§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, N.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received a petition signed by several of the leading British exporters to Morocco asking that a paid consul may be appointed to Mogador, as the interests of British traders are prejudicially affected by the existing arrangements; and whether the Government can see their way to make the appointment.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe petition referred to was received on the 21st inst. The question was fully considered in 1893, when it was decided that it would be more advantageous to British interests to establish a Consulate at Dar-al-Baida, and to appoint an unsalaried Vice-Consul at Mogador. It was believed that this arrangement had proved satisfactory, but Her Majesty's Minister at Tangier will, now be consulted on the subject.