“BUY BRITISH GOODS”
BUT WHICH ARE BRITISH? MARKING ESSENTIAL. fSvdner *‘Sno“ Cable.) LONDON. September -0. The Federation or Briti-h Indu c *\ tries, writing; to the Board of Trader regretting its repealed refusals to legislate to compel the marking of the origin of imported goods, points cut that the Government accepted, tho principle in the Merchandise; Marks Bill of marking imported neri- ' cultural products, and hopes thatit wiil he extended to cover manufae- ■ tured goods. The federation draws attention f ->. the Government's encouragement of! people to purchase British-made, goods. “There is.” it says, “j widespread to follow the Government’s advice, but the absence of marks is a difficulty, as tho ref,-pier* themselves are frequentlv ignorant of* tho origin of tho goods they seniug.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12249, 22 September 1925, Page 2
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