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The inspectors of the Indian Govornnient Phytopathologiual Soiaico ^\ ill 

 have the complete lists of all adhering conntiies. When a nnrseiy wishes to 

 export stock which comes nnder the Convention, it must apply for inspection. 

 Presumably it will be necessary for Government to maintain a list of the 

 inspected establishments, and any wishing to export to adhering countries 

 must apply to be placed on this list. It will then be inspected. 



The Convention leaves it open whether the inspection is to be made on 

 the growing crop or on the consignment for export or on both. The double 

 inspection was proposed but was judged difficult to apply in some cases. It 

 was also stated in the discussions that inspection of consignments need not be 

 parcel by parcel but that the whole stock which is to form the consignment 

 may be inspected at once. 



Not only must the stock (wliether growing or ready for export) be inspected 

 for the diseases in the list of the country to which the consignment is going, 

 but its general sanitary condition nmst be pronounced satisfactory. It is 

 open to the inspecting stafE to inteipret this latter requirement loosely or 

 strictly, but it is certain that no consignment can safely be pronounced 

 absolutely free from every disease, and the interpretation should, in mv 

 opinion, be a broad one. Well kept gardens need not fear it, unless they are 

 struck by an epidemic or something of the kind, w^hen they must expect 

 their exports to be restricted. 



To be effective a single inspection in the course of the year will frequentlv 

 not suffice. As proposed at the Conference (but not adopted) it would be of 

 advantage to inspect the crop at the period of its growth when diseases are 

 most evident (usually as it approaches marketable condition) and also to 

 inspect the consignment when ready for export. It was clearly with a view to 

 maldng the conditioiis of inspection as little onerous to the grower as possible, 

 that the double inspection was not insisted on. It seems to have been admitted 

 that as a general rule i!: is better to examine the consignments ready for export 

 but that in certain cases one must be content with the examination of tin; 

 crop. From the strictly mycological point of view the examination of the 

 crop can be of great assistance, and if made shortly before the despatch 

 of tlie consignment would frequently suffice. If made much before tin; 

 plaints were reaching saleable condition, or any considera])le tinie befcn-e thoy 

 were lifted, I w^ould consider a subsequent exaniination during the period 

 of their preparation for export to be necessary. 



In addition to the visits of the inspectors for tin; i)urpose of granting 

 certificates, Government ought (under Article 1 of the Convention) efficaciously 



