request of a Consular official, or in his absence of the captain of the ship, take the necessary steps in order to have them arrested and delivered over to the Consular official or to the captain.

In this, however, the Consular Officer and captain shall render every assistance.

So also the authorities of His Highness the Sultan, in case of men deserting from ships of His Highness the Sultan, or of his subjects, and who have taken refuge on board of a British vessel in harbour, or in the house of a British subject on shore in Zanzibar, may apply to a British Consular official, or in his absence to the captain or house occupant, who, unless there is reason to the contrary, shall take the necessary steps to cause them to quit the vessel or premises for the purpose of being returned to the captain or the Sultan's authorities.

ARTICLE 15.

In the event of goods or produce the property of or consigned to a British subject being seized as having been landed or passed under a false declaration and for the purpose of fraudulently evading payment of any duty or tax, the matter shall be immediately brought to the notice of the nearest British Consular authority, who shall thereupon enquire into the circumstances, and make such order therein as he shall see fit, with power to condemn and confiscate, either in whole or in part, for the benefit of His Highness the Sultan, the goods so seized, and, in addition, to punish the offender, if a British subject, with fine, which fine, if any, shall be paid over to His Highness.

ARTICLE 16.

Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, as regards their person and property, enjoy within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar the rights of exterritoriality.

The authorities of His Highness the Sultan have no right to interfere in disputes between subjects of Her Britannic Majesty amongst themselves, or between them and members of other Christian nations; such questions, whether of a civil or criminal nature, shall be decided by the competent Consular authorities. The trial, and also the punishment, of all offences and crimes of which British subjects may be accused within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, also the hearing and settlement of all civil questions, claims, or disputes in which they are the defendants, is expressly reserved to the British Consular authorities and Courts, and removed from the jurisdiction of His Highness the Sultan.

Should disputes arise between a subject of His Highness the Sultan, or other non-Christian Power not represented by Consuls at Zanzibar, and a subject of Her Britannic Majesty, in which the British subject is the plaintiff or the complainant, the matter shall be brought before and decided by the highest authority of the Sultan, or some person specially delegated by him for this purpose. The proceedings and final decision in such a case shall not,

however, be considered legal unless notice has been given and an opportunity afforded for the British Consul or his substitute to attend at the hearing and final decision.

ARTICLE 17.

Subjects of His Highness the Sultan or any non-Christian nation not represented by Consuls at Zanzibar, who are in the regular service of British subjects, within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, shall enjoy the same protection as British subjects themselves. Should they be charged with having committed a crime or serious offence punishable by law, they shall, on sufficient evidence being shown to justify further proceedings, be handed over by their British employers or by order of the British Consuls to the authorities of His Highness the Sultan for trial and punishment.

ARTICLE 18.

Should a subject of Her Majesty, residing in the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, be adjudicated bankrupt, the British Consul shall take possession of, recover, and realize all available property and assets of such bankrupt, to be dealt with and distributed according to the provisions of British Bankruptcy Law.

ARTICLE 19.

Should a subject of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar resist or evade payment of the just and rightful claims of a British subject, the authorities of His Highness the Sultan shall afford to the British creditor every aid and facility in recovering the amount due to him. In like manner the British Consul shall afford every aid and facility to subjects of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar in recovering debts justly due to them from a British subject.

ARTICLE 20.

Should a British subject die within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, or, dying elsewhere, leave property therein, movable or immovable, the British Consul shall be authorized to collect, realize, and take possession of the estate of the deceased, to be disposed of according to the provisions of British law.

ARTICLE 21.

The houses, dwellings, warehouses, and other premises of British subjects, or of persons actually in their regular service, within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, shall not be entered or searched, under any pretext, by the officials of His Highness without the consent of the occupier, unless with the cognizance and assistance of the British Consul or his substitute.

ARTICLE 22,

It is hereby agreed between the two High Contracting Parties that, in the event of an agreement being hereafter arrived at between His Highness

the Sultan of Zanzibar and the various Powers with which His Highness shall be in Treaty relations, including Great Britain, which must be a consenting party, whereby the residents of a district or town shall, without distinction of nationality, be made subject to the payment of local taxes for municipal and sanitary purposes, the same to be fixed and administered by or under the control of a special Board, nothing contained in this Treaty shall be understood so as to exempt British residents from the payment of such taxes.

ARTICLE 23.

Subjects of the two High Contracting Parties shall, within the dominions of each other, enjoy freedom of conscience and religious toleration. The free and public exercise of all forms of religion, and the right to build edifices for religious worship, and to organize religious missions of all creeds, shall not be restricted or interfered with in any way whatsoever.

Missionaries, scientists, and explorers, with their followers, property and collections, shall likewise be under the especial protection of the High Contracting Parties.

ARTICLE 24.

The stipulations of the present Treaty shall be applicable to all the Colonies and foreign possessions of Her Britannic Majesty so far as the laws permit, excepting to those hereinafter named, that is to say, except to

The Dominion of Canada,

Newfoundland,

The Cape,

Natal,

New South Wales,

Victoria,

Queensland,

Tasmania,

South Australia,

Western Australia,

New Zealand.

Provided always that the stipulations of the present Treaty shall be made applicable to any of the above-named Colonies or foreign possessions on whose behalf notice to that effect shall have been given by Her Britannic Majesty's Representative in Zanzibar to His Highness the Sultan within two years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Treaty.

ARTICLE 25.

The present Treaty has been executed in quadruplicate, two copies being written in English and two in Arabic. These are understood to be of similar

import and signification; in the event, however, of doubt hereafter arising as to the proper interpretation of the English or Arabic text of one or other of the Treaty stipulations, the English text shall be considered decisive. The Treaty shall come into operation on the first day of the next Zanzibar financial year, or, if the ratifications have not been previously exchanged, within one month after the date when this may take place.

ARTICLE 26.

The present Treaty shall remain in force for a period of fifteen years, to reckon from the day of the exchange of ratifications.

It shall be competent for the High Contracting Parties thereafter to move for a revision of the present Treaty, in order to allow of such alterations, additions, or amendments as experience may have shown to be necessary or desirable; but such a motion must be notified by the party claiming a revision one year previous to the expiration of the present Treaty, otherwise what is herein agreed upon shall be considered binding upon both parties for a further period of ten years.

ARTICLE 27.

The present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications exchanged at Zanzibar as soon as possible.

In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty, and have affixed thereto their seals.

Done in quadruplicate, in the English and Arabic languages, at Zanzibar, the 30th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1886, corresponding with the 25th day of Rejeb of the year of the Hejira 1303.

TARIFF of the special duties referred to in the body of the TREATY which HIS HIGHNESS the SULTAN of ZANZIBAR shall be entitled to levy on such merchandize and produce as are herein named brought to the ports in His Highness's dominions, whether from his own territories or from districts on the African Continent which lie beyond.

It is fully understood by the High Contracting Parties that

1. Merchandize and produce of all kinds, originating whether within the Sultanate of Zanzibar or from the territories to the west of His Highness's dependencies on the mainland of Africa, and which are not mentioned in this Tariff, shall be free of any duty.

2. That merchandize and produce included in the special Tariff, imported by sea from a foreign port into the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, shall be liable to pay the import duty of 5 per cent. ad valorem only, as is provided in this Treaty.

3. That should Her Majesty's Government think fit, the produce of estates held by British subjects within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar previous to the conclusion of this Treaty shall be in no way affected by any of the provisions thereof; but a list of such estates shall in such case be prepared and agreed to.

(Signed)
(Signed)

JOHN KIRK.

SIGNATURE IN ARABIC.

No. CV.

DECREE OF THE SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR, IN THE NAME Of God, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE-1890.

The following Decree is published by us, Seyyed Ali bin Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar, and is to be made known to, and to be obeyed by, all our subjects within our dominions from this date :

This shall be a measure containing 360 lbs. weight of Caffre corn.