36 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
Tea seed {Tliea sinensis L.) : Importation prohibited, directly or indirectly, 
from any place in India, except in such quantities as may be necessary for 
experimental purposes and except under and in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of a written permit from the director of agriculture, to prevent the 
introduction of blister blight {Exobasidium vexans Mass.). (Art. 2 of General 
Regulations, p. 3.) 
Coconut in the husk (Cocos nucifera L.) : Importation prohibited through any 
other port than Colombo. (Art. 2 of General Regulations, p. 3.) 
Cottonseed (Oos'sypium spp.) : Importation prohibited through any other port 
than Colombo, or from any other port than Bombay or except with a certifi- 
cate of fumigation, to prevent the introduction of the boll weevil (Anthonomus 
grandis Boh.). (Art. 2 of General Regulations, p. 3.) 
Cottonseed, unginned cotton, or raw ginned cotton (Gossypium spp.) grown 
in the Western Hemisphere: Importation prohibited through any other port 
than Colombo, or except with a certificate of fumigation or disinfection or 
Doth from the collector of customs, Bombay, to prevent the introduction of 
the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boh.). 
Cassava (Manihot utilissima) , any living part of the plant: Importation pro- 
hibited except under a written permit from the director of agriculture, to 
prevent the introduction of mosaic disease. (Art. 2 of General Regulations, 
P. 3.) 
Fresh fruit : May be imported only under a license issued by the director of 
agriculture or by an authorized officer of the Department of Agriculture, and 
not otherwise than in accordance with the condition of such license. 
Fresh fruits : No license will be issued for the import of fresh fruit from any 
country in which the Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata Wied.) or any 
other pest of fruits which has not become established in Ceylon is known or 
suspected of existing unless the director of agriculture is satisfied that either 
before export from such country or during transit to Ceylon the fruit is so 
treated as to insure that such pest, in all its stages, is effectively destroyed. 
(Art. 3 of General Regulations, p. 4.) 
Under this regulation each consignment of fruit must be covered by a cer- 
tificate of origin and must be consigned directly from the country of origin 
to the person or agency specified in the license. All large importing firms and 
agencies already have import licenses, others may obtain such licenses on request 
within 2 days after the fruit reaches Ceylon. (Letter of the director of 
agriculture, Peradeniya, Ceylon, November 1, 1938.) 
All living imported plants, coconuts in husk, cottonseed, before release from 
the customs, shall be examined, but this does not apply to potatoes, onions, 
turmeric, culinary seed, edible vegetables and the seed of such vegetables, and 
the seed of any ornamental plant. 
IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED 
Potatoes, turmeric, culinary seeds, edible vegetables, and the seed of such 
vegetables, and the seed of any ornamental plant. (Art. 4 of General Regula- 
tions, p. 4.) 
General Regulations 
[As amended July 22, 1938] 
AUTHORIZED PORTS OF ENTRY 
Article 1. (1) No person shall import any plant into Ceylon through any 
port other than the port of Colombo or the port of Talaimannar : Provided that 
any of the following articles may be imported through any port, namely, onions, 
gingelly seed (sesame, iSesamum indicum), dried turmeric {Curcuma longa L.), 
tamarind, "Karanai" roots, groundnuts (peanuts), gram (chickpea, Cicer 
arietmum L.), dhal (pigeon pea, Cajanus indicus Spreng) and other pulses 
(legumes), dried chilies, curry stuffs, or other culinary seed. 
LIVING INSECTS MAY BE IMPORTED ONLY UNDER PERMIT 
(2) No person shall import or land a living specimen of any insect or inverte- 
brate animal not already known to exist in Ceylon without the written permission, 
previously obtained, of the Director of Agriculture : Provided that the director of 
agriculture or the director, Colombo Museum, may make such importations as 
may be required for scientific investigations. 
