PLANTS PROHIBITED
A FEDERAL REGULATION.
(»I ISLBa**P«.—MIIS ASSOCIATION.)
- MELBOURNE, 26th February. The Customs Department has fran&di regulations" prohibiting the importation; into the Commonwealth of all plants or parts of plants, including fruit, from New Zealand, excepting agricultural seeds and grass seeds.
[In a recent issue of the Melbourne Age it was stated:—A. proclamation is to be issued by the Customs Department prohibiting the importation of pip fruits, including apples, pears, and quinces. Though the import trade in fresh fruits is not very large, apples are sent into Australia by Canada and the, United States of America during the ■"off. season. The ban, which will apply to New Zealand as well as to all other countries, is being imposed in an attempt to 'prevent the introduction into. Australia of the disease known as fire blight. This is a particularly virulent tree disease, and can be carried by the fruit. It has attacked orchards in some districts .in New Zealand, and spread very rapidly, causing heavy losses. It is thought that imported ornamental trees are also a probable source of infection, but these trees' have not been placed on the prohibited list, pending further investigations.]
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 49, 26 February 1921, Page 5
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193PLANTS PROHIBITED Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 49, 26 February 1921, Page 5
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