Customs.

22/437/3.

Dominion of New Zealand, Prime Minister’s Office, Wellington.

5th December, 1933.

Sir,—

I have the honour to inform you that, pending the conclusion of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg and New Zealand, the New Zealand Government (1) will accord to the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg the same treatment in matters of commerce, customs and navigation as is or may be accorded to the most favoured foreign country, and (2) will admit into New Zealand goods, being the produce or manufacture of the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg and enumerated in the First Schedule hereto, at duties not higher than those set out in that Schedule, provided that the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg (1) grants to New Zealand the same treatment in matters of commerce, customs and navigation as is or may be accorded to the most favoured foreign country, and (2) admits into the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg goods, being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand and enumerated in the second Schedule hereto, at duties not higher than those set out in that Schedule.

It is understood that the term “foreign country” in relation to New Zealand means a country not being part of the British Commonwealth of Nations nor a territory under British protection or suzerainty nor a mandated territory in respect of which the mandate is exercised by the Government of a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

It is further understood that the aforesaid treatment shall continue in force until the expiration of six months from the date on which either Government shall have given to the other notice of revocation of the arrangement.

Dominion Farmers’ Institute,

Wellington, New Zealand,

5th December, 1933.

Sir,—

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your note dated the 5th instant on the subject of the treatment to be accorded by the New Zealand Government to the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg in matters of commerce, customs and navigation and of the rates of duty to be charged on certain goods being the produce or manufacture of the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg and of New Zealand, pending the conclusion of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between New Zealand and the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg.

Under instructions from my Government, I beg to inform you that the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg (1) will on their side accord to New Zealand the same treatment in matters of commerce, customs and navigation as is or may be accorded to the most favoured foreign country, and (2) will admit into the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg goods, being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand and enumerated in the First Schedule hereto, at duties not higher than those set out in that Schedule, provided that the New Zealand Government (1) grant to the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg the same treatment in matters of commerce, customs and navigation as is or may be accorded to the most favoured foreign country, and (2) admit into New Zealand goods, being the produce or manufacture of the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg and enumerated in the Second Schedule hereto, at duties not higher than those set out in that Schedule.

It is understood that the term “foreign country” in relation to New Zealand means a country not being part of the British Commonwealth of Nations nor a territory under British protection or suzerainty nor a mandated territory in respect of which the mandate is exercised by the Government of a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

It is further understood that the aforesaid treatment shall continue in force until the expiration of six months from the date on which either Government shall have given to the other notice of revocation of the arrangement.