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his business the better for the nurseryman who wished to achieve 

 success. His sympathies were with the clause ; and he thought 

 that the local boards, if elected only from those interested, would 

 have good result. There would be proper supervision, and he 

 did not see how it could be arbitrary. The inspector would 

 be under the local board, the regulations would be proclaimed by 

 the IS^inister ; the boards would act under those regulations, and 

 they would appoint their inspector. He thought that they were 

 now at the present stage taking a step that should have been taken 

 years ago. Any nurseryman who wished to keep a legitimate 

 trade should be able to look his customers in the face ten years 

 after as well as on the day he sold the stock to them. 



Clause passed. 



Clause 13 read and passed — 



"13. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any 

 of the following purposes, viz. : — 



" (a) For prescribing the form of notices and orders to be given under 

 this Act and the time when and manner in which such notices 

 or orders are to be given : 

 " (6) For securing the effectual treatment of diseased trees plants 

 or vegetables and the effectual destruction of any insect or 

 fungus : • 



"(c) For regulating or prohibiting the importation introduction or 

 bringing into Victoria or any described portion of Victoria of 

 any particular kind of tree plant or vegetable likely to introduce 

 any disease or insect : 

 "{d) For •prescribing penalties not exceeding Ten pounds for the 



breach of any regulations : and 

 " (e) Generally for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. 

 " (2) All such regulations upon being published in the Government Gaaette 

 shall be valid in law as if the same were enacted in this Act and shall be 

 judicially noticed ; and all such regulations shall be laid before both Houses 

 of Parliament within fourteen days after the making thereof if Parliament 

 be then sitting and if Parliament be not then sitting then within fourteen 

 days after the commencement of the next session of Parliament." 



Clause 1 4 read and passed — 



" 14. (1) Every person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act — 

 "(a) Who in any manner obstructs or impedes any person acting 

 under the direction or order of the Minister or of a court of 

 petty sessions in the execution of such person's powers under this 

 Act, or 

 "(h) Who disobeys or fails to comply with any of the provisions of 

 this Act or any order given pursuant to such provisions. 

 " (2) If any person is guilty of an offence against this Act for which no 

 penalty is specially provided he shall for every such offence be liable on 

 conviction to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds. " 



Clause 15 read and passed — 



" 15. No action shall be brought against any person acting in the execu- 

 tion of this Act for anything done unless the same be commenced within 

 four months next after the act complained of has been committed," 



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