TREATY OF COMMERCE.
SOUTH AFRICA AND GERMANY,
(United Service.) CAPETOWN, Sept. 4
The Union Government announces •that a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation has been concluded between the Union and Germany on a broad basis that has been signed by tho plenipotentiaries of both Governments.
The treaty follows the main lines of the Anglo-German Treaty of 1924, and is based on the principle of unconditional most-favoured nation treatment. Preferential tariffs to Britain continue to bo reserved for Britain and the British Dominions and possessions. The existing preferences to Canada and New Zealand aro also safeguarded. An agreement regarding reciprocal preferential Customs duties is reserved for later consideration.
The treaty also contains provisions dealing with immigration, settlement, the legal position of nationals, of the contracting parties, companies, and associations, and the admissions of consuls.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 238, 5 September 1928, Page 7
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