I have no objection to answering honestly raised questions, but the barrage of queries from Mr Patton is beyond my interest. The thinly veiled insinuations and barely disguised disbelief really doesn't encourage me to respond to the list of questions Mr Patton raises, though in fact several of them are good questions. If anyone *else* would care to raise them with me, either on the list or perferably one on one, I would be pleased to help you in an understanding of NZ's beekeeping. Say what you want to say about New Zealand, Mr Patton - don't put it in the form of these mostly rhetorical questions. As an example, I would suggest that when our industry had two of your officials and one of your friends over here, we thoroughly discussed statistically significant sampling and survey mechanisms. I don't propose to do that through this list. Please contact me by personal mail if you wish. Nick Wallingford President - Nat Beekeepers Assn of NZ (\ home [log in to unmask] {|||8- work [log in to unmask] (/