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(c) place on each such package ft lahel stating the name so far as known 



to him of the occupier of the premises or of the person apparently 

 having possession, custody, or control of the lot from which such 

 sample was taken, and the date and time of taking; 



(d) deliver one of such parts to the person in charge or apparently in 



charge of the premises; 



(e) retain one of such parts for future comparison, and 



(/) forward the other of such parts together with the prescribed fee for 

 the analysis of same to the Chemist, Department of Agriculture, 

 Melbourne. 

 When a fungicide, insecticide, vermin destroyer, or weed destroyer is sold in 

 packages containing not more than two pounds avoirdupois net weight thereof, 

 the conditions of this clause shall be deemed to have been complied with if three 

 unopened packages of the preparation are dealt with in the manner indicated 

 under (c), (d) , (e) , and (/) above as if they were the three parts into which 

 the sample is to be divided. 



The Inspector appointed under the provisions of this Act may take all 

 measures considered necessary to enforce the requirements of the Act regarding 

 a defective sample so submitted. 



Fees. 



19. Tlie following fees are prescribed for the services referred to: — 



. s. d. 



For each analysis of a vermin destroyer . . . . . . 10 6 



For each analysis of a weed destroyer . . . . . . 10 6 



For each constituent estimated in a fungicide or insecticide 10 6 



Penalties. 



20. Any person who shall be guilty of a breach of or who shall fail to comply 

 with these Regulations shall be liable to a penalty for the first offence not 

 exceeding Five pounds and for any subsequent offence not exceeding Twenty 

 pounds. 



Hereunder is an extract from a proclamation regarding tlie standard 

 quality of materials intended for use as fungicides, &c. 



Arsenate of Lead. — Lead Arsenate is any compound of Arsenic and Lead. 

 It shall contain not less than 25 per centum of Arsenic Pentoxide (AS0O5) 

 combined with Lead and not more than 1 per centum of water-soluble Arsenic 

 compounds calculated as Arsenic Pentoxide (AS;,0&) both calculated on the 

 dry basis. 



Arsenic shall be of one of the following standards: — 



(1) Pure Arsenic shall contain not less than 98 per centum of Arsenic 



Trioxide (ASsOj). 



(2) Commercial Arsenic shall tontain not less than 88 per centum of 



Arsenic Trioxide (AS^Og). 



(3) Impure Arsenic is Arsenic containing less than 88 per centum of 



Arsenic Trioxide (AS0O3). 



Bordeaux Mixture, Bordeaux Paste, or Bordeaux Powder is essentially Basic 

 Sulphate of Copper, and shall contain Basic Sulphate of Copper equivalent to 

 not less than 50 per centum Sulphate of Copper (CuSo.i5Ht;0) calculated on a 

 dry basis, and shall not contain an appreciable quantity of uncombined Copper 

 Sulphate. 



Copper Acetate is neutral Acetate of Copper. When used as or in the pre- 

 paration of a fungicide, insecticide, vermin destroyer, or weed destroyer, it shall 

 contain not less than 30 per centum of copper calculated on the dry basis. 



Copper Sulphate or Blnestone is a compound of Copper, Sulphuric Acid, and 

 water. When used as or in the preparation of a fungicide, insecticide, vermin 

 destroyer, or Aveed destroyer, it shall contain not less than 98 per centum of 

 pure Copper Sulphate (CuSo4-5H20) . 



Crude Petroleum Emulsion or any preparation of crude petroleum shall 

 contain at least 50 per centum of Crude Petroleum. 



Lime is the product obtained by burning Calcium Carbonate. W'hen used 

 as or in the preparation of a fungicide, insecticide, vermin destroyer, or weed 

 destroyer, it shall contain not less than 85 per centum of Calcium Oxide (CaO), 



