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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICA NON.-No. 309.
The following Circular Despatch, accompanying a copy of a Parliamentary Paper containing the onvention between the Governments of Great Britain and Spain respecting the commercial relations f the two countries, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th August, 1886.
ARCULAR (2).
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
DOWNING STREET,
10th June, 1886.
SIRI have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of a Parliamentary Paper containing the Convention between the Govern- ents of Great Britain and Spain respecting the commercial relations of the two countries, signed at adrid on the 26th of April last.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
GRANVILLE.
Convention between the Governments of Great Britain and Spain respecting the Com- mercial Relations of the two Countries.
Signed at Madrid, April 26, 1886.
THE-Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Government of Her Majesty the Queen-Regent of Spain, being desirous of facilitating the com- mercial relations of their respective countries, have named as their Representatives for that purpose:
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir F. Clare Ford, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid, &c., &c.;
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen-Regent of Spain, his Excellency Señor Don Segis- mundo Moret y Prendergast, Minister of State, &c., &c.;
Who, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have agreed upon the followin Articles :
ARTICLE I.
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen-Regent of Spain will grant to the United Kingdom o Great Britain and Ireland, and to Her Britannic Majesty's Colonies and foreign possessions, most- favoured-nation treatment in all that concerns commerce, navigation, and Consular rights and privi- leges in Spain, and in the Spanish Colonies and foreign possessions, co-extensive in amount of benefit with that accorded to France and Germany under the Treaties of the 6th February, 1882, and the 12th July, 1883.
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The provisions of this Convention shall come into operation on the 1st July next, unless by mutual consent any other date may be fixed, and on condition that on that date the alcoholic scale, according to which duties are levied on Spanish wines on their introduction into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, is modified in accordance with the terms of the following Article.
ARTICLE II.
The Gent of Her Britannic Majesty will continue to grant to Spain, her Colonies and foreign possens, most-favoured-nation treatment in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and in Her tannic Majesty's Colonies and foreign possessions, in all that concerns commerce, navi- gation, and anlar rights and privileges.
They will in addition, apply to Parliament for the necessary authority to provide that the limit of the lower half of the alcoholic scale shall extend up to but not exceed 30 degrees of proof spirit.