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Government to which he is sent; and either of the Contracting Parties may except from the residence of Consuls such particular places as either of them may judge fit to be excepted. The Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of the Hawaiian Islands in 'the dominions of Her Britannic Majesty shall enjoy whatever privileges,.exemptions, and immunities are or shall be granted there to Agents of the same rank belonging to the most favoured nation; and in like manner the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of Her Britannic Majesty in the Hawaiian Islands shall enjoy whatever privileges, exemptions, and immunities are or may be granted there to the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of the same rank belonging to the most favoured nation. (Article XII.). If applicable to British Colonies. Not applicable to British colonies..

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TONGA. Tbeaty of Fbiendship between Her Majesty the Queen of Geeat Britain and Ireland and the King of Tonga. Heb Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of Tonga, being desirous to maintain and strengthen the relations of friendship which happily subsist between their respective dominions and subject:;, have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and have therefore named as their Plenipotentiaries : Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c, &c., &c. —- The Honourable Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner and ConsulGeneral for the Western Pacific, Governor of Fiji; and Alfred Percival Maudslay, Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Deputy-Commissioners for the Western Pacific; and His Majesty the King of Tonga, &c.—Wellington Tubou Malohi, Knight of the Order of the Eed Eagle of the second class, Governor of Yavou; and George Fatafehi, Governor of Haapai: Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles : — Article I. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, her heirs and successors, and His Majesty the King of Tonga, his heirs and successors, and between their respective dominions and subjects. Article 11. His Majesty the King of Tonga engages to grant to no other Sovereign or State any rights, powers, authority, or privileges in Tonga in excess of those accorded to Her Britannic Majesty. .The subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall always enjoy in Tonga whatever rights, privileges, and immunities they now possess, or which are now accorded to the subjects of the most favoured nation; and the like privileges shall be equally enjoyed by Tongan subjects in the territories of Her Britannic Majesty ; and no rights, privileges, or immunities shall be granted hereafter in Tonga to the subjects of any foreign State which shall not equally and unconditionally be granted to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty. Article 111. (a.) If any subject of Her Britannic Majesty in Tonga is charged with a criminal offence cognizable by British law, such charge maybe tried by Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific Islands, or other British officer duly authorized by Her Britannic Majesty in that behalf. (b.) If any subject of Her Britannic Majesty in Tonga is charged with an offence against the municipal law of Tonga, not cognizable as such under British law, he shall be amenable to the jurisdiction of the Tongan Courts, the proceedings-of which shall be conducted in public, and the records of which shall be public and accessible. (c.) If any subject of Her Britannic Majesty in Tonga is charged with.a criminal offence cognizable as such both by British law and the laws of Tonga, the party charged may elect whether he will be tried by a Tongan Court, or by the Court of Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner. (d.) Any civil suit which may be brought in Tonga against any subject of Her Britannic Majesty in Tonga shall be brought before and shall be tried by the Court of Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner. (e.) Every summons or warrant to appear as a witness before the Court of Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner, issued in accordance with British law, and directed to a Tongan subject, shall, if possible, be indorsed by a Judge of the Supreme Court of Tonga, and, when so indorsed, shall have the same authority and may be enforced in like manner as if issued by the Supreme Court of Tonga; but, where it shall be made to appear to the Court that the delay required to procure such indorsement might lead to the escape or removal of a material witness, such summons or warrant may be issued by the Court without such indorsement, and shall have the same authority and may be enforced in like manner as if such summons or warrant had been directed to a subject of Her Britannic Majesty. (/.) The expression " British law "in this article includes any regulations duly made and issued by Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific Islands, for the better government of British subjects witlgn his jurisdiction. Article IV. Her Britannic Majesty agrees to surrender to "His Majesty the King of Tonga any Tongan

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