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(2.) The master of the vessel in which any hide or skin
is imported shall hold the same until he receives
a landing permit from a Quarantine Officer.
(3.) Any imported hide or skin shall on being landed
from a vessel be forthwith removed direct to an
approved tannery or other approved place for
treatment, and shall be treated as prescribed, or
as directed by the Chief Quarantine Officer.
(4.) The tanner to whom any imported hide or skin is
delivered shall in respect of such hide or skin
enter into a bond of £100 to the effect that the
hide or skin specified therein shall not leave the
tannery or other approved place until it has been
treated, tanned, or otherwise dealt with as pre-
scribed or as directed by the Chief Quarantine
Officer.

Wool and Hair.

98. The importation of wool and hair shall be subject to
    the following conditions:—
    (1.) The importer shall, prior to shipment—
    (a.) Give notice of intention to import to the
    Chief Quarantine Officer of the State to which it
    is proposed to import such wool or hair;
    (b.) Obtain from the Minister, on the recom-
    mendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, a
    permit to import such wool or hair.
    (2.) Any such wool or hair shall, on being landed, be
    forthwith removed directly to a quarantine station
    or other approved place for treatment or disinfec-
    tion as prescribed, or treated as directed by the
    Chief Quarantine Officer.

Bones.

99. The importation of bones shall be subject to the fol-
    lowing conditions:—
    (1.) Bones in any form shall be admitted only at the
    following ports:—
    Sydney .. .. In New South Wales.
    Melbourne and Geelong " Victoria.
    Brisbane, Rockhamp-
    ton, and Townsville " Queensland.
    Port Adelaide .. " South Australia.
    Fremantle .. " Western Australia.
    Hobart .. .. " Tasmania.
    (2.) Two days’ notice of arrival of the bones shall be
    given by the importer to the Chief Quarantine
    Officer.
    (3.) Such bones shall, on landing, be forthwith placed
    in a railway-truck or other vehicle, and conveyed
    to such premises as the Chief Quarantine Officer
    shall direct, and which premises have been pro-
    claimed a quarantine ground for this purpose, and
    shall there be subjected for at least two hours to a
    moist heat at a temperature of not less than
    250° Fahr., equal to an indicated steam-pressure
    of 30lb. per square inch; or shall be converted in
    superphosphate by chemical process under the
    direction and supervision of a Quarantine Officer.
    (4.) All bags or other coverings containing such bones
    shall be destroyed by the Quarantine Officer
    either by fire or immersion in sulphuric acid
    (H₂SO₄) of a specific gravity of not less than
    1·843.
    (5.) All vehicles or other articles with which such bones
    may come in contact after landing and prior to
    the treatment prescribed for such bones shall be
    disinfected as prescribed, and such vehicles or
    articles shall not be used for any other purpose
    until such disinfection has been carried out and
    certified to by the Quarantine Officer.

Animal Manures (other than Bones or Guano).

100. The importation of animal manure (other than bones
     or guano) shall be subject to the following conditions:—
     (1.) The importer shall, prior to shipment—
     (a.) Give notice of intention to import to the
     Chief Quarantine Officer of the State to which it
     is proposed to import such animal manure;
     (b.) Obtain from the Minister, on the recom-
     mendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, a
     permit to import such animal manure.
     (2.) Any such animal manure, together with the con-
     taining package, shall on arrival be removed forth-
     with to a quarantine station or other approved
     place for treatment or disinfection as prescribed
     or as directed by the Chief Quarantine Officer.
101. Except in those cases where a penalty is specially
     provided in the Act for any offence against the Act or breach
     of the regulations made thereunder, the penalty for a breach
     of any of the regulations of this Part shall be a sum not
     exceeding fifty pounds.

APPENDIX No. 6.

First Ports of Landing.

The following ports have been proclaimed as ports where
imported animals may be landed:—
New South Wales .. .. Sydney.
Victoria.. .. .. Melbourne.
Queensland .. .. .. Brisbane.
South Australia .. .. Port Adelaide.
Western Australia .. .. Fremantle.
Tasmania .. .. Hobart.

APPENDIX No. 10.

Under section 13 (f) of the Act, horns or hoofs of any
animal are prohibited.

Regulations as to the Importation into the Commonwealth
of Australia of Plants, Trees, Fruit, Grain, and Vege-
tables from New Zealand.—Notice No. 1352.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 24th November, 1909.

THE following extracts from the provisional regulations
under the Quarantine Act of the Commonwealth of
Australia, dated the 5th day of July, 1909, in regard to the
importation into the Commonwealth of plants, trees, fruit,
grain, and vegetables from New Zealand, are published for
general information.

The regulations came into force on the date on which they
were made, and supersede the regulations of the several
States on the same subject.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

PART V.—PLANTS* (PART V OF QUARANTINE ACT,
1908).

102. In this part of these regulations,—
     “Diseased” means affected with disease, and includes
     showing the presence or evidence of any deteriorated
     or abnormal condition, whether dependent on the
     presence of or due to the operation, development,
     growth, or decay of any disease:
     “Importer” includes owner, consignee, or the agent for
     the owner or consignee:
     “Quarantine Officer” means an officer dealing with the
     quarantine of imported plants:
     “Chief Quarantine Officer” means the chief officer deal-
     ing with the quarantine of plants in any State.
103. The master of any vessel in which any plant is im-
     ported shall, immediately on his arrival at the landing-port
     of such plant, give notice to the Chief Quarantine Officer
     regarding any plant he has on board his vessel in accordance
     with the following form, which shall be printed on blue
     paper:—

Commonwealth of Australia.

Form 1. Quarantine Act, 1908.
(Plants.)

SHIPMASTER’S NOTICE.

To the Chief Quarantine Officer for Plants,
Port of

I hereby inform you that I have on board my vessel
[Name], shipped at [Give name of port], from [Name
country of origin], to be landed at [Name of destination],
the following plants as per schedule below:—

Signature:
(Master of the vessel).

• “Plants” means trees or plants, and includes cuttings and
  slips of trees and plants and all live parts (for example, seeds) of
  trees or plants, and fruit.

104. Any person desirous of landing any plant imported
     shall give notice to the Quarantine Officer at the port of
     landing in accordance with the following form, which shall
     be printed on pink paper:—