Miscellaneous. 



178 



Paddy Account 



[February, 1909. 



To Paddy purchased 

 , , Interest recovered 



Total... Rs. 



Bus. 



80 



Laha. 



By Loans outstanding 

 ,, Wastage 

 , , Paddy in Store 



Total... Rs. 



Laha. 



6 



Profit and Loss Account. 



To Interest recovered on Cash loans 

 „ „ ,, on Paddy ,, 



25'1 bushels at Rs. 2. per bushel 



Total... Rs. 



Rs. 



cts. 



122 



00 



50 



20 



172 



20 



DRAFT ORDINANCE. 



[Ceylon Government Gazette (Extra- 

 ordinary) No. 6293, February 9th, 1909.] 



Minute. 



The following Draft of a proposed 

 Ordinance is published for general infor- 

 mation :— 



An Ordinance to Prevent the Intro- 

 duction and Dissemination op the 

 Plant known as the Water Hya- 

 cinth. 



Preamble. — Whereas it is expedient to 

 make provision to prevent the introduc- 

 tion into, and dissemination in, this 

 Island of the plant known as the water 

 hyacinth : Be it therefore enacted by 

 the Governor of Ceylon, by and with the 

 advice and consent of the Legislative 

 Council thereof, as follows : 



Short title- — 1. This Ordinance may be 

 cited as "The Water Hyacinth Ordin- 

 ance, 190 ." 



Definition. — 2. In this Ordinance the 

 expression " the water hyacinth " means 

 the plant botanically known as Eich- 

 homia crassipes, and includes the seed 

 and every part of the plant. 



Prohibition of importation or posses- 

 sion of water hyacinth. — 3, (1) It shall 

 be unlawful for any person— 



(a) To import the water hyacinth into 

 Ceylon ; or 



(o) To possess or keep the water hya- 

 cinth, or allow the same to grow in or on 

 any place belonging to him or under his 

 control or management. 



Duty of land owners to destroy plant. — 

 4. Where the water hyacinth is growing 

 in or on any place, it shall be the duty 

 of the person to whom such place be- 

 longs, or who has the control or manage- 

 ment thereof, forthwith to cause the 

 same to be completely and effectually 

 destroyed by fire. 



,, Printing and Books 

 ,. A Paddy-bin 

 ,, Sundries 

 ,, Wastage of Paddy bus. 3'5 atRs.2 

 ,, Nett Profit 



Total... Rs. 



Rs. 



cts. 



56 



40 



23 



49 



45 



00 



2 



00 



7 



00 



38 



31 



172 



20 



Penalties.— 5. Any person who— 



(1) Imports the water hyacinth into 

 Ceylon ; or 



(2) Possesses or keeps or allows the 

 same to grow in any pla^e belonging to 

 him or under his control or manage- 

 ment ; or 



(3) Fails forthwith to destroy in 

 manner prescribed by section 4 any 

 water hyacinth which may be found 

 growing in any such place as aforesaid — 

 shall be guilty of an offence, and shall 

 be liable on conviction thereof to a fine 

 not exceeding two hundred rupees. 



Power of Ciistoms Officers to destroy 

 plant on importation. — 6. It shall be 

 lawful for the principal officer of 

 Customs at any port at which any water 

 hyacinth may be landed to destroy the 

 same, and no person shall be entitled to 

 compensation for any water hyacinth so 

 destroyed. 



Poioers to extend certain provisions to 

 other noxious weeds or plants — 7. (1) It 

 shall be lawful for the Governor in Execu- 

 tive Council by Proclamation to declare 

 that the provisions of this Ordinance— 



(a) Prohibiting the importation of 

 the water hyacinth ; 



(b) Imposing a penalty on persons 

 importing the said plant ; 



(c) Empowering Customs Officers to 

 destroy the said plant on importation- 

 shall extend to any noxious weed or 

 plant specified in the Proclamation and 

 to the seed or any part of such plant. 



(2) Upon such Proclamation the above- 

 mentioned provisions of this Ordinance 

 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such 

 weed or plant. 



By His Excellency's command 

 Hugh Clifford, 



Colonial Secretary. 

 Colonial Secretary's Office, 

 Colombo, February 3, 1909. 



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