§ MR. H. P. PEASE (Darlington)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received a report from the British Consul at Ciudad Bolivar in reference to the investigation of the circumstances con- 759 nected with the murder of the Vice- Consul, Mr. James Lyall; whether the murderer has been convicted; and whether Her Majesty's Government have claimed any compensation from the Venezuelan Government on account of the crime.
§ * MR. BRODRICKReports have been received from the British Consul at Ciudad Bolivar and from Mr. Haggard, Her Majesty's Minister at Caracas. The murderer was arrested and an investigation was at once commenced in the Criminal Court. Mr. Haggard has made urgent representations on the subject to the President and the Venezuelan Government, and a special Commissioner has been appointed to examine and report upon the case. The result of the investigation has not yet been reported and Her Majesty's Government have hitherto made no claim for compensation.