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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 333.

The following Circular Despatch, accompanying a copy of an Agreement between the Governments of Great Britain and Egypt, securing Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment to the Commerce and Navigation of both Countries, is published for general information.

By Command,

W. H. MARSI,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th September, 1884.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET, 22nd July, 1884.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of an Agreement between the Governments of Great Britain and Egypt, securing Most-Favoured- Nation Treatment to the Commerce and Navigation of both Countries, which was signed at Cairo on the 3rd of March last.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

DERBY.

Agreement between the Governments of Great Britain and Egypt securing most-favoured-

nation Treatment to the Commerce and Navigation of both Countries.

Signed at Cairo, March 3, 1884.

I.

Agreement between the Governments of Great Britain and Egypt securing most-favoured-nation Treatment

to the Commerce and Navigation of both countries. Signed at Cairo, March 3, 1884.

THE Undersigned, Sir Evelyn Baring, K.C.S.I., Minister Plenipotentiary, Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General for Egypt, and his Excellency Nubar Pasha, President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice to His Highness the Khedive, acting by order of, and under instructions from, their respective Governments, having held a conference this day on the subject of the conclusion of Conventions respecting trade and commerce between the Government of Egypt and foreign Powers, have agreed as follows :---

1. The Government of Her Britannic Majesty agrees that the Egyptian Customhouse Regulations, which, by the Convention made on the 3rd instant between the Egyptian Government and the Gov- ernment of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes,* are made applicable to Hellenic subjects, ships, commerce, and navigation, shall be applied equally to British subjects, ships, commerce and navigation. 2. All rights, privileges, or immunities which the Government of Egypt now grants, or may hereafter grant to, or suffer to be enjoyed by, the subjects, ships, commerce, and navigation of other foreign Powers, shall be equally granted to, and exercised, and enjoyed by the subjects, ships, com- merce, and navigation of Great Britain.

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

Done at Cairo this 3rd day of March, 1884.

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

(Signed) ( )

EVELYN BARING.

N. NUBAR.

II.

Convention between the Governments of Greece and Egypt. Signed March 3, 1884.

(Translation.)

M. Anasthase Byzantios, Diplomatic Agent and Consul-General of Greece, of the one part, and His Excellency Nubar Pasha, President of the Council of Ministers, Minister for Foreign Affairs of His Highness the Khedive, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have agreed as follows:--

* See No. II.