BEE-KEEPING.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 143, 19 June 1913, Page 5

BEE-KEEPING.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION

JTress Association.]

'"WELLINGTON., June 18. The third annual conference of the National Federation of Beekeepers' Associations of. New Zealand was

opened to-day by the Hon. R. H. Rhodes. From information obtained, said the Minister, the Association represented between 11,000 and 12.000 beeke.epers. As indicating the extent to which the industry had jrrowi. in 1906 the output «a- valued at £22,000 and in 1913 at £45/000.

The I principal object of discussion was export, which ;this year will probably be 35 tons. At present exporters had the- grading done at the request of shippers, but he understood that they wished it made compulsory. J[e believed that all were of one mind reg.ardi.np; the amendments required in the Apiaries Act, which he was sure would have the sympathy of Mr Massey. ■ ■ . The speaker said that no would do what he could to make grading oom'pulspiy. •