191 1.] Agricultural Exhibitions Abroad. 



Importation of Plants into the Uganda Protectorate. — Ordinance 

 No. i of 191 1, of January nth last, empowers the Governor of the 

 Protectorate to prohibit the importation of 

 Importation any plants, earth, packages, or other articles 



Regulations. likely to introduce any plant disease into the 



Protectorate. Where, in the opinion of the 

 Botanical Authority, disinfection is not sufficient to destroy any insect 

 pest or fungoid disease on any plant sent for disinfection, such plant 

 may be destroyed. — (Board of Trade Journal, February 23rd, 191 1.) 



Importation into Russia, Free of Duty, of Preparations for Com- 

 bating Plant Diseases. — The Board of Trade are in receipt, through 

 the Foreign Office, of a copy of a despatch from H.M. Ambassador at 

 St. Petersburg reporting that the lists issued by the Minister of 

 Finance, of preparations for combating the diseases of the vine and 

 fruit trees which are admitted free of duty in accordance with Note 2 

 to Tariff No. 112, as also the prescribed conditions governing their 

 duty-free admission, are to remain in force unaltered. 



The preparation for shrubs and trees called in Russian "caterpillar 

 gum " will be admitted duty-free for Government and public institu- 

 tions and for private individuals, upon presentation in every case of a 

 special voucher from the Department of Agriculture or persons duly 

 authorised by that Department. Institutions and individuals receiving 

 this "caterpillar gum" duty-free will be held responsible for the use 

 of the preparation exclusively in connection with arboriculture and 

 fruit-growing. — (Board of Trade Journal, February 23rd, 191 1.) 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 

 Agricultural Machinery in Argentina. — The Board of Trade have 

 received the following note from H.M. Consul 

 Demand for at Buenos Aires (Mr. A. C. Ross, C.B.) : — 



Agricultural In 1908, the latest year for which the par- 



Machinery ticulars are available, the imports of agricul- 



tural machinery into Argentina from the 

 United Kingdom, of which the greater part consisted of thrashing 

 machines, were valued at only some ,£250,000, while the value of the 

 imports from the United States was about ^650,000. As regards 

 thrashing machinery, it is probable that the orders for these will be 

 diverted in the future to the United States. Several North American 

 manufacturers of thrashers have now established depots at Buenos 

 Aires, where they have their own representatives, workmen, and ware- 

 houses, while not one British maker has an establishment of his own 

 in the country. It is to be noted that many small machines for crushing 

 grain and chopping hay, roots, &c, are imported. (Board of Trade 

 Journal, February 2nd, 191 1.) 



Competition of Agricultural Motors at Winnipeg.— The Commercial 

 Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade is notified that at the annual 

 International Industrial Exhibition at Winni- 

 Agricultural P e g this year there will be held, from 5th 



Exhibitions Abroad. to 22nd July, an international agricultural 

 motor competition. Applications for admis- 

 sion to this competition will be received by the Exhibition authorities 



