§ Major GLYNasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider raining Regulations under Clause 3 of he Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, in 1rder to define more clearly the term British manufacture, in view of the con usion and uncertainty that at present prevail, since goods manufactured. in the British Dominions and Crown Colonies have always been considered correctly tyled as British, a term which in other ases is assumed to apply only to articles and goods produced in the United Kingdom.
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— Grants made in respect of maintenance expenditure on road and bridges in Class I and II. Grants made in respect of works expedited to relieve unemployment. Grants made in respect of other purposes. Total £ £ £ £ Devon … … 157,322 1,499 67,039 225,860 Somerset … … 138,930 17,299 33,833 190,062 Vilts … … 90,539 4,503 19,372 114,414 Norfolk … … 111,329 1,247 22,774 135,350 Suffolk, East … … 70,814 10,056 167,921 248,791 Suffolk, West … … 29,284 1,234 22,231 52,749
Mr. GUINNESSUnder Section 16 of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, the expression "British Manufacture "can legally be applied only to goods manufactured in this country. The proper qualifying indication of origin to be applied, where required, to goods imported from any part of the British Empire is, for example, "made in Canada," or some equivalent phrase. I am unaware that confusion or un certainty prevails in this matter, and, in any case, I may point out that the expression "British Manufacture,'' is not employed in the Act referred to, nor is there any authority in Section 3 of the Act to frame Regulations defining that expression.