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constant infestation to pass from the diseased "grove to the clean 

 one and rendered the work of any one f^mer much more difficult 

 than 'it should be, and prevented him from ever actually attain- 

 suceess. 



In addition to the decree an edict was prepared as follows, 

 and posted in various conspicuous places in the coconut districts : 



That every proprietor or tenant of land infested with the Budrot 

 of the coconut is obliged to report it to the Department of Agriculture, 

 Commerce and Labor as quickly as possible, and to employ the 

 methods recommended by this Department for the extermination of 

 the said disease. 



That any agriculturist or owner of a plantation can denoijnce 

 his neighbor who has a farm infested with this disease, and in such 

 cases ,the Commission of Plant Sanitation will take the necessary 

 measures to attend to such cases. 



Havana August 3, 1916. 



(S.) Emilio NiJnez, 

 Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor. 



REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OP THE BANANA DISEASE. 



This deicree in one of its parts (p. 14) says: 



That no banana plant of the varieties apple or Johnson can be 

 introduced into the Province of Oriente from any other part of the 

 Republic. 



That every proprietor or tenant of land where this disease exists 

 must notify the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor in 

 the quickest way possible and adopt such means of control and 

 eradication as are recommended. 



That no person is allowed to cary plants of the said varieties from 

 a field infested with this disease: neither is it permitted to remove 

 any other plant with soil on the roots, nor soil in any form from the 

 said infested field. That every person breaking these regulations will 

 be subject to a fine. 



(EDICT) 



It is absolutely prohibited to carry plants of apple or Johnson 

 bananas from a field infested by the Panama disease, or to carry any 

 other plant whatever with soil on the roots, or soil in any form from 

 said field. 



It is not permitted to carry any banana plants of the varieties 

 apple or Johnson into the Province of Oriente from any other part 

 of Cuba. 



It is not permitted to import bananas plants into this Republic 

 if they do not arrive accompanied by a certificate of their origin 

 which states that they come from an area free from tiie Panama 

 disease. 



