Copy.
No.4287/1925.
Enclosure No. 8.
24
Goverment House,
Hong Kong, 8th December, 1925.
Your Excellency,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of His Excellency the Deputy Governor-General's letter of
the 14th October, 1925, regarding the issue by the Colonial
Veterinary Surgeon of Hong Kong of certificates for meat to
be exported to Canada.
2.
Enquiries have been made with regard to the
particular shipment which gave rise to this correspondence,
and it is evident that the substitution of the dried duck
for the sausage was effected after the issue of the
certificate. In this instance as always the contents had
been carefully checked by the Inspector at the factory at
the time of packing.
3.
It is anticipated that the system of sealing
now in force, and described in Sir R. E. Stubbs' letter of
the 24th July, 1925, will effectively prevent such
malpractices in future.
His Excellency
I have, &c.,
(Sd.) C. Clementi,
Governor, &c.
Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada,
OTTAWA,
CANA D A.