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made of a prescribed proportion of the products. In Tanganyika, 
however, with its many ports, the system would be more difficult to 
apply than in Kenya with its single port. If it was considered that 
only ground-nuts of a definite standard should be sent out, a scheme 
of inspection might be arranged and a charge for this service be made. 
Treatment should be carried out at the point of despatch; if done at 
the port extra expenditure would be involved in handling and storage 
in godowns. Certain difficulties might be created in respect of special 
export rates if the goods were consigned to private godowns. The 
additional costs would eventually be borne by the producer. 
Mr.‘ KIRBY stated that the Tanganyika Government did not intend 
to make provision for inspection. The cost would be prohibitive in 
proportion to the value of the crop. In cases of adulteration, it was 
difficult to decide which was the place of production as the ground 
nuts changed hands many times between the original producer and 
the final exporter. 
THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) thought that if legislation 
prescribing a fair average quality standard were enacted and inspec- 
tions were carried out, improvement in quality and conditions would 
be effected. 
After discussion the following Committee was ‘appointed to 
consider and report upon this matter: Messrs. Kirby, Simpson, 
Wortley, Kirkham and the Chairman (Mr. Holm). 
The Committee later submitted the following conclusion, which 
was unanimously approved :— 
(a) That the principle of official compulsory grading and/or 
inspection of agricultural produce, prior to export, is sound 
and should be applied wherever practicable in the interests 
both of producer and the trade. 
(b) That, in order to give effect thereto, legislation is essential. 
(¢) That charges calculated to cover the cost of the grading and/ 
or inspection service should be levied. 
d) That in cases where it is found impracticable for the 
inspector to perform the grading the onus should be placed 
upon the owner or shipper to grade or prepare the product, 
in accordance with the” standards laid down; in such cases, 
the service may take the form of inspection only of the whole 
or a prescribed proportion of the shipment. 
That in the case of grading and/or inspection under such 
legislation, official certificates as to grade or standard should 
be issued where expedient. 
That the legislation should take the form of a general 
enabling ordinance, following the examples of South Africa 
and Kenya, with provision for the application of the ordinance 
to any particular product, and the framing of rules dealing 
specifically with the grades or standards, and the services of 
grading or inspection or both. 
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