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ox Hs .EOOO/- a year, whether any oxide was exported or not.
The lease provided that a representative of the Sheikh
should he present when oxide was shipped to check the
ainount on behalf of the Sheikli, and the Sheikh undertook
to maintain an Agent to afford assistance to Messrs .Strick
in affairs relating to their work, and he undertook to
grant permission for the construction of houses for
labourers and so fortn, provided that the divers living on
the island or harbour were not interfered with, and the
Sheikh further undertook that he would demand no taxes of
any description beyond the amounts provided for in the lease.
On the other hand, he would not be required to defray any
expenditure in relation to it, all expenses of digging,
transport, labour and boat hire being paid by Messrs ,3trick,
and that at the end. of 5 years the lease would be open to
renewal by Messrs.Strick, subject to agreement between them
and the Sheikli as to terms#
It is possible and even perhaps likely, that you
will find that the Sheikh may demand larger sums in a lease
to-day, than he did ten years ago; if he does so, please
make it clear to him that there is no reason for it - he
should be glad to get as good terms again, as it is
generally well known here, that Messrs.Striok took very
little of this red oxide and did not renew the lease, because
they could not sell the oxide when they got it here, as its
quality was such that it did not compete with oxides from
Spain; they thus made no profit on the transaction, and I am
only taking an interest in the matter at all, because I
think it just possible that an expert man might find some
oxide on the island of a quality which could be made use of
and/