HC Deb 27 July 1904 vol 138 c1337
MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state the result of his inquiries into the fact, as alleged in the recent report of the British Consul at Nice, that a counterfeit lace made at St. Gall, in Switzerland, is sold in Nice as Irish-made lace; and what steps he proposes to take in order to safeguard the interests of this Irish industry in this town and in other towns on the Continent.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, Central

No, Sir; the inquiry which the Board of Trade is making, with the assistance of the Foreign Office, is not yet completed.