The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-21
THE BRUSSELS
CONVENTION

A translation of the sugar convention
at Brussels has been transmitted by
L. S. Minister Townsend The chief
feature of the convention is that sugar
bounties shall be abolished and coun-
terVailing duties introduced against all
bounty-fed sugar Condensed, Minister
IoWnsend's report contains the follow
ing principal features: THE monarchs
and presidents Of the following coun-
tries, Germany, Prussia, Austria, Bo-
Great Britain, Italy, Holland, Sweden
and Norway, desiring to equalize the
conditions of competition between beet
and cane sugars from different sources
and to promote the consumption of SUI
gar and considering that this double
result can only be obtained by the
suppression of bOunties and limiting
as well the surtaX, have resolved to APP
point a convention to this end.
THE high contracting parties bind
themselves from the date of the con-
vention to suppress all direct and in
direct bounties by which the produc-
ton or export of sugar may benefit
Sweetmeats, biscuits and other analag-
Gus products as condensed milk con-
tanning sugar in their manufacture are
to be classed as sugar. The suppress
sion of bounties applies to direct boun-
total or partial exemptions from taxes,
profits and surplus of output or deriv-
ed from eXaggeratiOn of the drawback
and the advantages derived from any
surtaX in excess of $1.15 per 220 pounds
for refined sugar and $t.06 for other su-
gars. This is to be the limit of the
surtaX. Sugar factories and refineries
are to be under the permanent surveil-
ance, day and night, of the customs
employees, books of control being kept
special duty on imports into their
territories from countries that grant
bounties for production or exports will
be imposed by the contracting parties.
This duty will not be less than the
amount of the bounties. ReVersely su-
gars imported from contracting States
ror Colonies or possessions will be ad-
mitted at the lowest of their respective
import rates. A permanent commits
sion of delegates for the purposes Of
Verification, advice and examination for
admission to the convention will be
composed with permanent bureau at
tached. The commission elects its
president and will meet on his cali at
Brussels. This commission is to all in
tents and purposes an executive COM
mittee. Austria and Hungary will be
considered separately as contracting
parties. Cane and beet sugars cannot
be subjected TO different rates of duty.
The commission comes into force from
September l, 1903.
In the final protocol the right of in
creasing the surtaX in case OF consid-
cradle quantities of sugar from one
contracting state shall enter the other
countries is reserved. This increase
will affect only the sugars coming from
that State and is not to exceed 10 cents
per 22O lbs. Great Britain agrees that
no direct or indirect bounty shall be
granted to sugars from colonies of the
crown during the convention.
That while still reserving, in prin-
ciple, its entire free action concerning
the fiscal relations between the United
Kingdom and its colonies during the
existence of the convention no prefer
ence shall be granted in the United
Kingdom to colonial sugars vis-a-vis
the sugars coming from the contract
ing States and that they will submit
the convention to the autonomous colo
MES and the East Indies in order that