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CONTRACT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF

in that behalf contained in the Common Law Procedure Act 1854 or any then subsisting statutory modification thereof and upon every or any such reference the arbitrators and umpire shall respectively have power to examine the parties and witnesses upon oath or affirmation and every or any such reference may be made a rule or order of any division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice on the application of either party and such party may instruct counsel to consent thereto for the other party.

57. In pursuance of the provisions contained in an Act of not to have interest in Parliament passed in the 22nd year of the reign of King George the Third intituled " An Act for restraining any person "concerned in any Contract Commission or Agreement made

Agreement.

Agreement to bo approved by House of

Commons,

Bond Clause.

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for the public service from being elected or sitting and voting as a Member of the House of Commons Do Member of the House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or to any benefit to arise therefrom contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Act.

58. This Agreement shall not be binding until it has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

59. And lastly for the due and faithful performance of all and singular the covenants conditions provisoes clauses articles and agreements hereinbefore contained which ou the part and behalf of the Company are or ought to be observed performed fulfilled and kept the Company do hereby bind themselves and their successors unto our Sovereign Lady the Queen in the sum of 40,000 i. of lawful money of the United Kingdom to be paid to our said Lady the Queen Her heirs and successors by way of stipulated or ascertained damages hereby agreed upon between the Postmaster General and the Company in case of the failure on the part of the Company in the due execution of this Agreement or any part thereof.

In witness whereof the said John James Robert Manners commonly called Lord John Mauners Her Majesty's Post- master General hath hereunto set his hand and seal and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have caused their common seal to be hereunto affixed the day and year first above written.

EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

THE SCHEDULE

ABOVE REFERRED TO.

ROUTE No. 1.

ONCE A WEEK.

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From Brindisi to Alexandria and back from Alexandria to Brindisi.

ROUTE No. 2.

ONCE A WEEK.

From Suez to Bombay calling at Aden and back from Bombay to Suez calling at Aden.

ROUTE No. 3.

ONCE IN EVERY TWO WEEKS.

From Suez to Shanghai calling at Aden Point de Galle (or at the option of the Postmaster General to be exercised at any time and from time to time at Colombo in lieu of Point de Galle) and calling also at Penang Singapore and Hong Kong and back from Shanghai to Suez calling at Hong Kong Singapore Penang Point de Galle (or at the option of the Postmaster General to be exercised at any time and from time to time at Colombo in lieu of Point de Galle) and Aden.

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