, and shall be punishable
with a hne not exceeding 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for any one default, and the Court may direct any penalty
theCourt’thrksft! 1100 t0 " aPpiWd ^ the Sal,p ° rt 8£ each mle 01 obi ^ iu such as
7 )!>; Th i sha11 hav e power to make Regulations (to be called Kick’s
iiegula ions) for the following purposes (t hat is to say) :—
(a) For the peace, order, and good government of persons to whom this Order applies
in relation to matters not provided for by this Order.
( * } ? b f erVaQ , ae o£ an y Treilt y or arrangement for the time being in
force, relating to'any place withm the limits of this Order, or of any native or
other mItteL CUSt0al ' Whether t0 cominerc0 » avenue, or any
(c) For applying, amending, modifying, or repealing with respect to Maskat any Acts or
enactments which apply or are made applicable, or have been brought into
thS Order m Maskat ’ by 0r Under ^ of the provisions of Article 11 of
V- ■ For re g uIa ting or preventing the importation or exportation in British ships, or by
any person to \yhom this Order applies, of arms or munitions of war, or any
parts or ingredients thereof, and for giving effect to any Treaty relating to the
importation or exportation of the same. & * *
{*) For requiring returns to be made of the nature, q lantity, and value of articles
exported from or imported into Maskat, by or on account of any person to
whom this Order applies or in any British sh-p, and for prescribing the tim<L
made ^ r m ,aUd the P erd0QS returns are to be
(/) For the governance, visitation, care, and superintendence of prisons.
79 — (1) Any Regulations made under the preceding article may provide for forfeiture
-f any g>°ds. reoeptac.es, or thmgs > m relation to which, or to the contents of which, any
-r.ath is committed o such Regulations, or of any Treaty or any native or local law or custom,
the observance of wuich is provided for by such Regulations.
■hVfJ P er ; o:i t0 \ h * Mer applies committing a breach of anv such Regulations
, ' ,n add:,I ; n b0 an / fone>tire p-senhed tuereby, be liable, on cunvictnn, to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding three months or to a fine, or to both ^ *onmeni;

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This volume concerns the Commercial Treaty of 1891 between Britain and Muscat (spellings vary throughout), which was signed on 19 March 1891 and ratified on 20 February 1892. The volume features the following principal correspondents: 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. and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Secretary of State for India; the Permanent Under-Secretary for India; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; officials of the Foreign Office, the 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. , and the Government of India.

Related matters of discussion include the following: proposed amendments to the initial treaty, which was executed by Colonel Edward Charles Ross, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , without the British Government's full authority, on 18 April 1890; proposals from the Secretary of State for India (Richard Assheton Cross, Viscount Cross) for the treaty, once amended, to be limited to a term of twelve years, after which it should be terminable at twelve months' notice; the conclusion of the amended treaty and the signing of a supplementary declaration, in which the Sultan of Muscat [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] pledges not to sell any portion of his territory to any party except the British Government; revisions and amendments to the original 1891 treaty, proposed in 1903 and 1911.

In addition to correspondence, the volume includes the following treaty-related items: the Arabic text of the 1890 version of the treaty (ff 4-11); copies of the aforementioned declaration, written in English and Arabic, and dated 20 March 1891 (f 33); an English translation of a draft treaty, prepared by the Sultan in May 1911 (ff 60-88).

Also discussed towards the end of the volume is the Muscat Order-in-Council (1915), a copy of which is included (ff 92-100).

There is no material covering the periods 1892-1900, 1904-1910 and 1912-1914.

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1 volume (101 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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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