38 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
(Order in Council No. 5, Feb. 9, 1929.) 
Except as indicated under the captions "Importation Prohibited" and "Impor- 
tation Restricted", there are no phytosanitary restrictions upon the importation 
of plants and plant products into the Colony or Protectorate of Sierra Leone. 
B. E. P. Q.-391. March 19, 1936. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH GOLD COAST COLONY 
This summary of tlie plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Gold Coast 
Colony has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant quarantine 
officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to 
that country. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector, in charge of 
Foreign Service Information, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from the 
Plants (Injurious Pests) Ordinance, No. 37, of December 28, 1923, and orders 
promulgated thereunder, and reviewed by the Director of Agriculture of the 
Colony. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete 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. 
Avery S. Hoyt, 
Acting Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE BRITISH GOLD COAST 
COLONY 
Basic Legislation 
The Plants (Injurious Pests) Ordinance, December 28, 1923. 
Concise Summary 
importation prohibited 
Nothing. 
importation conditional 
Any plant from Central America, South America, and the West Indies: 
Importation subject to a license from the Director of Agriculture (Order No. 20 
of 1930), to prevent the introduction of Fusarium cubense E. F. Smith, Panama 
disease, and Marasmius perniciosus Stahel, witches'-broom. 
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.), cotton (Gossypium spp.), and rubber (Hevea 
spp.) : Importation from any source subject to a license from the Director 
(Ordinance No. 37 of 1923) to prevent the introduction of Marasmius perniciosus 
Stahel, witches'-broom ; Heliothis obsoleta Fab., corn ear worm ; diseases likely 
to affect cocoa. 
Cola {Cola spp.), and bananas {Musa spp.) : Importation from any source 
subject to a license from the Director (Order No. 44 of 1926) to prevent the 
introduction of Fusarium vasinfectum Atk. ; Fusarium cubense E. F. Smith, 
and diseases likely to affect cocoa. 
importation unrestricted 
All nursery stock, other plants, seeds, bulbs, fruits and vegetables, other than 
those above specifically mentioned, may be imported into this Colony from any 
country without plant quarantine restriction. 
Ordinance for the Prevention and Treatment of Pests Injurious to Plants 
(The Plants (Injurious Pests) Ordinance, Dec. 28, 1923) 
SHORT TITLE 
Section 1. This ordinance may be cited as "The Plants (Injurious Pests) 
Ordinance, 1923" and shall become effective January 1, 1924. 
