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6. Ship-owno's shall not oreot any building whatsoever, such as ooal dopAts, warehouses
shops, enravan-sernis or manufactories, eto., on tho banks of tho river.
7. For tho storage of merchandise and cnal depots and warehouses, as well as landing-
places in sufficient quantity will bo construolcd on the part of tho Persian Government or Por-
eiun merchants.
8. Ordinary reasonable rates to bo paid by tho shipowners will bo fixed for tho hiro of tho
depAts and warehouse.0.
9. Tho storo-keepors of tho coal stores shall bo Persian subjects.
10. Tho ships shall not proceed higher than Ahwaz.
11. For tho merchandise dopAfs a trustworthy man shall be chosen in Persia, and another
shall bo ohoson on tho part of tfho whole of tho ship-owners; together, they shall look after
tho dopAts.
12. Tho watchmen of tho depAts, euch as guards, etc., shall all bo appointed by the Per­
sian Government.
13. No ono holonging to any vessel has any right whatsoever to buy, sell or mortgage, eto.,
any property from or to auy Persian subject.
14. From tho vessels navigating the Karun to Ahwaz, forgoing and returning, if a steam
vessid, a tonnage of one kranper ton. and, if » sailing vossel, ton ahahis, as toll and right of
way will be levied. Unladen vessels shall pay half toll; sailing vessels belonging to Persian
subjects under 30 tons will be exempted from these dues.
15. Porters for the porterage from the landing-places to the vessels, and from the vessels
to the landing-places, shall be provide! by the Persian Government, who will keep a register of
them and supply them with a badge.
16. When a Persian subject who, with the permission of tho Persian Government, has
ontered the service of the vessels renders himself liable to the law, his trial and punishment
shall be oonduoted by the Persian representative without any interference.
17. With reference to the flags of tho vessels, they will bo regulated by the general mari­
time laws on the subject.
18. Employes of the vessels are prohibited from lending Persians generally any sums of
money in excess of two tomans, trading being excepteJ.
19. No frieudly Government has any right whatsoever to interfere with tho dopth, course
or bed of the river.
20. The number, names and employment of persons who, with the permission of the
Government, are employed on the vessels of friendly Governments shall be entered in the
Government books, aud should have a Persian passport; otherwise they are not allowed to
take service.
21. As this permission to the mercantile marines of friendly Governments to navigate
the Karun is solely for tho purposes of facilitating and stimulating trade and nothing else,
this will, by no means, be allowed to bo made a pretext for political discussions of any sort.
22. The regulations obtaioing regarding wrecks on shores generally shall govern suoh
cases, and the salvage shall be paid to the natives of tho shore.
23. Dangerous goods, such as arms, etc., shall not be sold by the employes of vessels to
Persian subjects, nomads or tribes; if sold, they will be seized and their value returned*
24. Should any one vessel of a friendly p twer violate theso regulations, if a steamer, 600
tomans, and if a sailing vessel, 300 tomans fiuo will bo inflicted, and tho vessel shall be pro-
hibited from the navigation for two years.
Addendum.—In case of disputes Iho Persian text to be gone by.
144. Prompt arrangements were made by telegraph to despatch the launch
of Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie and Co., the
8ecret E., January J889, No«. 45-90, (Koa. 46-63.)
u4rabt which drew five feet of water. It
left Basrah on 30th October and proceeded up the river Karun. As it was
doubtful whether, the river being at its lowest at the time, the Arab could
reach Ahwaz, the Llosse Lynch belonging to Messrs. Lynch Brothers of the
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company drawing only 3 feot of water,
was got ready and despatched in three days.
145. The chief of Mohammernh having received no orders yet to allow
foreign steamers pass up the river Karun, it was arranged in order to avoid un­
pleasant consequences to the Sheikh, that the steamers should pass Moliam*
xnerali at night and that their Captains should report having done so to the
Governor-General of Arabistan, Nizara-es-Sultanoh.