Historical information
CONTINUATION OF INSCRIPTION...
Trees sent to irrigation areas must be accompanied by Phylloxera Certificate in addition to the fumigation certificate, post certif to the district inspector, Dept of Agric, Leeton, N.S.W.
All trees for N.S.W. must have Lucerne Flea Certificate posted to Border Fruit Inspector, Albury, showing on same contents, what varieties of trees, also whether sent by rail or boat, Contents must also be marked on label for trees.
Cherries for certain districts in N.S.W. (including Armadale and Glen Innes) must be dipped in tar Distillate, and certificate to that effect sent to Inspector at Albury.
Fumigate for Leeton, Tamania, Queensland and New Zealand.
Consignments to N.Z. containing Apple, Pear, or Quince trees must be accompanied by a Fire blight Certificate as well as the ordinary Nursery Certificate and form of invoice.
Bundles to N.S.W. must not be large, in bundles not over 1 cwr 1qr where a number of bundles and consigned as each bundle weight and a cheaper rate of Fgt will be charged, otherwise bundles not to exceed 2 cwt
India- cases not to weigh over 5 maunds = 3 cwt 2 qrs, 18 Ibs and not to exceed 8 x 5 x 4.
Send clean certificate from dept of agric also fumigation + Mal de barco for and [?]
shipping freight to Adelaide 20/- per ton
" to Sydney 15/- "
" to Fremantle 38/- " about 6/6 per 100 trees
" to Albany " " 4/8 ""
Railway freight to Albury on plants in soil packed in cases--
1 qr 2qrs 3qrs 1cwt
2/2 3/7 5/2 6/8
Railway freight to Mile End, 4 cwt, about £1. 10. 6, 8/2 cwt
" Orange N S W 1 cwt about 11/5, per qr 4/4
" " 14Ibs 8/-
" to Kelso 8 cwt £1. 15
Sydney Agent - Wright Heaton & Co, Pitt St, Sydney
Launceston " F.H. Steohens Pty Ltd, 41 St John St, Launceston & 11 Williams St.
Freight to Canberra 14 Ibs (by passenger) 8/6
" Leura N S W on case 1 1/2 cwt 18/11
Trees for WA must be stripped bark of all leaves and sprayed with bluestone rhine K and [?] me apple scab first [?]
Significance
historically, and socially significant as the entries give an insight into the growth of the company and the details payments from local and other government offices and overseas customers as well as significant companies associations and people.
Physical description
Green/ Grey hard cover sales day book with red binding and white sticker on front cover, blue and white marbling on end pages, dates start July 25 1936 and conclude 19th July 1937, 93 pages in book all used.
Inscriptions & markings
White sticker on front "Sales 5/7/36- 19/7/37"
Adhered paper on front end page recto
"Trees for Leeton and Irrigation A res, N.S.W., send Fumigation certificate to District Inspector, Leeton. N.S.W
Trees for Griffith or Yenda, send Certificate to District Inspector Dept of Agric, Leeton N.S.W. (Griffith or Yenda as the case may be)
