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the Commonwealth of Australia shall be handed over by the Customs 

 or Postal Authorities to the Department of Agriculture to be grown in 

 quarantine by the Department for a period not exceeding twelve 

 months : provided that parcels of over three hundredweight may, with 

 the consent of the Minister, be planted on the importer's own land 

 when such land has been gazetted as a quarantine area. 



An Order in Council dated March 17th, 1909, provides for the 

 inspection and disinfection of vine cuttings and grapes. 



Importation of Potatoes into Guernsey. — An Ordonnance of Sep- 

 tember 7th last prohibits the importation of potatoes into Guernsey 

 from the United Kingdom. 



Eradication of Weeds in the Transvaal. — The Noxious Weeds Act, 

 1909, dated June 30th, 1909, empowers the Governor to make regula- 

 tions (1) imposing upon the occupier or owner of land in the colony the 

 duty of clearing the land of certain noxious weeds and of keeping it clear ; 

 (2) empowering officers of the Department of Agriculture, police officers, 

 &c, to enter upon land and direct the clearing of it from weeds, or in 

 default of the owner or occupier to clear the land at his expense ; (3) 

 for preventing the introduction into the colony of any plant, seed, or 

 grain, likely to propagate or spread noxious weeds. 



Importation of Potatoes into the Transvaal. — With reference to the 

 notice published on p. 413 of this Journal for August last relating to 

 the importation of potatoes, the Board have received through the 

 Foreign Office a Transvaal Government Notice (No. 945 of 1909) stating 

 that after August 1st, 1909, all consignments of potatoes imported from 

 the neighbouring colonies will be inspected upon arrival in the Trans- 

 vaal, and if found to be free from insect pests and plant diseases, will be 

 forwarded to their destination. Potatoes found to be infested with any 

 disease may, at the option of the consignors or consignees, be re- 

 consigned or despatched to Johannesburg for the purpose of being 

 sorted. A charge of 6rf..per case or bag will be made to cover the 

 cost of re-sorting. 



In the case of seed potatoes from oversea, if the consignors or con- 

 signees do not wish to pay the charge for re-sorting, the potatoes will 

 be destroyed within four days after arrival. 



Any consignments found on arrival to be infected with black scab 

 (Chrysophlyctis endobiotica Schil.) will not be re-sorted, but will be 

 destroyed immediately on arrival. 



Importation of Bee-hives, &>c, into Cape Colony. — With reference to 

 the notice which appeared in this Journal for February, 1909, p. 875, 

 and April, 1909, p. 53, the Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette for 

 13th August, 1909, contains a Proclamation (No. 352 of 1909), dated 

 9th August, prohibiting the introduction of bee-hives or used bee-hive 

 accessories or appliances, or anything which has been used to contain 

 or manipulate bees or bees-wax.- — (Board of Trade Journal, September 

 23rd, 1909.) 



Importation of Bees, &>c, into the Transvaal. — The Board have 

 been informed by the Colonial Office that the Importation of Bees 

 Regulation Act, the provisions of the Bill for which were summarised 

 in this Journal, July, 1909, p. 325, came into operation on June 29th 

 last. 



