90 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Apr.-June 
of Quarantine Ordinance No. 3, of March 1931, and proclamations made 
thereunder. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used independ- 
ently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA 
Basic Legislation 
L Statutory Rules No. 8, ch. VII, of January 25, 1927, promulgated under the Quarantine 
Act 1908-24, as amended, of the Commonwealth of Australia] 
[Quarantine Ordinance No. 3, art. 14, March 25, 1931 (parts III and V) of the Territory 
of New Guinea] 
Importation Prohibited 
Hay, straw, grass, moss, fiber, charcoal, bark, or other material used as 
packing material for imported plants, if considered likely to introduce disease, 
shall be forthwith destroyed. (Regulations effective January 25, 1927, reg. 152.) 
Unroasted coffee beans (Coffea spp.) : Importation prohibited from Java, 
Malaya, Uganda, and Brazil (Proc. No. 30, December 24, 1932) or from Ivory 
Coast, Tanganyika, French West Africa, Belgian Congo, and Kenya, except by 
or through the Director of Agriculture. (Proclamation No. 34, May 25, 1934.) 
Tobacco plants (Nicotiana tat a cum L.) : Importation of tobacco plants or 
parte thereof from Australia prohibited. (Proclamation No. 29, December 24, 
1932.) 
Banana plants or parts thereof (Musa spp.) : Importation prohibited to pre- 
vent the introduction of "bunchy top" disease. (Proclamation No. 4, February 
22, 1926, supplementing proclamation of June 9, 1924.) 
Importation Restricted 
Fruits, vegetables (including tubers, bulbs, corms, and rhizomes), nuts, cereals, 
pulse and other seeds, any proportion of which is found to be or suspected of 
being affected with a disease, or any cereals, pulse or other seed found on inspec- 
tion to be mixed with the seed of a weed pest (see p. 6) shall be ordered into 
quarantine for treatment or sorting if deemed necessary. (Regulations effective 
January 25, 1927, reg. 161.) 
Plants, imported : Entry subject to inspection on arrival, with disposal accord- 
ing to the findings. (Territorial Ordinance No. 3 (pt. V) of March 25, 1931, art. 
62, see p. 3. ) 
Cotton plants {Gossypium spp.), cottonseed, unginned cotton, and raw cotton: 
May be imported under the following conditions only : 
1. A written permit from the Director of Agriculture required for each 
shipment. 
2. The imported cottonseed must be accompanied by a certificate of disinfec- 
tion from the Department of Agriculture and Stock, Queensland. The 
precautions are designed to prevent the introduction of the pink boll- 
worm. (Platyedra) Gelechia gopsypiella Saund. (Proclamation No. 7, 
February 22,' 1926.) 
Living cultures of bacteria : Importation prohibited unless the written consent 
of the Administration has first been obtained. (Proclamation No. 8, January 30. 
1935.) 
General Regulations 
(Promulgated by Territorial Ordinance No. 3, pt. V, March 25, 1931) 
IMPORTATION PERMITTED AT AUTHORIZED PORTS ONLY 
Art. 58. No person shall import any animals or plants into the Territory except 
at a port declared to be a port where imported animals or plants may be landed. 
Proclamation No. 1, February 22, 1926, authorizes the landing of plants at the 
port of Rabaul. 
