in distress the local authorities at such port shall afford all necessary aid to enable the vessel to refit and to prosecute her voyage, and if any such vessel should be wrecked on the coast of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the authorities of His Highness shall give all the assistance in their power to recover and to deliver over to the owners all the property that can be saved from such vessel, or to the Consul of the before-mentioned Hanseatic Republics or to any authorised Agent. The same assistance and protection shall be afforded to vessels of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, and property saved therefrom under similar circumstances in the ports and on the coast of the Hanseatic Republics of Lucbeck, Bremen, and Hamburg.

ARTICLE 7.

The citizens of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg resorting to the ports of His Highness the Sultan's dominions for the purpose of trade shall have leave to land and reside in the said ports, as well as to purchase, sell, or hire, land or houses there. The houses, warehouses, or other premises occupied by the citizens of the three Hanseatic Republics, or by persons in their service, shall not be forcibly entered without the permission of the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics.

ARTICLE 8.

If any citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, or Hamburg, or their vessels, or other property, shall be taken by pirates and brought within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, the persons shall be set at liberty, and property restored to the owner, if he is present, or to the Consul of the before-mentioned Hanseatic Republics or to any authorized Agent.

ARTICLE 9.

Vessels belonging to His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, or vessels belonging to his subjects, which may resort to any port of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, or Hamburg, shall pay no other higher rate of duties or other charges than the nation the most favored shall pay. The subjects of His Highness the Sultan shall be permitted to reside and pursue commerce in all ports of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, submitting themselves to the laws of the country. They shall enjoy the fullest protection for their persons and for their property.

ARTICLE 10.

The Senates of the Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg may appoint Consuls to reside in the ports of His Highness the Sultan's dominions, where the principal commerce shall be carried on. The said Consals shall at all times be placed on the footing of the Consuls of the most favored nations, and shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same dominions by similar public functionaries of other countries.

ARTICLE 11.

The Consuls of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg shall have the power to receive the property of the citizens of the three Hanseatic Republics dying within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, and to send the same to their heirs, first paying all their debts due to the subjects of His Highness the Sultan.

ARTICLE 12.

The authorities of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar shall not interfere in disputes between citizens of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, or between the said citizens and the subjects or citizens of other Christian nations. When differences arise between a subject of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar and a citizen of the above-mentioned Hanseatic Republics, if the former is the complainant, the cause shall be heard by the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics, who shall administer justice thereupon; but if the citizen of the three Hanseatic Republics is the complainant against any of the subjects of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, or the subjects of any other Mahomedan power, the cause shall be decided by the highest authority of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar or by any person nominated by him; but in such case the cause shall not be proceeded with except in the presence of the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, or of some person deputed by him.

ARTICLE 13.

If a citizen of the Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg shall become bankrupt in the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics shall take possession of all the property of such bankrupt, and shall give it up to his creditors to be divided among them. This having been done, the bankrupt shall be entitled to a full discharge from his creditors, and he shall not at any time afterwards be required to make up his deficiency, nor shall any property he may afterwards acquire be considered liable for that purpose. But the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg shall use his best endeavours to obtain for the benefit of the creditors all the property of the bankrupt at the time when he became insolvent has been given up without reserve.

ARTICLE 14.

If a subject of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar should resist or evade payment of his just debts to a citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, the authorities of His Highness shall afford to the citizen of the Hanseatic Republics every aid and facility in recovering the amount due; and in like manner the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics shall afford every aid and facility to subjects of His Highness tho Sultan of Zanzibar, in recovering debts justly due to them from a citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg.

ARTICLE 15.

His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar shall be at liberty to appoint Consuls in the cities and ports of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, for the protection of his own interests, or those of his subjects; and such Consul shall enjoy the same rights, liberties, and privileges, which the Consul of the most favored nation shall enjoy.

ARTICLE 16.

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

Concluded, signed, and sealed, at the Royal Palace of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, in the city of Zanzibar, Island of Zanzibar, the thirteenth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine of the Christian era, corresponding to the eleventh day of the moon called Zilkad, in the year of the Alhajra (Hejira), one thousand two hundred and seventyfive.

For the Senates of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg.

(Sd.) W. H. O'SWALD, Jr.

Signed in the Arabic language.

(Sd).

MAJID BIN SYUD,

The Seal of

the Sultan Majid bin Syud, Sultan of Zanzibar.

Translation of the sign Manual, and seal of His Highness Majid bin Syud, Sultan of Zanzibar, as affixed to the original Treaty.

(Sd.) C. P. RIGBY, Capt.,

Her Majesty's Consul and British
Agent, Zanzibar.

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British allowed the privileges of trade in the ports of
British ships exempt from payment of port-dues in
British subjects guilty of offences in Lahej to be surrendered to the British re-

Arrangement for the settlement

Registry to be kept of

British subjects to be protected by the Sultan of Lahej

British title to

British troops received by the Sultan of Lahej at
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Convention for the construction of an aqueduct from the Shaikh Othman wells...
Customs duty payable on British merchandise in ports of
Deria Dowlut (The) plundered on, the coast of
Deserters to be surrendered by the authorities at
Disputes in
Arrangement for the settlement of-
Estates of deceased British subjects in
of

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Extent of British territory in

Fadthl bin Ali superseded by his uncle in the Chiefship of Lahej
Fadth bin Ali's succession to the Chiefship of Lahej
Fadthl bin Mohsin rewarded for assistance to British troops employed against the
Fadthli

Fadthl bin Mohsin's succession to the Chiefship of Lahej

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Fadthli Sultan's engagement to abolish transit duties on caravans passing through
his territory to and from

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Ground to be given for a cemetery by the Sultan of Lahej

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Guarantee for the payment of the stipend of the Sultan of Labej
Haines' (Captain) deputation to

Haushabi Shaikh's stipend to be paid by the British Government
Khor Maksar bridge deemed British property

Hasan Abdulla Khatib's land and property to be restored by the Sultan
of Lahej

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Lahej Sultan's bond engaging to maintain peace and friendship with the British
Government

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Lahej Sultan's brother's imprisonment and subsequent retirement to Mokha
Lahej Sultan's engagement on the restoration of peace and friendship
Lahej Sultan's engagement to protect the roads leading to-

Policy of maintaining direct intercourse with the Arab Chiefs in the vicinity

Political intercourse first established with the Chiefs of

Property of the Sultan of Lahej exempt from payment of duty

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Rate of transit duties to be levied by the Sultan of Lahej on goods passing
into

Treaty for the re-establishment of peace with the Sultan of Lahej
Treaty of amity and commerce concluded with the Sultan of Lahej
Treaty of commerce concluded with the Sultan of Lahej
Turkish designs on Lahej

Yafii Shaikh's stipend to be paid by the British Government

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