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used as a vehicle for smuggling but I would invite Your
Excellency's attention to correspondence which took place in
1919 and 1920 with His Grace the Duke of Devonshire when
Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, and the difficult-
ies met with by Your Excellency's Government in preventing the
exportation of explosives and firearms to this Colony when
concealed in such common items of commerce as boxes of soap
and barrels of shrimps. I would therefore esk Your Excellency
to secure the withdrawal of this unreasonable imputation
against an officer of high standing in his profession and of
unimpeachable character.
I am making enquiries as to the possibility
of instituting a system of wire and lead seals on containers
which should effectively prevent any such occurence in future
and will inform Your Excellency if this is found to be
practicable.
4.
I would add that the factories in which
various food products are prepared and canned in this Colony
are directly under the control of the Government. All
animals are subjected to ante and post mortem examination
before being passed as fit for consumption and the various processes are inspected daily by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and his staff of inspectors. The conditions under
which food products of various kinds are prepared in this Colony will bear comparison with those of most parts of the
British Empire or the United States of America.
I have, &c.,
(Sd.) R. E. Stubbs,
Governor, &c.