FRUIT AND GRAPE VINES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 3

FRUIT AND GRAPE VINES

- REGULATIONS FOB IMPORTING, , New regulations affecting the importation into New-Zealand :of fruit and xi uifc plants cam© into fore© yesterday and are sot out in this week's Gazette. Under the new_ regulations grapes may be introduced into New Zealand from ■ Commonwealth of Australia, provided that every shipment of grapes lnust b© accompanied by a certificate signed by the sliippeiy setting forth the number and kind of, packages, the shipping-marks, tlio name of the grower of such grapes, the locality and. the btato where such grapes were grown and certifying 'that no phylloxera is known to exist in or within one inilo or the vineyard whero. . such- - grapes wore grown, that no grape-vine foliage or, wood is attached - to such grapes, - that 110 grapes from any other vintv. yard than . the one specified as aforesaid have been mixed with the consignment, and that sucli grapes are contained in clean new packages, hot previously used for any, purposo; also by a certificate, signed by an officer of Wio Department of Agriculture in the State wheressucli grapes were grown, certifying' that such I ..graces j.are clean and;freo' from disease,. that no phylloxera is known to exist : in or within one mile of the vineyard where such : grapes are certified by the shipper to havo been grown, and that no grape- : vine foliage or woodr is attached to I such grapes. ... ' Fresli grape-vine cuttings, not being ' rooted vines, may be introduced into •! New Zealand from any of'the States of : the Commonwealth of Australia, pro- ' vided that every sliipment of . such ' .grape-vine'cuttings 7nust. be accompan- ] ied by a certificate, signed by an offi- i cer of the Department of Agriculture I in such State, setting forth the name ■ of tlio district from which such grape- 1 vine cuttings came, and certifying that : tho / said district is free from pliyl- . loxera, and that the cuttings have been 1 treated iii such a manner as to destroy ' any insects or eggs thereof should such 1 bo present. , ' Other regulations concern' the impor- 1 tation of pine-apples, passion fruit, 1 lemons and bananas in a green'condition j from Australia and the Eacific Islands, 1 . and; also such. fruit when ■ riot in a j green condition. ■ • '-. _. -j _No fee is to bo charged- fqr inspec- ' tion, but all labour connected With the 1 opening and repacking, of packages of 1 fruit or plants for that purpose shall I be provided at the expense of the owner or person in cliargo.