Thanks for new address * Teds chuffed you can get to him on EM...the marvels of electronic whatnots still amaze him..me too for that matter. * Doc..Andrew in B mail newsletter had a report of a paper from Moller et al on effects of bees in honeydew country. * With Doc we are considered guilty without any evidence ie Honey bees spread ling...no bees in Waiouru but plenty of ling. Suggest strength of our argument is that the onus shd be on Doc to prove that bees are deleterious or there is benefit to envir/economy etc from banning bees rather than bkprs having to rpove there is no harm from having bees there. * suggest Doc shd be spending more time on enhancing eco tourism and strengthening platforms rather that banning bees from parks.!!!!!! * Register..info from Baderley yest was that PMS's won't be in place before 9/96 and provisions in Bio Act will most likely be rolled over. However the thrust of govt policy remains to reduce imputs esp to NASS business.So we have to continue working towards industry funding. What NABU sort from Badderley was an assurance that he wld work on our behalf to ensure the CVO/RA did not take unilateral action to cut the register or support for apiculture. EDPR has 3 components Bees,animals (vesicular diseases) and hortic (fruitfly). The register is currently funded under the Sirveillance vote. We reinforced again the fact tht the register is used in EDPR,Surveill, exports certn and AFB contract.Removing the register is easy bu the rammifications need to be thought htrough carefully esp export certn. We asked Badderkley to keep the discussions with RA generic and that the rumored reductions from RA of 1-5% be addressed after the extent of the cuts are known. We will absorb our share of the cuts but don't want to get cut off at the neck. RA are not being very helpful at the moment..they want cuts but still want all services maintained.Negotiations are continuing over the next week or two. Industry imput will be needed to help secure our place in the sun.