§ MR. CHARLES CRAIG (Antrim, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether his attention has been 379 called to the remarks made by the stipendiary at Salford, on the hearing of a prosecution instituted by the Flax Spinners' Association of Belfast for the sale of cotton collars as linen; and whether, having regard to the judgment of the Court in the case of Coppen v. Moore, he proposes to take any, and, if any, what steps to prevent the custom now prevalent of selling cotton goods as linen.
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. BONAE LAW,) Glasgow, BlackfriarsI have seen a newspaper report of the case referred to. The Board of Trade are prepared to consider, with a view to prosecution, any specific case of infringement of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, which is submitted under the regulations which govern prosecutions.