§ 70. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that there is only one British trade commissioner resident in Nigeria who has to administer the whole of British trade interests in the three regions of Nigeria; that this involves long journeys away from his office, and that the development of British trade interests requires the whole-time attention in each of the three regions of a whole-time British trade commissioner; and if he will take immediate steps to rectify this by making the necessary extra appointments.
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§ Sir D. EcclesNo. There are two trade commissioners and an assistant trade commissioner in Lagos. A third trade commissioner has been appointed and will arrive in March. I am considering a proposal that trade commissioners should be appointed in the Regions of Nigeria.