1939] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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B. E. P. Q. 434, Revised, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY OF ST. LUCIA, BRITISH 
WEST INDIES 
June 22, 1939. 
Importation of Banana Plants Prohibited 
Proclamation No. 13 of April 29, 1939, prohibits the importation into that 
colony, until further notice, of any banana plants or any parts thereof pro- 
ceeding either directly or indirectly from any place beyond the limits of the 
■Colony of St. Lucia. 
Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to any such plants or parts 
thereof which are imported under license given by the Governor and subject 
to the provisions thereof. 
Accordingly, the last two items on page 1 of Circular B. E. P. Q. 434, Revised, 
should be deleted and replaced by the following item : 
Banana plants or parts thereof (Musa spp.) : Importation prohibited from any 
source, except under license issued by the Governor and under the provisions 
thereof. (Proclamation No. 13 of April 29, 1939.) 
iLee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 449, Supplement No. 3. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, PERSIA (IRAN) 
May 22, 1939. 
Disinfection Certificate Required For Flower Bulbs and Ornamentals 
Note Verbale No. 5875574544 of March 18, 1939, from the Division of Eco- 
nomics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teheran, Persia, to the American legation, 
states that flower bulbs recently imported from certain countries, although 
provided with phytosanitary certificates, have been infested with pests, such as 
nematodes ( Anguillulidae) and mites (Acarida). 
Hereafter, flower bulbs and ornamental plants must be accompanied by a 
disinfection certificate for entry into Persia. Otherwise an entry permit will 
not be granted. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 471, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 
May 4, 1939. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Hay and Straw as Packing for 
Merchandise 
Although the following regulations, published in the Government Gazette of 
the Union of South Africa of March 3, 1939, represent precautions against the 
introduction of foot-and-mouth disease and other diseases of livestock, they 
are presented as a matter of information, since hay and straw as packing 
materials arc involved. 
Article 1. The regulations published under Government Notice No. 331 of 
March 1G, 1934, are hereby repealed. 
Art. 2. No person shall introduce into the Union any hay or straw used 
for the packing of merchandise unless — 
(a) It is kept in a bond store at the port of entry for a period of 4 months 
reckoned from the date of shipment to the Union ; or 
