does anyone know if a honorary british consul recieve a salary?

Answer 1

I think dognhorsemom may be speaking of American honorary consuls (are there any left?), or perhaps the Graham Greene fictional model.

Some honorary consul programmes are well organised and financed. See, for example, the Canadian: "The ERI Honorary Consul model provides a full package valued at approximately $100,000 per year to each of the new Honorary Consulates and includes funds to offset the costs for office space, operations, assistants and an honorarium of $20,000 US which is nearly double the present maximum of $15,000 CDN." http://www.international.gc.ca/department/auditreports/evaluation/evalConsularAffairs04-en.asp#sectionC

As for British honorary consuls, see this extract from Hansard of 17 June 2003:

"British Consuls

"Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the honorary British consuls, indicating (a) where they are based, (b) their nationality, (c) their date of appointment and (d) how much they are paid. [117978]

"Mr. Mike O'Brien: We currently have 228 honorary consuls, honorary vice-consuls, consular representatives and consular agents of various nationalities providing consular services worldwide. They are paid an honorarium of up to a maximum of £1,835.00 per annum.

"I have placed a copy of the list of honorary consuls in the Library of the House."

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030617/text/30617w10.htm

Answer 2

Honorary consuls normally are not paid. They make their income by facilitating trade and other kinds of relations between countries.