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They deposited eggs from which the young locusts which are so much dreaded 

 have been hatched. 



" The Thanadar of Santalpur has lately reported locusts passing from Marwar 

 towards the Ran of Cutch and leaving eggs in his district." 



(3) From the Co]Iector of Kaira (nth January 1898) 



" to submit the following report about the appearance of 



locusts in the district in October and November last. 



" Oh the 28th October a flight of locusts passed from North-East to South- 

 West of the Borsad taluka going in the direction of Cambay. Another flight 

 also passed on the ist November from North-East to South-West of that 

 taluka. They caused slight damage to the crops of Tur and other pulses. 



"On the 30th October a flight appeared from the Modasa side and passed 

 through several villages of the Kapadvanj taluka, and rested for the night in 

 the villages of Dhudadra, Nes and Bhadrasar, causing damage to the extent 

 of R200J R400, and Ri^ooo, respectively, to the crops of Math, Cholaand late Bajri. 

 In the afternoon cf the following day (31st October) they left and were seen 

 at about 5 p.m. at Nariad passing on their way through Umreth. They alighted 

 o;i trees in Nariad, Piplata, Gutal and Keriam, but did little or no damage to 

 crops. Next morning (ist November) they left in the direction of the Matar 

 taluka, but do not seem to have appeared there. 



" On the 2nd November a flight appeared at Saudesar in the Anand taluka, 

 and after going to the South re-appeared on the 3rd, and alighting in Saudesar 

 and Velasan, did damage to the extent of Ri,ooo and R200. 



" On the 5th November, another flight passed through the Kapadvan taluka, 

 but it did not alight. 



"The total amount of damage caused to crops is estimated at R2,20o." 



(4) From the Collector of Ahmednagar (30th October 1897) — 



" to inform you that the Mamlatdar of Kopergaon reports 



under date the 27th instant, that a flight of locusts arrived at Kopergaon that 

 morning at 11 a.m. from the South-East and West. The trees on the Kopergaon 

 Signapur roads were covered with them and they eventually alighted on the Bajr 

 crops and did some damage. On being driven off, they next alighted in the 

 fields of the villages of Dharangaon and Murshatpur. Hera too they were 

 similarly treated and the Mamlatdar understands they have gone into the Sinar 

 taluk of the Nasik district." 



(5) From the Deputy Commissioner of Mandia district (i ith 

 December 1897) through the Commissioner of Settlements and Agri- 

 culture, Central Provinces — 



" A flight of locusts entered this district at Patwari Circle No. 10 on the 

 l6th October 1897, coming from the direction of Birgi in the Jubbulpur district. 

 It passed through Kirhc, Piparia, Salaya, Maneri, Moldongri (in Circle No. 10), 

 Cheolia, Dongaria, Maldha, Bhartipur, Sangwon, Pindrai and Sohajpuri (in 



