REPORT OF THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, FRUIT EXPORTS 



AND IMPORTS 



(Mr. J. G. Turner). 



Melbourne, 1st December, 1910. 



With regard to the Vegetation Diseases Acts, there have been no 

 further amendments since the issue of Part IV., but suggestions have 

 been forwarded to the Hon. the Minister, and certain alterations and 

 additions which will tend towards more effective working are now under 

 consideration. 



The Kegulations under this Act, on the other hand, have been revised, 

 and considerable alteration has been made. In August, 1909, a 

 Conference of State Ministers of Agriculture met in Melbourne to 

 discuss the matter of restrictions on inter-State interchange of fruit, 

 plants, &c. This was the second such Conference, the previous one 

 having met in Sydney in February, 1908. It will be easily understood 

 how such a course would tend to eliminate, to a great extent, the friction 

 previously existing between the States. 



Many important matters were dealt with at the last Conference, and 

 the Regulations of this State have been amended to carry into effect 

 the resolutions passed at same. The following is the form in which 

 the General Regulations relating to the importation of nursery stock, 

 trees, plants, and vegetables stand at present : — 



REGULATIONS UNDER THE VEGETATION DISEASES ACTS. 

 Under the powers in that behalf conferred by the Vegetation Diseases Acts to 

 make Regulations among others for the purpose of regulating importation, intro- 

 duction, and bringing into Victoria of any particular kind of tree, plant, or vegetable 

 likely, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, to spread any disease or insect, 

 and for prescribing penalties for the breach of any Regulation so made, the Governor 

 of the State of Victoria, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth order 

 as follows : — 



General. 

 1. The Regulations of the 13th day of May, 1908, and published in the Govern- 

 ment Gazette of the 20th day of May, 1908, shall be, and the same are hereby 

 repealed. 



Interpretation. 

 For the purpose of these Regulations, " Registered mark or brand " means any 

 mark registered with and approved by the Department of Agriculture of the Stato 

 of exoortation. 



