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the section was confined to marks and did not extend to labels
In the second place, while it was an offence to
counterfeit Government marks or to use counterfeited marks as
or wrappers.
genuine, it was not an offence to be in possession of counterfeited
marks or dies intended for the purpose of counterfeiting such marks. A case occurred recently in which a man was found in possession of
a quantity of forged labels resembling the labels used by the
There
Superintendent.
He was in the act of selling them.
was no evidence that he had counterfeited the labels, and it was obvious that he was not using them as genuine but was selling them whole sale as forged labels.
3. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government may properly assent in the name of His Majesty and on His behalf.
Attorney General, 30th November, 1917.