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by bees from the insured apiary outside such apiary, such 

 claim in any one year not to exceed the sum of ^30 in the 

 aggregate, and not to include any claim for injury to the 

 assured, or persons or live stock under his control. The 

 policy covers the period from 25th March, 1909, to 25th 

 March, 1910, only. 



The premium is at the rate of one penny per hive on the 

 maximum number of hives kept, with a minimum premium of 

 gd. Non-members of British Bee-keepers' Association, or its 

 affiliated associations, are required to pay a registration fee of 

 6d. in addition. 



In 1907, two prosecutions were undertaken by the Board of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries against persons who were selling 

 under the name of "cider" an article 

 Sale of Imitation devoid of apple juice, and in each case 

 Cider. a fine of £5, with £20 costs, was 



imposed. 



The attention of the Board was recently drawn to a some- 

 what similar case of an article described as "Champagne 

 Cyder." The label on the bottle stated that "This beverage 

 is made from the finest apples, and, like all good ciders, 

 cannot be made perfectly clear without injuring the flavour." 

 A sample was analysed at the Government Laboratory, and 

 was found to be not genuine cider. It consisted substantially 

 of a solution of cane sugar, acidified with tartaric acid, and 

 flavoured with cider. It contained only i*8 per cent, of proof 

 spirit, whereas the minimum amount known to occur in 

 genuine English cider is 4*7 per cent. 



Representations have been made to the manufacturers, who 

 have given an undertaking not to describe the article in ques- 

 tion or any similar article either as "Cyder" or as "Cham- 

 pagne Cyder." 



The grants awarded by the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries in aid of agricultural education in England and 

 Wales amounted to ,£12,100 in the year 

 Agricultural ending March 31st, 1908, while, in 



Education in England addition, special grants amounting to 

 and Wales. ^380 were made for experiment and 



research. 



The distribution of these grants and the general subject 



