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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND OCTOBER, 1887.

AGREEMENT between Great Britain and the Republic of Salvador for prolonging the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, of the 24th October, 1862, between Great Britain and Salvador.

WHEREAS, in Article

Signed at San Salvador, June 23, 1886.

[Ratifications exchanged, July 8, 1887.]

XXI of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Republic of Salvador, signed on the 24th October, 1862, it is stipulated as follows:-

"The present Treaty shall remain in force for the term of twenty years from the date of exchange of ratifications, and if neither Party shall notify to the other its intention of terminating the same twelve months before the expiration of the twenty years stipulated above, the said Treaty shall continue binding on both Parties beyond the said twenty years until twelve months from the time that one of the Parties may notify to the other its intention of terminating it.'

And whereas the aforesaid High Contracting Parties are mutually desirous of prolonging the duration of the said Treaty for a further term of years, the Undersigned, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have agreed as follows:-

1. The Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the Republic of Salvador, signed at Guatemala on the 24th day of October, 1862, shall remain in force for a period of twenty years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Agreement.

On the expiration of the said period of twenty years either Party may give twelve months' notice of their desire to terminate the said Treaty, and the Treaty shall then terminate accordingly, but otherwise the Treaty shall remain in force until terminated by notice as aforesaid.

2. It is, nevertheless, agreed that any or all of the following Colonies and foreign possessions of Her Britannic Majesty, that is to say :---

India. Canada.

Newfoundland.

The Cape of Good Hope,

New South Wales,

New Zealand,

Queensland.

South Australia.

Tasmania.

Victoria.

Natal,

Western Australia,

may at any time within the period of two years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Agreement give notice, through Her Majesty's Representative accredited to the Republic of Salvador, of their desire to be excepted from the operation of the Treaty aforesaid, and the said Treaty shall not thenceforward apply to any of the said Colonies or foreign possessions of Her Britannic Majesty which shall have given such notice. But, except as above provided, the said Treaty shall apply to all the Colonies and foreign possessions of Her Britannic Majesty until the Treaty be termi- nated by notice given in pursuance of the terms of Article I of the present Agreement.

3. The present Agreement shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Guatemala or San Salvador as soon as possible.

In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present Agreement, and have affixed thereto their seals.

Done at San Salvador, the 23rd day of June, 1886.

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

J. P. H. GASTRELL.

MANUEL DELGADO.