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manures, as well as of all kinds of palms and material used for packing such 
plants and parts of plants. 
(2) The Governor is authorized to prohibit the importation of plants, and 
parts thereof, other than those named in paragraph 1 of this article, together 
with their packing. 
Exceptions Provided For 
Art. 2. (1) Exceptitm to the prohibition of article 1 may be granted by the 
Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station for an individual shipment 
on condition that the plants and parts thereof to be imported, and their pack- 
ing, are accompanied by a declaration, made by an authorized expert of the 
place of origin, that the material proceeds from a healthy planting and, insofar 
as was necessary, the shipment, including packing, had been effectively disin- 
fected before shipment. 
(2) Such a declaration must be legalized by a competent Netherlands 
authority at the point of shipment. 
Art. 8. The Governor is authorized, by decree, to permit the importation of 
specified seeds and fruits failing under the provisions of article 1, on the basis 
of a general permit and under conditions f>rescribed by him. 
Importation of Used Sacks Prohibited 
Art. 4. (1) The importation of empty used sacks is prohibited. 
(2) Exception to the said prohibition can be made at any time for an indi- 
vidual shipment by the Director of Agricultural Experiment Station on con- 
dition that the sacks to be imported are accompanied by a declaration of an 
authorized expert of the place of origin that the material has been effectively 
disinfected before shipment. 
(8) Such declaration must be legalized by the competent Netherlands author- 
ity of the place. 
Art. 5. The Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station will decide, on 
the basis of nrticles 2, 3, and 4 (par. 2), whether the imported goods must 
undergo disinfection or an additional disinfection, at the expense of the 
importer. 
J)}iportation of Other Goods May Be Prohibited 
Art. 0. The Governor is authorized to prohibit the importation of goods, in- 
cluding clothing, other than those specified in articles 3 and 4 (par. 1) if 
infected or suspected of being infected by parasites or pathogenic organisms 
injurious to agriculture. 
Art. 7. Provides for the destruction of material imported in contravention 
of a decree or when their condition w^arrants it. 
Art. 8. The exception authorized in articles 2 and 4 (par. 2) shall be granted 
with respect to importations made through the mouth of the Surinam River 
and through Paramaribo only. 
Articles 9 to IT do not concern the exporter. 
r.. E. P. Q, 454. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY AND PROTECTORATE OF 
NIGERIA (INCLUDING THE CAMEROONS UNDER BRITISH MANDATE) 
July 10, 1937. 
This digest of the plant-(iuarantine import restrictions of the colony and 
protectorate of Nigeria has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, 
plant-quarantine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants 
and plant products to that Colony. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector in charge, 
Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from 
Ordinance No. 29 of December 12, 1935, and Ordinance No. 4, of January 13, 
1936, and reviewed by the Director of Agriculture of the Colony. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used 
independently of, nor as a substitute for. the original texts, and it is not to be 
interpreted as legally authoritative. 
Lee a. Strong. 
Chief, Bureau of E)itoi)iolo(/i/ and Plant Quarantine. 
