§ Sir B. PETOasked the Lord Privy Seal whether his attention ha" been called by the Furniture Trades Federation to the fact that agents for furniture manufacturers in Finland are endeavouring to obtain designs and working drawings of English-made furniture so that they may be copied in Finland for export to this country; and what answer has he sent, or proposes to send, to these representations?
Mr. THOMASYes, Sir, this matter has been brought to my notice. It is always open to those who have been approached to withhold their designs, and I assume that this is the course that will be followed.