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222
Annual Report of the London County Council, 1912.
Destructive
pests.
thoroughly cleansed before being used for the packing of gooseberries or any other description of fruit.
The Order requires that a fruit seller who detects the presence of American gooseberry mildew on any
fruit in his possession must notify the fact to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries or to an inspector
of the local authority. Offenders against the Order are liable to a fine not exceeding £10.
The eradication of the disease is a matter of some importance from a commercial point of view,
as on account of its prevalence in this country several continental countries have prohibited the importation
of English gooseberries. The necessary arrangements have been made for the administration of
the Order. During the portion of the year for which the new Order was in force a considerable quantity
of diseased fruit was discovered and in one case, where a grower had been previously cautioned, legal
proceedings were instituted, a penalty of £1 and £7 7s. costs being imposed.