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directly opposite the Gallilee Station of the seashore branch of 

 the Central Railroad of X'ew Jersey. This meadow is very low. 

 with many pools, and larvse had even a better chance to come 

 to maturity than at either of the previous places. 



The next point was on the Alonmouth Beach golf grounds. 

 On this ])lace a few ditches had been cut before the inspection 

 and it was in better condition than the other points examined. 

 Outlets had been made for the surface water and all the places 

 where larv?e could hatch were dry. 



The next place was a large strip of marsh land next U) the 

 golf grounds and one-half mile west of the Alonmouth Beach 

 station. This is Raccoon Island, the home for mosquitoes, and 

 an ideal breeding ground. There were hundreds of pools and 

 everywhere larvae were present in uncountable numbers. 



The next area looked over was from Pleasure Bay Road south- 

 east to Atlantic Avenue, North Long Branch, and breeding was 

 found everywhere over the whole strip. Inspections were also 

 made up Pleasure Bay to Branchjjort : but not much breeding was 

 found there, as the high ground runs close to the stream and 

 drains off. Low places are filled with fish, which make mos- 

 quito development impossible. From Pleasure Bay Park to East 

 Long Branch are a few bad places on the northeast side of Traut- 

 man's Creek. On the west side of Pleasure Bay, called Port-au- 

 Peck, is a long and very bad strip of meadow land which runs 

 up to the Newbolt woods. Blackberry Creek runs through this 

 meadow, and as the ground is low the creek frequently overflows 

 its banks and fills the breeding pools, of which there are between 

 1500 and 2000 on the meadow. Parts of the meadow are higher 

 and there the pools fill only at extra high tides from the Shrews- 

 bury River or by heavy rains. 



The next breeding area is on Foster's Creek, above the Xew 

 \^Drk and Long Branch Railroad, but this is not bad and could be 

 easily made safe. A similar but worse place is on Parker's Creek, 

 also above the railroad, and this also requires but a little work 

 to effect a cure. 



The area on Town Neck Creek was twice visited and found 

 in good condition, without obvious breeding pools, hence it is 

 to be considered safe. 



The next place of inspection was on the north side of Little 

 Silver Creek. A large piece of meadow lies here, called Kemp's 

 or Great Meadow, and this is the worst piece of marsh land on 

 the Rumson side of the Shrewsbury River. It is to that side 

 what Raccoon Island is to the other : numerous holes of all sizes 

 and all of them developing uncountable numbers of mosquitoes. 

 Every piece of meadow land on the west side of the river to Sea- 



