§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the names of the foreign countries which are represented by Consuls in Ireland; and can he state how many Consuls have been appointed by the United States, France, Spain, and Germany to look after the trade interests of those countries respectively in Ireland.
§ *THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Earl PERCY,) Kensington, S.The following foreign countries are represented by Consular officers:—Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hayti, Honduras, Italy, Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The United States of America have appointed ten Consular officers; France eight; Spain six; Germany seven.
§ MR. BOLANDIf foreign countries think it desirable to appoint Consuls in Ireland why do not the Government collect statistics in the same way with regard to Irish trade?
§ EARL PERCYOur Consuls cannot supply statistics which foreign governments do not publish.