14 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA : 



A " Notice of Intention to Ship," and a " Request to Certify and 

 Mark (^oods with an Approved Stamp," must be lodged at this office 

 at least 2-i hours prior to the advertised time of departure of the 

 exporting vessel. The goods are examined, and, if they are found to 

 be in accordance with the requirements of the Act, they are stamped, 

 and a certificate issued. 



Some difficulty was experienced in efficiently dealing with trees, 

 nursery stock, &c, under this measure. As these are usually shipped 

 in bundles, which cannot be properly inspected unless taken to pieces, 

 it has been arranged that nurserymen desirous of shipping such should 

 first notify the Chief Inspector of Orchards, who will, if the nursery 

 be found free from disease, issue a certificate to cover a period. After 

 such certificate has been granted, the Senior Inspector of Plant Exports 

 shoiild be notified, in order that all necessary certificates for export 

 may be obtained. 



In connexion with the compilation of this report and the included 

 Regulations, due credit must be given to Messrs. E. Meeking and A. F. 

 Parker, the officers who have assisted me greatly during this busy period 

 of the vear. 



