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was inhospitable to the Anopheles Mosquito. Water for the use

of the Cattle Depôt is brought by a pipe from high up nullah "A".

The result is as was anticipated. Nullah "A" is now quite free

from larvae. But what was proposed has been too well done:- the

branch "C" carries clear water, and Anopheles larvae formerly

absent are now present in considerable numbers. As it enters the

main stream not far from the Caretaker's house, this should be

remedied. All that is necessary is to instruct the Police that

too many laundrymen are doing their work in the main stream,

and that some of them must be compelled to return to its

trioutary. The branch "R" is too small to be so used; and,

though I found larvae present, I think the only thing to be

done in "g" is to keep as free as possible the channel for the

ready flow of water in its lower parts. This aight be consider-

ably improved on at small cost of labour.

8.

The streams "D" and "L" drain a valley to

the East of the Police Station hill. "D" might be greatly in-

proved by the clearing of undergrowth, and the freeing of the

watercourse in which I found Anopheles larvae, in the neighbour-

hood of ble matshed village. "" is in possession of the washer-

and from the present point of view it is safe. A large

men.

part of this valley, and of the adjoining valley drained by the

stream "X", is occupied by water-cress gardens, and in these I

found