New-York tribune., 1868-07-28
TIE SANDWICH ISLANDS TREATY.

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The United States of America and His Majesty
the desire TO strengthen and pepotuate the relations
which have heretofore uniformly existed between
them. and consolidate their commercial intercourse.
have resolved to enter into convention for commercial
reciprocity For this purpose the President Of the
United States has conferred fun powers on Edward VI.
McCook, Minister resident Of tho United States at the
Hawaiian Islands, and His Majesty the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands has conferred the like powers on the
Hon. Charles Coffin Harris, Minister OF Finance, Member
OF the Priyy Council OF State, and Member of the Cabi
net OF those and His Maestys Envoy Extraordinary ana
Minister Plenpoentiay to the United States Of America
aud the said Penipotenaries, after having exchanged
their full power which found TO be IN due form,
nave agreed 10 the following articles:
privileges granted by His Majesty the King Of the Ha-
waan Islands, in the next succeeding Article OF this
states of America hereby agree admit all the articles
named in the following schedule the same being the
ports Of the United States free Of duty:
Sehcdule-Animals arrow root, coffee cotton unmanu-
served and unpeseryed fur hides and skins undossed,
rice sandal, kOa and kO wood, and other ornamental
woods seeds plants shrubs and trees, sugar not above
number twelve GY Dutch Standard in color, srups Of
sugar and mOlasses, tallOw. ....-- o.. $780,.
ARTICLE IIFQr and in Consideration Of the rights and
privileges granted by the United states OF America IN the
preceding articles Of this Convention the equivalent
therefor His Majesty the King Of the Hawaiian Islands
hereby agrees TO admit all the articles named III lhe Io-
lowing scheduehe same being the growth or produce
Of the United states Of Ancrcanto all the ports Of the
Hawaiian Islands free OF duty
implements, animals beef bacon, pork ham and pre-
bricks, lime ana cement bullion, cordage and naval
stores, copper and composition, sheatling nails and
bolts; cotton manuaCtures-bleached and unbeached,
cOlorcd stained, painted, or printed, and not coored
stained, painted, or printed not exceeding
thS square inch, counting tho waip ard filing; hsh
dried and picked, and oysters; fruits and vegetables
dried and unded preserved and unpreseryed gold and
hOOprO and riTets ce iron and steel leather ana tai
low: lumber and timber Of all kinds. round heWcd and
sawed unmauufacturcd I'm whole or In part machnery
oats aud hay paper stationery ana boots petroleum ana
oh other oils for eliminating and ubricatng purposes
plants shrubs and trees; refined sugar rice; slaves and
heading wooden manufactures, other than ready-made
clothing
ARICIr I-Thc evidence that articles proposed 20 be
admitted into the United States Of America the ports
OF Hawaiian Islands, free Of duty. under the first and
second articles of this Convention are the growth or pro
duce OF the United states OF America, Of The Hawaiian
Islands, shall De certificate 10 that effect from the
American or Hawaiian Consul. or Consular Agent Of the
port from which such articles arc exported, or IL Cnse
there shall be such Consul Consular Agent resident
boo port then certificate Of Ike character iron the Co4-
lCcfur ol the Port. .
Article IV-Thc present Convention shall take effect
soon as 30 shall haNc been approved by Ills hqcSy
the King of the Hawaiian Islands, n council rauned
by c Government of tho United States OF America and
the laws required 20 carry 70 into operation shall nave
been passed bv tho Congress OF the United states O
Islands Tie Convention shall remain I'm force for seven
years from the date iu which 10 may 20 into operation
ana farther ut the expiration Of twelve months aief
either OF the high contracting parties shall give uoucc 10
tho other the end Of the said term OF seven years. OF al
Hrfict VThe present Convention shall be duly rat
fled aud tho Publications exchanged ut Washington city
within eighteen months Of the Gate hereof, or earlier
possible. -.
signed ths Convention and have hcrcuuto affixed their
seals
Done To- duplicate ih English Iuruare me dy Il Saa Francisco
ths facft dJ " MAY Aulo Donu one loltd eight hundred