The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-09
PROVISIONAL CONVENTION
BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

His Majesty the King of the Ha.
waiian Islands and His Majesty the
King of Portugal and of Algarves,
equally DESTROYS of binding and
strengthening the relations of friend
ship and commerce which happily
exist between their respective States,
have resolved to conclude a Conven-
ton to regulate temporarily these
relations, until a definite treaty can
be made, and for this purpose have
appointed their Plenipotentiaries,
namely:
His Majesty the King of the Ha-
waiian Islands, Mr.. Henry A. p. Car
ter, member of His Privy Council of
State, Grand Officer of the Royal
Order of Kalakaua, His Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
at this Court /;
And His Majesty the King of Port
ugal and the Algarves, Mr.. Antonio
de Serpa Pimental, Counselor of State,
Peer of the Realm, Minister and
Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs /;
Who, after communicating, each
to the other, their full powers, which
they found in good and due form,
dSItcu W Tic IOllONiuS
ARTICLE L.
The Consular Agents, the subjects,
the ships and products of the soil, or
of the industry of N of the two
countries, will enjoy on the territory
of the other the same exemptions,
privileges, and immunities which
other Consular Agents, subjects, ships,
and products of the soil, or of the
industry of the most favored nation,
enjoy.
ARTICLE ii.
1t is, therefore, understood that the
special advantages which Portugal
may Judge convenient to grant to
Brazil cannot be claimed by the Ha-
waiian Islands, in virtue of their right
of a most favored nation, and that in
the same way, the advantages which
these Islands grant to the United
States cannot be claimed by Portugal.
ARTICLE III.
The High Contracting Parties,
equally DESTROYS of conciliating in
dividual liberty with regard to the
contract for service with the regula-
tons necessary to be adopted to regu
late conveniently the emigration,
agree hat until a definite convention
is made for this purpose, the following
conditions be observed:
l. That the two Governments will
render mutual help to oblige the cap
tains of vessels which transport
emigrants from one country to the
other to observe the regulations in
force in the country where the emf
grants embark, with regard to the
space which every one ought to
occupy, the quantity and quality of
food, medicine, and all sanitary and
hygienic conditions.
2. That in view of this, the diplo-
matte or Consular Agents of each of
the two countries will be given all
the facilities to inspect the vessels
that arrive with emigrants to the ports
of the other country, and see if the
with the regulations to which the
preceding clause refers.
3. That to the same Diplomatic or
Consular Agents shall be equally
given all the facilities, that they may
satisfy themselves whether the con-
tracts for service of their countrymen
have been fulfilled, and to secure for
them, in case of violation, all the
protection of the laws and of the
local authorities.
ARTICLE ".
The present Convention shall be
ratified and the notifications shall be
exchanged in Honolulu or in Lisbon
as soon as possible.
ARTICLE V.
The present Convention shall take
effect sixty days after the notifications