The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-03-17
Proposed Treaty OF Reciprocity.

The following is the full text Of the Treaty IS sent
to the Senate by President Grant on the Sd Of Febru
I airy.
/ The United States Of America and His Majesty the
King Of the Hawaiian Islands equally animated By
desire to strengthen and perpetuae the frieudly re-
latons which have heretofore existed between them.
and to consolidate their commercial intercourse have
resolved to enter into convention for commercial
reciprocity. For this PlrpOse the President Of the
United States has conferred full powers on Hamilton
Fish, Secretary Of State. and his Majesty the King Of
the Hawaiian Islands has conferred like powers on
the Hon. Elisha H. Allen, chief-Justiee Of the Su-
prems Court, Chancellor of the Kingdom, member of
the Privy Council Of STATE, his Msjestys Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Pezpotentary to the United
States Of America, and tie Hon. Henry A. P Carter
member Of the Privy Council Of State, his Majesty's
Special Commissioner the United States Of America,
and said PlenipOtentiAres having exchanged full
powers, which are found to be in due form, have
agreed to the following articles:
ARTICLE l. For and IN consideration Of the rights
and privileges granted BY His Majesty. the King Of
the Hawaiian Islands, in the next succeeding articles
of this convention, and equivalent thereof the
United States Of America hereby agree to admit all
the articles named in the following schedule the same
being the growth, Manufacture or produce of the
Hawaiian Islands, in all parts Of the United States
free Of duty.
Ravbide,
Castor oil,
Fruits, nuts and vegetables, dried and uudrisd, 4
preserved and unpreserved,
Hides and skins, undTessed,
Rice,
SandalEood,
Seeds rfarts
Brown and all other unrsfned sugars, meaning
thereby The grades Of sugar FROM the Hawaiian Is
lands. and known in the markets Of San Francisco
and Portland IS Sandwich Island sugars;
Sirups Of sugAr-eane, melado and molasses,
TaIlows.
Arr. 2. For and in consideration Of the rights
and privileges granted BY the United States Of Amer
lea in the preceding article Of this convention, ands
IN equivalent thereof His Majesty the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands, sgTses to admit all the articles
named in the following schedule the sane being the
growth, manufacture prOdue Of the United States
4 America, into al ports Of the Hawaiian Islands
Agricultural implements, animals,
preserved meats;
Boots aud shoes;
Grain, sOar, neal. bran, and brsads,uEs Of all
rfrdss ]
Bricks, stone and cement;
Butter, cheese, lard, talloE,
Bullion, coal,
Naval stores, including tar, pitch. rOsn trpentius.
as And reetiSsd, copper and composition s6eeting
lails and bolts;
Cotton and manufactures Of cotton. blsaehed and
and whether or not eolored, stained,
aiutsd, OF printed
Eggs, fish, and oysters, and all other creatures
living in the Eatsr;
Fruits nats and vegetables green dried or undried
reserved OF unpreserTed
Hardware, hidssj furs, skins and pslis, dressed =
7 undressed
HOOP-irOa, nails and bolts. taes bed-springs, iron
nd STEEL and manufactures thereof;
lee,
Lumber aud timber Of AL kinds, round, hszed,
1Eed a1d 7a1ufaetarsd IN shsls in part;
Machinery Of al kindsj engines and parts thereof
Oats, hay,
Paper, stationery and books, and all manufactures
paper or Of paper and wood
Pstroleun and all oils forlnbrieating and iuuinat-
ig purposes;
Plants, shrubs. trees and seeds,
Riee, L
Sugar, refined or unrssnsd j
Salt, soap.
WosI. aad Hansi..turss Of -ool ether than ready
ade eiothiHg;
Vegas, ssri. for the Furpos. Of .srisulsar. and
-ayags; II
WoSd aad manufactures Of wOod and metal, except