The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-11 00:00:00

AIt'I'ICLE IX.

No duty exceeding five per cent. shall be levied at
the place of entry in the dominions of his Highness
the Sultan of Muscat, on any goods the growth,
produce, or manufacture of the dominions of her
Britannic Majesty, imported by British vessels ; and
this duty shall be deemed to be a full payment of all
import and export and tonnage duties, of license to
trade, of pilotage and anchorage, and of any other
charge by Government whatever, upon the vessels or
upon the goods so imported or exported. Nor shall
any charge be made on that part of the cargo which
may remain on board unsold ; and no additional or
higher duty shall be levied upon these goods when after-
wards transported from one place to anothpr in the do-
minions of his Highness ; but the above-mentioned duty
having once been paid, the goods may be sold by
wholesale or retail without any further duty. No charge
whatever shall be made on British vessels which may
enter any of the ports of his Highness for the purpose
of refitting, or for refreshments, or to inquire about the
state of the market.
ARTICLE X.

No article whatever shall be prohibited from
being imported into, or exported from, the terri-
tories of his Highness the Sultan of Muscat, but
the trade between the dominions of her Britannic
Majesty, and those of his Highness the Sultan of
Muscat shall be perfectly free, subject to the above-
mentioned duty upon goods imported, and to no other.
And his Highness the Sultan of Muscat hereby en-
gages not to permit the establishment of any monopoly
or exclusive privilege of sale, within his dominions, ex-
cept in the articles of ivory and gum copal, en that
part of the east coast of Africa, from the port of Tan-
gate, situated in about five and half degrees of south
latitude, to the port of Quila, lying in about seven de-
grees south of the equator, both ports inclusive ; but in
all other ports and places in his Highness's dominions
there shall be no monopoly whatever ; but the subjects
of her Britannic Majesty shall be at liberty to buy and
sell with perfect freedom, from whomsoever and to
whomsoever they choose, subject to no other duty by
Government than that before mentioned.

If any ARTICLE XI.
disputes should arise in the dominions of his
Highness the Sultan of —Muscat, as to the value of
goods which shall be irnpor:ed by flritish tw-reh:lnts,
and on which the duty of live per cent. is to be levied,

the Custom-master, or other authorised officer acting
on the part of the Government of his Highness the
Sultan of Muscat, shall be entitled to demand ore-
twentich part of the goods in lieu.of the payment of
five per cent. ; and the merchant shall be bound to sor-
renderthe twentieth part so demanded, whenever, ;from
the:nature of the articles, it may be practicable to do
so ; but the merchant having done so, shall be subject
to no further demand on account of customs, en ithe
other nieteen-twcntietl:s of these goods, in any part,
of the dominions of his Highness the Sultan of Muscat
to which he may transport them. But if the Custom-
mastersbould object to levy the duty in the manner afore-
said, by taking one-twentieth part of the goods, or if
the goods should not admit of being so divided, then
the point in dispute shall be referred to two competent
persons, one chosen by the Custom-master and the other
by the importer ; and a valuation of the goods shall be
made ; and if the referees shall differ in opinion, they
shall appoint an arbitrator, whose decision shall be final ;
and the duty shall he levied according to the value
thus established.