§ Major ARCHER-SHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the advisability of appointing a Trade Commissioner for Egypt, in view of the fact that the principal information of any commercial value can only be gained from French reports?
Mr. BUXTONAs there is already an efficient British Consular service in Egypt whose duties in respect of assistance to British trade are similar to those of His Majesty's Trade Commissioners and Correspondents in the Dominions, I do not propose to make an appointment of the kind suggested.