§ MR. HOGANI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has observed, at page 25 1067 of the recently issued Consular Report on Rio de Janeiro, a reference to the evils that befall British sailors in that port through the traffic in drink carried on by boats licensed by the municipality; and whether the representations made with a view to the suppression of this traffic have been successful.
§ MR. RITCHIEYes, Sir. My attention has been called to the passages referred to in the question. No further information has yet arrived from the Consul.