Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-08
HAWAIIAN coTroN.

HAWAIIAN COTTON.
The fact has been determined by
the Secretary Of Agriculture, and no.
tice is hereby given, that an injurious
insect, the pink boil worm of cotton
(Gelechia gossypiella Saund.), new to
and not heretofore widely distributed
within and throughout the United
States, exists in the Territory Of Ha-
waii.
Now, therefore, I, David F. Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture, under the
authority conferred by section of the
act approved August 20, 1912, known
as The plant quarantine act" do
hereby quarantine the Territory of
Hawaii as infested by the pink boil
worm, and do, by this Notice of Quar-
antine No. %, order that no cotton
shall be moved from the Territory of
Hawaii into or through any other Ter
ritory or State or District of the Unit
ed States, except for experimental or
scientific purposes by the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
manner or method or under conditions
other than those prescribed in the
rules and regulations hereinafter
made, and amendments thereto.
REGULATIONS. .."
Regulation 4. Definition.
For the purposes of these regula.
tions, the term cotton shall be con.
strted to mean raw. or unmanufac.
tured cotton lint, either baled or un-
baled, including all cotton which has
not been woven or spun or otherwise
manufactured, such as all forms of
cotton waste, including thread waste.
card strips, widowed fly, widowed
picker, picker or blowings, and chun
and cotton waste in any other form or
under any other trade designation.
Regulation 2. Inspection, Qualification
and Distinction Condition of
Shipment. -.
No cotton shall be moved or allowed
to, be moved from the, Territory OF
Hawaii into or through any other Ter.
ritory or State or District of the
United States until such cotton has
been Inspected by the United States
of Agriculture and certi-
fled as baled and covered, and marked
in accordance with the requirements
Of these regulations and as disinfected
under the supervision of an inspector
of the United States Department of
Provided, however, That
such cotton as is routed to or through
San Francisco, New York or Boston,
Or such other port as may be designat.
ed in the certificate of inspection, may
be certified for shipment without dis
Infection on condition that the same
shall be properly disinfected, under
he supervision of the United States
Of Agriculture. immediate
~ upon arrival and landing at such
mainland port of arrival, and before
any, local movement or utilization ex.
,ept such local movement as may, be
for the purpose of such
iisfnfection; but cotton so certified
shall not be finally delivered to the
or his agent. or to any con.
lectfng carrier for subsequent ship.
nent, until written notice is given by
In inspector or agent Of the United
States Department of Agriculture TO !
such consignee or his agent, and to
he initial carrier, that such cotton mas
been properly disinfected under the
Of the United States De-
pertinent Of Agriculture: Provided,
further, however, That Hawaiian cot.
ION arriving at Pacific coast port
destined to an Atlantic coast port may
be Immediately transshipped by water
route to the Atlantic coast port named
in the certificate of inspection, where
It shall be disinfected as herein pro-
vided. g. ss
Regulation 8. Required Covering and
Marking Of Bales or Other
Containers:
Every bale or other container of cot
ton subject to these regulations shall
be securely covered by a good grade
Of burlap or equally protective cover.
ing approved by the inspector, and
shall be plainly marked with such
numbers and other marks as win dis.
tinguish the bales or other containers
from each other and indicate the ship
per and the consignee. No bale or 9TH
er container of cotton shall be broken
or opened for sampling prior to. dis
infection. -. -,
Regulation 4, Certificate Of Inspection
and Distinction Must Accom-
pany Shipments.
Shipments OF cotton for which in.
spection and disfnfection are required
by these regulations shan not be
or offered for transporta-
ton from Hawaii into or through any
cthc- Territory or State or District
of tine United States and thereafter
interstat6 to destination unless each
shipment is accompanied by q certifi-
cate showing thar the cotton has been
inspected and disinfeeted as provided
for fn Regulation 2. and designating
the approved route Of movement. In