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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 53.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 28TH DECEMBER, 1872.
VOL. XVIII.
No. 238.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Copy of the Postal Convention between England and France, which was signed at Paris on the 24th September, 1856, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1872.
Convention between Her Majesty and the Emperor of the French, relative to Communication by Post.
Signed at Paris, September 24, 1856.
[Ratifications exchanged at Paris, November 19, 1856.]
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, alike animated with the desire of strengthening the ties of friendship and of neighbourly esteem which unite the two countries, and of improving the communications by the Posts of their respective dominions, have determined upon securing this important result by means of a new Convention, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries for this purpose, namely: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Most Honourable Henry Richard Charles Lord Cowley, a Peer of the United Kingdom, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary to the Emperor of the French, &c., &c., &c.; And His Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. Alexander Count Colonna Walewski, a Senator of the Empire, His Secretary of State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen of Austria, of the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia, &c., &c., &c.;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:-
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Sa Majesté la Reine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, et Sa Majesté l'Empereur des Français, également animés du désir de resserrer les liens d'amitié et de bon voisinage qui unissent les deux pays, et d'amé- liorer les communications par les Postes de leurs Etats respectifs, ont résolu d'assurer cet important résultat au moyen d'une nouvelle Convention, et ont nommé pour leurs Plénipotentiaires à cet effet, savoir:
Sa Majesté la Reine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, le Très Honorable Henry Richard Charles Lord Cowley, Pair du Royaume Uni, Conseiller de Sa Majesté Britan- nique en Son Conseil Privé, Chevalier Grand-Croix du Très Honorable Ordre du Bain, Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté près Sa Majesté l'Empereur des Français, &c., &c., &c.;
Et Sa Majesté l'Empereur des Français, M. le Comte Alexandre Colonna Walewski, Sénateur de l'Empire, Son Ministre et Secrétaire d'Etat au Dé- partement des Affaires Etrangères, Grand-Croix de Son Ordre Impérial de la Légion d'Honneur, Grand- Croix de l'Ordre de Saint Etienne d'Autriche, de l'Ordre de l'Aigle Noir de Prusse, &c., &c., &c.;
Lesquels, après s'être réciproquement commu- niqué leurs pleins pouvoirs respectifs, trouvés en bonne et due forme, sont convenus des Articles suivants :-
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