THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1886.
ARTICLE III.
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No other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the dominions and possessions Her Britannic Majesty of any article the produce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions the Republic of the Equator, from whatever place arriving, and no other or higher duties shall be posed on the importation into the dominions and possessions of the Republic of the Equator of any ticle the produce or manufacture of Her Britannic Majesty's dominions and possessions, from hatever place arriving, than are or shall be payable on the like article the produce or manufacture of y other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the importation of any article the 'oduce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions of either of the two Contracting Parties into e dominions and possessions of the other, which shall not equally extend to the importation of the e articles being the produce or manufacture of any other country.
ARTICLE IV.
No other or higher duties or charges shall be imposed in the dominions and possessions of either the Contracting Parties on the exportation of any article to the dominions and possessions of the her, than such as are or may be payable on the exportation of the like article to any other foreign untry; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation of any article from the dominions ad possessions of either of the two Contracting Parties to the dominions and possessions of the other hich shall not equally extend to the exportation of the like article to any other country.
ARTICLE V.
Goods, in respect of which import duties shall have been paid upon the importation thereof by a abject or citizen of either country at a port of the United Kingdom or the Republic of the Equator, hall not be liable to the payment of any further import duty, in the event of such goods being onveyed by sea to any other port of the United Kingdom or Republic; provided, always, that both the United Kingdom and in the Republic of the Equator such reshipments shall have been made in onformity with the laws of the two countries respectively for the regulation of the coasting trade.
ARTICLE VI.
Equality of treatment in regard to ware-housing and to the transit trade, and also in regard to ounties, facilities, and drawbacks, shall be enjoyed by the subjects and citizens of the High Contract-
g Parties reciprocally.
ARTICLE VII.
All articles the produce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions of either of the Con- racting Parties, or of any other country, which are or may be legally importable into the ports of the lominions and possessions of Her Britannic Majesty in British vessels, may likewise be imported into hose ports in Equatorian vessels, without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges, of vhatever denomination, than if such articles were imported in British vessels; and, reciprocally, all rticles the produce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions of either of the Contracting Parties, or of any other country, which are or may be legally importable into the ports of the domi- ions and possessions of the Republic of the Equator in Equatorian vessels, may likewise be imported nto those ports in British vessels, without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges, of vhatever denomination, than if such articles were imported in Equatorian vessels. Such reciprocal quality of treatment shall take effect without distinction, whether such articles come directly from the lace of origin or from any other place.
In the same manner there shall be perfect equality of treatinent in regard to exportation; so that he same export duties shall be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, in the dominions and possessions of either of the High Contracting Parties, on the exportation of any article which is or nay be legally exportable therefrom, without distinction whether such exportation shall take place in British or in Equatorian vessels, and whatever may be the place of destination, whether a port of either of the Contracting Parties or of any third Power.
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ARTICLE VIII.
No duties of tonnage, harbour, pilotage, light-house, quarantine, or other similar or corresponding duties of whatever nature, or under whatever denomination, levied in the name or for the profit of Government, public functionale private individuals, corporations, or establishments of any kind, the dominions and possessions of either country which shall not ions be imposed in the like cases on the vessels of other nations. all apply reciprocally to the respective vessels. from whatever port tever may be their place of destination.
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