File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎157v] (308/558)

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PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. XVII—1878
APPENDIX No. XVII.
Translation.
Tariff drawn up with the Imperial sanction, in accordance with the provisions of
the Convention of Shoubat 1295, made and exchanged between the Govern
ments of Turkey and Persia respecting the levying of a duty of 75 p er Cent
on the imports into Turkey of tobacco grown in Persia and its dependencies
—1878.
Article 1.
A general customs duty of 2 piastres and 35 paras will be charged on every oke
of Persian tobacco, of whatever kind or quality, whether the best, medium or
inferior kind imported into Turkey.
Article 2.
When the bales of tobacco arrive at the Customs House, after unfastening the
cords employed by the muleteers for attaching the loads to their mules or other
animals, the tobacco and the sacks, skins and other wrappers in which it is packed
will all be weighed together ; six okes in every hundred will then be deducted for
the weight of the covers and duty paid on the remaining number of okes.
Article 3.
The duty payable on tobacco transported from place to place with a tesh6r4
(tezkereh, permit) will be two piastres 35 paras per oke, but a deduction of two
okes per hundred will be allowed, on which no duty will be charged, on account of
the increased weight of the tobacco owing to damp on the journey, during six
months dating from the 25th of October, old style. If however, the surplus weight
exceeds this amount, 2 piastres 35 paras will be charged on the excess. Duty will
also be charged at the same rate on any amount in excess of the quantity stated
in the permit, whether large or small, if the six months’ period above stated falls
in the summer season.
Article 4.
The customs duty of 2 piastres 35 paras per oke of tobacco chargeable as above
must be paid in coin, the Turkish lira or Yuzleh, the only standard recognised,
being calculated at 100 piastres. Persons wishing to pay in silver mejidiehs must
pay the difference on the exchange between the gold and silver currencies, namely
4 piastres, so that 104 piastres silver will be taken as the equivalent of 100 piastre
gold.
If hereafter the Turkish currency is modified this tax will be subject to the con*
mention.]