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in said notice is untrustworthy, or that the person giving such notice is 

 actuated by improper motives, then the Minister may require the person 

 giving such notice to deposit with him such sum as the Minister may decide, 

 not exceeding ten dollars, as a guarantee of good faith, before the said 

 notice is acted upon, and if it proves that said notice was properly given, 

 then the said deposit shall be returned to the person giving such notice, 

 but otherwise the said deposit shall be forfeited. 



12. The Minister shall have power to order into quarantine at the point 

 of entry into the Province of British Columbia, or such other place as he 

 may appoint, for a period of not more than nine months, and if found to be 

 infected may order to be destroyed, any or all bees imported into the Prov- 

 ince of British Columbia; also to order the disinfection of all bee appliances 

 that have been in use, and to order the destruction by fire of all combs and 

 frames in empty hives. 



13. The Inspectors appointed under the provisions of this Act shall be 

 paid such salary or remuneration as the Minister may from time to time 

 determine. 



14. The Minister may from time to time, subject to the approval of the 

 Lieutenant-Governor in Council, make rules and regulations for carrying 

 out the purposes of this Act. 



