THE APIARIES ACT.
' SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS. _ /// (' •'■ At the Conference 'of Beekeepers .yesterday, Mr. T W Kirk (State Ducctor •/.' of 1 Apiaries) jjroduced a copy of >a coniVv municatio'n, .dated-May 4, in which, ho had ' informed''tho' Secretary, for * Agri--. yVv'culture-that he' would; be! glad if tho ; ''f ; 's : " ; i(;;:3aife r r'vWould- hive ; made jin- ; .■ the Apiaries Act'to enable tho Governor : . : byVOrder-iii-C6uncil to prohibit tho .inZealand of any ... ..■•: v.bees,' : honey, %.conib-touiidaiionj. applir. ; uncos,. or "■any other thing which, ..-in ■Jr -V;H£liis'< opinion,';' is /iikely/ to ;introduce,.any'l . ?■•.'-disease into New Zealand; or the bringing /into /any specified portion of 'New Zealand from any • oilier',:partion or ,-K6peci&«l; portion of. New Zealand ;of '!)% ; anything; which,- in: his, opinion,! is'rclisv . '"'•eased,'- or. i 3 .likely, to spread disease; And.-'to'. appoint :i; hny specified ports jtoT': 1 Vonly:j&Ws;:-'of.ientry/for. r ßeesj. ; honey,' comb-foundation, appliances. The . ''.memorandum further, suggested /that igs power. should' bo obtained to'mako reK ' / gulatio'ns prescribingthe: : . manner >in "S and, infected -'packages shall be cleansed orsotliCT- •. .wise disposed .of,''providing'for the re■ol. -': -/' ©stratien/iof,-.all 'apiaries,;; prescribing f;':i ///f;P a yunder the, ?Aat/,;ahd' gene- '•' . . rally, for any'other purpose'for .which ....'. ./!regulations '.ai'e contemplated; by tho . ' ....-"'Act,.ororder to giv-o full effect to the Act . Mr.-- Kirk : said .'that, most* of the 'as--sociations .had . carried- resolutions . for. - ■? tho annual registration of , apiaries, and ••.vin.'favour, of something being done ;to 4;: x • ;i,;preyent the' spread/of/diseases. -Kiti'thei .' present '.time , iiny diseased-.beo'..stuff. .'.could bo landed- m,-Now- Zealand, 'and. •' . '.there -was' no . law' to prevent /it. It -&oemod -expedient to have 'means 'of .-.'come desirable. He - had' letters .from . ..other, countries, to the effect that/New /f';l' .Zealand's Apiaries'; Act was the best 3 .-'in the world; '-. ./ /y. The conference, approved tlief recom- /;;- v /;:vv'mbndations?'/' , ;/./.'/,/if''.-;%\
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 8
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278THE APIARIES ACT. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 8
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