1939] 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
85 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
B. E. P. Q. 406, Revised, Supplement No. 2. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH COLONY OF MALTA 
May 9, 1939. 
Potatoes May Be Imported from Alexandria, Egypt 
Government Notice No. 236 of August 27, 1934, has been amended by Govern- 
ment Notice No. 126 of March 25, 1939, to exclude the port of Alexandria, Egypt, 
from the operation of the provisions of the said Notice No. 236 (item 2, p. 2, 
B. E. P. Q. 406, rev.). Consequently, potatoes may now be imported into Malta 
from the port of Alexandria, Egypt. 
The words "except from the port of Alexandria, Egypt," should, therefore, be 
inserted in line 1, item 2, page 2, B. E. P. Q. 406, revised, after the word "Africa." 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology mid Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 408, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, EIRE (IRISH FREE STATE) 
May 12, 1939. 
Chrysanthemum Midge Order Amended 
importation of chrysanthemum plants prohibited 
The Destructive Insects and Pests (Chrysanthemum Midge) Order of March 8, 
1939, prescribed that it shall not be lawful to import into Eire any chrysanthe- 
mum plants except from Northern Ireland or under and in accordance with a 
license issued by the Minister for Agriculture. 
Hitherto the importation of rooted and unrooted chrysanthemum cuttings was 
prohibited. The present order prohibits the importantion of chrysanthemum 
"plants." For a definition of plants see page 2 of B. E. P. Q. 408. 
The same order prescribes that a statement shall be added to the required in- 
spection certificate (see p. 5 of B. E. P. Q. 408) that the shipment concerned does 
not contain any chrysanthemum plants. 
DECLARATION IN CERTIFICATE THAT SHIPMENT CONTAINS NEITHER ELM TREES NOR 
CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS 
In a letter dated March 24, 1939, from the Department of External Affairs, 
Dublin, Eire, we are reminded not only that a statement should be added to the 
required inspection certificate to the effect that the corresponding shipment or 
mail package contains no chrysanthemum plants but also that it contains no elm 
trees. The endorsement "No chrysanthemum plants or elm trees" will meet the 
requirements. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 420, Supplement No. 2. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF FINLAND 
June 26, 1939. 
Precautions Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease 
Although Decree No. 381, of December 9, 1938, does not pertain to plant 
quarantines, it is believed desirable to indicate its provisions as a matter of 
information. 
As a precaution against the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into Fin- 
land, the importation of forage or fodder into that country is prohibited until 
further notice; this applies also to sacks and other packing materials. Exemp- 
tion from this prohibition may be granted by the Ministry of Agriculture under 
prescribed conditions. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
