90 Jouif.vAL OF THE Depautmekt or Agriculture. — Juj.y, 1922. 



NOTES FROM THE ' GAZETTE." 



Attention is drawn to the following mutters of interest which appeared in 

 the Union Government Gazette: — 



(Abbreviation: " Proc. " — Proohvmation ; "G.N." — Government Notice.) 



Gazette. 

 No. Date. Item. 



1234 19/5/22 The general disiniection and dipping of cattle as prescribed by 

 the Stock Disease Eegnlations have been ordered: — (a) Every 



\2Hc 26/5/22 three days in the three-day dip for portions of Pietersburg; 



1238 2/6/22 {b) every five days in the' five-day dip for portions of Port 



Shepstone, Carolina, Piet Retief, Umzinto, Camperdown, 

 New Hanover, Umvoti, Helpmakaar, Dundee, and Ndwan- 

 dwe; (c) every seven days in the se\en-dav dip for portions 

 of Lydenburg' (G.N. Nos. 787, 788, 826, 866.) 



1234 19/5/22 Dr. Ethel M. Doidge, of the Division of Botany, has been 

 appointed Acting Chief to the Division during the al)sence on 

 duty of Dr. I. B. Pole Evans. (G.N. No. 802.) 



I'he Distiict of Albert (Burghersdoip and Venterstad), the 

 western portion of Prieska and a portion of Kenhardt, the 

 District of Queeustow^n and the town of Fort Beaufort, have 

 been declared Protected Areas against Scab. (G.N. Nos. 8C3, 

 812.) 



Brands registered under the various Cape Brands Registration 

 Acts are notified in G.N. No. 804. 



At Klapmuts on 3rd August, 1922, various piece« of Crown 

 Land in the Field Cornetcy of Achter Paarl will be offered for 

 dispO'sal by public aucttion (G.N. No. 805); on 5th AiUgust, 

 1922, Crown Lands will be similarly disjiosed of in front of 

 the Magistrate's Office, Bredasdorp. and on the 9th August, 

 1922, Crown Lands in Mosselbanks River Field Cornetcy will 

 be offered for auction in front of the Magistrate's Office, 

 Malniesbury. (G.N. No. 806.) 



I2MS 2/6/22 An addition to the Fruit Export Regulations requires all 

 exporters of citrus fruit, during the export season 1922, to 

 pay an additional inspection fee at the rate of 5s. per 

 40 cubic feet. (G.N. No. 854.) 



1211 9/6/22 Owing to an outbreak of wart di.sease in potatoes in certain 

 areas in the Impendhle Division, the removal of potatoes, 

 potato plants or parts of potato plants from such areas are 

 restricted by regulations as provided for in Proclamation 

 No. 90. 



In terms of the abo\ e Pioclamation, regulations governing the 

 handling, planting, and otherwise of using potatoes, as also 

 for the destruction of infected tubers and plants, are in 

 force. (G.N. No. 912.) 



Regulations for the export of dried fruit, controlling packing, 

 weight of fruit, boxes, inspection, grading, etc., are p^jb- 

 lished under G.N. No, 925, " 



