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Outside Measurement. 

 (d) For citrus fruit: 



Oranges 26 by 12^ by 12^ inches, 



or 26 by 12^ inches 

 (depth optional) for 

 single-layer boxes 

 only. 



Nartjes 18 by 12 inches, depth 



optional, and 24 by 12 

 by 6 inches for half- 

 boxes. 



(e) For mangoes 18 by 12 inches, depth 



optional. 



All fruit boxes shall be cleated on the top. 



6. Every box of fruit submitted for inspection shall be 

 clearly marked, on one end thereof, with. 



(a) the registered mark of the exporter (or his name or 

 other means of identification) ; 



(b) the variety and the kind of fruit, the grade thereof; 

 and the exact number of fruits contained in the box; 



(c) in the case of loose-skin or green-skin naartjes, the word 

 " loose-skin " or " green-skin," as the case may be ; 



(d) in the case of grapes, the net weight after allowing 5 

 per cent, for shrinkage. 



7. Every box of fruit submitted for inspection must be 

 consigned to the Dock Goods Superintendent, Cape Town ; the 

 Goods Agent, Mossel Bay ; the Port Goods Manager, Port Eliza- 

 beth; the Port Goods Superintendent, East London; or the Port 

 Manager, Durban, direct, or to him through an agent, and bear 

 on the top of the box the shipping mark of the agent appointed 

 by the .exporter to dispose of his fruit oversea. 



8. (a) Each apple, pear, peach nectarine, plum, apricot, 

 citrus fruit, and mango shall be wrapped in or surrounded by 

 tissue or other more or less similar paper. 



(b) Grapes, except Almeria grapes, shall be wrapped in or 

 surrounded by suitable paper. 



All fruit, excluding apples and citrus fruits, may be placed 

 in wood-wool or cork dust (in the case of Almeria grapes only) 

 or other material considered by the Department of Agriculture 

 to be suitable for packing. 



Artificially coloured wood wool is not recommended. 



9. All fruit shall be in sound condition, fully developed, not 

 too unripe, free from disease, bruises, cuts, or from other 

 blemishes affecting its appearance, and be of the characteristic 

 shape of its variety. At least one inch of stalk shall be kept on 

 the Cayenne pine and one-half inch on the Queen, and the whole 

 crown shall be left on the pine in as perfect condition as possible. 



