T H E 
JOURNAL. 
Vor.. II.— No. 2.] JULY 10, 1887. [Price 6i>. 
E&itonal. 
NEW BOOK. 
Wk have received a copy of the Australasian 
Beekeepers' Guide Book for Amateurs, by 
Charles Dickins of Adelaide (Scrymgour and 
Sons, Printers, Adelaide), which cannot fail to 
reach the hands of most beekeepers. It is 
freely illustrated throughout, and is issued 
at the very modest price of a shilling. 
In about 38 pages of matter, the leading 
principles of the modern systems of apiculture 
are treated of in a concise and pithy style. 
The illustrations throughout are just what 
will make the book thoroughly useful to 
beginners and amateurs, and even to more 
advanced apiculturists. The articles on the 
various appliances and operations of the art 
are necessarily brief, but the descriptions, 
directions, and advice are all sound and well 
chosen. We welcome the appearance of such 
a useful little book, and wish the editor every 
success. 
Wi: are requested to call attention to the 
following circular which has been issued by 
the Victorian Heekeejiers’ Associnteon. The 
oldest Australian Association is that of South 
Australia ; the next in seniority, wo believe, is 
the Victorian Association, followed by the 
Queensland Beekeepers’ Association, which 
was started last year. We hear that steps are 
now being taken to form a similar Association 
in New South Wales, and wish our brother 
apiarists there every success. We hope, with 
the members of the Victorian Association, 
that at no very distant date these various 
bodies will themselves associate, or to use a 
now well-worn term, “federate,” into one 
large Australian Association each having 
extensive ramifications in the shape of branch 
associations throughout their respective 
provinces. The circular referred to is as 
follows : — 
“ Victorian Beekeepers’ Association. — 
This Association was formed in Melbourne in 
November, 1886, for the purpose of en- 
couraging and advocating beekeeping in 
Victoria, spreading information concerning 
the modern methods of keeping bees and 
dealing with produce, the introduction into 
the colony of the best races of bees, Ac. 
Hitherto it has held meetings in Melbourne 
only, at which reports and papers on apiculture 
have been received and discussions carried on. 
There have also been numerous exhibits of 
hives, bees and beekeeping appliances at the 
meetings. Iu order that the objects of the 
Association may be more fully carried out, it 
has become very desirable to establish Branch 
Associations at our country towns and other 
places where beekeeping is carried on, or 
where it is desired the industry may be 
established. By this means beekeepers in 
any locality could form a branch of the 
Association, meet together and discuss api- 
cultural matters, exchange information, give 
or receive help and advice, obtain information 
and the loan of books, periodicals Ac., from 
the central society, and generally derive 
such assistance and benefit as usually results 
from the friendly association of all those 
interested in the same pursuit. All country 
beekeepers are therefore invited to become 
members of the Association, and arrange for 
the formation of Branch Associations. The 
subscription to the Association is 10s. per 
annum for town members ; for country 
members, however, it has been fixed at 2s. Od. 
per annum, a portion of which will go to the 
central body for keeping up the library and 
distributing books ami periodicals to the 
members, and a part to meet expenses of the 
branch. It has further been arranged that 
The Australian Beekeepers' Journal, which has 
just entered on its second year of issue, shall 
