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disease proclaimed. All potatoes must be again examined at the appointed Port of Entry, and a certificate of freedom from disease given before removal. Cases found affected must be re-shipped at the consignee's expense, unless only slightly affected, when they may be resorted at the owner's expense and only the diseased potatoes re-shipped, the others being disposed of for consumption.

Regulations, 1913.

When deemed necessary by an inspector, all apple, pear and quince trees must be treated with an approved brand of arsenate of lead, and must be kept clear of dead bark, broken limbs, etc. Cases, etc., in which affected fruit has been packed must be immersed in boiling water for two minutes. Infected and fallen fruit must be collected and destroyed regularly. Seville oranges remaining on the trees after 1st September, must be destroyed. Fruit trees in any abandoned orchard must be destroyed, if deemed necessary, by the owner. suspected fruit, package, etc., may be sold or removed. The waste fruit from any jam factory, shop, etc., must be destroyed.

Grape Vines Disease Act, 1877.

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To enable the Government to prohibit the introduction of grape vines and vine cuttings from countries infested with Phylloxera vastatrix.

The Government may prohibit the introduction of grape vines and vine cuttings from any place, and may nominate officers to carry out this Act. Any vines introduced contrary to proclamation are seized and destroyed. This Act does not extend to raisins, currants or any other form of dried grapes. Diseases of Plants Act, No. 25, of 1896.

The Governor in Council appoints a "Diseases in Plants Board" which advises the Minister of Agriculture what diseases are to be brought under the provisions of the Act, and advises the Minister as to, prohibition, restriction or removal of plants. The Governor may prohibit or restrict the importation of plants, as well as their removal from any nursery, etc. Any plant, package, insect, fungus, etc., imported contrary to this Act may be seized and destroyed, or otherwise disposed of. Any plant, box, etc., believed to be infected may be seized and examined. Inspectors may enter upon any land, etc., to search for pests, and may order the owner to eradicate any disease found, or, if necessary, the Minister may order the destruction of the diseased tree, etc. If an owner fails to comply with any order for treatment, it is carried out by the inspector at the owner's expense. If any plant not diseased is, as a precaution, ordered to be destroyed, the owner is entitled to compensation, but no compensation is given in consequence of any measures lawfully taken for the eradication of any disease, etc.

The Governor may make regulations for :-(a) regulating or prohibiting the introduction or removal of any plants; (b) securing the detention and examina- tion of any plants, package, etc., suspected of being infested by insects or fungi; (c) securing the effectual treatment of diseased plants, and the destruction of insects and fungi; (d) securing the disinfection of boxes, etc., used for packing fruit, previous to their being returned to any orchard, etc.; (e) defining the duties of inspectors under this Act; (f) prescribing penalties.

Regulations, 1912

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The importation is prohibited of every species of Vitis except the fruit imported by sea from South Australia. The Secretary for Agriculture may, at his discretion, import such plants, which must then be disinfected, detained and grown in close quarantine. Plants, except fruit, must be imported at a place of entry. All parcels of imported plants must be marked with their place of origin. The arrival must be notified within 24 hours and they may not be re- moved until a certificate of inspection, disinfection, etc., has been issued. plants introduced are detained and subject to treatment as follows: (a) if found liable to introduce some new pest or disease they are destroyed, otherwise, whether diseased or not, they are disinfected, and diseased plants, after disin- fection, are detained for 14 days, when, if still found infested, they are des- troyed; (b) plants accompanied by a certificate from the place of origin certifying freedom from the diseases mentioned in the Proclamation of 8th February, 1912,

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or that they have been disinfected may be admitted on inspection, only if the inspector is satisfied of their freedom from pests or disease. Consignees must pay all expenses in connection with quarantining, inspection and treatment. If expenses are not paid in respect of any plant, it may be destroyed or held in bond at the cost of the consignee. The tubers of plants of the order Solanaceae must, as a condition of both export and import, be accompanied by a certificate of freedom from Potato Rot or Irish Potato Blight (Phytophthora infestans), Brown Rot or Potato Bacteriosis (Bacillus solanacearum), Potato Moth (Phthorimaea operculella), Root Gall or Eel-worm (Heterodera radicicola), Potato Scab (Oospora scabies), Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa 10-lineata), or from any other injurious insect or plant disease to which potatoes are subject.

Every package must have marked upon it the grower's or exporter's name, etc., and any imported fruit or vegetables must be packed in cases, etc.. either new or, if second-hand, accompanied by a certificate of satisfactory cleansing,

Fruit found to be slightly diseased may be imported for manufacturing purposes only, if not rejected by an inspector, and must be taken straight to the fruit-preserving factory, all refuse being absolutely destroyed by boiling or burning. All receptacles in which such fruit has been carried must be destroyed or satisfactorily treated. No fruit of this sort may be sold or distributed unless in a manufactured state. Any cases of imported fruit which have been con- demned but are found to contain a fair proportion of fruit free from disease, may have their contents sorted, the clean fruit put into clean packages, and sold in the usual way, the slightly diseased fruit disposed of to fruit-preservers and the rest destroyed at the importer's or consignee's expense.

Every nursery in which plants are grown for sale must be registered and inspected at least once a year, instruction being given to the owner as to necessary measures he must take for the eradication of any disease or pest found. The owner of any nursery must give, when selling, exchanging, etc., any plant, a certificate of freedom from disease. This does not apply to vegetables suitable for immediate culinary purposes. Except for such vegetables, no plant infested with any disease may be sold. All fallen fruit must be collected before noon of each day and all infested fruit destroyed. All apple, pear and quince trees must be sprayed with an approved brand of arsenate of lead to the satisfaction of an inspector. All such trees must be bandaged with a band of suitable material and all larvae and pupae found in such bands destroyed, and all dead bark, etc. No second-hand fruit cases are allowed into the Fruit District of Stanthorpe.

The importation into the district of any fruit infested with Codling Moth or Fruit Fly is prohibited.

The owner of any land in the fruit district of Bowen on which Cucurbitaceous or tomato plants are grown must collect and destroy all fruit of such plants infested with fruit-fly maggots, and all such diseased plants must be rooted up and destroyed. Any such plants for export must be accompanied by a certificate of freedom from disease. The appearance of any root disease of grape vines in the Fruit District of Enoggera must be notified, and the removal from this district of any Vitis plant or any part of such (except fruit) is prohibited. Any grape fruit before being removed must be fumigated.

Proclamation, 1912.

The following are declared diseases under this Act:-

Adoretus umbrosus (May Bug of Hawaii and Japan). Anguillulidae (Eel-worms).

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Aphis persicae-nigra (Black Aphis of peach, etc.) Chrysomphalus aurantii (Red Circular Scale). Chrysomphalus aonidum (Purple Circular Scale). Aspidiotus hederae (Pale Circular Scale).

Aspidiotus perniciosus (Pernicious or San José Scale). Bacillus solanacearum (Brown Rot). Bruchus spp. (Pea Weevils).

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth). Mayetiola destructor (Hessian Fly).

Ceratitis capitata (Fruit Fly or Maggot). Ceroplastes rubens (Pink Wax Scale). Howardia biclavis (Burrowing Scale). Chionaspis citri (White Scale of Orange).

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