1907.] 



Gooseberry Mildew Orders. 



301 



The Local Authority on receiving notice of the existence 

 or supposed existence of disease is to take such steps as may 

 be necessary to determine whether the disease exists, and the 

 area covered by diseased bushes, or by bushes to which the 

 disease is likely to spread, and to cause a notice to be served 

 on the occupier of any land within that area requiring him 

 to adopt measures for prevention of the spread of the disease. 



These measures are : — 



(i) The immediate destruction by burning or other effective 



method of all diseased bushes, including the fruit 

 on such bushes ; 



(ii) The thorough spraying as soon as possible with a 



solution of copper sulphate (containing at least 

 1 lb. of copper sulphate to a gallon of water) or with 

 some other approved fungicide of the site of any 

 bush that has been destroyed ; 



(iii) The thorough spraying of all gooseberry and currant 



bushes on the area defined in the notice with an 

 approved fungicide. The spraying is to be carried 

 out at such time as an inspector of the Local Authority 

 shall direct and to his satisfaction. 



No gooseberry or currant bush or any part of any such 

 bush is to be removed out of the area defined in the notice 

 except with a licence authorising such removal, but this 

 restriction is not to apply to fruit of a bush that is not 

 diseased. 



Failure to adopt any measure required for prevention of 

 the spread of the disease renders the occupier liable on con- 

 viction to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 



Powers of Entry. — Any inspector or other officer appointed 

 in that behalf by the Local Authority, and any inspector of the 

 Board, may enter any land on which he has reason to believe 

 that disease exists or has recently existed and examine any 

 gooseberry or currant bush on such land. 



The Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Order came into 

 force on 22nd July, and the Isle of Ely, Lincolnshire (parts 

 of Holland) and Norfolk Order on 1st August, 1907. 



