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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 60

The following Circular Despatch and its enclosures are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th February, 1897.

CIRCULAR.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,

DOWNING STREET,

19th December, 1896.

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SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, copies of notes exchanged between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs respecting the denunciation of Articles V., VI. and VII. of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and the Republic of Costa Rica of the 27th November, 1849, together with a copy of an announcement made in the "London Gazette."

I have the honour to be,.

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble, Servant,

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The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

TRANSLATION.

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

FOREIGN OFFICE,

SAN JOSÉ,

November 4th, 1896.

MY LORD, The Government of Costa Rica wish to conclude with those nations, with whom they entertain close and cordial relations, new treaties which may be more in harmony with the present interests and necessities of the country and of its commerce.

For this reason, and by instruction of the President of the Republic, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that I denounce in the name of my Government, Articles V., VI. and VII. of the Treaty concluded between this Republic and Great Britain on the 27th day of November, 1849, and signed by the plenipotentiaries Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo and Mr. Frederic Chatfield. denunciation is made in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of the same Treaty.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain and Ireland.

This

I avail, &c.,

(Sd.)

RICARDO PACHECO.

FOREIGN OFFICE,

December 5th, 1896.

YOUR EXCELLENCY,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt on the 26th ultimo of your note of the 4th of November denouncing Articles V., VI. and VII. of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation concluded between Great Britain and the Republic of Costa Rica on the 27th of November, 1849.

Her Majesty's Government note that this denunciation is made in conformity with the provisions of Article XV. of that Treaty. They therefore accept it, and have announced in the "London Gazette" that Articles V., VI. and VII. of the Treaty will cease and determine on the 26th of November, 1897.

Her Majesty's Government are happy to think that all the other Articles referring to Friendship, Commerce and Navigation will, under the terms of the above-mentioned Article, remain in force, and in order to strengthen the relations of amity, to which they attach much value they will be prepared to negotiate alternative Articles in place of those now denounced.

They will therefore be glad to be informed of the nature of the alternative Articles which the Government of Costa Rica may desire to suggest.

I have, &c.,

(Sd.)

Senor RICARDO PACHECO,

&c., Sc., &c.