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or he must make the fact generally known by affixing to each 

 package a certain sign which is prescribed by law. Infringements 

 are punishable by fines not exceeding 150 marks. The Bavarian 

 legislation does not prescribe the marking of hops according to 

 their place of origin, but in certain districts authority exists to affix 

 to the goods certain seals, which, to a great extent, indicate the 

 origin of the better kinds of Bavarian hops. " 



" New Zealand. The Government is authorised by the Pro- 

 duce Exports Act of 1908 to institute compulsory grading, but the 

 law has not yet been put into operation. " 



" No legislation exists in France, Russia, the United States of 

 America. Canada, Victoria, or Tasmania. " 



As regards the use of Hop substitutes, legislation may be 

 briefly summarised as follows." 



" Germany. The use of hop substitutes in the manufacture 

 of beer is prohibited in Bavaria, Wiirtemberg, Baden, and Alsace- 

 Lorraine. " 



" Australia. There is no special legislation dealing with the 

 subject, but it is unlawful to import hop aromas, hop bouquets, hop 

 extracts, hop flavours, hop oil, and any articles of a like nature, 

 and of any substitutes for, or imitations of any such articles, whe- 

 ther simple or compounded in any manner with other material, and 

 .being capable of use in the making of beer, or in any brewing 

 process, or for addition to beer. ' ' 



" Canada. The use of hop substitutes is restricted by the 

 ' Adulteration Act ' of the Dominion which prohibits the addition 

 to potable liquors of articles such as picric acid, strychnine and 

 Cocculus indicus which have been employed, or are capable of being 

 employed, as substitutes for hops. The only Provincial law which 

 also contains restrictions is the Liquor License Act of Onta?'io. " 



" Cape Colony. The law provides for the flavouring of beer 

 with hops only, and the use of any substitute is illegal. " 



" No legislation on this subject exists in Natal, the Orange 

 River Colony, the Transvaal, Newfoundland, or in New Zealand. " 



Trade of Leaf tobacco for cigars in the United Kingdom. 



Monthly Consular and Trade Reports. Washington, September, 

 1909. n. 348, p. 128. 



Leaf Tobacco not imported, U. S. Consul S. S. Knabenshue. 

 of Belfast, replying to inquiries as to the importation of cigar leaf 

 tobacco, writes : 



