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etc., takes place; the place and maiiDer of inspection; notice of inten- 

 tion to export; packing, marking, weighing, size, etc., of receptacles; 

 delivery of produce nt the port; s+orage, conveyance, and treatment of 

 produce; grading and branding of jiroduce ; percentage to he in- 

 spected; temperatures; abstraction oL' samples for analysis, etc.; de- 

 grading, regradmg, or rebranding : circumstances governing the 

 withdrawal of produce from shipment; the various forms of notices, 

 certificates, etc., to be used; inspection and grading fees; and 

 generallv for the better carrying out of the objects and i)urposes of the 

 Act. 



Penalties are also provided for any contravention of the Act, 

 special reference being made to the forging of certificates, brands, 

 labels, etc. 



Provision is made whereby any premises may be entered for 

 inspection purposes where agricultural produce is kept, or suspected 

 of being kept, fox export, or where any animal is kei)t the produce 

 whereof is intended for export. 



Eegulations issued under Act No. 35, 1917. 



Maize, Kaffir Corn, Maize Meal, and Oats may not be exported 

 from the Union unless they comply with the regulations and restric- 

 tions as presently contained in Pioclamatiou No. 159, 1921. This 

 shows the various grades (eight for maize, five kafiir corn, five maize 

 meal, and two each for Cape Western Province and Orange Free 

 State oats), and the description under which the above commodi- 

 ties will be passed for export by the inspector, who examines every 

 bag' of grain in a consignment at a fee of Jd. per bag, and issues a 

 certificate to the shipper. 



To allow of export, maize must not contain more tlian 12o per 

 cent, of moisture, nor be shipped at a higher temperature than 63° 

 FahreiiliCit. The moistv.re-(ontent of maize meal must not be more 

 than 12 per cent., nor must the meal be sour, wet, or caked, or milled 

 from musty, weevily, or otherwise defective grain ; further, maize 

 meal grades M3, M4, and Mo must weigh 196 lb. per bag gross. 



No certificate will be issued where the grain is found by the 

 inspector to be wet, unripe, w'eevily, musty, or artificially dried. 

 Maize and kaffir corn must be contained in new " A " quality twill 

 bags 21 lb. weight (eight porter eight shot), or in new 3^- lb. " 13 " 

 twill eight by six bags in good condition and double sewn. 



\\ eevily g'rain, when so marked, may be sent torwa.vl for export, 

 the certificate being endorsed " Weevily." Such gram when awaiting 

 shipment will be kept apart from clean grain, nor will it be shipped 

 in the same hold. Grain developing weevil after grading must be 

 removed forthwith by the owner; if it develops before grading, it will 

 be removed to a special store at the expense of the consignee. If a 

 consignor arranges for weevily grain to be shipi^ed in a liold contain- 

 ing clean grain, he is liable to pay the difference between the special 

 export and the ordinary railway rates. 



All grain rejected by the grader mast be removed within four 

 days, provided that if it is rejected on account of dampness it may 

 be dried at the expense of the consignee and again be offered for 

 inspection. Rejected grain on account of dampness or weevil may be 



