M. le Ministre,
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17тп MAY, 1890.
Inclosure in No. 3.
Zoulfikar Pasha to Sir E. Baring.
(Translation.)
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Cairo, December 16, 1889.
YOU were good enough to inform me, in your despatch of the 13th of this month, that Lord Salisbury was of opinion that the Tariff provided by the Commercial Convention lately signed between our two Governments should be made known to the public three months before coming into force.
His Highness' Government hastens, M. le Ministre, to admit the propriety of this suggestion; I have therefore the honour to assure you that the necessary steps shall be taken at the proper time to give to the new Tariff the publicity suggested by his Lordship.
(Extract.)
No. 4.
I have, &c. (For Zoulfikar Pasha), (Signed) TIGRANE.
Sir E. Baring to the Marquis of Salisbury.--( Received February 17.)
Cairo, February 6, 1890. I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith copies of the notes which have been exchanged between the Egyptian Government and myself, fixing an additional twelve months (two years in all) as the period within which colonial accessions to the Commercial Convention of the 29th October, 1889, may be made.
M. le Ministre,
Inclosure 1 in No. 4. Sir E. Baring to Zoulfikar Pasha.
Cairo, January 31, 1890.
I HAVE the honour to inform your Excellency that I have received a despatch from the Marquis of Salisbury pointing out to me, in connection with the delay in the publication of the Commercial Convention of the 29th October, 1889, between Great Britain and Egypt, that difficulty may possibly arise from want of sufficient time for the self-governing British Colonies to act under the terms of Article XV of the Convention. It is therein provided that the stipulations of the Convention shall be made applicable to these Colonies upon notice on their behalf being given to the Egyptian Government within one year from the date of the signature of the Convention. But the Convention has hitherto not been communicated to the Colonies, and there will probably not be sufficient time for the Colonial Office to communicate with them fully on the subject within the period mentioned.
In instructing me to explain this difficulty, Lord Salisbury has requested me to ask your Ex- cellency if the Egyptian Government would be willing to assent to an exchange of notes by which an additional twelve months (two years in all) will be agreed upon as the period within which colonial accessions to the Convention may be made.
I should be glad if your Excellency would inform me what answer I can give to Her Majesty's Government.
I avail, &c.
(Signed)
E. BARING.
M. le Ministre,
Inclosure 2 in No. 4. Zulfikar Pasha to Sir E. Baring. (Translation.)
Cairo, February 5, 1890.
IN the despatch which you did me the honour to address to me on the 2nd of this month you were good enough to inform me that Her Majesty's Government saw some difficulty in rendering the stipulations of the Commercial Convention signed on the 29th October last between Great Britain and Egypt applicable to the British Colonies enjoying self-government, on account of the too short delay of one year allowed by Article XV of the Convention for notifying to the Egyptian Government the adherence of these Colonies.
You add, M. le Ministre, that Her Majesty's Government wishes to know if the Government of His Highness would consent to an exchange of notes by which an additional twelve months (two years in all) may be agreed upon from the date of the signature of the Convention, which would give the Colonial Office sufficient time to make full arrangements with the Colonies mentioned in Article XV.
I have the honour to inform you, M. le Ministre, that His Highness' Government is happy to be able to accede to the desire expressed by Her Majesty's Government, and consents to the additional delay.
Begging you to be good enough to make this communication known to his Excellency Lord Salisbury, I take, &c.
ZOULFIKAR.
(Signed)