CO129-515-2 Exportation of meat to Canada- various certificates 20-12-1928 - 20-12-1928 — Page 3

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forwarded the names of the officers who had would

issue certificates in connection with the

importation of merchandise packed with

products of the soil. The names forwarded

were those of Captain Mackenzie and Captain Reidy, Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. The Canadian authorities replied that they

were unable to accept Captain Mackenzie's name.

When protest was made they replied that this

was because Captain Mackenzie had never made

any personal statement to the effect that he

had personally examined the shipment which

caused the trouble in 1925. No such statement

had ever been asked for.

The Governor now appeals to the

S. of S. to take such measures as are possible to persuade the Canadian Government to change its mind. The Canadian authorities certainly seem

to have acted most unreasonably, in the first place in assuming Captain Mackenzie's negligence

without making any enquiries, and then in

allowing their prejudice against him to continue

on the wholly inadequate ground that he did not

make a personal statement which had never been

requested.

I think we should do whatever is

possible, but in the first place this had

better be referred to Dominions Office to say

whether it is desirable to take the matter up

with the Canadian Government, and if so, how far

we may go in protesting.

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