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say something with reference to this work. I am personally acquainted with Mr. Tyrrell, a man who is very energetic and quite capable of carrying through the plans which he has outlined for the National Bee-Keepers' Association. Briefly, his proposition is, as he states in the paper, not to withdraw the legal support. I believe that has been the strongest point with the National, the help we get in case we get into legal difficulties, and some of us have received material support from the National in times of trouble of that kind. He does not intend to withdraw that, but really to put the stress on assisting members in getting in touch with buyers for their honey and getting packages for honey. Somehow we do not feel we need the support of the organization in the matter of selling our honey. It is not a question of selling our honey; it is a question of supplying the demand. Mr. Dadant said to me last night that he was sorry he could not be here to speak for the National organization this morning, and he wished me to say that he hoped that the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association would become a branch of the National Association and help along the good cause. I told him that I thought we did not need the help very much at the present time, and he said it would be a pity for us to hold back until we needed help, and besides we get help from the States. The men come over to our conventions and help us in that way. While they cannot help us to market our honey to any great extent at present, we should encourage the National Association by becoming a branch and giving them our support until we help them up to the standard we have attained in the matter of selling, and we probably would receive some extra benefit. It is the question of not holding back out of a co-operative organization until the co-operation has become established and was ready to help us.

I do not feel like offering a personal opinion with reference to our relation to the National. There is one point that I do feel like mentioning, the point that I brought up at the executive meeting last winter in Detroit: If we become a branch of this organization, the name should be changed so as to show that we are not one of the States of the Union, but that we are a fellow nation joining with another nation. That there are two nations involved in this organization. We are not a branch of the United States National Organization, but that it is an international organization. Years ago it was the North American Bee-Keepers' Association and it was changed to the National-I do not know why. I expressed the feeling very strongly and again this morning that the name be changed to take in the two nations. I think we ought to have opinions from our leading honey producers here to-day as to whether we ought to become a branch of this organization.

MR. McEvoy: For a good many years I have been collecting fees for the National amounting to 50 cents, but when they put it up to $1.50 I warned them

it would kill them.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.

To the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association in Convention Assembled:

We, your Committee on Resolutions, beg to report as follows: First, we have learned with sadness of the death of David Chalmers, of Poole, also of J. F. Switzer, of Orangeville, and would recommend that the Secretary of this Association be delegated to draft letters embodying the sympathy and condolence of this Association and send them to the families of these honored members of this Association.

Second, we have had before us a resolution referring to the taxing of bees for special purpose, and after careful consideration we refer it to the Convention at large for discussion.

The following are the resolutions: First, Moved by J. D. EVANS, seconded by Chas. E. HOPPER, "That the Executive of the Ontario Bee-Keepers Association be empowered to endeavor to have The Foul Brood Act so amended that inspectors of apiaries can be appointed in every municipality in the Province except Counties, who shall inspect every hive of bees in their municipality once a year, half of the cost of such inspection to be borne by the Province and one-half by the owner of the bees."

Second, we recommend that where there are District Representatives appointed in counties that they, the Representatives, have an oversight of the interest of beekeeping by getting statistics of the colonies and apiaries and of the disease in such apiaries and work in conjunction with the inspectors and bee-keepers for the benefit of bee-keepers in every way.

Third, that we continue to hold the honey exhibit at the Horticultural Exhibition as an Association Exhibit contributed by the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association and the local societies.

Fourth, having noticed the anxious inquiry from many of our members as to how and where to obtain queens, we would recommend that some plan be formulated by which such of our members as so desired might get quotations from and send their orders with the price to the Secretary of this Association for their requirement of queens, thus ensuring reliability and perhaps a measure of economy. All of which is respectfully submitted,

W. COUSE, Chairman.

J. D. EVANS.

M. B. HOLMES.

MR. HOLMES: In dealing with the different matters that have been before this Committee, they have been placed by themselves, so that if there is any exception taken to any one of the clauses it may be dealt with separately, so as not to interfere with the report in full. I move the report be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Herchiser.

MR. SIBBALD: If the report is adopted is that motion passed?

THE PRESIDENT: It was read as a recommendation for the consideration of

the meeting.

MR. MCEVOY: That means we receive it and it is to be debated on afterwards. THE PRESIDENT: You receive the report as read.

Clause 1 carried.

Clause 2 carried.

(Carried.)

MR. HERCHISER: That doesn't mean it is disposed with. It is for the Convention to deal with it.

Clause 3 carried.

Clause 4 caried with the addition of the word " County."

MR. ANGUISH: Of course, we have been doing our best in Middlesex County and have put up a very creditable exhibit. We tried to get the County into it, and I kind of think that by another year we will have the County in to assist us. We even had them come with us this year to be with us and help us a little on that exhibit. That is, a representative of the County is with us, and he is going to do his best to get us a grant from the County to help pay expenses. We may not

always be calling on Ontario to help us out. See the grants that the counties give the apple men.

MEMBER: Have you a District Representative?

MR. ANGUISH: We had and we had him with us. We tried through him to get the grant, but he could not, because he was put into our County a little too late, but he assures us he will do his best for us.

MR. PETTIT: The point that Mr. Anguish is making is this: the district representatives from a number of the counties come to the Horticultural Show with a big display of apples, giving a great deal of time to such display. Why cannot the representatives make the same operate on his honey display. I am glad the Middlesex people are getting closely in touch with their County Representative. Clause 5 was then read.

MR. COUSE: Mr. Sladen has said to me that it is part of his business to bring these queens here.

MR. SLADEN: I feel I have been engaged by the Canadian Government to help the bee-keepers of the whole country as much as possible, and chiefly in the way that would bring in as many dollars as possible. It seems to me this is a very important question, and I want to go into it very thoroughly. I think the best thing to do is to find out which of these Italian breeds is the most resistant, and then there is the question of which is the most productive. One of the first things I intend to do is to try and get queens from all the different districts. They differ in every canton in Switzerland and Italy. I think we ought to thoroughly sift out that question, find out which is the best breed for Canada. Of course, as regards the Italians you have here, I do not think we know exactly what they are. We have not yet reached that stage of perfection where we are sure we have got a pure breed, but you can get pure bees from the authorities in Italy.

MR. SIBBALD: I have had quite a number of queens from Italy, and never had one that was worth introducing. I do not see why you should just advise Mr. Sladen to go to Italy for queens, because he might go to the States and get better queens. He might go to Italy and get queens and test them along with the others. I would leave that open to him to go to any country where he can get the best Italian queens, for the most immune from European Foul Brood.

MR. MCEVOY: I think that is a good suggestion. Get the best, no matter

where.

MR. HOLMES: I think there are breeders here who have been working for 25 years with Italian bees from the very best stock, and those bees are excellent. I do rot think you can get any better results in Italy than from those. American bees have been bred for 25 and 30 years. I do not think we ought to forget those breeds.

MR. SLADEN: I should like to say I should certainly include the American breeds, but the only thing is, so far we have heard, that the Italians are very good, and some of the best breeders get bees from Italy. I think we should sift all the breeds from Italy and get them all.

MR. COUSE: I got the impression from Mr. Sibbald that they have not been satisfactory. That was the object in making that motion. We have the work done through the representative of the Dominion, so that if he did it they would be reliable. That was my object in making that resolution.

MR. HOLMES: I trust it will be fully understood that when this thing comes to the crucial point the actual source of supply is through the Secretary of this Association, and, of course, the President and Vice-President. There will be the actual source of supply. I think it will bear that interpretation, and that was the

intention.

THE PRESIDENT: Did I understand that the Executive Committee were to be more of an information bureau, where the members could secure good stock? MR. HOLMES: A central source of supply to such of the membership as require to get their queens in that way.

Moved by MR. HOLMES, seconded by MR. HERCHISER, that the clause as read be adopted. (Carried.)

THE PRESIDENT: I do not think that there is very much unfinished business to come before the meeting. There is only the matter of taxation. The Committee on Resolutions left that for the consideration of the general meeting.

MR. EVANS: I think as it is rather late we had better let that motion stand and not vote on it at all. It is like a notice of motion and can come up at the next Convention. In the meantime the members can study it up and understand the proposition better.

THE PRESIDENT: I think that is a very wise suggestion.

MR. EVANS: Give it a twelve months' hoist.

MR. HARKNESS: Another point I would like to bring before the meeting is this: Should not our fee that we pay in to the Canadian Bee-keepers' Association include the subscription for the Canadian Bee Journal? I did not get a copy of the Canadian Bee Journal last year, and I just wonder if we should not get it. I bring it before the meeting.

THE PRESIDENT: Of course we give the Canadian Bee Journal as a premium to all our members, and have been doing this from time almost immemorial every year. In fact, we are bonusing members in that way.

MR. BYER: I wish to say before we leave that I feel we are indebted to the York County Council for the use of their hall, and I would move a hearty vote of thanks for their kindness and courtesy in this regard.

Seconded by Mr. HOLMES and carried.

MR. HOLMES: Mr. President, our American cousins have contributed in no small way to the pleasure and to the success of this our Annual Meeting. It has been a pleasure to meet them and a pleasure to listen to them. We have not only learned many good things from them, but we have had the inspiration because of their presence with us. Therefore, I would like to move. "That the best thanks of this Association be tendered our American cousins for the trouble they have taken to visit us on this occasion, and at the same time, as the Convention is just at the closing hour, we wish them God speed on their return journey to their distant home. While we are happy to meet with them, and sorry to part from them, we sincerely hope to meet them again." Seconded by Mr. Evans and carried.

THE PRESIDENT: I am sure it gives me great pleasure to convey this vote of thanks to our friends who have so kindly come over this year to assist us at our meetings.

MR. HOUSE: It has been a very great pleasure on our part to be with you. We appreciate what you are doing over here, and came for the purpose of taking back some of your methods to our people on the other side.

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