§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the resolution adopted at the recent Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire to the effect that the British consular service should be strengthened on lines calculated to make it more effective for the promotion of the commerce of the British Empire: and 459 whether he proposes to take any action in this direction.
§ MR. RUNCIMANThe resolution has not boon communicated to my right hon. friend, and he does not know what the practical suggestions wore which gave rise to it. Changes have been made recently on the recommendations of a committee summoned by Lord Lansdowne to effect the object in view.