§ MR. WOOTTON ISAACSON (Tower Hamlets, Stepney)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, owing to the great importation of foreign whips, which are subsequently sold as British, a grievous injury is inflicted on the workmen em- 765 ployed in whip-making in this country; and whether he will take immediate steps to cause all imported whips to be marked with their place of origin?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideWhips not being separated from other articles of leathern manufacture on the import lists, I do not know how many are imported. If foreign whips are sold as British the vendors come under the provisions of the Merchandise Marks Act. I have no power to compel the marking of any article of merchandise.