Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2171

Notifying Reserves in the Township of Waipiro.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 19th August, 1908.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the undermentioned lands, having been shown upon the deposited plan of the Native Township of Waipiro as reserves for the purposes specified in the Schedule hereto, are vested in His Majesty in pursuance of subsection (2) of section 12 of “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” and will be dealt with as reserves under “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPiro TOWNSHIP (BLOCK XII, MATA SURVEY DISTRICT).

As the same are delineated on the plan marked L. 40508/176, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations regarding the Introduction into South Australia of Trees, Fruits, and Plants.—Notice No. 1223.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 17th August, 1908.

THE following regulations of the State of South Australia, dated 9th July, 1908, as to the introduction of trees, fruits, and plants into that State, are published for general information.

The regulations came into force on the date on which they were made, and have superseded those previously in force.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Agriculture.

THE introduction into South Australia of any grape-vine or any portion thereof is absolutely prohibited.

The introduction into South Australia of all other living trees and plants of any kind whatsoever and any portions thereof, and of all banana fruit and stalks, is prohibited except under and subject to the following regulations :—

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF TREES, PLANTS, AND FRUITS INTO SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

1. Living trees, plants, or portions thereof (not being grape-vines or portions thereof), and fruits (not being grapes) may be introduced into South Australia from any country or place under and subject to these regulations, but not otherwise.

2. Living trees, plants, or portions thereof, and fruits the introduction of which is not herein prohibited may be introduced only through the Port of Port Adelaide, by parcels-post at Adelaide, and by railway at Serviceton.

3. No fruit or other product of any tree or plant shall be landed on any wharf, jetty, or other structure in South Australia without the written permission of an Inspector first obtained.

4. All living trees, plants, or portions thereof intended for introduction into South Australia must, prior to being landed or introduced, be thoroughly cleansed of soil: Provided always that any Inspector may admit plants growing in pots, or other receptacle, if in his opinion there is no danger in importing them.

5. Every case, package, bunch, or bundle containing or consisting of any living tree, plant, or portion thereof, or fruit, introduced into South Australia from any other State of the Commonwealth of Australia shall—

(a.) Be accompanied by a certificate signed by an officer of the Department of Agriculture of the exporting State, stating that such trees, plants, or portions thereof, or fruit, have been examined by him and found to be reasonably free from disease and fit for export, and that the packages containing the same are new, or have been thoroughly disinfected by a process to be named in the said certificate.

(b.) Have indelibly and legibly printed, marked, or stencilled upon it, or upon a label or tag attached thereto, the grower’s or exporter’s name and address, or his registered mark or brand, in letters or figures of not less that ½ in. in length.

6. Banana-fruit introduced into South Australia shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the grower of such banana-fruit and countersigned by an officer of the Department of Agriculture of the exporting State or country that such banana-fruit has been, prior to examination by the said officer, covered with netting impervious to fruit-flies for three weeks immediately preceding the date of exportation.

7. All living trees or plants, or portions thereof, or fruits, introduced into South Australia from any country or place shall, on being landed or introduced, be forthwith delivered into the custody of some Inspector or some officer of Customs; and shall, at the expense of the importer or consignee thereof, be conveyed in original unopened packages to such place in such manner as the Commissioner shall direct.

8. An Inspector shall examine all trees, plants, or portions thereof, or fruits, and may treat such trees, plants, or portions thereof, or fruits, in such manner as he may think desirable, or may order that such trees or plants, or portions thereof, or fruit, and the cases or packages in which they were packed, or either of them, shall be destroyed if in his opinion there is any danger in importing them.

9. The expense of conveying such trees, plants, portions thereof, or fruits to the place fixed for their examination, and of the examination and treatment or destruction thereof, shall be borne by the consignee or introducer thereof, and shall be paid before they are delivered to such consignee or introducer.

10. No charge for examining such trees, plants, or portions thereof, or fruits, shall exceed 1d. per case, package, bunch, or bundle. For sorting or disinfecting the same, not more than 3d. shall be charged for every such case, package, bunch, or bundle when it does not exceed the cubic capacity of two Imperial bushels.

11. No person shall be entitled to any compensation by reason of any damage to or by the destruction of any tree, plant, portion thereof, or fruits, or of any case or package, under these regulations.

12. No plant or portion thereof shall be introduced into South Australia from any country where the insect known as Phylloxera vastatrix is known to exist unless accompanied by a declaration made by the grower before a Justice of the Peace, British consular agent, or officer of the Department of Agriculture in the State or country of origin to the following effect :—

(a.) That the plants were grown at a greater distance than 50 yards from any grape-vines or roots of vines.

(b.) That no phylloxera exists or has existed in the nursery or garden in which the plants have been growing.

Any person contravening the provisions of the above regulations, or any of them, will be liable to a penalty of not less than £5 nor more than £100, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months.

Elderberry declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Borough of Oamaru.—Notice No. 1224.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th August, 1908.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Oamaru Borough Council has by special order declared elderberry to be a noxious weed within the meaning of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1908,” in the Borough of Oamaru.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Agriculture.

“Conscience Money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 19th August, 1908.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge the receipt of twelve one-penny stamps, “conscience money,” forwarded to the Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington.

ROBERT J. COLLINS,
Receiver-General.