554 MAIZE 



CHAP. fi2 - (") A " maize and kaffir corn (including jiba) for export will be graded 



XII. by the Government grading officer at port of shipment. 



(b) Each bag will be Government marked according to grade, if to standard. 

 Every bag will be examined before a certificate is granted in respect of any 

 consignment. 



(c) The classes will be as follows : — 



Maize. Kaffir Com. 



(a) White Flat. (a) White. 



(b) White Round. (b) Pink. 



(c) Yellow Flat. (c) Mixed. 



(d) Yellow Round. (d) Jiba (or jhiba). 



(e) Round Mixed. 

 (/) Flat Mixed. 



(d) All grain not coming up to standard will be Government marked " No 

 Grade " except in such cases as are referred to in paragraphs 62 (g) and 63. 



(e) Weevily grain and wet grain which has been dried to the satisfaction of 

 the grader will be permitted export under Government supervision, but will be 

 granted a special form of certificate, which will be marked " weevily " or " wet 

 maize dried to the satisfaction of the grader," as the case may be ; provided also 

 that no consignment of weevily maize be shipped in the same hold of a vessel 

 carrying sound grain. 



(f) The charge for grading is Jd. per bag. 



(g) All grain rejected by the grader shall be removed from the wharf sheds 

 not later than the fourth day after such rejection ; provided that grain rejected 

 on account of dampness may be dried by the consignee on premises to be pro- 

 vided by himself and at his own expense, and again offered for inspection within 

 one month from date of rejection. Such grain will, if dried to the satisfaction of 

 the grader, and tendered for export in the name of the original consignee who 

 received the wet grain now dried, be allowed export under Government super- 

 vision, with a special certificate as provided for in clause(c). 



63. (a) All grain rejected by the Government grader at the ports as unripe 

 or mouldy is to be charged at full ordinary rates, and no reduction of railage will 

 be afterwards granted, even if the grain be subsequently exported. 



(b) Export of unripe or mouldy grain will not be allowed under Government 

 supervision ; and any exported must be charged ordinary railage rates. 



64. Weevily grain stored in the sheds awaiting shipment will be charged 

 the same storage charges as good grain. Additional haulage and handling 

 charges will have to be paid. A cleansing fee of 6d. per short, and is. per 6- or 

 8-wheeled vehicle must be entered up, in addition to other charges. 



65. (a) To further facilitate the simplification of marks appearing on the 

 bags of maize shipped to oversea markets, it has been decided to indicate the 

 various grades and sub-divisions thereof by running numbers from 1 to 12, such 

 numbers being stencilled in red and placed in a circle on the upper side of the 

 mouth of the bag : — 



