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October 25, 1904, amended June 8, 1918, and further amended October 31, 

 1919, concerning the importation of fresh fruit, etc., from foreign countries, 

 so as to read as follows: ' 



"Section 1. For the purpose of preventing the introduction into the Ter- 

 ritory of Hawaii of fruit flies and insects, their eggs, larvae or pupae, and 

 all diseases of plants, fruits, or other vegetation of value, all persons, com- 

 panies and corporations are hereby prohibited from introducing, importing 

 or bringing, in baggage or otherwise, into the Territory of Hawaii, or into 

 any of its ports for the purpose of debarkation into the .said Territory, any 

 fresh fruit from East or West Indies, Asia, Australasia, Oceanica, Malaysia, 

 Mexico, Central and South America; provided, however, that fresh apples 

 and pears may be imported into the Territory of Hawaii direct from New 

 Zealand in cold storage only, if they are free from insect pests and plant 

 diseases, and are accompanied by a government certificate declaring that the 

 apples and pears have been grown in New Zealand and are shipped free from 

 insect pests and plant diseases, and are also accompanied by a government 

 certificate declaring that they have not and will not come in contact with 

 Australian grown fruit on the voyage to the Territory of Hawaii. ' ' 



This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. 



Adopted on March 23, 1921, by the Board of Agriculture and Forestry. 



A. L. C. ATKINSON, 



President 



Approved this 24th day of March, 1921. 



C. J. McCAETHY, 

 Governor of Hawaii. 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



