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nature. It was possible that the fines might be modified, but he 

 might mention that they were very much less than in any of the 

 other colonies. 



Mr. Martin, Secretary to the Department of Agriculture, 

 took charge of the Bill. 



"A BILL 



' ' To prevent the Introduction and to provide for the Destruction of 

 certain Insects which injuriously aflfect vegetation and for other 

 purposes. 

 "Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the 

 advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative 

 Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the 

 authority of the same as follows (that is to say) : — " 



Clause 1, as follows, was read and passed : — 



" 1. This Act may be cited as the Insect Pests Act 1893." 



Clause 2 read — 



"2. In this Act unless inconsistent with the subject-matter or context — 



" 'Bisease' means any disease affecting trees plants or vegetables 

 and which the Governor in Council may from time to time by 

 proclamation in the Oovemment Oazette declare to be a disease 

 within the meaning of this Act and whether or not caused by 

 or consisting of the presence of insects : t 



" ' Diseased ' means affected with ' disease' : 



' ' ' Fungus ' means any fungus or vegetable parasite which the 

 Governor in Council may from time to time by proclamation in 

 the Oovemment Gazette declare to be a fungus within the 

 meaning of this Act : 



" ' Insect ' means the insects known as — 



Codlin moth or Garpocapsa pomoneUa 

 Pear slug of cherry and pear or Selandria cerasi 

 Bed scales of lemon or Aspidiotus eitricola 

 Red scales of orange or Aspidiotus aurantii 

 in whatever stage of existence any such insect may be, and 

 shall include any other insect which the Governor in Council 

 may from time to time by proclamation in the Govemme,nt 

 Gazette declare to be an insect within the meaning of this Act, 

 and shall include any such insect in whatever stage of existence 

 the same may be : 



" ' Regulations' means regulations made pursuant to the provisions 

 of this Act : 



"'Tree' 'plant' and 'vegetable' shall respectively include the 

 fruit or other product of any tree plant or vegetable and 

 every part of any tree plant or vegetable (as the case may 

 be) and the fruit or product thereof. " 



Mr. Bertuch, on the question of inserting fungi in the 

 Bill, suggested that people should be educated as to the remedies, 

 and then in a year or two more stringent measures should be 

 introduced, 



Mr. Shaw said there was a clause in the Bill as to fungus 

 that might lead to great injustice to vine-growers. He had found, 



