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7th January, 1902 



THE Governor directs the publication, for general information, of 

 the Instructions issued for the guidance of Officers of the Govern- 

 ment Laboratory and the Kingston Customs in regard to the manner 

 in which imported plants, seeds, etc., shall be dealt with. 



By Command, 



Sydney Olivier, 

 Colonial Secretary. 



Instructions for the Guidance of Officers of the Government Laboratory 

 and Kingston Customs in regard to the manner in which imported 

 Plants, Cuttings, etc , and their coverings, shall be dealt icith. 



Immediately on the landing of any plants, cuttings or other articles 

 specified in the Governor's Proclamation of the 7th September, 1901, 

 published in the Government Notice No. 278, of the 10th of that 

 month in the Jamaica Gazette, thpy shall be taken charge of by the 

 Customs Officer who will give the Wharfinger or other party concerned 

 a receipt therefor, shewing the time and date of delivery. 



The Customs Officer shall at once notify the Government Chemist, 

 in wrtiing, of the articles to be fumigated, stating the approximate 

 dimensions thereof and obtain his instructions as to the time at, and 

 place to, which they are to be forwarded for fumigation. 



The Customs Officer will then forward the articles accordingly in 

 charge of a Customs Escort who will remain in attendance during the 

 process of fumigation and afford, or provide such assistance and labour 

 as the Government Chemist or his Officer in charge may require. 



In mediately on receipt of the Articles the Government Chemist (or 

 his Assistant) shall cause them to be fumigated in the manner and 

 under the conditions prescribed by the Governor in Privy Council. 



So soon as this has been done, and a memorandum shewing the time 

 of receipt and delivery furnished to the Customs Escort, the Articles 

 shall be taken charge of by the Escort and conveyed to the King's 

 Warehouse or other place, as arranged by the Landing Waiter. 



The greatest care must be taken by tho Officer in charge of the 

 King's Warehouse to keep plants, cuttings, &c, alive and in good con- 

 dition. 



All expenses of removing the articles to the Government Labora- 

 tory, and thence to the King's Warehouse, with any expenses necessa- 

 rily incurred in keeping the articles in good condition, shall be met by 

 the Importer, all such amounts being brought to ace unt as King's 

 Warehouse Fees as provided by the Customs Regulations on the sub- 

 ject. 



Plants, cuttings, &c, should not be forwarded to the King's Ware- 

 house in cases where Importers defray expenses of removal, labour, &o. 

 (if any) at once, and at the same time arrange with the Customs Officer 

 to take delivery of the articles immediately after fumigation. This 

 provision will refer more particularly to the plants, &c, brought by 

 passengers and imported through the parcel post, &c. 



