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manufacture and tea seed), from estates infested by the borer, or the reception of such plants by any estate within the prescribed area, is prohibited.

Proclamation, 1913.

The fungus Phytophthora faberi, where it is found to exist in Hevea, is declared a pest. Diseased fruits must be collected and destroyed by burning or burying with lime, and diseased bark must be excised and destroyed by burning.

Law No. 22 of 1890.

CYPRUS.

To enable the Government to take further measures of precaution against the introduction and spread of the Phylloxera.

The High Commissioner has power to declare any place infected or sus- pected of being infected, and to make any orders for (a) regulating the des- truction of vines, etc., (b) the disinfecting of infected places, (c) prescribing the period of planting any infected area, (d) regulating the movement of persons, animals, soil, etc., in or out of any infected area, (e) in any manner preventing the introduction of the disease, (A) appointing persons to execute any provisions of this Law. He has power to declare districts free from infection, to authorise persons to enter on lands and search for Phylloxera, and he may prohibit the importation of articles likely to convey Phylloxera.

The disease is notifiable, and compensation will be paid for vines, etc., des- troyed under this Law.

Law No. 6 of 1893.

To prevent the introduction and spread of diseases of trees and plants. Extends the powers of the High Commissioner in respect of Phylloxera to all pests and diseases of plants.

Law No. 1 of 1916.

EGYPT.

For the protection of plants against imported diseases.

The importation is prohibited of cotton plants and seeds, cotton ginned or unginned, and cotton wool; vine leaves, whether imported as such or used as packing; living insects with their eggs, etc.; bacteria or fungi harmful to plants. The importation of date trees, banana plants (Musaceae), sugar-cane and any other living plant that the Minister of Agriculture decrees is prohibited, except under authorisation of the Minister. The same applies to the importation in transit of cotton, ginned or unginned, and seeds of cotton. The Minister may prohibit the importation of any fruit, vegetable, etc., that might prove a danger to agriculture and that would be difficult to fumigate. Packages imported con- trary to regulations must be re-exported within a fortnight; otherwise they and their contents are liable to be destroyed without any compensation. Any potatoes imported and found after inspection to be infected with Black Scab (Chryso- phlyctis endobiotica) are destroyed without compensation, and any attacked by Phthorimaea operculella are fumigated at the consignee's expense. Any other living plants not already mentioned, except seeds, are fumigated on arrival at the consignee's expense. Plants arriving by post are alone fumigated at the expense of the Minister of Agriculture. Any fruit, vegetables or seeds found infected on importation are fumigated, and any such coming from a country declared infected are also fumigated. Any plants arriving at a port unprovided with fumigation apparatus must be taken by sea to Alexandria, Port Said or Suez, at the consignee's expense. The above provisions do not apply to plants, insects or articles imported for scientific purposes by the Minister of Agriculture.

Order, 1916.

Mangoes may only be imported if accompanied by a certificate declaring that neither Dacus persicae nor any other Dacus which might attack mangoes exists in the country of origin or of export. Italy, Greece and Syria, are declared infected with Parlatoria zizyphi; Turkey, Crete and Rhode Island with Lepido- saphes beckii; Italy, Cyprus and Syria with Aspidiotus hederae. Any oranges, lemons or mandarines found to be infected with any of these insects or exported from any of the above countries are fumigated on arrival.

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The Canaries, Zanzibar and Madagascar are declared infected with Icerya seychellarum, Aspidiotus destructor, Pseudococcus citri and Pseudococcus aonidum. Any bananas coming from these islands or found infested with any of these pests are fumigated on importation.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

Agricultural Pests Enactment, No. 13 of 1913.

The Chief Secretary may appoint inspecting officers as he deems necessary. Every inspector may enter upon any land and may inspect or remove for inspec- tion any plant that he considers necessary. He may direct the owner to treat or. destroy such plants as he thinks necessary. If the owner considers such instruc- tions unreasonable he may appeal to the Supervising Committee (the Director of Agriculture and two others at least), otherwise, if the treatment is not applied by the owner, it is carried out by the Inspector at the owner's expense.

The Director of Agriculture may with the approval of the Resident of the State place any land in quarantine, and no plant, etc., may be removed from such land without permission. The owner of quarantined land may apply for the quarantine to be removed after inspection. The Director has power to order the immediate destruction of plants.

Whenever locusts (hoppers) appear on any land, the owner must notify the fact, do his best at once to destroy the pest, and carry into effect all instructions given him by an inspecting officer. Any expenses thus incurred are recoverable from public funds.

The owner of coconut trees attacked by beetles must clear the trees of beetles within one month of notice being served upon him. Any coconut tree that is dead or attacked beyond recovery by the rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) or the red weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) must be rooted up and either burnt or buried to a depth of at least three feet. Should this duty be neglected by the owner, it will be performed at his expense. The Resident may give compensation to needy owners for coconut trees ordered to be destroyed. Any vegetable or other matter likely to harbour beetles must be destroyed by the owner or at his expense. Inspecting officers may have access to all coconut plantations. No compensation is given in respect to loss caused by the application of this Enactment.

The Chief Secretary may make rules to provide for :-(a) the powers and duties of officers appointed; (b) the convening of meetings of the Supervising Committee; (c) the manner of entry upon lands; (d) the conduct of inspection of plants; (e) the notification by owners of plants found diseased; (f) the form of orders, etc. Any plant illegally introduced may be seized and destroyed.

Regulations, 1913.

The appearance of the following on any land must be notified by the owner: —(1) Brachartona catoxantha, a caterpillar pest attacking the leaves of coconuts; (2) Pink Disease of Para rubber caused by Corticium javanicum (=zimmer- manni).

FIJI.

Diseases of Plants Ordinance, No. 18 of 1891.

The Governor-in-Council may prohibit the importation of trees, fruit, seed, etc., from any country. Plants introduced in contravention of any such pro- hibition be seized and destroyed. The Governor may make such regulations

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as are deemed necessary for preventing the introduction of parasitic diseases of plants.

Diseases of Plants Amendment Ordinance, No. 25 of 1911.

The Governor may exempt any consignment of imported plants from any prohibited country from being seized if the importers comply with any condi- tions he may impose as to packing, inspection and fumigation.

Proclamation, 1911.

The importation of any trees, plants, fruit or seed from Samoa is prohibited. A further proclamation of the same year prohibits the importation of plants, etc., from Tonga

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