FOUL BROOD.

Shannon News, 16 February 1926, Page 2

FOUL BROOD.

WARNING TO BEE-KEEPERS. At the S.M. Court at Otaki yesterday William Vaughan was charged with failing to comply with a direction given "by an inspector under the Apiaries Act; 1908, viz., to take necessary measures to cure foul brood in Ins apiary. The defendant, owing to being out of town, did not appear, but Mrs. Vaughan admitted the offence. 11. W. Gilling, who acted for his Department, stated that ho had inspected Mr. Vaughan's apiary and had found foul brood, in consequence of Avhich warning notices had been issued. The warning, apparently, had been unheeded, and on a later inspection being made foul brood was still noticeable, A final warning Avas sent. Mrs. Vaughan submitted that the apiarv had had every attention while Mr. Vaughan was at home, and he had hopes of curing the bees. However, he had been away from home a deal, and very little had been done in consequence. The bees had now been got rid of. Fined £2 and costs 7s.