5 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
granted by the Governor. Precaution against the introduction of insect pests 
and plant diseases that do not already exist on the island. 
(&) Banana plants and parts thereof: May be imported from any country 
and place only under a license granted by the Governor, to prevent the intro- 
duction of Panama wilt disease (Fusarium cubense E. F. Sm.) and insect pests. 
(c) Cottonseed, cotton lint, and seed cotton, and all packages, coverings, bags, 
and other articles and things that have been used as packages, coverings, or 
bags for cottonseed, cotton lint, and seed cotton : May be imported from any 
country and place except Cuba, Haiti, and Santo Domingo under license granted 
by the Governor. Precaution against the introduction of insect pests not 
already established on the island. 
(d) Sprouted coconuts: May be imported from Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Tin- 
cent, and Trinidad under license granted by the Governor. Precaution against 
the introduction of the red ring disease (Aplielenclwides cocoplulus (Cobb) 
Goodey). 
(e) Soil and plants growing in soil: May be imported from any country or 
place only after fumigation and under license granted by the Governor, to 
prevent the introduction of insect pests and plant diseases. 
(f) Fruit except plantains, nuts, dried, canned, candied, or other preserved 
fruits from the British Isles, Canada, British West Indies, and United States 
of America : Must be accompanied by a certificate from a responsible authority 
in the country of export that the fruit does not originate in a prohibited coun- 
try. Precautions against the introduction of the Mediterranean fruitfly (Cera- 
titis capitata Wied.). 
(g) Vegetables except onions, potatoes, and canned or preserved vegetables 
from the British Isles, Canada, British West Indies, and the United States : 
Must be accompanied by a certificate from a responsible authority in the 
country of export that the vegetables do not originate in a prohibited country. 
B. E. P. Q. 391, revised. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH GOLD COAST COLONY 
February 19, 193S. 
This digest of the 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. 
The present revision of the original summary of March 19, 1936. became neces- 
sary to embody the provisions of new legislation, namely, the Importation of 
Plants Regulation Ordinance, No. 18 of March 28. 1936. and the Importation of 
Plants Regulations. No. 25 of May 6, 1936. This digest has been reviewed by the 
director of agriculture of the Gold Coast Colony. 
The information herein contained 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. Steoxg. 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH GOLD COAST COLONY 
(Applicable also to British Togoland) 
Basic Legislatiox 
[Importation of Plant Regulation Ordinance, No. 18 of March 28, 1936] 
Section 1. This ordinance may be cited as the Importation of Plants Regula- 
tion Ordinance, 1936, and shall apply to the Gold Coast. 
.Sec. 2. Definitions. 
"Plant" includes everything in the nature of a plant, and the fruit, leaves, 
cuttings, bark, or any part thereof whatsoever, living or dead, severed or at- 
tached, but does not include seed, unless specifically mentioned, nor manufac- 
