§ MR. BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Sir John Kirk, Her Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar, has been recalled?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)Sir John Kirk has not been recalled, but has resigned his appointment, and retired from the Service, owing to ill-health, the result of long tropical service. He has received the highest pension applicable to his length of service, which has been valuable and devoted.