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4. An official phy to sanitary certificate from the country 
of origin declaring the consignment to be free from 
insect pests and plant diseases, especially from the 
false codling moth ( Argyroploce leucotreta Meyr.), 
citrus blast ( Phyt omo nas citriputeale )-( B acteriu m 
syringa e (Van Hall) E. F. Sm.), and citras canker 
(Bact eriu m ( Phytomo nas) c itri (Hasse) Doidge). (Order 
of Jan. 20, 1916, and July 14, 1925, as amended by 
that of Oct. 11, 1926.) 
COTTON SAMPLES for 1. Should be well-ginned cotton entirely free from 
commercial purposes cottonseed or any foreign matter. 
2. No sample should exceed 2 kg- and postal samples 
without value not to exceed 350 g each. 
3. Should be addressed to the consignee c/o The 
Plant Quarantine Office, Ministry of Agriculture 
at the port of destination. 
4. VJhen a sample is received by any Plant Quaran- 
tine Office, the consignee will be notified. 
Samples not claimed within 15 days will be des- 
troyed without compensa.tion. 
5. The samples will be disinfected with carbon di- 
sulphide for 24 hours before entry. 
■NOTE: The entry of samples of unginned cotton and 
cottonseed is prohibited, however small the samples 
may be. 
COTTON, ABSORBENT, AMD KAPOK. Admitted without fumigation. 
( Cotton- wool) 
COTTON BEDDINGS 
Including mattresses, bedcovers, cushions, furniture con- 
taining unmanufactured cotton: 
1. Disinfection at the port of entry in the steam 
sterilizers of the quarantine authority, at owner 1 s 
expense and risk, at 120° C. for at least 2 hours. 
2. If accompanied by an official certificate affirming 
disinfection at the port of export in a steam steri- 
lizer under pressure not more than one month previous 
to arrival at the port of entry, they will be exempted 
from treatment. 
3. This arrangement can be canceled at any time by the 
Ministry. 
