§ Mr. Manderasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any decision has been arrived at with regard to the question of introducing legislation that will permit all imported goods now compulsorily marked as foreign to bear the specific name of the country of origin?
§ Mr. StanleyThe views have now been obtained of most of the organisations which were consulted on the proposal to withdraw the option given under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, to use the word "foreign" as an indication of origin. The matter is being considered as rapidly as possible by the Departments concerned.