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While in the earlier period HPA members had been loyal in not competing with their association, by 1929 HPA members were using the Association for the disposal of honey only when it suited them. The loss of the higher return on the local market made the HPA more and more dependent on the export market […]
The 1927/28 honey crop was one of the largest ever experienced. In total 1,029 tons were exported. Many producers sent their entire crop into the grade stores for export, as the local market prices were still low with some producers quitting at any price obtainable, just to get rid of the their surpluses. By April […]
The local market was fully stocked with honey, resulting in severe pricecutting. The 14th Annual Conference elected Mr R Clark as President, and Mr CA Pope as Vice President. Executive elected were Mr A Bates (Kaponga), Mr AH Davies, Mr R Gibb (Menzies Ferry) and Mr GL Hight. Revised Apiaries Act. The first true Thin […]
In the 1926 year the HPA sold 377 ½ tons in bulk and packed 206 tons. Mr AH Davies was elected President, with Mr R Clark as Vice President.
In 1925 the Massey Government set up the Export Honey Control Board. While a move toward more orderly marketing, it gave only limited protection when considering that 80% of honey was sold on the local market. In the 1925 calendar year the HPA sold 293 tons 7 cwt in bulk and packed 261 tons 6 […]
1924 In early 1924 an advertisement in The New Zealand Fruitgrower and Apiarist had the apiary of Mr FC Baines, the former editor of the NZ Beekeeper journal, for sale. The advertisement indicated that Mr Baines had taken on secretarial work, preventing him from giving sufficient time to the 100 colonies of 12 frame gear. […]
Mr AB Callick was apppointed to replace Mr RW Brickell as manager of the Alliance Box Co, owned by the HPA. Mr Callick had been Mr Brickell’s “right-hand man” in the manufacturing department for the past 20 years. The first advance from the HPA for the 1923 season’s honey was set at 4½ d per […]
In an open letter to beekeepers in January, Mr CF Ryland, the General Manager of the HPA, warned that the 1921 crop might provide 1,500,000 pounds of honey above that required for local consumption. He called for continued co-operation and support for the HPA. The February issue of the journal announced the voluntary liquidation of […]
The first issue of The New Zealand Beekeepers’ Journal for 1920 brought a substantial change in appearance. The Editor had the journal printed on an improved grade of paper, much whiter in appearance, and would now provide a small photograph on the cover of each issue. The first photo was of his own home apiary […]