In addition to this the Treasury Department 39873 of November 17,1923, seems to have a further bearing on our problem, which reads as follows: others "Ts, Coblectors of Customs and Others There below the informtion is interested department of the quoted the on an tariff a shipment for following extract Concerned" ; of eustoms officers from a recent decisionby the section importer's request for permission, under of to remove or obliterste objectionable act 1922, of foreign merchandise offered for importation in question, it appears, was purchased through was article, bore an American-owned, intended for manufacturing trade mark; was unise 598 ef the new It further appears goods bearing remove the trade the a trade department, mission makes tariff that mark the as a precedent the applicant is the importer the of taking or Ibliteration privilege of the appears department 526 (¢) as giving the right trade and from country. a commissionare; and recorded had on previously 526 and of the to for the importation, it bas under delivery importation unlawful. that applicant registered guch true marks been detained act. mark and take and registered purposes; 526 into this The merchandise the genuine and to under from relied instructions on this nothwithstanding first similar has been permitted goods have imported impression that previous per- section 526 construed section of goods bearing a trade mark protected thereby mark. delivery Upon convineed thet this view is erroneous of further such goods upon consideration the and that seetion 526 upon the Secretary of the Treasury to release the removel or department is (¢) confers no authority goods upon removal of the trade mark, but is intended to give a remedyto trade mark registrants in cases where, thr ough nigligence or goods mark have come mistake on the into the hands part of the of dealers customs officers, and are being hold bearing in violation the trade= of the