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may have been imported on or along with the said proclaimed 

 articles : 



Now, therefore, I do her* by proclaim and order that the importa- 

 tion into this Island of all "proclaimed articles" shall be subject to 

 the following conditions : — 



All proclaimed articles shall be fumigated, and the work of fumi- 

 gation shall be carried out by the staff of the Government Laboratory 

 — a fumigatory box shall be employed for small operations, and a fu- 

 migatory chamber at^the wharf for large. For ordinary purposes the 

 dose of cyanide to be vaporised shall be one ounce for every 300 feet 

 of cubic space and the exposure shall be one hour. For the more de- 

 licate plants half the aV ,e dose of cyanide shall be used and the ex- 

 posure srnll be half anft^ir only. Plants in Wardian cases shall be 

 fumigated while still R the case. The Island and Agricultural 

 Chemist shall be the aufnority to decide in any question c nnected 

 with the fumigation of proclaimed ai tides which involves the exercise 

 of any discretion. 

 Given under my hand and the Broad Seal of this Island, at King's 

 House, this fifteenth day of October, in the First year of His 

 Majesty's Reign, Annoque Domini, 1901. 



By Command, 



Sydney Olivier, Colonial Secretary. 



ADDITIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

 DEPARTMENT. 



Library (Serials) . 

 Europe. 



Svitish Isles* 



Annals of Botany, Sept., 1901. Vol. XV. [Purchased.] 

 Botanical Magazine, Sept., Oct. [Purchased,] 



British Museum Annual Returns, 1900-1901. [Principal Librarian.] 

 Bulletin Kew Gardens, Nov.- bee, 1900. Jan.-Mar. 1901 , and App. April- 

 June, July- Sept. [Director.] 

 -Chemist and Druggist, Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, 

 [Editor.] 



Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Aug. 1901. [Col. Sec,] 

 Garden, Aug. 24, 31 . Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26. [Purchased..] 

 Gardeners' Chronicle, Aug. 24, 31. Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28. Ocfc. 5, 12, 19, 26, 

 [Purchased,] 



Hooker's Icones PJantarum Vol. VIII Part I. Sept. 1901. [Bentham 



Trustees through Kew.] 

 International Sugar Journal, Sept., Oct [Editor.] 

 Journal, Board of Agriculture, England. [Sec. Board of Agri.] 

 Journal of Botany, Sept., Oct. [Purchased,] 



Nature, Aug. 22, 29. Sept. 5, 12. 19, 26. Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24. [Purchased.] 

 Pharmaceutical Journal, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26. 

 Rothamstead Reports for 1901, By Sir J. H. Gilbert. 



" Plans and Summary Tables arranged for reference in the field. 



[Committee.] 



W. Indian and Com. Advertiser, Sept., Oct. [Editor. J 

 Franee. 



Sucrerie Indigene et Coloniale, Aug. 27. Sept., 3, 10, 17, 24. Oct. 1, 8> 

 15, 22. [Editor.] 



