BRANDING OF PRODUCE
PROVISION IN ENGLAND IMPORTANT BILL PASSED (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.' LONDON, Nov. 24. The Merchandise Marks Bill was read a third time by 233 votes to 103, after Mr. Sydney Webb's motion for its rejection had failed. Mr. Webb argued it was a vicious Bill, the real object of which was to discourage imports. Mr. Lloyd George urged that the Bill was a measure to advertise foreign goods at the expense of the British taxpayer.
The Merchandise Marks Bill was first introduced in the House of Commons over three years ago, its object being to provide- for the compulsory branding of the country of origin on foodstuffs imported into the United Kingdom, thereby obviating the possibility of goods losing their identity, and enabling purchasers to distinguish between foreign and Empire products.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16201, 26 November 1926, Page 7
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