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Conclusion. 



Beyond these points nothing is known regarding the destruction 

 and prevention of Termites. It is certainly (1) advisable to set all foun- 

 dations of wood-work in cement so as to prevent the entry of the ants ; 

 (2) to adopt the precaution of steeping wood-work for the ground in 

 arsenious soda, and (3) to employ arsenic as a poison in the nests near 

 all habitations, works and railways. The probability is that by such pre- 

 cautions the ravages of these pests in the .Sudan would be greatly lessened. 



(Signed) Fred. V. Theobald. 



British Museum (Nat. Hist.), 

 Cromwell Road, S.W. 



\bUi November, 1901. 



To The Civil Secretary, 



Sudan Government, Cairo. 



Dear Sir, — Referring to my letter of the 17th ultimo, I have to 

 inform you that a full report on White Ants, dealing generally with their 

 prevention and destruction, was forwarded to the Foreign Office on the 

 5th inst. to be transmitted to His Majesty's Agent and Consul-General 

 in Cairo. 



I shall be glad to learn that it has reached you. 



I remain, etc., 



(Signed) C. E. Fagan. 



Sudan Government, 



Civil Secretary's Office, Cairo, 

 24:th November, 1901. 



Dear Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 

 15th instant and to thank you for the " Report on White Ants," which 

 was received through H. B. M.'s Agency here. 



This report will eventually be of the greatest use as a guidance in 

 lighting these pests. 



I remain, etc., 



E. G. Blunt, Lieut. -Colonel. 

 The Civil Secretary and Sudan Agent, Cairo. 



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