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Editorial ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 
Original Contribution ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 
News and Reports from Colonial Apairies ... ... ... 38 
Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 
Extracts from Foreign Journals... ... ... ... ... 40 
Queries and Replies ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 
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