Letter 9

South African Kennel Union
PO Box 562
Cape Town

15h February 1926

F.R. Barnes Esq
Hon. Secretary
Rhodesian Ridgeback (Lion Dog) Club
PO Box 597
Bulawayo

Dear Sir

In reference to your application for Affiliation to the S.A.K.U., I beg o advise you that my Committee have agreed to your Affiliation, and also to the alteration in our Classification of Rhodesian Lion Dogs to Rhodesian Ridgeback (Lion Dogs). I have been instructed to point out that this Affiliation is being granted without the proviso that all Rhodesian Ridgeback Lion Dogs should be certified by your Committee before being registered here, that is to say, to make matters clear, Affiliattion is not granted subject to that condition.

My Committee have had under consideration the possibility of other Rhodesian Ridgeback Lion Dog Clubs being started, when naturally the position might arise as to which Club should be authorised to certify dogs for registration. However, I might state that in the meantime my Committee are prepared to adopt your suggestion regarding prior certification by you of all Rhodesian Ridgeback Dogs registered, but reserve to themselves the right of withdrawing this stipulation at any time. They naturally wish to have a free hand in the matter, as it is impossible to forsee what might possibly happen in the future. Under the circumstances, and if you are agreeable to accept Affiliation on these conditions, I should be glad if you would give, at your earliest convenience, your suggestions as to the best way of carrying out this procedure.

Yours faithfully

C Lumsden-Crawford
Secretary

Transcribed from a photocopy of the original document donated to the RRCWA(Inc.) by Pauline Sadler.