32 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OE VICTORIA: 



4. Fruit of any kind infested by any insect or insects, 

 or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, larvae, or pupae, 

 known to be injurious to fruit or fruit trees, and lial3le to 

 spread contagion, imported or brought into this State 

 from any foreign country, or from any of the United 

 States or Territories, is hereby prohibited from being 

 offered for sale, gift, distribution, or transportation. 



5. Fruit of any kind infested by the insect known as 

 codlin moth, or its larvae or pupae, is hereby prohibited 

 from being kept in bulk, or in packages or boxes of any 

 kind, in any orchard, storeroom, salesroom, or place, or 

 being dried for food or any other purposes, or being 

 removed for sale, gift, distribution, or transportation. 



6. Fruit boxes, packages, or baskets used for shipping 

 fruit to any destination are hereby required to be dis- 

 infected, as hereinafter provided, previous to their being 

 returned to any orchard, storeroom, salesroom, or place 

 to be used for storage, shipping, or any other purpose. 



7. Transportable material of any kind infested by any 

 insect or insects, or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, 

 larvae, or pupae, known to be injurious to fruit or fruit trees, 

 and liable to spread contagion, is hereby prohibited from 

 being offered for sale, gift, distribution, or transportation. 



8. Tree or plant cuttings, grafts, scions, plants, or trees 

 of any kind may be disinfected by dipping in a solution 

 composed of not less than one pound (lib.) of commercial 

 concentrated lye to each and every two (2) gallons of 

 water used as such disinfectant, or in any other manner 

 satisfactory to the chief executive horticultural and health 

 officer. 



9. Empty fruit boxes, packages, or baskets may be 

 disinfected by dipping in boiling water and allowed to 

 remain in said boiling water not less than two minutes, 

 said boiling water used as such disinfectant to contain, in 

 solution, not less than one pound (lib.) of commercial 

 potash, or three-fourths (f) of one pound (lib.) of con- 

 centrated lye, to each and every twenty gallons of water, 

 or in any other manner satisfactory to the chief executive 

 horticultural and health officer. 



