its consent, the usual friendly correspondence with neighbours being continued as before. V. Meer Nusseer Khan binds himself, his heirs, and successors, to prevent all plundering or other outrage by his subjects, within or near British territory; to protect the passage of merchants to and fro between the British dominions and Afghanistan, whether by way of Scinde, or by the seaport of Sonmeeanee or other seaports of Mekran, and to permit no exactions to be made beyond an equitable duty to be fixed by the British Government and Meer Nusseer Khan, and the amount to be shown in the schedule annexed to this Treaty. Done at Mustoong, this 14th day of May, 1854. SCHEDULE showing amount of Duty to be levied on merchandize passing through the dominions of the Khan of Kelat referred to in Article V of this Treaty. On each camel load, without respect to value, from the northern frontier to the sea, either to Kurrachee, or other port, 6 Company's rupees. On each camel as above, from the northern frontier to Shikarpoor, 5 Company's rupees. The same duties to be levied on merchandize passing in the contrary direction, from the sea, or from Scinde to the Kelat territory. TREATY between the East India Company and the Rajah of Nepaul. Khatmandoo Nepal, February 10, 1855. ART. I. The 2 Governments hereby agree to act upon a system of strict reciprocity, as hereinafter mentioned. II. Neither Government shall be bound, in any case, to surrender any person not being a subject of the Government making the requisition. III. Neither Government shall be bound to deliver up debtors or civil offenders, or any person charged with any offence not specified in Article IV. IV. Subject to the above limitations, any person who shall be charged with having committed, within the territories of the Government making the requisition, any of the undermentioned offences, and who shall be found within the territories of the other, shall be surrendered: the offences are murder, attempt to murder, rape, maiming, thuggee, dacoity, highway robbery, poisoning, burglary, and arson. V. In no case shall either Government be bound to surrender any person accused of an offence, except upon requisition duly made by or by the authority of the Government within whose territories the offence shall be charged to have been committed, and also upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the country in which the person accused shall be found, would justify his apprehension and sustain the charge, if the offence had been there committed. VI. If any person attached to the British Residency, or living within the Residency boundaries, not being a subject of the Nepalese Government, commit, in any part of the Nepalese territories beyond the Residency boundaries, an offence which would render him liable to punishment by the Nepalese courts, he shall be apprehended and made over to the British Resident for trial and punishment; but subjects of the Nepal State, under similar circumstances, are not to be given up by the Nepalese Government for punishment. Should any Hindoostanee merchants, or other subjects of the Honourable Company, not attached to the British Residency, who may be living within the Nepal territories, commit any crimes beyond the Residency boundaries, whereby they may render themselves liable to punishment by the Nepalese courts, and take refuge within the limits of the Residency, they shall not be allowed an asylum, but will be given up to the Nepal Government for trial and punishment. VII. The expences of any apprehension, detention, or surrender, made in virtue of the foregoing stipulations, shall be borne and defrayed by the Government making the requisition. VIII. The above Treaty shall continue in force until either one or the other of the High Contracting Parties shall give notice to the other of its wish to terminate it, and no longer. IX. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any Treaty now existing between the High Contracting Parties, except so far as any such Treaty may be repugnant thereto. Signed, sealed, and exchanged at Khatmandoo Nepal, this 10th day of February, A.D. 1855, corresponding to the 8th day of Falgoon. Sumvut 1911. PERPETUAL TREATY of Peace, concluded under British mediation, between the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast. May 4, 1853. WE, whose seals are hereunto affixed, Shaikh Sultan Bin Suggur, Chief of Rasool Khymah; Shaikh Saeed Bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee; Shaikh Saeed Bin Butye, Chief of Debaye; Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid, Chief of Ejman; Shaikh Abdoollah Bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine. Having experienced for a series of years the benefits and advantages resulting from a maritime Truce contracted amongst ourselves, under the mediation of the Resident in the Persian Gulf, and renewed from time to time up to the present period; and being fully impressed, therefore, with a sense of the evil con * See Page 618. sequences formerly arising from the prosecution of our feuds at sea, whereby our subjects and dependents were prevented from carrying on the pearl fishery in security, and were exposed to interruption and molestation when passing on their lawful occa sions; accordingly, we, as aforesaid, have determined, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, to conclude together a lasting and inviolable peace from this time forth in perpetuity, and do hereby agree to bind ourselves down to observe the following conditions: I. That from this date, viz. 25th Rujub 1269, 4th May 1853, and hereafter, there shall be a complete cessation of hostilities at sea, between our respective subjects and dependents, and a perfect maritime truce shall endure between ourselves and between our successors respectively for evermore. II. That in the event, which God forbid, of any of our subjects or dependents committing an act of aggression at sea upon the lives or property of those of any of the parties to this agreement, we will immediately punish the assailant, and proceed to afford full redress upon the same being brought to our notice. III. That in the event of an act of aggression being committed at Sea by any of those who are subscribers with us to this engagement, upon any of our subjects or dependents, we will not proceed immediately to retaliate, but will inform the British Resident, or the commodore at Bassadore, who will forthwith take the necessary steps for obtaining reparation for the injury inflicted, provided that its occurrence can be satisfactorily proved. IV. We further agree, that the maintenance of the peace now concluded amongst us shall be watched over by the British Government, who will take steps to insure at all times the due observance of the above Articles, and God of this is the best witness and guarantee. (L.S.) ABDOOLLAH BIN RASHID, Chief of Amulgavine. ARNOLD BURROWES KEMBALL, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. |