PRESENT: Doug Purdie (Pres.), Frank Lindsay (Treas.), John Burnet (Sec.) and 31 members and visitors as listed in the attendance book.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Minutes of meeting held 13 April were read and confirmed.

CORRESPONDENCE: Newspaper Death Notice concerning Ted Roberts MAF Apicultural Advisor Palmerston North. Advice of Nomination of Nick Wallingford for NBA.

FINANCIAL REPORT: General Account $1419.27, B/L Fund $599.99

GENERAL BUSINESS: Club’s free photocopying arrangement with Wang had ceased. Members expressed their appreciation for the work and support provided in the past by Richard Hatfield and Wang, and to Les Solomon who offered to do the newsletter photocopying in the future.

Ivan Pedersen demonstrated and explained his methods of producing section honey using aluminum sheets to separate sections. He also suggested beer cans were ideal for patching holed supers.

PRESENTATION:

Secretary John Burnet gave a slide presentation about the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, a 250 hectare valley which was to be enclosed in a 8 km fence enabling the creation of a predator-free "offshore island" in the middle of Wellington City. Erection of the fence and removal of the predators would enable the natural bush to regenerate and the reintroduction of a range of threatened native birds including the kiwi, weka, kaka, saddleback, kokako, keruru as well as tuatara and various native frogs and fish.