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under regulation 14 than can he housed and cared for in the inspection houseo 
of this Department, and should such request be approved, the importers may he 
"required to provide local storage in Washington for such material during one 
period of detention for examination and, if necessary, disinfection, includ- 
ing opening of containers and repacking* , 
Charges o The Department will make no charge for inspection and super¬ 
vision but the importer will he required to meet all entry, transportation, 
disinfection, and handling charges--drayage, etc., and for this purpose should 
make arrangements with responsible agencies at port of arrival for forwarding 
in bond to Washington, D. €»., and in Washington for all local charges as indi¬ 
cated* 
Mail shipments * Permission for importation through the mails of special 
permit material under regulation 14 will hereafter he authorised on request 
when'warranted by the nature and amount of the proposed shipment. Such author¬ 
ity, if approved, will be indicated on the permit, and tags for such mail 
shipments will be furnished. These tags will be addressed to the United States 
Department of Agriculture, Federal Horticultural Board, either Washington, 
D. C«, or Ferry Building, San Francisco, Cal., and will carry the number; of 
the permit authorizing the importation, and when attached to the package v/ill 
authorise the foreign postmaster to accept it lor shipment. By special arrange 
ment with the United States Post Office Department, such, mail shipments, after 
inspection, may be forwarded to the importer without payment of additional 
postage. The entry requirements in the case of mail shipments are somewhat 
simplified. By arrangement with the customs service such shipments are per¬ 
mitted to come in bond directly to the Department of Agriculture either at the 
Washington or San Francisco offices of the Board, obviating any brokerage 
* service for forwarding from port of first arrival. The importer will have to 
provide merely for customs clearance either at Washington or San Francisco*. 
It should be distinctly understood that mail shipmentof plants and seeds 
for propagation is strictly limited to special permit material,gander regula¬ 
tion 14, and to field, vegetable, and flower seeds under regulation 2, and is 
prohibited as to commercial or other entry under regulations 3 and 15 of 
quarantine 37** . .. 
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C. L. MAilMTT, 
Chairman of Board. 
*(SeeU. S. Official Postal Guide, July, 1921, p. 138, Section.180.) 
