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After maJjing application, a-nd waiting 

 some time, Hhe committee of the so- 

 ciety decided to agree to our proposal, 

 but the time then left to prepare ex- 

 hibits was so short that we almost con- 

 cluded to a,bandon the business for that 

 year. As, however, it had been intended 

 to call a meeting of all interested in 

 the formation of a beekeepers' associa- 

 tion, we decided in favour of getting 

 as many exhibits together as possible 

 for the show, and holding the meeting 

 on the first day, viz., March 2rst, 1884. 



The exhibition was held in the Drill 

 Hall, Auckland, and a very fine one it 

 was. The hall was about 150ft long by 

 60ft wide, and the bee exhibits wer^ 

 allotted 50ft in length of the end stag- 

 ing. Notwithstanding that the time 

 to prepare exhibits was so limited, the 

 show of bees, honey, and appliances was 

 a most creditable one. Distant bee- 

 keepers, however, who would have at- 

 tended and brought exhibits, were pre- 

 vented on .account of so short notice. 

 The principal exhibitors were Bagnall 

 Bros., I. Hopkins,. Capt. Daly (iWaikato) , 

 G. Stevenson (Gisborne), T. J. ilulvany 

 and Son (Eatikati), and H. B. Morton, 

 Auckland, and the value of the awards 

 £10 14/. 



FOBi'IATIOX OF THiE FIRST NA- 

 TLONAL NEW ZEALAND BEE- 

 KEEPERS' ASSOGIATHON. 



As previously intimated, a meeting 

 of all interested in this movement had 

 been called by advertisement for the 

 first day of the show, to meet at the 

 Park Hotel, next the Drill Hall, Auck- 

 land, at 4 p.m. The following report of 

 the meeting is clipped from the " New 

 Zealand and Australian Bee Journal" for 

 April, 1884: — 



"Meeting of Beekeepers. — A numer- 

 ously attended meeting of beekeepers 

 was held at the Commercial Hotel, 

 Auckland, on the evening of the 21st 

 ult. The meeting was called for the 

 purpose of forming a Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation. Mr. I. Hopkins was voted to 

 the chair, and Mr. H. H. Hayr was asked 

 to act as secretary. The chairman read 

 the advertisement calling the meeting, 

 and asked Mr. J. L. Bagnall, the con- 

 vener, to explain the object to be at- 

 tained." Mt. Bagnall, after going fully 



into the matter, and explaining the ad- 

 vantages to be gained by beekeepers 

 throughout the land working in unison, 

 moved: — "That in the opinion of thia 

 meeting it is desirable to form an as- 

 sociation of beekeepers." The motion 

 was seconded by Mr. T. J. Mulvany, of 

 Katikati, who said, in support of it — 

 "He hoped an association would be 

 formed embracing the whole of New 

 Zealand, and that provision would be 

 made for forming branch associations in 

 any locality where there were sufficient 

 beekeepers to do so." The motion was 

 carried, and it was then resolved: — 

 "That the name of the association 

 should be the New Zealand Beekeepers' 

 Association, and that a committee be 

 formed, consisting of the chairman, sec- 

 retary. Dr. Dalziel, Messrs. MJulvany, 

 Newland, Graham, Robinson, Shadwell, 

 and Bagnall, to communicate with bee- 

 keepers in all parts of New Zealand, 

 and frame rules to be submitted to a 

 general meeting called by the com- 

 mittee." The committee met on the 

 3rd June, Mr. I. Hopkins in the chair. 

 A code of rules was carefully considered, 

 and made ready for presentation to a 

 general meeting, and the secretary was 

 empowered to communicate with his 

 Excellency the Governor requesting him 

 to become patron of the New Zealand 

 Beekeepers' Association; also with Sir 

 George Grey, that he become president; 

 and with the Mayor of Auckland and 

 Resident Magistrate, that they accept 

 the vice-presidentship of the association. 



The general meeting to consider the 

 rules drawn up was held at the Com- 

 mercial Hotel, Auckland, on August 7, 

 1884. On the motion of Dr. Dalziel, the 

 rules were adopted, and it was resolved 

 that they be printed in book form. The 

 election of officers for the first year (the 

 presidentship being postponed) resulted 

 as follows: — Vice-presidents, his- Wor- 

 ship the Mayor of Auckland and his 

 Honor Judge Smith; committee of man- 

 agement, Colonel Bailey, Major Noake, 

 Captain Daly, Dr. Dalziel, and Messrs. 

 Bagnall, Hopkins, Mulvany, Newland, 

 Robinson, Shadwell, and Stevenson; sec- 

 retary and treasurer, Mr. H. H. Hayr. 

 It was suggested that a reference 

 library of all the standard workg on 

 bee culture be formed, and also all bee 

 journals, American and English, be ob- 

 tained, which was subsequently acted 

 upon, and a library was formed. 



