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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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119. Any imported plant which has been treated at a quarantine station in accordance with these regulations, and released from quarantine, and in respect of which a permit to remove has been issued, shall be removed forthwith by the importer.

120. If any plant in quarantine and in respect of which a permit to remove has been issued, is not removed and is unclaimed after a period of seven days, it may be sold or destroyed, as directed by the Chief Quarantine Officer.

Imported Fruit.

121. Any imported fruit found, on inspection by a Quarantine Officer, to be mixed with a proportion of fruit which is diseased, may be treated as prescribed, or sorted under the supervision of a Quarantine Officer at a quarantine station or other approved place, subject to the following conditions, viz.:

(a.) The fruit shall, as directed by a Quarantine Officer, be removed from the vessel by which it has been imported to the quarantine station or other approved place.

(b.) Sorted fruit which is not diseased shall be repacked in clean cases, which shall be supplied by the importer, who may then be permitted to take delivery of it under an order issued by a Quarantine Officer. Original cases shall be disinfected, as prescribed, to the satisfaction of the Quarantine Officer.

(c.) Any fruit which has been sorted and is deemed by the Quarantine Officer to be diseased may, with the approval of the Chief Quarantine Officer, be reshipped and exported at the importer's expense, or may be destroyed or denaturated as prescribed.

(d.) The importer shall, unless the Quarantine Officer decides that the work shall be performed by the official staff at the cost of the importer, provide all cartage and labour in connection with the treatment, sorting, picking over, and repacking of any fruit. In addition to any other charges, a charge, not exceeding the sum of two shillings per hour, or portion thereof, shall be made and paid for supervision. Minimum charge, two shillings.

Imported Cereals, Pulse, and other Seed.

122. Any imported cereal, pulse, or other seed found on inspection by a Quarantine Officer to be mixed with a portion which is diseased, or to be mixed with any seed of any proclaimed pest (weed), may be treated as prescribed, or sorted under the supervision of a Quarantine Officer at a quarantine station or other approved place, subject to the following conditions:

(a.) The cereal, pulse, or other seed shall, as directed by a Quarantine Officer, be removed from the vessel by which it has been imported to the quarantine station or other approved place.

(b.) Any sorted and cleaned cereal, pulse, or other seed shall be repacked in clean bags, which shall be supplied by the importer, who may then be permitted to take delivery of such cereal, pulse, or other seed under an order issued by the Quarantine Officer.

(c.) Any cereal, pulse, or other seed which has been sorted and is deemed by the Quarantine Officer to be diseased, and any seed of any proclaimed or prohibited pest (weed), shall, at the expense of the importer, be destroyed or denaturated as prescribed and at such place as the Chief Quarantine Officer directs.

(d.) Any bag or sack which has contained any diseased cereal, pulse, or other seed shall be disinfected as prescribed before delivery, or destroyed.

(e.) The importer, shall, unless the Quarantine Officer decides that the work shall be performed by the official staff at the cost of the importer, provide all cartage and labour in connection with treatment, cleaning, sorting, and repacking of any cereal, pulse, or other seed. In addition to any other charges, a charge, not exceeding two shillings per hour, or portion thereof, shall be made and paid for supervision.

Imported Vegetables, including Onions, Potatoes, Corms, Rhizomes, Bulbs, and Tubers.

123. Any imported vegetables, including onions, potatoes, corms, rhizomes, bulbs, and tubers, found on inspection by a Quarantine Officer to be mixed with a proportion which is diseased, may, under the supervision of a Quarantine Officer, be treated as prescribed or sorted at a quarantine station or other approved place subject to the following conditions:

(a.) The vegetables shall, as directed by a Quarantine Officer, be removed from the vessel by which they have been imported to the quarantine station or other approved place.

(b.) Sorted vegetables which are not diseased shall be repacked in clean cases, bags, boxes, crates, parcels, or packages, which shall be supplied by the importer, who may then be permitted to take delivery of them under an order issued by a Quarantine Officer.

(c.) Any vegetables which have been sorted and deemed by the Quarantine Officer to be diseased may be destroyed or denaturated, as prescribed, or may, with the approval of the Chief Quarantine Officer, be reshipped and sent out of the Commonwealth at the importer's expense.

(d.) The importer shall, unless the Quarantine Officer decides that the work shall be performed by the official staff, at the cost of the importer, provide all cartage and labour in connection with the treatment, sorting, picking over, and repacking of any imported vegetables. In addition to any other charges, a charge, not exceeding the sum of two shillings per hour, or portion thereof, shall be made for supervision. Minimum charge, two shillings.

Imported Nuts and Nutmegs.

124. Any imported nuts or nutmegs found by a Quarantine Officer to be mixed with a proportion of diseased nuts or nutmegs shall be subject to similar conditions to those which apply in the case of imported vegetables.

Other Plants.

125. Any plant not otherwise provided for in these regulations shall be retained in quarantine for such period as the Chief Quarantine Officer deems necessary.

Depreciation or Injury of Imported Plants.

135. Any loss occasioned during the removal, handling, or treatment of any imported plant under the direction of a Quarantine Officer shall be borne by the owner of such plant, and he shall have no claim whatever against the Commonwealth for compensation for any such loss.

The Disposal of Plants and Packing seized under the Quarantine Act.

136. Any plant, together with any case, package, or packing-material seized under the provisions of section 68 of the Quarantine Act shall be removed to a quarantine station, and, if its introduction is not absolutely prohibited under this Act, it may, after due detention and treatment, and provided that, in the opinion of the Chief Quarantine Officer, there is no danger to be apprehended by its introduction, be sold; otherwise it shall be destroyed.

Penalty for Breach of Regulations.

137. 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 plants may be landed:

New South Wales .. Sydney and Newcastle.
Victoria .. Melbourne and Geelong.
Queensland .. Brisbane and Cairns.
South Australia .. Port Adelaide and Port Darwin.
Western Australia .. Fremantle.
Tasmania .. Hobart.

APPENDIX No. 10.

Plants and Parts of Plants the Importation of which are prohibited: Plants conditionally prohibited.

9. (c.) Potatoes from New Zealand and from any other country, unless the Chief Quarantine Officer is satisfied that the disease caused by Phytophthora infestans does not exist in the country from which they were exported.

(d.) Plants or portions thereof of all and every species of Vitis from all parts of the world, unless the Minister, on the recommendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, permits the introduction of the fruit of any species of the genus Vitis.

(e.) Fodder (hay or chaff) from any country except New Zealand and the United Kingdom, unless the Minister, on the recommendation of the Director of Quarantine, and subject to the regulations, permits the importation. And,

(g.) Further, unless generally in relation to any plant, the Minister, on the recommendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, permits the importation from any country by that officer of any trees or plants or portions thereof in accordance with these regulations.