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Fumigating Combs. 

 Not only the combs within the hives, but also any which may happen 

 to be unprotected, are liable to be attacked by the moth. No combs or 

 pieces of combs should be allowed to lie about; when they are of no 

 further service they should be melted into wax at once. Spare combs 

 should always be stored in a place of safety from the moth, and inspected 

 frequently. On the first sign of moths or grubs they should be fumi- 

 gated, and a few days afterwards they should undergo a second fumi- 

 gation. When there are not many to do they may be suspended in empty 

 hives about 1 in. apart, and the latter piled one on the other, taking 

 care that the junctions of the boxes are made smoke-tight by pasting a 

 strip of paper round them. The top box of the pile should contain no 

 frames. Into this place an old iron saucepan containing live wood- 

 embers, and on to these throw a couple of handfuls of sulphur, close the 

 cover securely, and keep closed for a couple of days. In a large apiary 

 it is best to have a small room fitted up for the purpose. Two or three 

 pounds of sulphur will be sufficient for a large room. 



" APIARIES ACT, 1907." 

 The following is a digest of the Apiaries Act now in force : — 



Interpretation. 



2. In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, — 



" Apiary " means any place where bees are kept: 



" Beekeeper " means any person who keeps bees or allows the 



same to be kept upon any land occupied by him : 

 " Disease " means foul-brood (Bacillus alvei and Bacillus larvce), 



bee-moths (Galleria mellonella and Achrcea grizzella), and any 



other diseases or pests from time to time declared by the 



Governor in Council to be diseases within the meaning of 



this Act : 

 " Frame hive " means a hive containing moveable frames in 



which the combs are built, and which may be readily removed 



from the hive for examination : 

 " Inspector " means any person appointed by the Governor as an 



Inspector under this Act. 



Beekeeper to give Notice op Disease. 



3. Every beekeeper in whose apiary any disease appears shall, within 

 seven days after first becoming aware of its presence, send written notice 

 thereof to the Secretary for Agriculture, at Wellington, or to any In- 

 spector of Stock. 



Powers of Inspectors. 

 5. Any Inspector may enter upon any premises or buildings for the 

 purpose of examining any bees, hives, or bee appliances, and if the same 

 are found to be infected with disease he shall direct the beekeeper to 

 forthwith take such measures as may be necessary to cure the disease ; 

 or, if in the opinion of the Inspector the disease is too fully developed to 



