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quire just what atteution had been given by the law-makers of the 

 land to questions that effect these interests." 



With regard to legislation in California the report shows that an 

 act was passed in 1880, entitled "An act for the promotion of the 

 vi^icultural industries of the state," in which the governor is author- 

 ized to appoint a board of nine commissioners, who are required "to 

 meet semi-annually and to consult and to adopt such measures as may 

 best promote the progress of the viticultural industries of the state." 

 The sum of $10,000 a year for ten years was placed at the disposal of 

 the board, whose duty it is made to look after the grape interests of 

 the state in the greatest detail; especially with regard to the matter 

 of diseases and insect pests. The law gives them power under certain 

 restrictions, to seize upon and destroy infected vines that might cause 

 contagion, imposes fines for transporting diseased vines or fruit, etc. 

 In 1883 a state board of horticulture was created, providing for an 

 inspector of fruit pests, and the sum of $5,000 per year was provided 

 to carry out the provisions of the act. 



In 1885 the legislature of California passed an act in the interests 

 of horticulture which provides, among other things, that: 



"It shall be the duty of every owner, possessor or occupier of an or- 

 chard, nursery or land where fruit trees are grown within this state, 

 to disinfect all fruit trees grown on such land infested with any in- 

 sect or insects, or the germs thereof, or infested by any contagious 

 disease known to be injurious to fruit or fruit trees, before the re- 

 moval of the same from such premises for sale, gift, distribution or 

 transportation. It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or occu- 

 pier of any orchard within the State, to gather all fruit infested by 

 the insects known as the codling moth, peach moth, red spider, plum 

 weevil, and kindred noxious insects, their larvae or pupse, which has 

 fallen from the tree or trees, as often as once a week and dispose of 

 or destroy the same in such a manner as to effectually destroy all such 

 insects, their larvae or pupae." 



It is further provided that : 



"All fruit trees infested by any insect or insects their germs, larvae 

 or pupae, or infected by disease known to be injurious to fruit or fruit 

 trees, and liable to spread contagion, must be cleaned or disinfected 

 before the first day of April, 1885, and on or before the the first day of 

 April of every succeeding year thereafter." 



Secretary Webb, in commenting upon the legislation referred to» 

 says: 



