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bee-keeper  here  is  in  the  marketing  of  his  honey.  I think  we 
can  take  a leaf  out  of  the  book  of  experience  of  the  sugar  men 
for  help  in  this  regard,  and  I would  respectfully  suggest  that  an 
attempt  be  made  to  have  all  the  producers  of  honey  contract  to 
sell  their  honey  through  one  firm  or  through  one  person,  who 
could  then  sell  on  the  mainland.  With  Hawaiian  honey  compet- 
ing with  itself  on  the  mainland,  the  commission  merchants  profit 
and  we  lose.  There  is,  besides,  no  reason  why  the  small  home 
market  should  not  belong  to  us.  As  it  is  now,  the  small  amount 
of  honey  consumed  here  is  imported  from  the  mainland  by  our 
merchants.  This  imported  honey  may  come  from  districts  on  the 
Coast  infested  with  the  bacillus  of  foul  brood,  and  though  foul 
brood  is  not  injurious  to  the  human  body,  if  the  honey  is  kept 
here  in  containers  that  are  exposed  to  bees,  the  infection  may  be 
spread  in  this  way  to  our  hives.  If  we  can  arrange  to  sell  honey 
to  the  local  dealers  to  their  advantage  we  can  undersell  the  Cali- 
fornia producers  and  our  honeys  will  be  sold  in  preference  to 
those  from  the  Coast,  thus  removing  a great  source  of  danger. 
The  only  other  matter  to  be  attended  to  during  the  coming  year 
is  the  question  of  an  appropriation.  Mr.  Van  Dine  read  to  you 
in  the  minutes  the  resolution  passed  by  the  Association  guaran- 
teeing to  the  Board  of  Agriculture  certain  expenses  in  connection 
with  the  inspection  and  quarantining  of  imported  bees.  The  Leg- 
islature meets  in  February  and  this  matter  must  be  attended  to. 
I think  that  a comparatively  small  sum  of  money  would  take  care 
of  any  possible  expense  incident  to  the  quarantine  of  bees  which 
may  be  imported  into  the  islands. 
I might  also  mention  that  the  Association  has  been  asked  to 
place  an  exhibit  in  the  Hawaiian  section  at  the  Alaska- Yukon 
fair  to  be  held  at  Seattle  next  year.  We  have  outlined  a plan  for 
our  representation,  which  includes  a wax-house,  to  be  designed 
bv  Mr.  E.  C.  Smith,  of  the  Garden  Island  Honey  Company;  a 
commercial  exhibit  of  honey  and  wax  as  they  go  to  the  trade, 
enlarged  photographs  of  bee-keeping  scenes  in  Hawaii,  lantern 
slide  lectures  and  a leaflet  for  general  distribution.  The  lantern 
slides  are  from  photographs  taken  by  Dr.  Phillips  on  his  visit  to 
the  islands.  The  leaflet  is  intended  to  give  in  a concise  way  the 
conditions  of  the  bee-keeping  industry  in  our  islands  with  a view 
of  informing  those  who  may  be  interested  as  buyers  as  to  'the 
amount  and  character  of  the  honey  produced  here.  I think  the 
exhibit  will  be  a very  creditable  one. 
INDEX  FOR  1908. 
The  Title  Page,  Table  of  Contents  and  Index  for  Volume  V. 
will  accompany  the  February  number. 
