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^fruits d'Amerique est prohib^e en Allemagne, au moins temporaire- 

 ment." 



According to the Revue Horficole for Maj 16, " Le gouvernement 

 Holland ais h interdit pour qua t re mois I'entree des arbres et arbustes, 



fruits frais on sees, de provenance americaine De son 



cote, le conseil federal Suisse vient de prononcer la meme interdiction." 



The contiguity of the Dominion of ('anada to the United States, and 

 the consequent greater danger of infection with which it is threatened, 

 has led to the passing of a lav) by the Canadian Parliament prohibit- 

 ing the entry of all nursery stock from the States. It regards an 

 effective inspection of such stock as impossible. Hence the prohibition 

 is absolute as in the case of Germany. 



The following correspondence, communicated to Kew by the 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies, indicates the strong position taken 

 up by the Dominion Government in endeavouring to deal with the 

 subject : — 



Colonial Offce to Eoyal Gardens, K^w. 



Dowing Street, 



May 6, 1898. 



Sir, 



I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to 

 transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a despatch which has 

 been received from the Governor-General of Canada with its enclosures, 

 on the subject of the Canadian law prohibiting the importation of 

 nursery stock from the United States entitled the San Jose Scale 

 Act." 



I am, &c., 



. (Signed) Edward Wingfield. 



The Director, 



Royal Gardens, Kew. 



Lord Aberdeen to Sir Julian Pauncefote. 



Ottawa, 

 April 9, 1898, 



Sir, 



With reference to Your Excellency's despatch No. 42 of the 

 28th ultimo on the subject of an Act recently passed by the Parlia- 

 ment of Canada, prohibiting the importation of nursery stock from the 

 United States, I have the honour to enclose herewith copy of an ap- 

 proved minute of the Privy Council explaining the considerations 

 which led to the enactment of this measure and representing that 

 present circumstances do not admit of any modification of its pro- 

 visions. 



I have, &c., 



(Signed) Aberdeen. 



His Excellency Sir Julian Pauncefote, G.C.B., 

 &c., &c. 



