STATUTORY RULES.
1934. No. 43.
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REGULATION UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908‑1924.
I, THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Quarantine Act 1908‑1924, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this eighteenth day of April, 1934.
ISAAC A. ISAACS
Governor‑General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
C. W. C. MARR
Minister for Health.
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Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 1927.
The Quarantine Regulations 1927 (Statutory Rules 1927, No. 8) are amended—
By inserting after regulation 162 the following regulation:—
162a.—(1.) Any person desirous of landing apples imported from New Zealand, shall, at the time of giving notice as required by regulation 143, also furnish with each consignment a certificate signed by a responsible officer of the Department of Agriculture of New Zealand, identifying the fruit, stating the quantity and the district in which the apples were grown, and certifying—
(a) that the disease known as “Fire Blight” (Bacillus amylovorus) does not exist in the said district; and
(b.) that the apples were grown and packed in the said district for shipment from the port stated in the certificate.
(2.) Each case of the consignment shall be labeled or branded with the letters and figures under which the name of the grower and the district of production are registered with the Department of Agriculture of New Zealand in addition to any other marks which may serve to identify the consignment.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
1217.—Price 3d.