6y6 Importation and Other Regulations. [nov., 



IMPORTATION AND OTHER REGULATIONS. 



Importation of Animals into Swaziland. — New regulations, dated 

 July 30th, came into force on August 2nd, 19 10, in continuation of 

 and in substitution for those already issued in connection with the 

 " Swaziland Disease of Animals Proclamation, 1908." The new regu- 

 lations prohibit the importation into Swaziland of horses, mules, 

 donkeys, pigs, and dogs without a permit from the Government veter- 

 inary surgeon, and also the entry of any cattle from Portuguese East 

 Africa, Transvaal, or Natal (with the exception in the case of Natal 

 of cattle imported for breeding purposes from oversea and accompanied 

 by special permit of the Commissioner). Cattle from the Cape Colony 

 are prohibited unless accompanied by a certificate of health from a 

 Government Veterinary Surgeon. All imported cattle must be sub- 

 jected to the tuberculin test, and any expense incurred by the 

 Veterinary Department in connection with the examination of animals 

 entering Swaziland must be borne by the person desirous of importing 

 the stock. — (Board of Trade Journal, September 8th, 19 10.) 



Importation of Plants into Mauritius. — The only restrictions 

 hitherto in force in Mauritius with regard to the importation of plants 

 were those placed upon vine plants and cuttings by Ordinance No. 14 

 of 1882. These restrictions have now, however, been extended to 

 include all seeds, plants, and cuttings, and the Governor of the Colony 

 is empowered by Ordinance No. 4 of 1910 to prohibit by proclamation 

 the importation of all such articles which are likely to introduce 

 disease. 



Importation of Animal Products into Sweden. — The Board of Trade 

 are in receipt, through the Foreign Office, of information to the effect 

 that a clause has been added to Section 1 of the Swedish Royal 

 Ordinance of August 6th, 1908, prescribing that unmelted tallow, un- 

 melted suet, chops (jaws), blood and fresh bone of ruminants or swine, 

 used farming or swine-pen appliances, and fodder and litter of hay 

 or straw, may not be imported into Sweden unless accompanied by a 

 certificate, as provided for in Section 3 of the Ordinance, stating that 

 the goods are from a place free of foot-and-mouth disease. 



In accordance with Section 3, certificates must be issued by the 

 Swedish Consul or other public official at the port of shipment ; but a 

 certificate issued by some other person may be accepted if his good 

 faith be attested by one of the above-mentioned authorities. — (Board 

 of Trade Journal, September 29th, 1910.) 



Sale of Seeds in Canada. — The Act regulating the inspection and 

 sale of seeds in Canada, passed in 1905 and revised in 1906, and to 

 which reference has already been made in this Journal, Vol. XII. , 

 January, 1906, has now been amended by a further Act of March 17th, 

 19 10. The amendments prohibit the sale of seeds of cereals ; grasses, 

 clovers, forage plants, field roots, or garden vegetable crops which 

 are not capable of germinating in the proportion of two-thirds of the 

 percentage standard of vitality for good seed of the kind, unless the 

 percentage of vitality is clearly indicated on the packages containing 

 the seed. The seeds of such cereals, &c, must be free from Wild 

 Mustard or Charlock (Brassica sinapistrum, Boiss.) and Wild Radish 

 (Raphanus Raphanistrum, L.), in addition to the weed seeds specified 



