1938] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1Q1 
country in which fireblight of apple and pear (Bacillus amylovorus (Burr.) 
Trev.) exists. 
Stone-fruit trees, or parts thereof, including the fruit, grown in any country 
in which any of the diseases known as peach yellow, peach rosette, little peach, 
or phony peach exists. 
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) grown in any country in which bor- 
ing beetles of the genera Sphenophorus, Cosmopolites, or Rhaidocnemis exist. 
Tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L. ), or parts thereof, exclusive of the 
seed, and 
Ulmaceae : Plants, including seeds and cuttings, from Europe. 
Importation Into the State of Western Australia Prohibited 
[Proclamation 11-P, gazetted September 19, 1935] 
Walnuts "(Juglans spp.) from the State of California wherever such walnuts 
may have been grown. 
Walnuts grown in the State of California wherever such walnuts may have 
been shipped. 
Importation Restricted 
[Proclamation 8— P, gazetted September 19, 1935] 
The importation of the following-named plants and plant products is pro- 
hibited except in accordance with the provisions of the quarantine (plants) 
regulations : 
Citrus fruits from any country in which citrus canker {Bacterium citri 
(Hasse) Doidge) does not exist, and seeds of citrus plants from any country. 
Cottonseed and cotton lint (raw cotton). (Gossypium spp.) 
Hops that are the commercial product of plants grown in countries other 
than those known to be free from downy mildew or mosaic diseases. 
Nursery stock and cuttings and scions of same. 
Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). Refers to the nuts only. 
Potatoes (Solatium tuberosum L.). 
Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.), rice seed or any rough or unmilled rice 
(paddy rice) capable of germinating. (Proc. 15 P, March 25, 1936.) 
Tobacco seed (Nicotiana tabacum L.). 
Vitis spp. : Plants or parts thereof, including the fruit. 
Importation for Scientific Purposes 
[Proclamation 12-P, gazetted September 19, 1935] 
Notwithstanding any prohibition under the Quarantine Act 1908-24, the Min- 
ister of Health may permit the importation into Australia or the removal from 
any part of the Commonwealth of any plants or goods, or parts of plants, 
for scientific purposes, or in special circumstances, subject in all cases to any 
conditions that he may think fit to impose. 
AUTHORIZED ports of entry fok plants 
[Proclamation 3-P, gazetted September 19, 1935] 
Sydney and New Castle, New South Wales. 
Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria. 
Burnie, Hobart, Launceston, and Devonport, Tasmania. 
Port Adelaide, South Australia. 
Fremantle, Albany, Broome, Carnarvon, and Geraldton, Western Australia. 
Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, and Rockhampton, Queensland. 
Port Darwin; Port Kennedy (Thursday Island) for fruits and vegetables only. 
Northern Territory. 
REGULATIONS Under the Quarantine Act 1908-11)124 
[Quarantine (plants) regulations (effective September 1!>. 1 !>."»."> )] 
Only the regulations of direct interest to the exporter or shipper of plants 
and plant products to Australia are set forth below. 
