HC Deb 24 February 1898 vol 53 cc1516-7
MR. GRIFFITH BOSCAWEN (Kent, Tonbridge)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any steps have yet been taken to appoint a Commercial Secretary to our Embassy in Japan, in accordance with the recommendation of Mr. Brennan in his recent Report; and, if not, whether, in view of the great and growing Foreign trade of Japan, the Government intend to make such an appointment?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. N. CURZON,) Lancashire, Southport

It is not proposed to make such an appointment at present, as it is thought better to wait and see the result of the similar appointment quite recently made in China.