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EASTERN

No. 99.

SECOND DRAFT.

Ceylon Pearl jaheries.

DRAFT LEASE.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Jefrain :----

TTIC.O. 882

سلنلننسا

THIS INDENTURE made the day of

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BETWEEN Sir ERNEST EDWARD BLAKE, K.C.M.G., Maurich Alexander, CamerON, C.M.G., late a Major in His Majesty's Corps of Royal Engineers, and WILLIAM HEPWORKH MIROIR, Esq., CMG., all of Whitehall Gar- dens, in the City of Westminster, the Crown Agents for the Colonies (hereinafter referred to as the Crown Agents," which expression shall, in this Indenture, include the perser S or person for the time being acting as Crown Agents or Agent for the Colonies in London) acting for and on behalf of the Goverumsan of the Colony of Ceylon (hereinafter refurn to se *the Lessor") of the one part and Ceylon Company of Pearl Fishers, registered offices are situado at

(who with their executors, administrators, and assigns are hereinafter refemoji to collectively as "the Company") of the other part WITNESSETH, and it is by these presents agreed and declared as follows; that is to say :--

1. In consideration of the rent hereinafer reserved, and of the conditions and agree- ments on the part of the Company hereinü:fte contained, the Lessor hereby concedes and demises to the Company for the term twenty years, from the

‚• FIRSTLY, all

or privilege which the Government of has heretofore exercised and enjoyed of ing for and taking pearl oysters on Abe conate of Ceylon between TALAMANNAR and DUTCH BAY POINT to the intant that the Company so far as the Lessor can secure the same may have exclusive right, liberty, and authority to fish for, take, and carry away pearl orsters within the said limith; SECONDLY, a parcel or parcels of

* Date of signature.

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