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St. Vital, Man. (A. Gaudry) Locusts hatched here about 

 about the first of June, and on obtaining their wings left, going 

 north-east. Foreign swarms not mentioned. 



Middle Church, Man. (J. Clouston.) Produced here from 

 the egg, hatching from about May 15th till June 15th. Left in 

 August, going sonth ; all gone before August 15th. No foreign 

 swarms mentioned. All crops sown were lost. No eggs deposited. 



Little Britain, Man. (Hon. D. Gunn) Produced here from 

 the egg, hatching from about May 7th till the middle of June, 

 and a few even later. Some began to fly off about July 20th, 

 others between that date and the 20th of August, and a few seen 

 as late as the 8th or 10th of September. At first a few flew to 

 the north, but returned, and all at length flew to the east and 

 south-east. Very little grain sown, and all destroyed. No eggs 

 deposited. Mr. Gunn writes that some eggs were deposited in. 

 the vicinity of Lake Winnipeg in the autumn of 1875. 



Lower Fort Garry, Man. (Win. Flett) Produced here from 

 the egg, hatching during the greater part of the month of May. 

 Most left during the latter part of July, though some still to be 

 found till about middle of August ; generally went south-east. 

 No foreign swarms. No eggs deposited. 



Springfield, Man. (F. Dick) Produced here from the egg, 

 hatching May 15th to June 1st. Left during latter part of July 

 and August, going south-east. About July 15th swarms ap- 

 peared from west and north-west, and continued to pass over, 

 alighting sometimes for the night, till about August 6th. In 

 Electoral District of Springfield only about 700 acres sown. 

 Crop saved on 25 acres only and even this much damaged. 



Eagles Nest, Man. (J. Monkman^) Produced here from 

 the egg, hatching from May 20th to July 15th. Left July 15th, 

 going east-south-east. Winged swarms obsorved to pass over- 

 head, some alighting. First noticed July 1st, and continued 

 until August. Came from west-north-west, and went east-south- 

 east. No eggs deposited. 



Cook's Creek, Man. (G. Miller.) Produced here from the 

 egg, hatching about the first of May. Departed about the first 

 of August, going south-east. Swarms also passed overhead 

 about August first, coming from the north-west, and going in the 

 direction aforesaid. Total destruction of crops. 



