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hibited, except with the written permission of the resident commissioner, and 
upon such conditions (if any) as lie shall think fit to prescribe. 
Sec. 4. Penalty for violations. 
INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED PLANTS 
Sec. 5. If he shall know or suspect any plants introduced into the Colony to 
be affected with insect pests or disease, it shall be lawful for the resident com- 
missioner to cause the same to be examined and, if necessary, to be rendered 
innocuous or destroyed. 
IMPORTATION OF ANY PLANT MAY BE PROHIBITED 
Sec. 6. The high commissioner may at any time by proclamation prohibit the 
importation into the colony of any plant, of plants generally, or of specified 
plants from any specified place, and either absolutely or conditionally. 
BAGGAGE LIABLE TO INSPECTION 
Sex?. 7. (1) On the arrival of any vessel from any place from which the im- 
portation of plants is prohibited at any port in the colony a port ofiicer may 
require any person then on board to produce his baggage, clothing, and personal 
effects for inspection. 
(2) The port ofiicer may at his discretion seize such baggage, clothing, and 
personal effects, or any portion thereof, and may cause the same to be disin- 
fected by fumigation and may, if deemed necessary, destroy used matting^ 
baskets made of native material, and native foodstuffs whether cooked or 
uncooked. 
Appendix 
phytosanitaky certificate required 
The resident commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, in his 
letter of August 23, 1935, transmitted a suggested model phytosanitary certificate 
that is now being required with every shipment of plants or plant products 
offered for entry into that colony. The certificate may be issued by a duly 
authorized inspector, and is as follows : 
"This is to certify the living plants or plant products (a representative sample 
of the living plants or plant products) included in the consignment of which 
particulars are given below were/was examined at (place where inspected) 
, on (date), by (name, official title, and address of inspec- 
tor), who was unable to discover any evidence of any injurious insect pest or 
plant disease, and that the consignment covered by this certificate has/has not 
been treated in the following manner, e. g., fumigated or disinfected with , 
prior/immediately subsequent to inspection. 
Signature 
Date 
(Official seal.) 
Description of shipment 
Number of packages 
Distinguishing marks 
Description of plants or plant products 
Place where grown 
Inspected in the field? 
Exported by 
Name and address of consignee 
B. E. P. Q. 433. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY OF BARBADOS, BRITISH WEST 
INDIES 
April 1, 1937. 
This summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Colony of 
Barbados, British West Indies, has been prepared for the information of 
