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countries. "The Orchard and Garden Pests Act of 1903," 

 has been consolidated by an Act bearing the same title, 

 passed in 1908, under which the quarantine and orchard 

 inspection regulations are enforced by inspectors. 



Australia, besides these State Acts, has also among the 

 Provisional Regulations of the Quarantine Act (1908) of the 

 Commonwealth of Australia, the following regulation, that 

 can be enforced against imported insect-pests. "Any 

 imported goods found to be infested with a noxious insect or 

 pest, or fungus may, if in the opinion of the Chief Quaran- 

 tine Officer such goods can be treated so as to destroy such 

 insect pest, or fungus without the destruction or denatura- 

 tion of the goods, be landed in quarantine, and treated under 

 the supervision of a quarantine officer at a quarantine station." 



In the Dominion of Canada, certain of the Provincial 

 Governments have instituted legislative measures in reference 

 to plant-diseases and pests. In British Columbia, all plants 

 and fruit entering the provinces are inspected, and those 

 found to be infested are treated or condemned. In Ontario, 

 the Act deals with the inspection of plant-nurseries, and the 

 treatment of plants grown therein. Nova Scotia recently 

 brought an Act into force to enable the Department of Agri- 

 culture to inspect orchards, and to control or deal with the 

 more serious pests and plant-diseases. In 1910, the Federal 

 Government of Canada passed an Act to deal with pests, 

 entitled "An Act to prevent the Introduction or spreading 

 of Insects, Pests, and Diseases destructive to Vegetation," 

 to be cited as "The Destructive Insect and Pest Act" under 

 the charge of the Minister of Agriculture. This Act deals 

 with all vegetable or other matter introduced into Canada, 

 at six specified ports of entry, where fumigation stations are 

 established ; and inspector^ under the Act can enter any place 

 where plants are growing. Under the Regulations issued 

 under this Act, early in 1911, ten of the most important 

 insects and fungi are listed, and the Regulations made under 

 tne "San Jose Scale Act" are repealed. 



