§ MR. A. L. STANLEY (Cheshire, Eddisbury)I beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he can now say whether he has any information as to the sale of Dutch skim-milk cheeses in this country under the name of either Dutch Cheshire cheeses or factory Cheshire cheeses; and what steps are being taken to put a stop to this practice.
§ THE TREASURER OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Sir EDWARD STRACHEY,) Somersetshire, S.Inquiries have been made into this matter, but no evidence has been obtained of the sale of Dutch cheeses in contravention of the Merchandise Marks Acts. We should be very glad to receive any further information on the subject which those concerned may be able to supply.
§ MR. A. L. STANLEYHas the attention of the hon. Gentleman been called to a case in the Midlands in which a seller of this cheese was prosecuted and fined?
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYYes, Sir; but I think the offence charged in that case had to do with the percentage of fat contained in the cheese.