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lawfully introduced from overseas for consignment to any district not within a prohibited area, they may be at once forwarded to their destination. apples, pears or quinces, within a prohibited area, may be sold or removed if the fruit is known at any time to have been infested with Codling Moth. No egg, larva, etc., of the Codling Moth or fruit infested may be removed, unless specially authorised. These last clauses apply also to boxes, etc., used for con- taining the fruit. Any plant unlawfully transported may be seized and destroyed if deemed necessary.

Notice No. 805, 1912.

Potatoes imported are treated with formaldehyde gas instead of being sorted, and a fee charged. Any consignment affected with Black Scab or Warty Disease is not admitted, and any found affected with bacterial disease may also be excluded. A sworn statement as to the place of origin of the potatoes is required, together with a statement as to the existence or non-existence of Black Scab.

Notice No. 1,021, 1912.

Trees, shrubs, vines, etc., may not be removed from any premises upon which the Pernicious Scale is known to exist.

Order No. 743 of 1913.

Potato containers must be properly ventilated for importation of potatoes. Ill-ventilated containers are attended to on importation at the owner's expense. All consignments are inspected and packages containing 15 per cent. decayed tubers caused by any pathogenic bacterial disease excluded. Every package containing tubers attacked by Black Scab or Warty Disease caused by Synchitrium endobioticum is excluded. Packages are not excluded because of insect injuries, uninfectious scab, Oospora scab, Rhizoctonia, Phytophthora blight, Fusarium decay or non-pathogenic bacterial rots, unless the Government decrees otherwise. All consignments are fumigated with formaldehyde gas, for which a fee is charged. No Phylloxera declaration is required in connection with potatoes or other such produce introduced.

Notice No. 946 of 1913.

Consignments of potatoes are accepted from Belgium and Denmark without official certificates, but declaration as to place of origin, etc., must still be provided.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Destructive Pests Ordinance, No. 13 of 1908.

The Governor in Council may make orders to prevent the introduction of destructive pests and for preventing the spreading in the Colony of any insect, fungus or other pest. Such orders may prohibit or regulate the landing of any plants, and may authorise the destruction of any such thing landed. Such orders may also authorise the treatment, removal or destruction of any plants on which any insect, fungus or other pest is found and the entering upon any land to search for the same.

The Governor in Council may make orders for the payment of compensation in respect of any plants destroyed under the provisions of this ordinance.

Order No. 1,183, 1908. The importation of all coconut and other palms from Ceylon is prohibited. Order No. 509, 1910.

No coconut palms, dead or alive, or any stems or roots of palms may be imported from Sarawak. This order does not apply to the nuts of the coconut or betel nut palms or to the husks of coconuts or to oil expressed from coconuts.

Order No. 1,005, 1910.

Authorised officers may enter upon any land and make examination and inquiry as to whether Diplodia (Black Hevea Fungus) exists there, and may treat or give instructions for treatment of any trees attacked by it.

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SUDAN

Plants Diseases Ordinance, No. 3 of 1911.

This Ordinance does not apply to canned or dried articles. The Governor- General in Council may prohibit the importation or transfer of articles likely

to cause disease. He may appoint places of entry and quarantine grounds. He may exempt any plant and may remove any disease from or add any to the category of proclaimed diseases. He may appoint inspectors.

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The occupier of any plantation in any district appointed by the Governor must report any proclaimed disease and do all in his power to eradicate it. An inspector has power to enter upon lands and inspect any plant, and if disease is discovered he must instruct the owner as to necessary treatment, which, if not carried out by the owner, may be done by the inspector at the owner's expense. To eradicate Prodenia litura or Anthonomus grandis the inspector may every person capable of labour in the vicinity. Inspectors may treat, destroy or detain in quarantine any diseased articles, and any article introduced contrary to regulations may be seized. The Postal Department and the Customs must assist in carrying out this last provision. The disinfection of plants is carried out at the expense of the owner. The Governor may order the destruction of plants infected with any proclaimed disease. No infected article may be sold or removed. The Government is not responsible for any damage arising from the putting into force of any provision of this Ordinance. The Governor-General in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing that notice must be given of the introduction of any specified plants; (b) prescribing the manner of examination of plants introduced; (c) prescribing the treatment or destruction of diseased plants; (d) prohibiting the use of already used packages; (e) arranging fees and generally any other matters for the better carrying out of this Ordinance.

All such Scale-insects or Mealy-bugs (Coccidae) as are injurious to fruit or other trees or plants of economic value are proclaimed diseases.

Ordinance No. 2 of 1911.

TONGA

To regulate the export and inspection of fruit and produce.

No fruit or produce of any sort may be exported without an inspector's certificate, which must also be obtained before transfer of any fruit from any district defined under this Ordinance to any other. Any owner or consignee of fruit or produce before exporting it must make a declaration that this has been done in the case of (a) bananas and pineapples, packed in a green and unripe condition; (b) oranges and citrus fruits packed for export in an unripe condition at least four days prior to the intended time of shipment; (c) all other fruit and produce in such form as may be provided.

An inspector may refuse to grant a permit to export or transfer produce if it is infected or is in an over-ripe or damaged condition. All infected produce presented for inspection or export is destroyed by the authorities at the owner's expense; any produce refused a permit for any other reason must be removed by the owner, failing which it may be destroyed at his expense. The Premier may proclaim any plants infected or likely to be infected by disease or pests, and such plants must be destroyed by the owner within one month of notification, failing which the authorities carry out the destruction at the expense of the owner, who is also fined.. All fruit fallen from infected trees that are not used for food and all refuse of them must be buried at least 15 inches deep or burned by the owner at least twice a week. An inspector may enter upon and examine any land. Certain fees must be paid before permits are granted to export copra and fruit.

Law No. 15, 1912.

No plants may be imported from any other South Pacific Island or any other place prohibited except by the Government of Tonga. Any plants so imported may be seized and destroyed. The Police or Customs officials may seize and detain for inspection any article if they believe it to be infected or likely to be infected by the Rhinoceros Beetle or other pest declared under this Law. This Law does not apply to South Sea Island produce consigned to ports beyond the Kingdom or to copra. Anyone introducing a live specimen or larvae of the Rhinoceros Beetle or any other declared pest or any infected plant, wood, fruit or soil, knowing it to be infected, is fined or imprisoned. The Premier may. declare any other pest as coming under the scope of this Law, and the Privy Council may make any regulations in connection with the prevention and spread of the Rhinoceros Beetle or any other declared pest that it deems necessary.

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