§ 40. Mr. PETOasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state what evidence he is taking or proposes to take before coming to a decision as to what trades are to be included under the heading of Sugar Confectionery in the proposed extension of the Trade Boards Act; and whether he will give the principal employers in the various sections of the trade an opportunity of being heard?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Buxton)Officers of my Department have visited a number of factories in various parts of the country, and 985 a few clays ago I received a deputation of employers connected with the sugar confectionery trade. I shall be very glad to have the benefit of the advice and assistance of any persons in the trades which, as at present advised, I contemplate including in the proposed Provisional Order extending the application of the Trade Boards Act.