No. 5t ] MetliO'h adopted in Tunis fcr destmijiiig Ijocvsts. 127 



In addition to the abovej there were two companies of Zouaves, num- 

 bering- 220 men, for special service, under the direct orders of the 

 captain. 



The ofardens and vineyards in the immediate vicinity of Za^houan 

 were guarded by 305 Arabs, under the supervision of a captain of the 

 'Jirailleurs, assisted by 60 of his men. 



The five above-mentioned sections had at one time to be concentrated 



by the captain for the destruction of large 

 Concentration of forces. , . . ^ ^ • p 



columns advancmg mto the plani from the 



wooded slopes of the Zaghouan hills, on the eastern side of the district, 



and the vacated sections were then re-inPorced by two companies of 



Tirailleurs, or 300 men under five officers, in consequence of the apjDroach 



of fresh columns on to the Pahs district. 



The officers and men employed on the locust campaign receive extra 

 Extra pay to officers and Pav, the former at the rate of 3 frs. and the 

 ^®"* latter at 15 cents, a day. 



When natives are employed on farms situated in their own districts 



and close to their homes, they are supplied 

 Eations to natives. . i -i 



by the Kaid with rations of bread and oil ; 



but when summoned to a long distance, the proprietors of lands threaten- 

 ed by the locusts have to provide rations of coffee, mutton^ and 35 cents. 

 eaeh a day. 



Each tribe has to furnish one-third of its 

 Compulsory service of natives. i -i »» 



number that pays the "medjba, or poll tax. 



With a view of explaining the methods hitherto adopted in Tunisia 



for the destruction of young migratory lo- 



The Zaghouan sections. 



ousts, 1 have selected as an example the dis- 

 tricts of Zaghouan and Fahs, where the struggle was grtatest, owing to 

 the unfavourable nature of the country, and the intensity of the in- 

 vasion. 



The line of defence extended over 35 miles along the cultivated 

 plains, bordered in the south-east by the Zaghouan range of hills. 



The division of the district into five sections, under the command of 

 a captain of Zouaves, and the number of soldiers and natives under that 

 officer, have been already described. 



In the early part of July, when the migration to the plains was at 



the highest point, 25 miles of screens were in 

 Length of lines of screens. t i -ii 



position, and the sections were supplied with 



500 yards of zinc for the traps, and 40 barrels of asphyxiating liquids. 



