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Importation and other Regulations, [nov., 



Quarantine Act of 1908 with respect to the importation of animals and 

 plants into the Commonwealth. Animals and plants may be landed 

 at the ports of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, 

 Hobart; plants only may be landed at Newcastle, Geelong, Cairns, 

 Port Darwin. The importation of all animals is prohibited, except 

 horses, asses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and dogs, and wild 

 animals for exhibition or scientific purposes. When imported from the 

 United Kingdom these animals must be shipped from London, Liver- 

 pool, Glasgow, Dublin, or Cork. The importation of horns and hoofs is 

 prohibited. 



The following plants or parts thereof are absolutely excluded: — 

 Stone fruit trees from any part of the world where either " Peach 

 Yellows" or "Peach Rosette" exists; pear trees where Pear Blight 

 exists ; gooseberry plants from any country affected with American 

 Gooseberry Mildew. Certain other plants may be introduced only under 

 specified conditions. All animals and plants imported into Australia are 

 subject to quarantine. 



Importation of Plants into S. Australia. — The introduction of plants 

 is governed by regulations, dated July 9th, 1908, the former regulations 

 of October 9th, 1907, being revoked. Trees, plants, and fruit, except 

 grape vines and grapes, may be imported through Port Adelaide. Thev 

 must have been thoroughly cleaned of soil, but will be examined on 

 landing by an inspector and dealt with as he may direct. 



Plant Import Regulations, Western Australia.— According to Regu- 

 lations made under an Order in Council dated June 5th, 1907, any 

 plants and parts thereof imported into Western Australia must be 

 introduced through the ports of Albany and Fremantle. They must be 

 disinfected immediately upon arrival, and if found to be infested with 

 any pest, they must be quarantined for 14 days. Plants that are not 

 presented for disinfection will be seized, and, if infested with any pest, 

 destroyed. 



The importation into the colony of all peach, nectarine, apricot, 

 plum, prune, and almond trees, and all trees budded or grafted upon 

 peach stocks or roots, and all peach or other pits, cuttings, buds, or 

 scions raised or grown in any place where the " peach yellow " or the 

 " peach rosette " are known to exist, is prohibited. 



The importation of any fruit, plant, or part thereof infested with 

 the codlin moth, mussel scale, Queensland fruit fly, Phoma citricarpa, 

 Aspidiotus nerii, phylloxera, San Jose scale, the mining or Chionaspis 

 scale, the wax scale, or with internal parasites such as the larvae of the 

 codlin moth, fruit flies, nematodes or bacterial diseases, or with 

 melanose fungus, is prohibited. 



All consignments of fruit found to contain fruit infected by codlin 

 moth will be destroyed. 



There is a fixed scale of fees, payable in advance, for inspection and 

 disinfection ; and no compensation will be paid for goods destroyed 

 under the regulations. 



These regulations do not apply to any port or part of Western 

 Australia north of the 26th parallel of South Latitude. 



By an Order in Council of February 24th, 1909, it is provided that 

 all potatoes imported into Western Australia from any country outside 



