§ 25. Sir C. CAYZERasked the Minister of Agriculture what are the reasons for delay in the introduction of Orders to provide for the marking of imported cheese; and by what bodies the introduction of such Orders is being opposed?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Sir John Gilmour)The Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, prescribes the procedure which must be followed before an Order can be made requiring the marking of any class of imported goods with an indication of origin. In the first place, it is required that an application for the making of such an Order shall be made to the appropriate Department by substantially representative interests. An application for the marking of imported cheese was received by my Department on 3rd June, and will receive careful consideration.