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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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“Plant” shall have the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898.”
“The said Act” shall mean “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898.”

3. All plants the importation of which into Tasmania is not by virtue of any Proclamation published under the provisions of the said Act unlawful hereafter imported into Tasmania shall, when landed, be unpacked for examination by an Inspector at the port of entry in a properly constructed fumigating-chamber, and the packing shall be forthwith destroyed; and all such plants shall be fumigated under the supervision of an Inspector with hydrocyanic gas for not less than one hour with closed doors: Provided that this regulation shall not apply to bulbs imported from any part of the world, or to any plants imported from any part of the Australian States, and which shall be accompanied by the certificate of an Inspector appointed by the Government of the State of export that such plants have been fumigated with hydrocyanic gas for at least one hour under the supervision of such Inspector immediately prior to their departure; or to ferns or other tender pot-plants, imported from any of the Australian States which, upon inspection by an Inspector at the port of entry, shall be found to be free from pests, and which shall be accompanied by a certificate to that effect from the Government Entomologist of the State of export, or from such other person as shall be approved by the Minister; or to cut flowers which, upon inspection by an Inspector at the port of entry, shall be found to be free from pests.

4. Any plant (not including fruit and potatoes) lawfully imported or brought into Tasmania found by an Inspector to be diseased within the meaning of the Governor’s Proclamations bearing date respectively the 11th day of February, 1899, and the 7th day of April, 1905, shall be forthwith destroyed by an Inspector, or, with the approval of the Minister, shall be forthwith reshipped and taken out of Tasmania.

5. All fruits brought into Tasmania shall, when landed, be inspected by an Inspector, and no person shall handle, proceed to load, remove, or otherwise interfere with such fruit until the same has been approved by an Inspector.

6. If any fruit upon inspection is found to be diseased within the meaning of the two beforementioned Proclamations, the same shall be taken possession of by an Inspector and destroyed, or, with the approval of the Minister, shall be forthwith reshipped and taken out of Tasmania.

7. All potatoes lawfully imported into Tasmania by vessels which have, within the period of three months from their arrival in port in Tasmania, traded to any port outside the ports of the Australian Commonwealth shall be detained by an Inspector at the port of entry and forthwith be dipped by, or in the presence of, an Inspector in a solution containing one part of formalin of a strength of at least 50 per cent. to 300 parts of water, and shall be immersed therein for at least one hour; and all sackings, bags, and boxes or other receptacles which have contained such potatoes shall be forthwith destroyed by fire.

8. All costs, charges, and expenses of the inspection, fumigation, and dipping of plants in accordance with these regulations shall be paid by the consignee, agent, or other person claiming delivery thereof to an Inspector, who may withhold delivery until payment of such costs and charges.

9. All plants lawfully imported into Tasmania shall be landed only at the Ports of Hobart, Launceston, and Devonport.

10. Any person committing a breach of the above Regulations Nos. 5 and 9 shall, upon conviction, be liable to forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding one pound, and upon a second or any subsequent conviction shall be liable to forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

Proclamation prohibiting Introduction into Tasmania of Potatoes and Plants from New Zealand.—Notice No. 1164.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th December, 1907.

THE following Proclamation of the State of Tasmania, dated 1st November, 1907, prohibiting the introduction into Tasmania of potatoes and plants from New Zealand, is published for general information.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

“The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898.”

A PROCLAMATION.

I, THE Honourable Sir John Stokell Dodds, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Bachelor, Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, in Council, in pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section three of “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898” (62 Vict., No. 21), do, by this Proclamation, absolutely prohibit the importation into Tasmania from all parts of the world (other than from the States of Victoria and South Australia) of any grape-vines or portion thereof, fruit-trees, and all cuttings, scions, buds, and grafts of fruit-trees, but the importation of same from the said States of Victoria and South Australia shall be subject to the performance of such conditions as are prescribed by regulations hereinafter mentioned: And I do hereby absolutely prohibit the importation into Tasmania from the Dominion of New Zealand and Norfolk Island of potatoes and all plants of any kind whatever (other than willows and cut flowers); but the importation of willows and cut flowers from such places shall be subject to the performance of such conditions as are prescribed by the said regulations hereinafter mentioned: And except and subject as aforesaid, and in further pursuance of section three of the said Act, I do permit the importation into the State of Tasmania from all parts of the world of any plant or plants, subject to the performance of such conditions as are prescribed by regulations made under the said Act, bearing even date herewith, or by any regulations under the said Act which may from time to time be made by the Governor in Council: And I do hereby declare that, unless such conditions prescribed as aforesaid by regulations made or to be made under the said Act, or any of them, are performed, I do hereby prohibit the importation, introduction, or bringing into Tasmania of anything so as aforesaid permitted by this my Proclamation to be imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania.

Given under my hand, at Hobart, in Tasmania aforesaid, this 1st day of November, one thousand nine hundred and seven.

J. S. DODDS.

By His Excellency’s command.

ALEC. HEAN, Minister for Agriculture.

Regulations regarding Introduction, &c., of Trees, Fruit, and Plants into West Australia.—Notice No. 1169.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th December, 1907.

THE following regulations of the State of West Australia, dated 5th June, 1907, as to the introduction of trees, fruit, and plants into that State, are published for general information.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

REGULATIONS.

IMPORTATION AND DISINFECTION OF VINE-CUTTINGS, BUDS, AND GRAPES.

1. THE importation of rooted grape-vines, or grape-vines that have had their roots removed, is absolutely prohibited.

2. All vine-cuttings imported shall be absolutely surrendered to the Chief Inspector or Local Inspector, at the port of debarkation, for the purpose of being quarantined as hereinafter provided.

3. All vine-cuttings imported shall be quarantined by the Department of Agriculture for a period of not less than twelve months nor longer than two years upon such grounds as from time to time shall be set apart by the said Department, by advertising in the Government Gazette, as quarantine-stations. The consignee, agent, or other person engaged or concerned in the importation of any such vine-cuttings as aforesaid shall, at the time of delivering the same to the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of being quarantined, pay to the Under-Secretary for Agriculture a sum of 2s. 6d. for every 100 cuttings so delivered, and at the expiration of the period of quarantine shall, upon taking delivery of his rooted vines, pay the further sum of 2s. 6d. for every 100 rooted vines so delivered to him.

4. Any vine-cuttings imported which are, at the time of landing, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector or Local Inspectors, affected with insects, fungi, blight, or other diseases injurious to grape-vines or other trees or plants shall be destroyed under the direction of the said In-