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(2) To give notice to this Authority, at the earliest possible moment,
of the time of arrival and the nature of the cargo, i.e., the quantity of
pigs and other' meat on board.
(3) They further undertook that all pigs should be sent direct to the
Central Meat Market, except with the previous consent of your Medical
Officer.
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway and the Zeeland Shipping Co.,
being unable at that time to agree to carry only labelled carcasses, subsequently
undertook that unlabelled carcasses only would be carried by their day boat
from Flushing, and that the labelled ones should be dispatched by their night
boat from the same port.
With regard to the Belgian pigs'shipped by the John Cockerill Line, it was
pointed out that as the British standard of tuberculosis is not reached in
Belgium, the certificate of the Government of that country could not be
accepted as a guarantee that the meat complied with the Regulations, and
therefore the carcasses of such pigs would be liable to detention for inspection
on arrival.
As the initiative of action rests with the Officer of H.M. Customs, except in
cases where the Medical Officer may desire to examine meat arriving from a
specified country or port of shipment of particular consignments, arrangements
were made with the Chief Officer of Customs in the City to detain
(1) All carcasses of pigs from Belgium ;
(2) All carcasses of pigs from Holland not bearing the official
inspection label of the Netherlands Government landed at any wharves
within the City limits, pending examination by myself or assistant
officers.
MEAT (OTHER THAN PORK).
It was explained that the regulations provided means by which foreign
meat generally, which is diseased, unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human
consumption can be dealt with, and such meat is therefore liable to detention
for the purpose of examination.
SCRAP MEAT, &c.
With regard to the above, the Regulations are designed to deal with foreign
butchers' meat which is imported in the form of scraps, trimmings, or other
pieces not sufficiently identifiable with definite parts of a carcass; tripe,
tongues, or kidneys treated with certain preservatives, or pieces of fresh
pork contained in a package not bearing an "official certificate." These meats
are classed together as "Foreign Meat, Class I.," and the representatives were
informed that the regulations with regard thereto would be strictly enforced.