114 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
SAMPLES IMPORTED BY MALL 
Art. 13. Samples without value arriving by mail will comply with the re- 
quirements of article 3 of the General Regulations of the Law of Phytosanitary 
Police only. (See p. 1, B. P. Q. 348.) 
Art. 14. Decree No. 1031 of September 30, 1935, is revoked. 
Avery S. Hoyt, 
Acting Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. P. Q. 348, Supplement No. 5. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF CHILE 
September 10, 1936. 
importation of beneficial insects 
[Decree No. 458, Apr. 27, 1935] 
Article 1. The importation of insects beneficial to agriculture, or of those 
which are natural enemies of others that constitute pests, may be effected only 
by the Phytosanitary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile. 
Art. 2. The importation of other insects of direct economic value to private 
persons, such as bees, silkworms, etc., may be effected, provided that all the 
requirements established by the Law of Phytosanitary Police for the importa- 
tion of plants, or parts thereof, are complied with. 
Art. 3. Relates to the importation of birds, rodents, and other small animals, 
and article 4 deals with penalties for violations. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. P. Q. 357, Supplement No. 4. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA 
July 20, 1936. 
authorized ports of entry 
Decree No. 69595, October 25, 1935, authorizes the importation of plants and 
plant products in general through the port of Mendoza, in addition to the ports 
of Buenos Aires and Bahia Blanca already designated. (See p. 3, B. P. Q. 357.) 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 370, revised, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE 
September 1, 1936. 
grading of fruits 
On page 3 of B. E. P. Q. 370 it is indicated that plums, quinces, apples, and 
pears may be imported into Palestine from the United States and certain 
other countries without a phytosanitary certificate if of the following grades: 
Fancy No. 1, Extra Fancy, and Fancy. 
These grades do not correspond exactly to the United States standard grades 
for apples and pears, there being no United States grade Fancy No. 1, but 
apparently were based on the United States standards, therefore, the question 
was taken up with the authorities of Palestine. 
Under date Jerusalem, August 8, 1936, the American Consul General dis- 
patched the following reply: 
"Department of Agriculture and Fisheries states Palestine grade fruit Fancy 
N"n. 1 means U. S. No. 1 and that Palestine Government will accept without 
