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the veterinary inspector and the sender, in the words of previous Order
of 15th August, 1903).
Section 3.—Fresh meat in pieces weighing less than 8 pounds, lightly
salted meat, including bacon, fresh and lightly salted offal (including
viscera) of horses, cattle, sheep, goats and swine, shall not be exported
unless the packing (barrel, case, wrapper, &c.) shall bear a label to be
issued by the Minister (see Section 5), and shall be tied round with a
rope or wire sealed by the Veterinary Inspector in such a way that it
shall be impossible to remove the contents without breaking the seal. To
bacon shall be used the same labels which, by Section 2, have been
ordered to be used for fresh meat. They shall be fixed by means of wire
or rope on the outside of the bale so as to be visible to the Inspectors controlling
the export, and sealed with a lead seal so as to make it impossible
to remove the contents without breaking the seal.
With each consignment shall be sent a certificate signed manu propria
by the Inspector and the consignor as follows:—
"This is to certify that I have examined the meat (or offal)
"packed in (number of) barrels (or cases, baskets or bales)
"destined for export, and that I have found it fit for export according
"to Law of 24th April, 1903, on control of export of meat, &c.;
"further, that I have this day attached to the packing the prescribed
"export labels No "
(Address) (Date)
(Name)
"Veterinary Surgeon authorised under Law
"of 24th April, 1903."
"This certificate shall be valid for the controlling authorities on the
"place of exportation for five days only.
"As consignor of (number of) barrels (cases, baskets or bales)
"containing meat (or offal), and marked... , I hereby solemnly
"declare that these barrels (&c.) contain only the meat (offal)
"examined by the Veterinary Inspector, as mentioned in the
"certificate above.
(Address) (Date)
(Name)
Section 4. —It shall not be lawful for the Veterinary Inspector to
sign the certificates mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 unless he has
inspected the animals during or after slaughtering, and, if after