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Importation of Currant Bushes. [april, 



(c) The name and address of the sender should be put on the 

 address label as well as that of the consignee, and the words 

 " Currant Bushes only " should be clearly written or printed 

 on the label, thus : — 



Currant Bushes Only. 

 From M. Brun et Cie., 



Pepinieristes, 



Orleans, 

 France. 



To Messrs. Brown & Co., 



Nurserymen, 



Reading. 



England. 



(d) No other plants should be included in the package. 



(e) The bushes should not be despatched till the sender is 

 satisfied that a licence has been issued. 



(2) Requirements to be carried out by the importer :— 



(a) A guarantee should be procured from the exporter that the 

 bushes are free from American Gooseberry Mildew, Black 

 Currant Mite, and other disease. 



(b) A letter should be written to the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries, 4 Whitehall Place, S.W., applying for a licence 

 to import currant bushes. The letter should state : — 



(1) The kind of bush to be imported, i.e., whether red, 

 black, and so forth. 



(2) The approximate number to be landed (an outside 

 number should be given). 



(3) The proposed date of landing. 



(4) The proposed port of landing (one or more ports may 

 be given, but the number should not exceed three). 



(5) The name and address of the exporter. 



(6) The name and address of the person or firm on 

 whose premises the bushes are to be planted. 



(7) The address of the place where the bushes are to be 

 permanently planted. This address should be full, so 

 that the place can easily be found by an inspector 

 visiting the district. 



(8) An assurance that the guarantee of freedom from 

 disease referred to above has been obtained. 



(9) If the writer is not the person on whose premises the 

 bushes are to be planted, a written undertaking to 

 observe the conditions of the licence as described in 

 this memorandum must be forwarded with the appli- 

 cation. 



(10) The address to which the licence is to be sent should 

 be given. 



(c) When the licence is received, the sender should be instructed 

 to despatch the bushes. The licence should be sent either 

 to him to be forwarded with the package or to the Collector 

 of Customs at the port where the bushes are to be landed. 

 The bushes cannot be landed until the licence has been 

 produced. 



