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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



[Red Sea. 



to be under the protection of the British flag, and the sole controul of the 

 British Resident It has been disputed by the Mocha Government, whether 

 Indian vessels, under the British flag, are entitled to these privileges. In- 

 dians, as well as other foreigners, paid formerly 5 per cent, on the sale 

 amount of goods. The English now pay to the Government 3 per cent., 

 besides brokage and shroffage. The Moors pay nominally 7, hut some- 

 times, 15 per cent. 



Previous to the treaty above mentioned, (15th January, 1821), the 

 following were the port charges paid to the Government on the arrival of a 

 three-mast vessel : — 



Mocha DaOaru 



Anchorage 131 40 



Boshkoleb « 60 60 



Emir of the Mizan 36 36 



Mirbhar 30 0 



Writers of Government 60 0 



Catly IS 18 



Mufti 10 0 



Mirbhw's Writers, &c 10 0 



Porters at Custom-house 5 0 



Mocha Dollar*. 



Sheik of the boat people 1 17 



Ditto weighers 5 0 



Ditto seapoys 1 17 



Muccadum of the boat people.... 4 0 



Master of the Vakella 2 8 



Muccadum of the hamauls 6 6 



Governor's porter 8 40 



Ditto writer 8 40 



Ditto Shroff*. . l 44 



The above amount to 384 Mocha Dollars, one half of which is paid by two-mast vessels. 



Disbursements, Port Charges, S$c. paid m Account of a Brig before she went vp to JWJu, 



and on her Return from thence. 



The Governor's music, as customary Mocha Dollars |1 46 



The country boats from the Government 3 0 



The Governor's servants 3 62 



The customary presents on the Brig's arrival, half what is 



paid on 3-mast vessels, as per foregoing account 1 92 0 



Ditto on the vessel's departure, as customary, as per following 



account 78 78 



Bringing up the long-boat which had fallen to leeward 2 34 



A Government boat for bringing goods on shore 2 0 



Haroauage on ditto, as customary 14 0 



Charges at waiting on the Governor 9 0 



An Arab writer for writing two letters to Judda 1 17 



Two shawls claimed by the Banians, as customary 48 48 



Forming a total of Mocha Dollars 366 35 



Particulars of Port Charges, 6fc. on Two and Three-Mast Vessels at their 

 dejxtrturefrom Mocha, 



To the writers at the custom-house Spanish Dollars 32 



The Mirbhar 17 



The Mirhhar's writers. 7 



The Caftan, or vest «... 9 



