FREE TRADE POLICY.
MERCHANDISE MARKS BILL. LIVELY DEBATE IN LORDS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 2. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Merchandise Marks Bill by 50 votes to 26, in spite of a vigorous denunciation of the bill by Lord Inchcape, who recently joined the Conservative Party, though he is still a free trader. 'ln his speech Lord Inchcape said the bill was preposterous, and it would involve an increase in the number of useless functionaries who battened on the people. , He was convinced that if any Government interfered with the free interchange of commodities Britain would become a mere cypher, and taxation would wipe out the wealth of the country. The proposals contained in the bill only sounded right to those who knew little of business Earl Beauchamp congratulated Lord Inch capo on his speech,, and asked him if he intended to vote against the bill. Lord Inchcape replied: I will not support the bill, but I am not going to vote against it.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19502, 4 December 1926, Page 11
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176FREE TRADE POLICY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19502, 4 December 1926, Page 11
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