§ 6. Mr. SWIFT MacNEILLasked whether Mr. Michell, the British Consul at Iquitos, is now on his way to Europe; whether we have a fully paid British Consul stationed at Iquitos at the present time; and, if not, where is the nearest Consul to the Putumayo district, from which Iquitos is 1,200 miles distant?
§ Sir E. GREYThe answer to the first part is in the affirmative: to the second part in the negative, but the unsalaried Vice-Consul is now in charge of the Consulate.
§ Mr. SWIFT MacNEILLWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the propriety of appointing a salaried Consul in this district as soon as possible having regard to the atrocities in Putumayo?
§ Sir E. GREYWe have got a salaried Consul who is coming home on leave and the unsalaried Vice-Consul does his work while he is absent on leave.
§ Mr. SWIFT MacNEILLIs this unsalaried Vice-Consul a British subject?
§ Sir E. GREYHis name is Brown.