§ SIR WILLIAM M'ARTHURasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Her Majesty's Government have appointed a Consul General at Madagascar; and, if so, whether he will have any objection to mention his name?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICESir, Her Majesty's Government have not appointed a Consul General; but they have appointed a successor to Mr. Pakenham, recently deceased. The name of that successor is Mr. George F. Annesley, Her Majesty's Consul at Surinam.
§ MR. ARTHUR ARNOLDpointed out that the Question was, whether a Consul General had been appointed; while the noble Lord had stated that a successor to Mr. Pakenham had been appointed. He (Mr. Arthur Arnold) would ask, whether the Government had not made quite another, and a different appointment—namely, that of a Consul at Antananarivo, the capital of the Island; and, whether, in the late Consular Vote, there was not a sum of £800 taken for his salary?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE, in reply, said, he had stated that no Consul General had been appointed. We have been and are represented in Madagascar by a Consul, whose residence is nominally at Antananarivo, though, by arrangement, he also acts as Consul at Tamatave, and lives there.
§ SIR JOHN HAYasked, whether the Government had any information as to the supersession of Admiral Pierre, and the appointment of Admiral Galibar?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICESir, we have no information.