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Imports of Timber. 



Under this Act inspectors may be appointed by the 

 Governor in Council. No live stock may be exported with- 

 out having been previously examined by such an inspector, 

 who shall give a certificate to the effect that the stock is free 

 from disease, and who shall also satisfy himself that proper 

 arrangements have been made for the accommodation, food, 

 and water of the animals during the entire voyage. Meat 

 must be passed as free from disease and fit for human food ; 

 the same applies to fruit. 



The provisions relating to dairy produce (defined as butter 

 and cheese) are applicable upon order of the Governor in 

 Council, who is empowered to enforce them or to revoke 

 them in whole or in part. These provisions are that all 

 butter and cheese intended for export must be sent to a cool 

 store (there are seven scheduled as being within the meaning 

 of the Act), there to remain until properly cooled or 

 frozen. Each lot of butter and cheese is, after inspection, to 

 be stamped by the inspector, who has power to take samples 

 from any lot, unless in a hermetically sealed tin. The 

 official stamp is defined to be either [a) a crown under the 

 words "Approved for Export " and over the word " Victoria/ 5 

 or 'b the word " Pastry." 



Persons aggrieved by the refusal of an inspector to 

 approve of any of these products can appeal. Penalties up 

 to a maximum of £50 may be imposed for contraventions of 

 this Act, or of any regulations which may be made under it. 



The extent of the demand for foreign timber in the United 

 Kingdom may be illustrated by the fact that during the past 

 five years the imports of hewn and sawn timber and staves 

 (exclusive of mahogany, walnut, and other furniture wood 

 and veneers), have rang'ed in value from £1 5,000,000 to 

 ^23,000,000 annually. The average yearly value of these 

 imports for quinquennial periods since 1879 has been as 

 follows : — 



Imports of Timber. 



1879-83 

 1SS4-8S 

 1S89-93 

 1894-9S 



14,962,000 

 13,485,000 

 16,439,000 

 18,922,000 



