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When that limit is approached, the controlling- stations take action by 

 (a) withdrawing the right to use the official marks from persons who 

 have intentionally caused the percentage of water to be exceeded, and 

 their membership of the controlling station is cancelled ; (b) in the case 

 of a first offence the persons concerned are temporarily prohibited from 

 using the official marks if the delinquents are in the habit of 

 manufacturing butter containing a percentage of water of from 15! to 

 16 per cent. ; such prohibition to continue until the members have 

 provided sufficient guarantees against a repetition of the offence. 



Importation of Potatoes into Nyasaland. — By a Proclamation 

 (No. 131, of 1909), the importation of potatoes into Nyasaland is 

 allowed on condition that each consignment is accompanied by a 

 certificate from the consignor to the effect that the potatoes were grown 

 in a particular locality, and in the case of the United Kingdom by a 

 further certificate from the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, showing - 

 that Chrysophlyctis endobiotica has not been declared to exist in that 

 locality. The regulations on the subject given in this Journal, July, 

 1909, have been cancelled. 



Importation of Bees into Natal. — An Act dated 22nd November, 1909 

 (No. 15) provides that bees and their larvae, honey, beeswax, including* 

 foundation comb, honeycomb, and other unmanufactured products of 

 agriculture, shall not be imported into Natal without the consent of 

 the Minister of Agriculture and subject to such conditions as may be 

 prescribed. 



Importation of Plants into Orange River Colony. — A Notice dated 

 15th November, 1909, which has been issued by the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment of the Orange River Colony, imposes restrictions for the purpose 

 of preventing the introduction of insect pests, and on the importation of 

 fruit-bearing plants and stocks. A copy of the Regulation can be seen 

 at the Office of the Board. 



Importation of Cattle into Costa Rica. — According to a Decree, dated 

 October 26th, 1909, the Government will pay the sea and land freight 

 on male or female pedigree cattle imported from Europe or the United 

 States. This payment will include the cost of land and marine in- 

 surance, the cost of food, and the care of the cattle in steamers and 

 trains, and also the cost where the cattle may be forwarded to their 

 destination by other means than by railway. The payments will be 

 made until December 31st, 1911. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Horticultural Exhibition at Florence. — The Board of Trade have 

 received, through the Italian Embassy in London, a copy of the 

 programme of a Horticultural Exhibition, with 

 Agricultural Shows international sections, to be held at Florence in 

 and Exhibitions Ma Y> 1 9 lJ - Applications for space will be 

 Abroad. received up to 31st March, 191 1, by the 



Executive Committee of the Exhibition. 

 The copy of the programme (in Italian), together with particulars 

 (in French) of the international sections of the exhibition, may be seen 

 by British firms interested on application at the Commercial Intelligence 

 Branch of the Board of Trade, 73, Basinghall Street, London, E.C. 



