Sept. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2215

thereof, may be seized by the Inspector and destroyed or reshipped
to the consignor, as the Inspector may think proper, and the cost of
such destruction or reshipment shall be paid to the Inspector on
demand by the owner, shipper, or consignee of such cases, sacks, or
other receptacles, or by the person or company having the custody
or control thereof, and in case of non-payment on demand may be
recovered by the Inspector by civil action; but this provision shall
not relieve any such person or company from any other liability under
these regulations.

10. No person shall export fruit in any package or case which in
    the opinion of the Inspector is insufficiently nailed, or is split, broken,
    or of weak material or construction.

11. The importation of plants, fruit, produce, and other things
    likely to introduce insect-pests or disease into Niue is prohibited,
    except under a written permit first obtained from the Inspector to
    import the same, and any such plants, fruit, produce, or thing
    imported under such permit shall be accompanied by a certificate of
    inspection, signed by an horticultural officer or some other responsible
    officer, satisfactory to the Inspector, certifying that such plants, fruit,
    produce, or other things were clean and free from disease at the time
    of shipment; and any plant, fruit, produce, or thing imported in
    contravention of this regulation may be seized and destroyed or
    reshipped by the Inspector at the cost of the owner, shipper, or
    consignor thereof in the manner and with the consequences provided
    in the last foregoing regulation.

12. Upon the outside of every case, kit, package, or parcel of
    fruit presented for inspection there shall be distinctly marked or
    written the name of the person or persons by whom the fruit contained
    therein was packed. An Inspector may refuse to inspect any case,
    kit, package, or parcel presented to him for inspection and not so
    marked.

13. No person shall pack, sell, offer for sale, convey, or store any
    fruit intended for export which shall be unfit for export by reason of
    the same being infected, or immature, or overmature, or otherwise
    not in a fit condition for export, or by reason of such fruit being
    badly or improperly packed or marked.

14. No person shall distribute from any store, shed, yard, planta-
    tion, or other place any infected fruit or plant.

15. No person shall remove or attempt to remove any fruit or
    plant introduced into Niue, or any box or other package containing
    the same, or any second-hand box, sack, or bag introduced into Niue,
    from any wharf or landing-place without first having obtained from
    the Inspector or other authorized officer, or from an officer of Customs,
    a written permit so to do.

Fees.

16. The fees for inspection, fumigation, and destruction of fruit
    or plants under these regulations shall be as follows:—
    (a.) Inspection of bananas and other fruit: 2d. for every case, kit,
    package, parcel, or bunch.
    (b.) Destruction by an Inspector or other authorized person of any
    fruit: 6d. for every case, kit, package, parcel, or bunch.
    (c.) Destruction or fumigation by an Inspector or other authorized
    officer of live plants introduced into any island: 6d. for
    every parcel of twenty-five plants or cuttings of plants.
    Minimum charge, 6d.

17. All fruit intended for export from Niue shall be presented to
    the Inspector for inspection at such places, on such days, and within
    such hours as the Inspector may from time to time prescribe, and
    the Inspector may refuse to inspect any fruit that may be presented
    for inspection otherwise than in accordance with such prescription.

18. The fees for inspection and fumigation as hereinbefore pre-
    scribed shall, if not otherwise paid, be payable by the master, agent,
    or owners of the ship by which such fruit is to be exported. The
    Collector or other proper officer of Customs shall have power to detain
    the ship until he is satisfied that the full amount of fees has been or
    will be paid. All such fees shall be paid into the Niue Island Account
    at Niue. The Resident Commissioner may authorize the Treasurer
    of the Niue Island Administration at Niue to pay to the master, agent,
    or owners of the ship by which such fruit is exported a commission
    of £5 per centum on all fees so paid into the Niue Island Account
    at Niue by such master, agent, or owner.

19. All fees for destruction or fumigation of live plants introduced
    into Niue shall be payable by the importer of such plants, and shall
    be paid into the Niue Island Account at Niue.

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