The New York herald., 1868-03-26
TRADE WITH THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The Text Of the Hawaiian Islands Reciprocity

The Text Of the Hawaiian Islands Reciprocity
Treaty.
The following is the full text OF the convention
for commercial reciprocity between the United
States and the King of the Hawaiian Islands, con-
cluded at the city OF San Francisco the 2lst of May
1857, transmitted to the Senate by the President on
the 9Th Of July, 1851, and now first published
The United States OF America and his Majesty the
King OF the Hawaiian Islands, equally animated by
the desire to strengthen and perpetuafe the friendly
relations which have heretofore uniformly existed
between them, and to consolidate their commercial
intercourse have resolved to enter into convention
for commercial reciprocity. For this purpose the
bowers on EDWARD % NJ MccooS % Minister ds Resident Of
the United States at the Hawaiian Islands, and his
Majesty the King OF the Hawaiian Islands has con-
ferred like powers on the Honorable Charles Conn
Harris, Minister OF Finance, Member OF the Privy
Council OF State and Member OF the Cabinet OF those
islands and his Maestys Envoy EXTRAORDINARY and 10
Minister Plenpotentiary to the United states OF
America.
And the said plenpotentiaries, after having
exchanged their full powers, which are FOUND 70
be in due form, have agreed to the following arti-
cles:-
and privileges granted by his Majesty the King OF
the Hawaiian Islands, in the next succeeding article
Of this conyention and as an equivalent tnerei0r IN
all the articles named in the following schedule the
same being the growth or produce OF the Hawaiian
Islands, into all the ports OF the United States 1ree
Of duty
.Schedue.-Animals, arrowroot, cofee, cotton un-
malu1aCLureQ: IrulLS anu VegebdDcS, uIlcu dIu uH-
dried, preserved and unpreserved; fnrs, hides and
skins undressed; rice, sandal koa and ko wood ana
other ornamental woods; seeds plants SHRUBS ana
trees; sugar, not above number twelve az Dutcn
standard, In color; syrups OF sugar ana molasses,
tallow.
privileges granted by the United States Of America,
In the preceding article of this convention and as an
equivalent therefor, his Majesty the King OF the
Hawaiian Islands hereby agrees to admit all the
articles named In the following schedule, the same
being the growth or produce Of the United States Of
America, into all the ports OF the Hawalian ISLANDS
Observation-Disclosures implements, animals, beef,
bacon, ham, pork and preserved meats; boots and
shoes, bread and breadstufs, bricks lime and Gem.
ent bullion cordage and naval stores, copper and
composition sheating nails and bolts cotton manu-
factures beached and unbleached, colored stained,
painted or printed not exceeding one hundred and
sixty u6o) threads to the square inch, counting the
warp and filing fish, dried and picked and oysters;
fruits and vegetables dried or undried preserved
unpreserved gold and silver coin, hardware, hides,
furs, skins and fes undressed hoop iron and rvets,
ice; iron and Steel leather aud tallow lumber and
timber of all kinds round, hewed and sawed,
manufactured in whole or in part; ma
chinery, oats and hay. paper, stationery and
books; petroleum, and all other oils for Illuminating
and lubricatng purposes; plants shrubs and trees;
refined sugar, rice, slaves and heading; woollen
manufactures other than ready made clothing !.
admitted into the ports Of the United States OF Ame-
rica the ports OF the Hawaiian Islands, free Of
duty under the first and second articles Of this con.
States OF America Of the Hawaiian Islands, shall
| be Cerlncate 10 tnat eueCt from the American OF
Hawaiian consul or consular agent OF the ports from
which such exported; or, In case there shall be
no sach consul or consular agent resident ut such
port, then certificate Of like character from the
| Collector OF the port.
ART 4. The present convention shall take erect a.
soon as 1t shall have been approved by his Majesty
the King Of the Hawaiian Islands, In council, and
ratified by the government Of the United States and
the laws necessary to carry 1t into operation shall
| have been passed by the Congress Of the United
| states OF America and the Legislative Assembly Of
| the Hawaiian Islands. The convention shall remain
in force for seven years from the date at which II
may go into operation and further until the expra
ton Of twelve months after either OF the high con
tracing parties shall give notice to the other OF 1t:
wish to terminate the same, each Of the high con
tracing parties being at liberty TO give such notice
to the other at the end Of said term Of seven years
| at any time thereafter.
ART. V. The present convention shall be duly rati.
| fed and the Publications exchanged ut Washington
city within eighteen months from the date hereof
| earlier II possible
| In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiares
| have signed this convention, and have hereuntc
affixed their seals.
Done in triplicate in the English language, in the
city OF San Francisco, this twenty day OF May
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven EDWARD NJ. MCCOOK.
CHARLES G. HARRIS.