§ 58. Mrs. Rankinasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that firms are hiring halls and sale rooms in provincial towns and 'holding sales of carpets, whose qualities are falsely described, at prices which are alleged to be bargain prices but which are in fact normal retail prices; and what action he is taking to protect the public against this practice,
§ Sir. D. EcclesThe information which I have does not indicate that there has been a false description of quality in the terms laid down in the Merchandise Marks Acts. Prices are not necessarily a guide to quality. I will, however, examine any further evidence which I receive.