§ MR. VANDERBYLsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If any steps have been taken with a view of establishing a British Consulate at Saigon, Cochin China, at present under the Government of France?
LORD STANLEYsaid, in reply, that no steps to establish a Consulate at Saigon had been taken, nor had he received any representation which would lead him to believe that an appointment of that kind was desirable. If such a representation were made he would give it his best consideration.