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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 328.

The following Circular Despatch, accompanying a copy of a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation. between Her Majesty and the Republic of Equator, is published for general informa- tion.

By Command.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong. 28th August, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary?,

DOWNING STREET,

16th July, 1886.

CIRCULAR (2).

SIR,-I have the honour to transmit to you. for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of a Treaty of Friendship. Commerce, and Navigation, between Her Majesty and the Republic of the Equator, signed at Quito on the 18th of October, 1880, the ratifications of which were exchanged at Quito on the 19th of February last.

I have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

GRANVILLE.

TREATY of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between Her Majesty and the Repubic of the Equator.

Signed at Quito. October 18, 1880.

[Ratifications exchanged at Quito, February 19, 1886.]

HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Republi of the Equator, being desirous of extending and facilitating the relations of commerce between their respective territories and subjects and citizens, have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Frederic Douglas Hamilton, Esquire, Her Minister Resident to the Republic of the Equator;

And His Excellency the President of the Republic of Equator, General Cornelio E. Vernaza, Minister of Foreign Affairs;

Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles :-

ARTICLE I.

There shall be perpetual friendship between the dominions and subjects of Her Majesty the Queen, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, her heirs and successors, and the Republic of the Equator and its citizens.

ARTICLE II.

There shall be between all the dominions and possessions of the two High Contracting Parties reciprocal freedom of commerce and navigation. The subjects and citizens of each of the two Contre ting Parties, respectively, shall have liberty freely and securely to come, with their ships and carg to all places, ports, and rivers in the dominions and possessions of the other to which other foreigners are, or may be, permitted to come, and shall, throughout the whole extent of the dominions and possessions of the other, enjoy the same rights, privileges, liberties, favours, immunities, and exemption in matters of commerce and navigation which are or may be enjoyed by native subjects or citizens generally.