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'File 18/5 Agency Tennis Courts' [‎136r] (269/428)

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The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1933-Dec 1950. 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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Be it Known tbat
J .J OHNS lil J&- smutD £ Mat ^M^ents .
as well in their own Name, as for and in the Name and Names of all and every other Person or Persons
to whom the same doth, may, or shall" appertain, in part or in all, doth make Assurance, and cause themselves
and them and every of them, to be insured, lost or not lost, at and from
3yston, Leicester via London to Bahrain, ■Persian Gulf.
llery. Boat
mer and
Any person not an Underwriting Mem
ber of Lloyd’s subscribing this Policy, or
any person uttering the same if so sub
scribed, will be liable to be proceeded
against under Lloyd’s Acts.
S.G.
35
upon any kind of Goods and Merchandises, and also upon the Body, Tackle, Apparel, Ordnancj
and other Furniture, of and in the good Ship or Vessel called the
Conveyances and "CRSSSUCTCtf C0'C!RT n ft
whereof is Master, under God, for this present Voyage, Q QnVS Vein C6 S
or whosoever else shall go for Master in the said Ship, or by whatsoever other Name or Naj
thereof, is or shall be named or called, beginning the Adventure upon the said Goods an
thereof aboard the said Ship as above u
and shall so continue and endure during
Ship, &c.; and further, until the said Ship, with all her Ordnance, Tackle, Apparel, &c.,
whatsoever, shall be arrived at as above
until she hath moored at Anchor Twenty-four Hours in good Safety, and upon the Goods and Merchandises until the same
be there discharged and safely landed; and it shall be lawful for the said Ship, &c., in this Voyage to proceed and sail to
and touch and stay at any Ports or Places whatsoever and wheresoever for aU vurposes
without Prejudice to this Insurance. The said Ship, &c., Goods and Merchandises, &c., for so much as concerns the
Printed at Lloyd’s, London, England Assured by Agreement between the Assured and Assurers in this Policy, are and shall be valued at
INSTITUTE DANGEROUS
Adrugs CLAUSE.
“It islBlerstood and agreed that no claim
onder tCs Policy will be paid in respect of
drugs to which the various International
Conventions relating to Opium and other
dangerous drugs apply unless
( 1 ) the drugs shall be expressly declared
as such in the Policy and the name of
the country from which, and the name
of the country to which they are con
signed shall be specifically stated in
the Policy
and
( 2 ) the proof of loss is accompanied
either by a licence, certificate or
authorisation issued by the Govern
ment of the country to which the
drugs are consigned showing that the
importation of the consignment into
that country has been approved by
that Government, or, alternatively,
by a licence, certificate or authoris
ation issued by the Government of
the country from which the drugs
are consigned showing that the
export of the consignment to the
destination stated has been approved
by that Government;
and
(3) the route by which the drugs were
conveyed was usual and customary.”
£35 on: -
BAHRAIN
oase containing .Accessories
for Tennis Courts, so valued
Conditions as attached
TOUCHING the Adventures and Perils which we the Assurers are contented to bear and do take upon us in this Voyage,
they are, of the Seas, Men-of-War, Fire, Enemies, Pirates, Rovers, Thieves, Jettisons, Letters of Mart and Countermart,
Surprisals, Takings at Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detainments of all Kings, Princes and People, of what Nation,
Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses and Misfortunes that
have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any
Part thereof; and in case of any Loss or Misfortune, it shall be lawful to the Assured, their Factors, Servants and
Assigns, to sue, labour, and travel for, in and about the Defence, Safeguard and Recovery of the said Goods and
Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any Part thereof, without Prejudice to this Insurance; to the Charges whereof we, the
Assurers, will contribute, each one according to the Rate and Quantity of his Sum herein assured. And it is especially
declared and agreed that no acts of the Insurer or Insured in recovering, saving, or preserving the property insured, shall
be considered as a waiver or acceptance of abandonment. And it is agreed by us, the Insurers, that this Writing or Policy
of Assurance shall be of as much Force and Effect as the surest Writing or Policy of Assurance heretofore made in
Lombard Street, or in the Royal Exchange, or elsewhere in London.
eof or of any attempt thereat; also from the'consequences of hostiiutesc
fixed, or floating object (other than a mine c
1. Warranted free of capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment, and the conseeruetoeeSfl — .
warlike operations, whether there be a declaration of war or not; bid this warranty shallnot exclude collision, contact with any fixe , . *
torpedo), stranding, heavy weather or jire unless caused directly (and independentlfsOt the nature of the voyage or service which the vessel concerned or, tn the case of a
collision, any other vessel involved therein, is performing) by a hostile act by orqiOtm^wbelligerent power; and for the purpose of this warranty "power 1 includes any
authority maintaining naval, military or air forces in association with a Jife’oar-TV * . .
Further warranted free from the consequences of civil war, revoMtfLmt&bellion, insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom, or piracy.
Warranted free of loss or damage caused by strikers locked-out v: jftgfi! ‘ -■» ’
~iy Clause 1 (F.C. cb l
Should the risks excluded by Clause 1 (F.(
or persons taking pari in labour disturbances riots or civil commotions.
H ■ S. Clause) be reinstated in this Policy^ by deletion of ihe said Clause, or should the risks or any of them mentioned inthe
same clame or ilw 'nsks of mines torpedoes bombs or other engines of war be insured under this Policy, then notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary,
(a) the insurance against the said risks shall not attach to the interest hereby insured or to any part thereof
(*) prior to being on board an overseas vessel, ,
lF ur the purpose of this Clause 3 an overseas vessel shall be deemed to mean a vessel carrying the interest from one port or place to another waere such
voyage involves a sea passage by that vessel)
(ii) after being discharged overside from an overseas vessel at the final port of discharge
or
after expiry of lb days counting from midnight of the day on which the overseas vessel is safely anchored or moored at the final port of discharge, whichever shall
(Hi) ai rt °port or place of transhipment to another overseas vessel after expiry o/15 days (counting from midnight of the day on which the overseas vessel entering
with the interest is safely anchored or moored) until the interest is on board the onwarrying overseas vessel. ....
In the event of the exercise of any liberty granted to the Shipowner or Charterer under the contract of affreightment whereby such contract is terminated at a
port or place other than the destination named therein such port or place shall be deemed the final port of discharge for the purpose of this Clause 3.
(b) this Policy is warranted free of any claim based upon loss of, or frustration of, the insured voyage or adventure caused by arrests restraints or detainments of Kings
Princes Peoples Usurpers or persons attempting to usurp power.
If anything contained in this Policy shall be inconsistent with Clause 3 (a) and 3 (h) or either of them it shall to the extent of snch inconsistency be noil and void.
And so we, the Assurers, are contented, and do hereby promise and bind ourselves, each one for his own Part, our Heirs, Executors, and
Goods, to the Assured, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, for the true Performance of the Premises, confessing ourselves paid the
Consideration due unto us for this Assurance by the Assured at and after the Rate of .
25/-* 2 0 /-df combined marine surcharge ♦ v ar
IN WITNESS whereof we, the Assurers, have subscribed our Names and S
as hereinafter appears
N.B.—Corn, Fish, Salt, Fruit, Flour, and Seed are warranted free from Av<
Hemp, Flax, Hides, and Skins are warranted free from Average, under Five Pounds per Cent.; and all othe
warranted free from Average, under Three Pounds per Cent., unless general, or the Ship be stranded.
NOW KNOW YE, that We the Assurers, members of the Syndicate(s) whose definitive Number(s) in
the attached list are set out in the Table overleaf, or attached overleaf, hereby bind Ourselves, each for his
own part and not one for another, and in respect of his due proportion only, to pay or make good to the
Assured all such Loss and/or Damage which he or they may sustain by any one or more of the aforesaid
perils, and so that the due proportion for which each of Us the Assurers is liable shall be ascertained by
reference to his proportion as ascertained according to the said List of the Amount, Percentage or Proportion
of the total Sum assured which is in the said Table set opposite the definitive Number of the Syndicate
of which such Assurer is a member.
IN WITNESS whereof the Manager of Lloyd’s Policy Signing Office has subscribed his Name on
behalf of each of Us.
LLOYD’S POLICY SIGNING OFFICE.
lA/f' l / 7 /
Manages.
(In the event of accident whereby loss or damage may result in a claim wider this Policy, the settlement
will be much facilitated if immediate notice be given to the nearest Lloyd’s Agent,)
(13-11-39) (15-6-43) 3-5-48 M22
.redtaiOSDOJf, g J ulyj 194 3 #
e, unless general, or the Ship be stranded; Sugar, Tobacco,
Goods, also the Ship and Freight, are
A
No Policy or other Contract dated on or after 1st Jan., 1924, will be recognised by the Committee of Lloyd’s as entitling the holMer to the benefit of the Funds and/or
Guarantees lodged by the Underwriters of the Policy or Contract as security for their liabilities unless it bears at foot the Seal of Lloyd’s Policy Signing Office.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the repair and maintenance of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's tennis court. The early correspondence is mostly concerned with replacing the surface of the existing court and requests for advice from the En-Tout-Cas Company regarding suitable material and maintenance. Most of the rest of the file contains correspondence regarding supplies, including grit, asphalt, clay, hoses, planks, grass, nets and racquets. The file contains shipping orders and invoices. Most of the correspondence is between Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, and the En-Tout-Cas Company, Uberoi Limited and T Tominna and S Uchi.

The file includes twelve folios in Arabic, mostly with English translations, including: 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 Mansoor Al Arayedh, November 1935 (folios 23 and 24); and correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and the Secretary, Manamah Baladeyah, Bahrain, dated November 1935 and February 1936 (folios 27, 45, 46 and 47).

Detailed file notes are found on folios 168 to 214.

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1 file (213 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 168-214 contain File Notes.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 215; 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, with gaps, beginning on folio 4; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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