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•' Thai Chotiali, for the v/eek ending 2^th October iSg^. — The Tahsildar, 

 Barkhan, reports that a flight of locusts appeared in the Barkhan tahsil and 

 did much damage to the kharif cco-g^ 



The Extra Commissioner, Sibi, reports that a swarm of locusts also visited the 

 Sibi tahsil and ate up a portion of the crop. 



Extract from the Baluchistan Agency Diary for the week ending the 30th No- 

 vember 1897 : — 



" Southern Baluchistan, for the week ending i6th November.-^The 

 Wazir's inspection of the cultivation shows that the major portion [of the crops 

 have been destroyed by locusts, a fact which is telling on the people as they are 

 contemplating leaving their homes and seeking employment elsewhere. Damage 

 by locusts is being daily reported from all parts of the State." 



[b] From the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire— " 



Extract from the Uiary of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, 

 for the week ending 12th June 1897 : — 



"Shiraz, June 5th. — Locusts have destroyed all the harvests at Kafrak and 

 Marvdasht, and have now flown to the places round Shiraz, where they are des- 

 troying the summer crops." 



Extract from the Diary of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf for the 

 week ending 26th June 1897 : — 



'* Shiraz, 12th jFune.— Large numbers of locusts have swarmed about Shiraz 

 and after destroying the wheat and barley crops are now devouring the vegetables 

 sown in the suburbs." 



{c) Through the Survey Commissioner and Director, Land Record 

 and Agriculture, Bombay— 



(i) From the Collector of Karachi (7th June 1897) — 



'* To forward herewith a bottle containing specimens of locusts, preserved in 

 country liquor. These locusts formed part of a large flight that arrived at Jarruck 

 on the 5th instant. On the 4th and 5th also locusts came, but the main body 

 appears to have come on the 5th instant. They came from the North-West and 

 went ofi nearly due North. 



" The Mukhtyarkar of Tattahas not as yet reported whether damage has been 

 Csused by them elsewhere, but at Jerruck rice seedlings have suffered." 



(2) From the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Sind Frontier 

 (29th July 1897) 



••To inform you of the appearance on the 19th instant, of locusts ift the 

 Shahdadpur taluka of this district. A large swarm is reported to have come from 

 Garhi Khyra in the Jacobabad taluka and Kelat Territory to the North- 

 West. It is reported that they have slightly damaged the young crops in nine 

 tapas of the taluka. These locusts were seen going to Kamhar taluka in the 

 Shikarpur district on the next day. A certain number of them, however, appeared 

 again on the 22nd instant and went back to the Kamhar taluka. 



•' The specimens sent by the Mukhtyarkar, enclosed in a bottle, are herewith 

 forwarded." 



