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12 and 13 Viet., C. An act for carrying into effect the agree­ Aitchison’s Treaties.
LXXXIV. ment between Her Majesty and certain Volume X, page
Arabian Tribes (Agreements of 1847). CXLVIII.
Engagement by the Similar to that entered into by the Mari­ Aitchison’s Treaties,
Chief of Sohar, 22nd time Arab Tribes in 1847. Volume XI, page 89.
May 1849.
Convention between For the detention and search of Persian Aitchison's Treaties,
Colonel Sheil and mercantile vessels by vessels of the Volume X, page 69.
Per sian Government, British Government and the East India
1851 (August). Company with the co-operation of Persian
officers, in order to prevent importation of
negro slaves by sea. This convention
to be in force for 11 years. Slaves who
have been in Persia heretofore wishing
to prooeed on pilgrimage to Mecca or
India or travel by sea, to obtain a passport
from the Persian Passport office with
the kuowledgo of the Resident.
16 and 17 Viet., C. XVI An act for carrying into effect the en­ Aitchison's Treatiei,
(9th May 1853), gagement between Her Majesty and Syed Volume XI, page
Syf bin Hamood, Chief of Sohar in Arabia, CLXVIII.
for the more effectual suppression of the
slave trade, dated 22nd May 1849.
Resolution of the Otto­ Relative to the abolition and prevention Hertslet's Treaties, Vol­
man Porte, dated of slave trade. ume X, page X014.
29th January 1857.
Engagement of the Engaging to deliver up slaves landed and Foreign Department
Chiefs of Ras-uI-Khi- seize vessels bringing slaves. collection of treaties
ma (and Shargah), and engagements in
Umm-ul- Kowein, force on 1st January
Debai. Ejman and 190G between the
Abu Thabi, May 1856. British Government
and theTrucial Chiefs.
Treaty of peace bet­ (Article 13) renewing the convention of Aitchison’s Treaties,
ween Persia and August 1851 for another period of 10 Volume X, page 77.
Great Britain, 1857. years from date it expired, and longer
until annulled by a formal declaration of
either party.
Act XLV of i860, Indian Providing penalties for the offences of—
Penal Code.
(a) Kidnapping or abducting in order
to subject to slavery (S. 367).
(4) Buying or disposing of slaves or
detaining slavery (S. 370).
(c) Habitually dealing in slaves (S. 371)
Order in Council, dated (Article 16) providing for trial by the British Aitchison’s Treaties,
4th November 1867, Consul at Maskat of British subjects for Volume XI, page
about Consular juris­ the offences of engaging in, or being CLV.
diction at Maskat. accessary to, the purchase or sale
of slaves or of having slaves illegally in
his possession."
(Article 23) provides for committal to the
High Court of Bombay of cases of which
the British Consul can take cognizance.
Note.—The Zanzibar Order in Council of
9th August 1866 contains similar pro­
visions (see Hertslet's Treaties, Volume
XII, page 973).