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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42778, 14 September 1905, Page 2

We feel sure that all experienced beekeepers will agree that the early passing and putting operation of th e Foul Brood Act[ would 'be" a great boon to all who are connected with the industry. This Act •is almost identical with one which has been in operation in Canada for several years, and has there worked wonders in stamping out foul brood which before the passing of the Act was extremely prevalent. New Zealand is said to be second to none in the world as a country in which to carry on the beekeeping industry, and it would indeed seem cruel if, by any party misunderstandings, such a useful measure should fall to become law. This most useful Act, which has had a successful trial not only in Canada, but in other countries, would greatly tend to encourage bee-keepers to establish larger apiaries, and would at the same time give every chance for the apiarist to profit by his business to the fullest extent. The shelving of this Act too, would only play into the hands of other countries who are our commercial rivals on the British market, and this just at a time when our colony is striving its utmost —and needfully too —to encourage and develop additional exports of the natural products and resources of the country.