66 B. C. ENTOMOLOGICAL PROCEEDINGS, 1912. 



Whereas, the imminence of the danger of the introduction of these 

 destructive pests is abundantly proved by the returns of fruit condemned 

 for infection at the Port of Vancouver, during the four years ending 

 December 31, 1912, which are as follows: 



1909 12,351 Packages 



1910 8,394 



1911 7,199 



1912 - 16,949 



Total No. Packages Deciduous Fruit 44,893 



besides some 27 cars intended for this market, but were diverted by 

 reason of their infection, the shippers not caring to run the risk of con- 

 demnation. In addition to the number of boxes condemned at Van- 

 couver, as above, there were 8,000 boxes condemned at the Port of 

 Victoria during 1912. This, when added to the above, makes the sum 

 total of packages condemned during the year at the two Coast cities, 

 24,949. This record abundantly proves the terrible danger which this 

 Province is exposed to under the present system of importing such large 

 quantities of fruit from countries known to be seriously infected with 

 pests from which this Province is happily free ; and. 



Whereas, the United States Federal Government, in Congress 

 assembled in the month of August, 1912, did enact a General Quaran- 

 tine whereby nursery stock, plants, fruits, vegetables, bulbs, seeds or 

 other plant products may be excluded from entering the United States 

 and its territories when such nursery stock, plants, fruits, vegetables, 

 bulbs, seeds or other plant products are shipped from any country known 

 to be infected with diseases and insect pests not commonly found in 

 the United States and its territories; and, 



Whereas, the States of California and Arizona have already put 

 into force the provisions of the Federal Quarantine Act, against the 

 States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, 

 Louisiana, Texas, Utah and Hawaii, or other territory infested with 

 certain insect pests; also the following countries foreign to the United 

 States, namely, Newfoundland, the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, 

 Great Britain, including England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland ; Ger- 

 many and Austria-Hungary ; therefore. 



Be It Resolved: That this Association, respectfully, but very 

 earnestly, urge the Dominion Government to enact such legislation as 

 will exclude deciduous fruit, such as apples, pears, crab-apples, quinces, 

 peaches, apricots and plums from being imported into this Province 



