BEEKEEPING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 2

BEEKEEPING.

INTERESTING EVENT PENDING the' Government'arrired, in yesterday from Levin, where . ho had halted t-ovigit the-State' Apiary, on down.'from,Auckland.-He leaves to-'' PJ for Christchurch, and will cross to tbs \yest Coast, in order to:make a comprehen- ; •MVW tour- of inspection thrdugfr the-'West- :" ; land, Grey,; Inangaliua, Nelson,: and Marlborough districts, and-back by vav of KaiIcoura to Chhstcmixch.vv Although these are !?• I \§® n ® r j}!y' :' re g&f <te<3 * as great:beekeepihi* •• •<listrictSj,.;Mr. > -15C0.;apiarist'sVdh.'• J f, is ) : visitmgohebi?f ite'Eis >'first: tour'" through-, t3rat:pars::of .tile-Dominion- since'-hd ; v assiiraea of&iae.rrjiiiivl, OviiM tfrom the S6nth Island, where he .;expects.to ; ?be' occupied for t*o or three months, 'go' Jfto - Pifmersttih •ftonti and Wavxarapa of sisting;to-form JvSjS ti? os ©i r association -u-JfyJ uas. just-been fornife<i- 3t Hawera. .' ;r :"' , i : . .''l? ■* • _*Mr. Hopkins. statGs thatr 'the '' 1 - .the- present seasoiTj so far, are-good;"aivd'tEft butput of honey will probably, equal or- exceed - T > the .average. .The industry is still progressing : satisfactorily, ; and disease" is* T)eing eradicated as rapidly ;.as ; can be expected.'" The young lady in charge of the Levin State. Apiary will shortly 'be* leaving to get her place will: be-'taken' by' ari« • other lady who, .like,..herself; has-<-been a cadet under Jfr. Hopkins's tuition';*'* •