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that both the inspector and assistants should be practical bee men 

 of long experience and should be appointed by and under the cob- 

 trol of the Department of Agriculture, and be paid by the State. 



Below is a list of questions sent out by the Department of Agri- 

 culture, at Washington, D. C, to the inspectors of apiaries of the 

 State of New York: 



1. How should an inspector of apiaries be appointed? 

 On petition of persons. 



On application of bee keepers' associations. 



On application of associations to their Deparment of Agriculture, 

 as the State should pay for the work just the same as in the case 

 of diseased cattle, and should therefore have supervision of the work.. 



2. Who should appoint the inspector of apiaries? 

 Department of Agriculture. 



3. Should an inspector be chosen by competitive examination? 

 Yes. 



4. What provision should be made for the removal of an inspector 

 for cause? 



If incompetent, the Department of Agriculture should remove him, 

 but if competent he should be retained, as he will become more val- 

 uable as he gains in experience in handling men. 



5. When any contagious disease is found in apiary, how long a 

 time should be allowed the owner or manager to treat the disease? 



This should be left to the discretion of the inspector, as a set rule 

 might do an injustice. 



6. If the owner or manager refuses to treat or destroy diseased 

 colonies, should the inspector be employed to treat or destroy, as 

 occasion demands? 



Most certainly. 



7. Should an infected apiary, which has not been cared for, be de- 

 clared a nuisance? 



It is not necessary to declare it a nuisance, as it is such, and the 

 inspector wall attend to it. 



8. W^hat should be the penalty for refusing to follow directions 

 of an inspector to treat or destroy? 



Fine 



Imprisonment 



One or both. Both at the discretion of the court. 



9. Should an inspector be empowered to order all bees in hives 

 without frames put into hives with movable frames in localities 

 where disease is present? 



If the inspector has tact and diplomacy, it would be all right, and 

 if not, all wrong. 



10. Should there be a penalty for concealing contagious disease 

 from the inspector? 



Yes. 



11. Should there be a penalty for concealing contagious disease 

 from a prospective purchaser? 



Yes. 



12. Should there be a penalty for moving bees from diseased api- 

 aries to another part of the same State without the consent ©f tie 

 inspector? 



Yes. 



