§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether there are any treaties or understandings affecting the commercial relations between Great Britain and Japan other than the treaty of commerce and navigation, as modified by the supplementary convention of 1927 and the notes exchanged between the United Kingdom and Japan in London in 1924; and, if so, will he give details?
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§ Mr. RUNCIMANWith the exception of an Agreement made in 1912 for the reciprocal waiver of consular fees, the only other agreements affecting the commercial relations between the two countries are certain multilateral conventions to which both countries are parties. These are all technical in character (for example, the Industrial Property Convention) except the St. Germain Convention of 1919 which ensures to Japan equality of treatment in the Congo Basin area. Similar equality of treatment is also enjoyed by Japan in the various British mandated territories.
§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) to what Dominions, Colonies, possessions or protectorates are the terms of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Japan applicable; and will he give the date on which notice of accession was given in respect of each affected Dominion, Colony, possession, or protectorate;
(2) to what mandated or leased territories of Great Britain or Japan is the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Japan applicable; and will he give details?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANFollowing is the reply:
(1) The Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of 1911 and the Supplementary Convention of 1925 apply to the following British Dominions, Colonies, Protectorates and Territories under British Man-date—
Date of Accession.
- *Canada—1st May, 1913.
- †Irish Free State.
- Newfoundland—30th December, 1911.
- Ceylon—3rd March, 1913.
- Straits Settlements—3rd March, 1913.
- Bahamas—22nd April, 1913.
- Barbados—22nd April. 1913.
- Bermuda—22nd April, 1913.
- British Guiana—22nd April, 1913.
- British Honduras—22nd April, 1913.
- Cyprus—22nd April, 1913.
- Kenya Colony and Protectorate—22nd April, 1913.
- Falkland Islands—22nd April, 1913.
- Federated Malay States—22nd April, 1913.
- Gambia—22nd April, 1913.
- Gold Coast—22nd April, 1913.
- Hong Kong—22nd April, 1913.
- Jamaica—22nd April, 1913.
- Leeward Islands—22nd April, 1913.
- Malta—22nd April, 1913.
- Mauritius—22nd April, 1913.
- Nigeria—22nd April, 1913.
- Nyasaland Protectorate—22nd April, 1913.
705 - St. Helena—22nd April, 1913.
- Seychelles—22nd April, 1913.
- Sierra Leone—22nd April, 1913.
- Somaliland Protectorate—22nd April, 1913.
- Trinidad and Tobago—22nd April, 1913.
- Uganda Protectorate—22nd April, 1913.
- Windward Islands—22nd April, 1913.
- Northern Rhodesia—7th June, 1929.
- Tanganyika Territory—7th June, 1929.
- Cameroons under British Mandate—7th June, 1929.
- Togoland under British Mandate—7th June, 1929.
- †Palestine—1st June, 1930.
(2) The above Treaties apply to the following Japanese leased and mandated territories:—
Kwantung (leased territory)—By Article 3 of the Supplementary Convention of 1925.
The Islands of the Pacific under Mandate from the League of Nations—By Article 3 of the Supplementary Convention of 1925.
* The Accession of the Dominion of Canada is subject to the following conditions:
(i) Nothing in the said Treaty shall be deemed to affect any of the provisions of the Immigration Act of Carada.
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Country to which consigned (a) and description. Month (b). Unit of Quantity. Quantity. Declared Value. China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macao and leased territories): £ Automatic machine and quick firing guns and parts thereof. August No. 71 1,361 Cwt. 49 September No. 46 22,667 Cwt. 679 Sporting guns June No. 1 3 September No. 4 14 Military rifles and carbines August No. 440 1,760 Cwt. 42 Miniature and cadet rifles and carbines October No. 1 6 Revolvers and pistols August No. 150 375 Cwt. 2 September No. 1 1 Cwt. — Parts of small arms August — — 44 Japan (including Formosa): Guns, howitzers, mortars and parts thereof. July No. 5 15,200 Cwt. 124 September No. 1 2,800 Cwt. 25 Automatic machine and quick firing guns and parts thereof. June No. 100 14,100 Cwt. 77 July No. 100 11,252 Cwt. 47 September No. 200 28,452 Cwt. 95 Sporting guns August No. 1 17 Cwt. — September No. 6 42 Cwt. 1 (ii) It is understood that the Imperial Japanese Government are fully prepared to maintain, with equal effectiveness, the limitation and control which they have since 1908 exercised in the regulation of emigration from Japan to Canada.
† Applicable to the Irish Free State as part of the United Kingdom at the time of the conclusion of the Treaty.
† With reservation regarding the special treatment of Syria, etc., under Article 18 of the Mandate.