§ During the War bonuses have been granted to salaried Consular officers in the following countries:
§ Abyssinia—25 per cent. of salary and allowances, dating from 1st January, 1919.
§ Belgium—30 per cent. for all classes of Consular officers, an increase to 50 per cent. is contemplated.
§ Brazil—25 per cent. dating from 1st April, 1918.
§ Chile—
§ Santiago (Consul), £400 per annum.
§ Valparaiso (Consul-General), £600 per annum.
§ Valparaiso—(Vice-Consul), £300 per annum.
§ Punta Arenas—(Vice-Consul), £300 per annum.
§ Antofagasta—(Consul), £250 per annum.
§ This bonus is under reconsideration.
§ Cuba—The only salaried Consular officer in Cuba, the Vice-Consul at Havana, receives a bonus of 25 per cent.
§ France—The original war bonus sanctioned for France, dating from 1st July, 1917, was 20 per cent.; this bonus also applied to French Colonies. This was increased, as from 1st October, 1918, to 33⅓per cent., but the increase did not apply to Colonies. The following, therefore, remain at 20 per cent.: Ajaccio, Algiers, Dakar, and New Caledonia.
§ Greece—20 per cent. for all Consular officers.
§ Italy—25 per cent. This applies also to Sicily.
1824W§ Mexico—Mexico City:
| Per annum. | |
| Acting Consul-General | £350 |
| Vice-Consul | 100 |
| Temporary Vice-Consul (married) | 200 |
§ Morocco—A war bonus was sanctioned on the following scale by the Treasury, for the year 1918 only, but as the cost of living in Morocco is still as high, it is probable that an application will be made to the Treasury for the continuation of the bonus:
§ Tangier:
| Per annum. | |
| Agent and Consul-General | £650 |
| Vice-Consul | 250 |
| Interpreter and Dragoman | 250 |
| Per cent. | |
| Casablanca: Consul | 40 |
| Mogador: Vice-Consul | 40 |
| Rabat: Vice-Consul | 40 |
| Per annum. | |
| Tetuan: Vice-Consul | £200 |
| Per cent. | |
| Fez: Acting-Consul | 25 |
§ Panama—27½ per cent. for all Consular officers except the temporary Vice-Consul at Colon, who receives £50 per annum as bonus.
§ Peru—25 per cent., dating from 1st April, 1918.
§ Portugal—There is no bonus for Portugal, owing to very favourable exchange, but the Consul at St. Vincent, C.V., receives £50 per annum as bonus.
§ Russia—The war bonus in Russia varies, according to local and temporary conditions. Representation is now almost entirely withdrawn.
§ Finland—The Acting Consul at Helsingfors receives £500 per annum, and the Vice-Consul 50 per cent. of salary.
§ Tunis—Twenty per cent. for all Consular officers.
§ Turkey—There is no actual bonus for Turkey, but Consular officers at Constantinople receive 23s. per diem as a special subsistence allowance.
§ United States—The war bonus for all Consular officers in the United States of America (except those at New York) is. 20 per cent. This also applies to Manila and San Juan, P.R. At New York the Consul-General receives £600 per annum as bonus, and all the other officers (permanent and temporary) £200 per annum.
§ Uruguay—The two Vice-Consuls at Monte Video both, receive £150 per annum as bonus.
1825W§ Japan and Siam—Twenty per cent. for all Consular officers.