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Section 5, The Tonkolili Supple- Short title, A R
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Except as hereby varied the Principal Agreement (as so amended)shall remain in full force and effect and shall be read in conjunction
with and as modified by these presents and shall be construed accordingly.
In witness whereof Sir John Alexander Calder, K.C.llf.G., one of
the Crown Agents for the Colonies has hereunto set his hand and seal
and the Company has caused its Common Seal to be hereunto affixed
the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and Delivered by
Sir John Alexander Calder, K.C.M.G.,
one of the Crown Agents for the J. A. CALDER.
Colonies in the presence of- L.S.
A. w. ABBOTT,
4, Millbank, London, S.W.l,
Civil Servant.
L.S.
The Common Seal of Sierra Leone
Development Company Limited was
hereunto affixed in the presence of-
RoBERT L. ANGus,
J. M. CAMPBELL,
Directors.
SCHEDULE B.
This Agreement is made the third day of December one thousand nine
hundred and forty-seven BETWEEN THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE CoLONIES
whose office is at Number 4 Millbank in the City of Westminster for and on
behalf of the Government of the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone
(hereinafter called " the Government ") of the one part and SIERRA LEONE
DEVELOPMENT CoMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is situated at
24 Old Broad Street in the City of London (hereinafter called " the Company ")
of the other part.
Whereas this Agreement is supplemental to the following Indentures
and Agreements each of which was made between the Government and the
Company respectively-(i) an Indenture (hereinafter referred to as " the
Tonkolili Agreement (1947) [Cap. 204
Marampa Principal Indenture ") dated sixteenth June one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-one (ii) an Indenture (hereinafter referred to as " the
Marampa Supplemental Indenture ") of even date herewith (iii) an Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as " the Tonkolili Principal Agreement ") dated
sixteenth April one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven (iv) an Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as " the Tonkolili First Supplemental Agreement ")
dated nineteenth February one thousand nine hundred and forty-four and
(v) an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "the Tonkolili Second Supplemental Agreement ") of even date herewith.
And whereas the parties hereto have agreed to enter into this Agreement
for the purpose of giving effect to the understanding set out in Recitals (d)
to the Marampa Supplemental Agreement and the Tonkolili Second Supplemental Agreement respectively.
Now this agreement witnesseth and it is hereby agreed that the offer
and acceptance referred to in the said recitals shall not in any way directly
or indirectly result in the Company becoming liable to pay more in the
aggregate by way of taxation in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom
respectively than the Company would have been liable to pay had such offer
not been accepted and accordingly that if at any time the aggregate amount
of the relevant taxes payable by the Company in Sierra Leone and the
United Kingdom respectively exceeds the aggregate amount of the relevant
taxes which would have been payable by the Company in Sierra Leone and
the United Kingdom respectively if no tax or duty were payable by the
Company in Sierra Leone except as provided for in the Marampa Principal
Agreement the Tonkolili Principal Agreement and the Tonkolili First
Supplemental Agreement and the Ordinances now in force giving effect to
the same then the Government shall grant the Company relief from the
aggregate amount of all Sierra Leone Taxes payable by the Company to
the extent of the amount of such excess. The expression " relevant taxes "
means all taxes and duties charged upon, measured by or calculated by
reference to the income or profits of the Company or any part of such income
or profits, and the expression " Sierra Leone Taxes " means all taxes and
duties for the time being imposed by the Government of Sierra Leone.
In Witness whereof Sir John Alexander Calder, K.C.M.G., one of
the Crown Agents for the Colonies has hereunto set his hand and seal
and the Company has caused its Common Seal to be hereunto affixed
the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and Delivered by
Sir John Alexander Calder, K.C.M.G., J. A. CALDER.
one of the Crown Agents for the L.s.
Colonies in the presence of-
A. w. ABBOTT,
4, Millbank, London, S.W.l,
Civil Servant.
L.S.
The Common Seal of Sierra Leone
Development Company Limited was
hereunto affixed in the presence of-
RoBERT L. ANGus,
J. M. CAMPBELL,
Directors.
2138 Cap. 204] Tonkolili Agreement (1947)
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