§ MR. JAMES PARKER (Halifax)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for 765 Foreign Affairs whether, since the 4th April, any further destitute British subjects have applied to the British Consul at Hamburg for assistance; whether they have been told, as was the case about three weeks ago, to go to the harbour at Hamburg where there was plenty of work; and whether the Foreign Office is prepared to give instructions to British Consuls to cease recommending destitute British workmen to act the part of blacklegs in foreign ports.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI am not aware that since April 4th any further destitute British subjects have applied to the British Consulate General at Hamburg for assistance. His Majesty's Consular officers are only authorised to repatriate destitute British subjects at the public expense when no other means of relieving their destitution can be discovered. I may add that His Majesty's Consul General at Hamburg has been most careful not to interfere in any way in the present labour dispute in that city.