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March 1897.    This remark applies only to  the import of
articles  from the Bombay Presidency and Sind for use in
other parts of India.    In reciting the  obligation imposed on
the countries which are parties to the Convention to confine
their   precautionary   measures   to   goods   coming  from  the
infected local area, it is stated in Chapter II, section iii of
the   Regulations,   that  this   obligation only   exists   on   the
express understanding that the Government of the infected
country takes the necessary measures to prevent the export-
ation of susceptible articles derived from the infected area.
In other words a Foreign Government would be at liberty to
decline to receive articles classed as susceptible coming from
a clean port unless measures  are taken in India to prevent
the exportation from that port of susceptible articles coming
from the infected area.    The orders  contained in the  Home
Department Notifications of February and March last alluded
to above only partly fulfil this condition since they only refer
to used apparel and bedding, rags, waste paper and used
gunny-bags.    All Foreign  Governments have not, however,
availed themselves of the option of prohibiting the import of
all   the articles classed as  susceptible even  from  Bombay
itself, and the decree of the French Government of the 16th
April 1897, which was published in the   Gazette of India of
the 22nd  instant under Home Department Notification  No.
1545, dated the 21st instant, and is based on the Venice Con-
vention of 1897, only prescribes prohibitory and precaution-
ary measures against goods derived from the infected area.
The  decree  only forbids the importation  into   France and
Algeria   of  rags,   animal  refuse,   claws   and   hoofs   coming
directly or indirectly from the infected local area.    Raw and
manufactured wool is admitted  after disinfection,  and this
restriction is only imposed when the commodity comes directly
from the infected area.    Used and new linen, wearing apparel,
personal effects and bedding and raw hides, coming directly
or indirectly from the infected area, are admitted after disin-
fection.    The decree further provides that any vessel coming
from an infected area, or  having on board any of the articles
coming   within   the  description given  above may   only enter
certain specified ports.    In these circumstances and in view
of the  optional nature of this  part of the regulations, the
Government of India do not propose at present to issue orders
in addition to the orders  of February and March last, with
the view of prohibiting the exportation  from  clean ports of
articles included in the " susceptible " list and coming from
the Bombay Presidency and Sind.    But if the Governments