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PART I-CHAPTER II.
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CHAPTER II.

Regulations for country ships visiting Bushire, 1813.

When Mr. Bruce was in Bombay in 1813, he complained of the incon­
Political Department Diary No. 400-181J. p.p. venience caused by the conduct of the
3JJ3-J7J6. llombay Castle, 8th September 181 J. masters of country vessels that visited that
Port arising from the want of some regulations for their guidance; and having
been requested to submit what he conceived to be necessary to remedy the evil
complained of, he formed the following draft Regulations to be observed by the
commanders of ships and others visiting Bushire :—
The Commanders of all ships and vessels with British passes or navigated by British
subjects are immediately on their arrival to wait on the Resident with the manifest of the
cargo and Port clearance from the last English Port; with a list containing the names
and stations of his crew and also the names and descriptions of passengers if he should
have any on board.
а. No ship or vcssscl is to leave the Port until the Commander shall have received a
Certificate from the Resident that he has paid all the customary port charges, pilotage,
etc., and conduct himself with propriety towards the natives and that neither the Govern­
ment or inhabitants have any legal claims against him.
3. Timely notice is also to be given to the Resident of the period fixed for the de­
parture of any ship or vessel in order that he may be enabled to have his dispatches ready
for transmission by the time of her sailing and every Commander is to wait on
the Resident for the purpose of receiving them with his port certificate.
4. All Commanders of ships or vessels are expected to convey, os is done from other
ports in India, the Cape, St. Helena, and at England the Public Packets to and from the
Gulfs of Persia and Arabia free of charge, provided they are not required to wait for
them, in which case an allowance at a reasonable rate per diem, to be agreed upon by the
Resident and the Commanders, according to the class of ship or vessel, will be allowed for
the number of days the ship or vessel may be so detained, but it is at the same time to be
understood that no such detention shall be enforced without the consent of the Commanders.
5. No Commander or any other Officer shall on any account abuse or ill-treat the
Natives; and incase there should be any cause of complaint against them, the Commander
is to be exhibited the charges against the offenders to the Resident, who will institute an
enquiry into the case and see justice done to the parties.
б. As no vessels arc to be furnished with pilots from Carrack without receiving
permission of the Resident, application is to be made to him for that purpose that he may
procure the regular from the Governor of Bushire; but previous to receiving such order
the amount of pilotage to and from Bussora, with one month’s detention money must be
lodged with the Resident, who will pass his receipt for the same, and on the return of the
vessel from Bussora, the Resident will settle with the pilot, receiving from the Commander
such amount as may be requisite or refunding such overplus as may remain.

7. The pilots are not to be ill-treated nor abused ; but should the Commanders have
any cause of complaint against them they are to make the same known to the Resident, in
order that he may represent the case to the Governor of Bushire ; that, if on enquiry the
pilots should be found deserving of punishment, they may suffer such punishment as may
be ordered to be inflicted.
If any pilot sent on board should not appear to be sufficiently acquainted with the
navigation of the River or Banks; and be likely from ignorance, to expose the ship or
vessel .to risk, the Commander suspend him from his duty, but in doing this he is not as has
too often been the case, to ill-treat or abuse him allow him to remain on board till his
arrival at Bussora when he is to be sent on shore: on such occasions the pilot will only
receive a portion of pilotage: vis. If suspended after entering the river one-half; and if
previously thereto one-third.
8. Commanders of ships and vessels are positively prohibited from receiving any
Native Passenger without the written permission of the Governor of Bushire countersigned
by the Resident, nor is he to take on board any British subject or Native of Iadia as a passen­
ger or otherwise without the sanction of the Resident.

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