§ MR. DU CROS (Hastings)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken in response to the representations of the Colonial Premiers as to the appointment of Consuls and Vice-Consuls in the important towns of New Zealand and other British Colonies; and whether he will furnish a list of all such appointments made during the past eighteen months.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) The following is the list of trade commissioners and trade correspondents of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade in the Dominions and self-governing Colonies:—
§ Canada.
§ His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in Canada: Mr. R. Grigg (temporary address), c/o Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, Canada. List of correspondents in Canada of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of His Majesty's Board of Trade: British Columbia, Mr. W. J. Davidson, Vancouver, Mr. J. J. Shallcross, Victoria; 1548 Manitoba, Mr. J. Appleton, Winnipeg; New Brunswick, Mr. W. E. Anderson, St. John; Quebec, Mr. G. B. Ramsey, Quebec. The appointment of correspondents at Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Halifax has been deferred pending the Report of His Majesty's Trade Commissioner on the subject. The Board of Trade do not propose to appoint a correspondent at the town in which His Majesty's Trade Commissioner has his permanent headquarters.
§ Newfoundland.
§ Correspondent in Newfoundland of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of His Majesty's Board of Trade: Mr. H. W. le Mesurier, St. John's.
§ South Africa.
§ His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in South Africa: Mr. R. Sothern Holland, Cape Town. List of correspondents in South Africa of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of His Majesty's Board of Trade: Cape Colony, Mr. E. J. Cattell, Cape Town, Mr. J. S. Neave, Port Elizabeth; Natal, Mr. A. D. C. Agnew, Durban; Transvaal, Mr. Charles A. C. Tremeer, D.S.O., Johannesburg.
§ In addition to the above, the following gentlemen also act in an honorary capacity as correspondents of the Commercial Intelligence Branch: Natal, the Collector of Customs, Durban; Transvaal, Mr. J. W. Honey, C.M.G., Director of Customs, Pretoria; Orange River Colony, the Collector of Customs, Bloemfontein.
§ Australia.
§ His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in Australia: Mr. C. Hamilton Wickes, (temporary address), c/o Department of Trade and Customs, Melbourne, Australia. List of correspondents in Australia of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of His Majesty's Board of Trade: Victoria, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner will act as correspondent in Victoria; New South Wales, Mr. J. Currie Elles, Sydney; Queensland, Mr. M. Finucan, Brisbane; South Australia, Mr. John Creswell, Adelaide; West Australia, Mr. J. F. Conigrave, Perth; Tasmania, Mr. A. H. Ashbolt, Hobart.
§ In addition to the above the following gentlemen also act in an honorary 1549 capacity as correspondents of the Commercial Intelligence Branch: Commonwealth, the Comptroller General of Trade and Customs, Melbourne; Victoria, the Secretary to the Premier of Victoria, Melbourne.
§ New Zealand.
§ His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in New Zealand: Mr. G. H. F. Roheston, Wellington. List of correspondents in New Zealand of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of His Majesty's Board of Trade: Wellington, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner will act as correspondent in Wellington; Dunedin, Mr. Peter Barr, Dunedin; Auckland, Mr. A.J. Denniston, Auckland. In addition to the above the Secretary for Industries and Commerce, Wellington, also acts in an honorary capacity as correspondent of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade.