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5. Put shortly, under this memorandum and in the instructions issued to the Medical Officer, Dr. Baker, the following main points were agreed on :-
(a) Dr. Baker to proceed to Merinde (in D 4) and make an immediate start with the formation of his headquarters camp, Mr. Northcote assisting him.
(b) When headquarters is sufficiently advanced to be a focus, a start to be made by the Administration in transplanting the natives from the infected districts to the settlements.
(c) The allocation of the natives to the different settlements (C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4)
to be left in the hands of the District Commissioner.
(d) That the infected district to be first tapped for the exodus be the country south of the River Kuja, and the smaller northern portion as being the worst infected and bordering on German territory. As the success of the scheme is demonstrated the other areas in the Province can be attacked later.
(e) On the arrival of the natives in the new locations, Dr. Baker, if necessary, to form temporary camps in the necessary settlement so as to receive them. This practically only refers to D 1, which is a day's march from Merinde.
(f) That the Government be absolutely responsible for feeding the arrivals
should the necessity for such arise.
6. A copy of the instructions issued to the Medical Officer is attached. 7. Since the above was drawn up a surveyor has been engaged to delimit the new settlement areas, so that each clan may be confined within its own proper boundaries and obviate the chances of inter-tribal friction.
8. Practically the success of the movement depends on two factors the willingness of the natives to evacuate their old homesteads and the quality and fertility of the land to support a new population. As regards the first, the infor- mation brought back by Dr. Wiggins, Mr. Hemsted, and Mr. Northcote but con- firms the impression I formed myself when amongst them nine months ago, that such difficulties as may arise under this head would be only reasonable and not insur- mountable. As regards the second factor, the land, this can only be proved by actual experiment. But to all outward seeming it is the same in character and appearance as other cultivated lands in Kavirondo, and there is no reason to suppose that it will be less productive; the one uncertain point being the water supply in certain parts during the dry weather.
I have, &c.,
The Secretary
to the Administration,
A. D. MILNE,
Acting Principal Medical Officer.
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The sites we chose were A.-A large triangle on the River Mara, bounded by the river, the Isoit escarpment, and the Anglo-German boundary. This is an excel- lent site, but is strongly deprecated by the Administration on the following grounds: (1), it is too far from the administrative centre; (2) it is too far away for the people who are to be moved; and (3) force would be required to make them go there.
B.-A square area to the west of the Munyango escarpment (vide map). This is, however, swampy and overrun by immense herds of elephants, and I do not recommend it. Should it, however, be decided on, the River Oyani should be cleared for one mile somewhere above Kanyamkago.
C. This we decided as suitable for the Suna people, who belong to a different tribe and would be better in a place by themselves. Mr. Hemsted agrees to this.
On our return to the station, Mr. Hemsted, who had just returned from Kadem. told us that the Kadem people were willing to move if allowed to go to Kanyamwa, as they are relations of the people there, and he suggested site D (vide map) as a part of a much larger scheme, ie., of moving many more clans from infected areas. and he suggested D 1, for Kadem, D 2 for Kanyamkago, D 3 for the Islands Mfwanganu and Lusinga, D 4 for Kasagunga, &c. I append a list of the people he thinks should be moved wholly or in part. If this larger scheme is undertaken, D is certainly the best site (with C for Suna), as, though all could not possibly attend at one camp daily, I think all could get the necessary treatment from a central camp at Merinde. This area is hot wholly uninhabited, but both Mr. Hemsted and Mr. Northcote think there is room. this area must be made and at once, as being absolutely necessary in locating the We all agree, however, that a survey of various clans. I have not yet examined the Riana, but, apparently, the fly does not extend very far into Kabwoch. I am assured there will be no difficulty in building the necessary camp at Merinde, and that the local chiefs will assist.
N.B. The weather has been most unfavourable for mapping out the fly area, as it has rained every day without exception, often from midday onwards. considered a place free from fly when two hours' search has failed to find one.
The Principal Medical Officer,
East Africa Protectorate,
Nairobi.
I have
I have, &c.,
C. A. WIGGINS,
Medical Officer.
LIST OF PEOPLES LIVING IN INFECTED DISTRICTS IN SOUTH KAVIRONDO.
Nairobi.
People.
Population,
No. of Hute.
Remarks.
Kadem
1.
Mohuru
6,000
1,912 130
To be moved wholly,
Suna
11
2.
Kakrau
3,000
1,000
11
89)
3.
Kanyamkago
11
680
4.
Mfwangano
*
900
Lusinga
5,500
1,000
11
11
Kasagunga
390
Kamreri...
5.
400
Maronda
4,000
300
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77
11
Usaki
""
300
Kaniada
G.
Kochia
2,000
500
To be moved back only.
200
7.
Kisingiri
"
Utegi
8,500
1,000
200
8.
Kanam
3,000
1,000 ?
9.
Kabwoch
?
?
10.
Mambo ...
?
?
Ii.
Kalachonyo
Possibly clearing to be done only.
11
To be moved wholly.
To be moved in part only and
in their own district.
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SIR,
Enclosure 2 in No. 4.
Kisii Station, November 16th, 1909.
I HAVE the honour to forward this report in accordance with your instruc- tions, No. 28/153/7 of 9th October, 1908.
I left Nairobi with Mr. Northcote on October 11th and arrived at Kisii on 15th, and, after five days' stay there waiting for porters, collecting food, &c., went southwards towards the Magori to find a suitable site. After a 25 days' trip, we returned to Kisii, arriving on November 14th. Our route is shown on the accom- panying map. We selected two sites as being the only possible ones in that direc- tion. We went through Kaniamkago and Suna, and the people of both these localities said they were willing to move if given time. I also determined the fur- thest limits of the tsetse fly on the Rivers Magori, Oyani (Kayen), and. Kuja; these spots are shown on the map by a green line drawn across the rivers. There is no natural barrier, such as bare banks, to prevent the spread of the fly further up these rivers, and I therefore strongly recommend that the banks of the Kuja be thoroughly cleared, and kept clear, for the distance of one mile at a spot just above the limit of the fly. The river here runs in a ravine among the hills, and the trees and undergrowth are confined to a belt of a few yards along the river's edge, and the clearing of this would not be a very great undertaking.
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