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d) No other plants should be included in the package. 



e) The bushes should not be despatched till the sender is 

 satisfied that a licence has been issued. 



II. Requirements to be carried out by the importer: 



a) A guarantee should be procured from the exporter that 



the bushes are free from American Gooseberry Mildew, Black 



Currant Mite, and other disease. 



ft) A letter should be written to the Board of Agriculture and 



Fisheries, 4 Whitehall Place, S. W., applying for a licence to import 



currant bushes. The letter should state: 



1) The kind of bush to be imported, i. e. whether red, black, 

 and so forth. 



2) The approximate number to be landed (an outside number 

 should be given). 



3) The proposed date of landing. 



4) The proposed port of landing (one or more ports may be 

 given, but the number should not exceed three). 



5) The name and address of the exporter. 



6) The name and address of the person or firm on whose pre- 

 mises the bushes are to be planted. 



7) The address of the place where the bushes are to be per- 

 manently planted. This address should be full, so that the place 

 can easily be found by an inspector visiting the district. , 



8) An assurance that the guarantee of freedom from disease 

 referred to above has been obtained. 



9) If the writer is not the person on whose premises the bushes 

 are to be planted, a written undertaking to observe the conditions 

 of the licence as described in this memorandum must be forwarded 

 with the application. 



10) The address to which the licence is to be sent should 

 be given. 



c) When the licence is received, the sender should be 

 instructed to despatch the bushes, The licence should be 'sent 

 either to him to be forwarded with the package or to the Collector 

 of Customs at the port where the bushes are to be landed. The 

 bushes cannot be landed until the licence has been produced. 



d) The Collector should be asked to initial the licence to 

 show that the bushes are landed, and the licence should then be 

 returned to the Board, 



e) The bushes should be sent direct to their destination, and 

 on their arrival planted Us soon as possible. The Board should 

 be informed of their arrival. 



