HONEY PRODUCTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12645, 31 May 1919, Page 10

HONEY PRODUCTION.

t A CONFERENCE OF BEE- : 1 KEEPERS. 1' I ,f " ’ conference of Canterbury Beekeepers «• purpose of .furthering the industry in k ■ W<yw - Zealand was continued at the Y.M.C.A. " ’■:? rooms this afternoon, Mr AT. AVatson. of ' Geraldine, presiding over a good attendance. ■ .NATIONAL CONFERENCE. y. v / ';^r- B- ■P- Sullivan, secretary of the Christ- , . church Amateur Beekeepers' Club, moved; , - —“That this conference invites the National ■r:. 1 Association of Beekeepers to hold its annual conference, in Christchurch next rear, while hj: : the ipdustrial exhibition is being held” Mr Sullivan said that he thought it a gobd ■ opportunity to hold the conference while the •xmbition. was in progress, as the beekeepers , <wuld.. aleo ; have an' opportunity of visiting ;;-r: ♦lld.iOXXlibltlOn, , 3'' Bray, in seconding the motion, said ’ ’h' *7*; t ‘:lt;wM intended to make a big display .£ P ;hon®y at the exhibition and it would be a .letter advertisement or the industry if the ’ ‘ \ ■•pnierenoo was held at the same time. Mm M. Sheppcrd deplored the fact that ' 5° row country producers attended the con:?\i ■ : f«ronceg in "Wellington in the past. Bi» ■ Btpibers cams down from Auckland (or the : epnfMtoce, and it was no wonder that they .oouldnt got sufficient support in favour cf holding the conference in the South Island Several speakers ■ suggested that the conf 1 . jerence should be held year about, in the , North and'. South Island. ■ Me.motion wag carried unanimously. “/'DEPUTATION TO MINISTER, ji , ,-'Sfr-. H. A. Johnstone moved:—"That a - deputation be appointed to bring the resolutions of the conference before the National ;r u 'Association and the Minister of Agriculture/' - 1 \The motion was seconded by Miss Shopped md carried unanimouslv. ' . M i« Shopperd and Mr W." Bray were then ■ appointed members of the deputation. - , Addresses on matters of practical interest to' beekjjotiers ware then delivered by several bpoafcers.