§ MR. J. HOLMSasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is true that a number of appointments have already been made, or are about to be made, of additional Consuls General, Consuls, or other officials to fill various places in Asia Minor; and, if so, will he inform the House what these places and appointments are and the salaries attached to them?
§ MR. BOURKEYes; it is true that Consular appointments are about to be made in Anatolia. The appointments are not yet completed; but when they are, if the hon. Member will move for a list of the appointments, he can have it as an unopposed Return.
§ MR. J. HOLMSasked, Would it be possible to furnish a statement of the appointments before the House proceeded in Committee to consider Class 5 of the Estimates?
§ MR. BOURKEI have no doubt they will be laid upon the Table before we come to Class 5.
§ MR. CHILDERSThere will be, of course, Supplementary Estimates?
§ MR. BOURKENo; certainly not. I am not aware that there will be any Supplementary Estimates in respect of these appointments.
§ MR. DODSONsaid, that as it was not proposed to provide for the new appointments in Anatolia by Supplementary Estimates, he wished to know in what manner it was proposed to provide for them?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERAs far as I know, from the 1714 Treasury point of view, the Estimate covers the new appointments. The new appointments will be to a considerable extent balanced by a diminution of the charge in other cases.