MERCHANDISE MARKS
BILL BEFORE HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD INCHCAPE’S DENUNCIATION. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, December 2. The House of Lords passed the second reading of the Merchandise Marks Bill by 50 votes to 26 after Lord Inchcape, who recently joined the Conservative Party, though still a Freetrader, had made a vigorous denunciation of the Bill. He said it was preposterous and would involve an increase of functionaries who batten on to the people. He was convinced that if the Government interfered with the free interchange of commodities Britain would become a mere cypher and taxation would wipe out the country’s wealth. The w proposals only sounded right to those who knew little of business. Lord Beauchamp congratulated Lord Inchcape on his speech and asked if he was going to vote against the Bill. Lord Inchcape replied, “I will not support the Bill, but I am not going to vote against it.” —A. & N.Z.
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Southland Times, Issue 20044, 4 December 1926, Page 7
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153MERCHANDISE MARKS Southland Times, Issue 20044, 4 December 1926, Page 7
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