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APPENDIX— AOAEINE DISEASE : 

 EXAMINATION OF BEES. 



The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to inform 

 bee-keepers that bees can now be examined for the presence 

 of Aoarine Disease, on pa-yment of a fee of 2s. for each 

 sample submitted. The following instructions should be 

 carefully observed: — 



(1) Specimens should be live bees, of about 30 in number, 

 taken from off the combs and not collected from outside the 

 hive. It is in this way only that the true condition of the 

 colony can be diagnosed. Dead bees will not be accepted as 

 they are unreliable for microscopic examination. 



(2) The bees should be placed in a small cage or box, 

 preferably of wood, provided with ventilation holes, and 

 having a piece of muslin fastened across the inside for the 

 bees to cling to during transit. 



(3) A supply of candy sufficient to last for a few days, 

 or a lump of sugar moistened with water, should be wrapped 

 in muslin and firmly fixed to the inside of the box. 



(4) The box should be secured with string and a label 

 attached addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries, Whitehall Place, S.W.I, with the name and 

 address of the sender written on the reverse side, but crossed 

 through to prevent an error in the .post. 



(5) Not more than three samples may be submitted by a 

 bee-keeper at any one time, but further samples may be sent 

 at intervals of four days. In all cases where more than one 

 sample is sent at a time, these should be numbered 1, 2 and 3 

 as the case may be. 



(6) At the same time as the bees are despatched, a remit- 

 tance at the rate of 2s. for each sample submitted should 

 be forwarded under separate cover. No bees will be examined 

 unless or until this remittance has been received. Paynaent 

 should be made by cheque or Postal Order payable to the 

 order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and not 

 to any individual by name, and crossed " Bank of England." 

 Postage stamps will not be accepted. The Ministry will not 

 be responsible for any loss occasioned by inattention to these 

 instructions. 



(7) In the letter forwarding the remittance, as much in- 

 formation as possible should be given with regard to the past 

 history and present condition of the stocks from which the 

 bees were taken. This may help the Ministry in giving 

 advice when furnishing a report of the e>.;amination, and will 

 assist in general bee disease research. 



