S.I. No. 164/1935 - Tobacco (Growers' Returns) Regulations, 1935.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1935. No. 164.

TOBACCO (GROWERS' RETURNS) REGULATIONS, 1935.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Tobacco Act, 1934 (No. 37 of 1934), that the Minister for Agriculture may by order make regulations in relation to (amongst other matters) the making of returns by holders of growers' licences and the form of such returns :

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SEAMAS O RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Tobacco Act, 1934 (No. 37 of 1934), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order and make the following regulations, that is to say :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco (Growers' Returns) Regulations, 1935.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of these Regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. Every person who is the holder of a grower's licence authorising the growing of tobacco in the year 1935 or any subsequent year shall send to the Minister for Agriculture before the 30th day of June in such year a return in the Form set out in the Schedule hereto containing in relation to the tobacco grown in such year and the land upon which it is grown the particulars indicated in the said Form.

Given under my Seal of Office this 17th day of May, 1935.

SÉAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

SCHEDULE.

TOBACCO ACT, 1934 .

RETURN BY HOLDER OF GROWER'S LICENSE PURSUANT TO TOBACCO (GROWERS' RETURNS) REGULATIONS, 1935.

Year 19.......

1.	Nature of Soil (Draw lines through words that do not apply) : Sandy Loam ; Gravelly Loam ; Medium Loam ; Heavy Loam ; Heavy Clay ; Peaty.
2.	Nature of Previous crops grown on land		In previous Season.	2nd previous Season.	3rd previous Season.	4th previous Season.
3.	Is field level ? If not level, in what direction does it slope ?
4.	What form of shelter is provided ?
5.	Kinds and quantities of manure applied per statute acre.	Farmyard (Tons)	Super-phosphate (Cwts.)	Sulphate of Potash (Cwts.)	Sulphate of Ammonia (Cwts.)	Tobacco Mixture No.— (Cwts.)
6.	Was farmyard manure applied in drills or ploughed in ?
7.	Were artificials applied back of furrow, or in drills, or broadcast ?
8.	Varieties	Area planted under each variety.	Date of Planting.	No. of Plants.	Distance each way between plants
9.	Total length and width of seed bed, or total area in square feet.
10.	Date of sowing seed.
11.	Did you grow an ample supply of early seedlings, or did you buy plants?
12.	Name and address of person from whom you obtained seed or plants.
13.	Is it your aim to produce heavy pipe, light pipe, or cigarette tobacco?
14.	Will you harvest the entire plants, or the leaves separately?

I hereby certify that the above particulars are correct.

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