Ordinance No. IV of 1890 . 
& 
An Ordinance for the protection of coco-nut trees from 
[ 6tk March , 1890 . | 
the ravages of certain beetles. 
[ L. S. ] CECIL C. SMITH, 
Governor and Commander-in-Ghief. 
, 
W 
HEREAS it is expedient to make provisions for the protec¬ 
tion of coco-nnt trees from the ravages of certain beetles:— 
It is hereby enacted by the Governor of the Straits Settlements 
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as 
follows:— 
1. This Ordinance may be cited as “The Coco-nut Trees Pre- .A, 
servation Ordinance 1890.” 101 ' 1 e ‘ 
2. It shall be the duty of the owner or person in charge of. 
every coco-nut tree which is dead or is attacked by the beetle 
secondly described in the schedule forthwith to uproot such tree 
and either to consume it with fire or to bury it in the ground at a 
depth of not less than three feet or to keep it completely submerged 
in water so that the beetle and all eggs and larva) thereof may 
be totally destroyed and that the tree may not serve as a breeding 
place for any or either of the beetles in the schedule mentioned. 
3. If any person without reasonable excuse (the burden of 
proof whereof shall lie on the accused) neglects or refuses to per¬ 
form the duty imposed upon him by the last preceding section he 
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding, five dollars for every tree in 
respect of which such neglect or refusal occurs and the Director 
of Gardens and Forests or the District Officer or such other Officer 
as the Governor rnay appoint in that behalf may cause to be per¬ 
formed the duty so neglected or refused to be performed and may 
recover the cost of such performance from the defaulter in the 
Court of Requests. 
4. If any person keeps on his premises dead coco-nut trees or 
stumps or coco-nut timber rubbish heaps or other accumulations of 
dung vegetable refuse or other matter which would be likely to har¬ 
bour or become breeding places for the said beetles and neglects or 
refuses to remove or destroy the same when required so to do by 
a notice in writing from the Director of Gardens and Forests or 
the District Officer or such other Officer as aforesaid he shall be 
liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and the said 
Director District Officer or other Officer may cause such trees 
stumps timber rubbish heaps or other accumulations to be removed 
or destroyed and may recover the cost of such removal or destruc¬ 
tion from the defaulter in the Court of Requests. 
5. All Officers of the Government Gardens and Forest Depart¬ 
ment and the District Officer and his assistants and any such 
other Officer as aforesaid shall have access at all reasonable times 
into and upon any land whereon any coco-nut tree is growing for 
Duty of 
owners of 
coco-nut 
trees attacked 
by beetles to 
uproot _ 
and destroy 
tree. 
Penalty for 
neglect of 
d uty. 
Matters 
which 
would 
harbour 
beetles to be 
destroyed. 
Forest Officers 
to have access 
to coco-nut 
plantations 
and adj a cent 
land. 
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