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year 1903, when the judges (one of whom was Mr. T. W. Cowan) 

 awarded the first prize in the class tor most ' complete hive for 

 ■general use ' to the original ' W. B. 0.,' though staged alongside 

 hiyes of the same type. — and by the same makers, among others^ 

 with ' improvements ' added. 



So much then for its past history. And if further corroboration 

 of what is stated above were needed, the fact of the following par- 

 ticulars descriptive of the hive in question having been reprinted 

 four times, and as often sold out, surely affords it. It has there- 

 fore been decided to append them to this second edition of the 

 Bee-Tceepers' Note Book, for the , use of those wishing to make the 

 hive for themselves : — • 



Beginning with the Floor-board (Pig. 1), the boards forming it 

 are ^ in. thick, tongued and grooved where joined, and nailed on to 

 stout battens, 2^ in. deep by 1^ in. wide. Between the points at 



Fig. 1.— Floor-board. 



A oil sketch it measures 20 in., and the width across at B is 19^ in. 

 The alighting-board projeets 7 in. beyond the point A. The form 

 of the entrance, as seen m sketch, explains itself ; it is 15J in. 

 long by J in. hjgh. 



The Outer Case, including roof, is in three parts, the first of 



Figr. 2.— Outer Case. 



which is as seen (Fig. 2). The front and back boards are 19 J in. 

 long, 8^ in. wide, and J in. thick. Sides, 19 x 8|in. of |-in stuff. 



