File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents' [‎60r] (125/368)

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Enclosure No. 4. . ...... '
Each a Contract. • •
Articles of agreement between the Officer Commanding at Kacha and Messrs. Seth
Chuharmal Jowala Singh and Company, traders at Sistan.
1 . We, Seth Chuharmal Jowala Singh and Company traders at Sistan, under
take to supply the following to the Military Department at Kacha in accordance
with the conditions hereinafter laid down :—
Barley whole, cleaned,
.. Krans 22 , 00
per 100 lbs. inclusive
Wheat whole, cleaned,
• • >>
29-00
do.
do.
Ardawa barley,
• • yy
23 00
do.
do.
Ardawa wheat,
• • yy
30-00
do.
do.
Atta
• • yy
36-00
do.
do.
Bhoosa ..
• • yy
900
do.
do.
Dhall ..
• • yy
37-50
do.
do.
Firewood
• • yy
300
do.
do.
Ghi
• • yy
220-00
do.
do.
Sheep
• • yy
30-00
each.
Goats
• • yy
26-50
do.
do.
This agreement to date from the 1st August 1915, and to
upto the 31st July 1916.
3 . In the event of the complete withdrawal of the detachment, supplies, for
which intimation has already been given to us as in clause 10 , shall be taken over
bv the officer commanding the detachment and the agreement shall, ipso
facto, cease to be binding on either party. In the event of such supplies not being
taken over we shall receive full compensation in lieu thereof.
4 . This contract shall be terminable on either party giving or receiving 30 days’
clear notice.
5 . We shall deliver all supplies at Kacha provided that Government transport
be placed at our disposal for transport of supplies from Robat to Kacha. The
officer commanding the detachment shall provide his own accommodation for the
storage of supplies. At all times when there is clear proof of pilfering by Gov
ernment camelteers between Robat and Kacha, the Officer Commanding, Kacha,
shall compensate us for such loss.
6 . Sheep and goats shall be delivered at Kacha. We shall be allowed 1 pound
per head to cover loss of weight in transit from Robat to Kadha. We shall supply
no sick animals, and sheep and goats shall have a minimum weight of 55 pounds,
but the avarage weight of the sheep supplied on each indent shall not be less than 75
(seventy-five) pounds.
7 . The quality of atta and dhall shall be equal to the sample supplied to, and
approved by the officer commanding the detachment.
8 . All supplies shall be passed by a committee of one British and two Indian
officers whose decision shall be final.
9 . If it be found that the ghi supplied contains dirt, it shall be at the discretion
of the committee to reject the supply in toto, or to order us to supply, at our own
expense, ghi of an amount equivalent to that of the dirt present.
10 . One month’s notice of supplies required shall be given us through His
Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Sistan, such notice to count from the date of intimation
by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Sistan, and we agree to deliver supplies on due
dates. Allowance shall be made for obstruction by the Persian officials and for
inclemency of the weather.
11 We agree to replace rejected supplies within three weeks from the date
on which intimation of their rejection is received. Supplies condemned, except
those mentioned in clause 6 , shall be returned to us at Robat by the officer com
manding the detachment for which free transport shall be provided to Robat. 1 he
officer commanding ike detachment is not responsible for the supplies so returned
once they have left Kacha, except as provided for in the last paragraph of clause 5.
12. Should we fail—
(a) to deliver supplies within three weeks after the date on which they are
due;