38 president's address. 



issued on 5th June, 1907, to carry out the provisions of the 

 Act. 



In South Australia, the first Act came into force in 1874, 

 "The Vines Protection Act," to protect the State against 

 the introduction of Phylloxera; but it was annulled, in 1878, 

 by another entitled "An Act for the Prevention and Eradi- 

 cation of Diseases in Vines." In 1885, the Government 

 passed "An Act to prevent the introduction, and to provide 

 for the Destruction of certain Insects, and the Eradication of 

 Diseases which injuriously affect Vegetation." The Act in- 

 corporated the earlier one, and, while still dealing with the 

 vine Phylloxera, added, under the definition of Insect, the 

 Codlin Moth, Red Scale of Orange, and the Colorado beetle. 

 This Act was known as "The Vine, Fruit, and Vegetable 

 Protection Act, 1885." It was the first general Act that was 

 passed in Australasia. The operations of the Act, in respect 

 to the control oJ' every parcel of plants, and fruits coming 

 into the State, has been in force for about fifteen years; and 

 South Australia is one of the cleanest States, as regards all 

 fruit-pests, because she saw the danger of their introduction 

 many years before the other States passed Vegetation Diseases 

 Acts. Under proclamations and regulations, this Act was 

 made more effective, and other pests were added to the lists 

 of insects. To bring it more into line with the other States, 

 an Act to amend "The Vine, Fruit, and Vegetable Protec- 

 tion Act, 1885, and for other purposes," was passed on 

 November 23rd, 1910. It incorporated, but did not repeal, 

 the eai'lier Act, so that all the regulations are worked under 

 a combined quarantine and orchard Act. 



The Phylloxera Board consists of ratepayers and two 

 Government nominees; and, under a recent clause, empowers 

 this Board to destroy neglected vineyards at the expense of 

 the owners. 



There have been a number of Acts in force in New Zea- 

 land, and there is a very stringent regulation against the 

 importation of grapes and vines from all Phylloxera-infested 



