transferred except by the special permission of the 

 Commissioner of Lands. For the purpose of this 

 section the term "tree" shall include any plant of the 

 nature of a tree. In case of dispute as to whether 

 any plant lalls under this restriction, the decision of 

 the Commissioner of Lands shall be final. 



10. Notwithstanding any restrictions imposed upon 

 the importation of plants in Regulations 7 and 9, any 

 plant or portion thereof may be introduced from 

 beyond South Africa upon a special permit being 

 obtained from the Commissioner of I^ands. Such 

 permit shall only be granted under the following 

 circumstances : — 



(a) That the plants for which permission to intio- 

 djuce is desired cannot be secured in South 

 Africa or cannot be produced from seed. 



(b) That the plants are essential for the develop- 

 ment of an industry new to the Transvaal. 



(c) And it shall be the condition of the use of 



such a permit that the importation under it 

 shall be carried out in accordance with such 

 precautionary measures as the Commissioner 

 of Lands may deem necessary. 



11. All plants or portions thereof, such as cuttings, 

 roots, tubers, bulbs, seeds, and fruit, and all packages, 

 cases, pots, or other coverings of the same, shall, before 

 being delivered to the consignee, undergo an examina- 

 tion by an Inspector, to determine as far as pcssible 

 whether or not any insect pest or plant disease is 

 present, and it shall be the duty of the consignee to 

 open the coverings and to afford every facility to the 

 Inspector during such examination. 



12. All trees and woody plants, cuttings, buds or 

 scions thereof, together with their coverings or packing 

 material, shall, as a precautionary measure against the 

 introduction of insect pests, be fumigated at the expense 

 of the consignee in the manner prescribed by and to 

 the satisfaction of the Inspector, and if the Inspector 

 deems the treatment expedient he may extend it to all 

 other plants and all parts thereof. 



13. If any article in the examination provided for 

 in Regulation 11, or any other article whatsoever, shall 

 be found to be infected in whole or in part with any 

 insect pest or plant disease, the Inspector may order 

 or cause that it, together with all other articles in the 

 same receptacle, together with all packing material, be 

 cleansed or disinfected by the consignee or at his 

 expense in the manner prescribed by and to the satis- 

 faction of such Inspector, and if not so cleansed and 



