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should not be allowed to act without the sanction of the central 

 or local board or of the Minister. 



The Chairman pointed out that clause 7 provided that the 

 inspector should be under control. 



Mr. Sykes suggested 21 days instead of fourteen. 



Mr. Bektuch said it was impossible in fourteen days in some 

 seasons of the year to commence operations against some of those 

 insects. 



Mr. Ceaike said he believed that if the clause was left as it 

 was there would be decided opposition to the Bill. 



The Chaiemast pointed out that the local boards would be 

 constituted by the Minister, under regulations, for the duties. 



Mr. Ceaike said the local board was not mentioned. 



The Chairman stated that it was to be inserted in the Bill in 

 the proper form. 



Clause passed. 



Clause 10 read and passed — 



" 10. (1) If there is no occupier or lessee of any land or such occupier or 

 lessee or the owner of such land is unknown or absent from Victoria and 

 anch occupier lessee or owner has no known agent resident in Victoria, 

 then any notice or order under this Act shall be affixed in some conspicuous 

 place upon such land and a copy thereof shall also be published in some 

 newspaper circulating in the neighbourhood thereof, and every such notice 

 or order so affixed and published shall be deemed and taken to be a suffi- 

 cient notice or order to the occupier lessee or owner of such land from 

 the time of its being so affixed and published. 



" (2) It shall not be necessary for any such notice or order to specify the 

 name of any person as occupier or lessee or owner of the land therein 

 referred to in such notice or order." 



Clause 11 read and passed^ — 



"11. No proceedings shall be taken agaiast any owner of land for failing 

 to comply with any notice or order to destroy insects or fungi on trees 

 plants or vegetables upon any land until the provisions of this Act have 

 been enforced algainst any occupier or lessee of such land upon which such 

 insects or fungi are found. " 



Clause 12 read — 



"12. (1) The Governor in Council may by proclamation in the Govern- 

 ment Gazette order that certain trees plants or vegetables specified in such 

 order shall not be removed from or out of any nursery orchard or other 

 place the boundaries whereof shall be defined in such order ; and may at 

 any time alter or revoke any such proclamation. 



" (2) No person shall remove or carry away or order or cause to be 

 removed or carried away from or out of any such nursery orchard or other 

 place any tree plant or vegetable contrary to the terms of such proclama- 

 tion." 



Mr. Martin said this clause was to strike at the birthplace of 

 the disease from which it was distributed. 



