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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 24.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE, 1874.
VOL. XX.
No. 98.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Copy of the Treaty of the 23rd July, 1873, and of the Supplementary Convention of the 24th January, 1874, between Great Britain and France, relative to matters of Commerce and Navigation, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th June, 1874.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and France. Signed at Versailles, July 23, 1873. [Ratifications exchanged at Paris, August 4, 1873.]
HER Majesty the Queen of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Pre- sident of the French Republic, being equally ani- mated with the desire to draw closer the ties of friendship which unite the two countries, and of placing on a satisfactory footing the commercial and maritime relations between the two States, have, with this object, determined to conclude a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, and they have accordingly appointed their respective Ple- nipotentiaries, that is to say:
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honour- able Richard Bickerton Pemell Lord Lyons, a Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honour- able Order of the Bath, one of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and Her said Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple- nipotentiary to the French Republic, &c., &c., &c.; And the President of the French Republic, M. le Duc de Broglie, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vice-President of the Council, Chevalier of the Na- tional Order of the Legion of Honour, &c., &c., &c.;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:- ARTICLE I.
The Treaty of Commerce concluded on the 23rd of January, 1860, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and France, as also the
SA Majesté la Reine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, et le Président de la République Française, également animés du désir de resserrer les liens d'amitié qui unissent les deux pays, et de placer sur un pied satisfaisant les relations commerciales et maritimes entre les deux Etats, ont décidé de conclure, dans ce but, un Traité de Commerce et de Navigation, et ont nommé pour leurs Plénipotentiaires respectifs, savoir:
Sa Majesté la Reine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, le Trés Honorable Richard Bickerton Pemell Lord Lyons, Pair du Royaume Uni, Grand-Croix du Trés Honorable Ordre du Bain, Membre du Conseil Privé de Sa Majesté Britannique, Son Ambassadeur Extraor- dinaire et Plénipotentiaire près le Gouvernement de la République Française, &c., &c., &c.;
Et le Président de la République Française M. le Duc de Broglie, Ministre des Affaires Etran- gères, Vice-Président du Conseil, Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, &c., &c., &c.;
Lesquels, aprés s'être communiqué leurs pleins pouvoirs, trouvés en bonne et due forme, sont convenus des Articles suivants :-
ARTICLE I.
Le Traité de Commerce conclu le 23 Janvier, 1860, entre le Royaume Uni de la Grande Bre- tagne et d'Irlande et la France, ainsi que les Con-