1908.] American Gooseberry Mildew Order, 1907. 625 



The principal provisions of the Order are as follows : — 



Notification of Disease. — The occupier of any premises on which there is a bush 

 which is diseased or suspected of being diseased is to notify the fact to the clerk to 

 the Local Authority. 



Preli?7iinary Lnvestigatioti by Local Authority. — The Local Authority on receiving 

 notice of the existence or supposed existence of disease shall cause a notice to be 

 served on the occupier of the premises which shall thereupon become "infected 

 premises." 



The notice shall as far as practicable include in the infected premises only such 

 plantations, gardens or fields as contain bushes which are or recently have been 

 diseased. 



Precautions to be Adopted in case of an Outbreak of Disease or Supposed Outbreak. — 

 The occupier of any plantation, garden or field on which there is a diseased bush is to 

 spray as soon as is practicable all the diseased bushes and all gooseberry and currant 

 bushes on the plantation, garden or field to which the disease is likely to spread with 

 a solution of liver of sulphur (containing not less than one pound of liver of sulphur 

 to thirty-two gallons of water) or with some other fungicide approved by the Local 

 Authority for that purpose ; but this provision does not apply to bushes which have 

 shed their leaves. 



No bush shall be removed from any plantation, garden or field on which there is a 

 bush which is diseased or suspected of being diseased, and clippings from diseased or 

 suspected bushes shall be forthwith destroyed by burning or other effective method. 



Action to be taken by Local Authority after Prelimina7-y Lnvestigation. — The Local 

 Authority is to cause a notice to be served on each occupier of infected premises 

 requiring him as regards each diseased bush on the premises and every bush imme- 

 diately adjoining such bush — (a) to destroy by burning or other effective method either 

 the whole bush or, if the occupier so prefer, all wood formed in the current or 

 preceding year, which wood shall be pruned to the satisfaction of an Inspector of 

 the Local Authority, and also similarly to destroy the fruit (if any) on each diseased 

 bush ; and (b) to spray thoroughly the site of each bush which has not shed its 

 leaves with a solution of liver of sulphur (containing at least one pound of liver of 

 sulphur to twenty-four gallons of water) or with some other fungicide approved by 

 the Local Authority. 



If the occupier fails to carry out the destruction, the Local Authority may cause 

 their officers to carry out the work. The occupier must also, when directed by an 

 Inspector of the Local Authority, prune or spray all gooseberry and currant bushes on 

 the infected premises whether the same have been diseased or not. 



All clippings arising from any pruning shall be forthwith destroyed by the 

 occupier by burning or other effective method. 



Power to Require Adoption of Precautions on Premises in Vicinity of Infected 

 Premises. — The Local Authority may cause a notice to be served on the occupier of 

 any plantation, garden or field to which the disease is likely to spread from infected 

 premises requiring such occupier to spray thoroughly all the gooseberry and currant 

 bushes on such plantation, garden or field. 



Precautions against Spread of Disease by Fruit Picking. — Where the Local 

 Authority are satisfied that the extent of the disease in any plantation, garden or field 

 is such that the picking of the crop would be likely to spread the disease to other 

 premises, the Local Authority may prohibit the picking of the crop. 



Precautions against Spread of Disease by Bushes. — No gooseberry or currant bush 

 is to be removed from infected premises except with a licence granted by the Board. 



Powers of Entry. — Any Inspector or other officer appointed in that behalf by the 

 Local Authority, and any Inspector of the Board, may, upon production of his appoint- 

 ment or authority, 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. 



Offences. — Non-compliance with the Order renders persons liable on conviction to 

 a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 



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