﻿MOSQUITOS 
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  EASTERN 
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  in 
  cement 
  reservoirs 
  of 
  appropriate 
  capacity, 
  whence 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  taken 
  as 
  required. 
  

   Dr. 
  Terburgh 
  claims 
  for 
  his 
  method 
  that 
  an 
  adequate 
  supply 
  of 
  water 
  is 
  delivered, 
  

   that 
  wastage 
  is 
  prevented, 
  and 
  that 
  after 
  making 
  provision 
  for 
  interest 
  on 
  capital 
  

   expenditure 
  and 
  for 
  repayment, 
  the 
  cost 
  to 
  the 
  consumer 
  may 
  be 
  less 
  than 
  he 
  now 
  

   pays 
  for 
  the 
  transport 
  of 
  water 
  from 
  hydrants. 
  

  

  Owing 
  to 
  the 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  constant 
  disturbance 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  surface 
  in 
  these 
  

   reservoirs 
  there 
  is 
  less 
  tendency 
  for 
  the 
  female 
  Stegomyia 
  fasciata 
  to 
  lay 
  eggs 
  in 
  

   them 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  common 
  water-jar. 
  Nevertheless 
  larvae 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  were 
  not 
  

   uncommonly 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  reservoirs. 
  It 
  was 
  observed 
  also 
  that 
  despite 
  the 
  

   existence 
  of 
  an 
  adequate 
  supply 
  of 
  water 
  at 
  all 
  times 
  in 
  the 
  reservoir, 
  the 
  natives 
  

   removed 
  water 
  from 
  them 
  and 
  stored 
  it 
  in 
  jars 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  a 
  custom 
  that 
  

   obtains 
  everywhere 
  throughout 
  Eastern 
  countries. 
  

  

  In 
  his 
  experiments 
  Dr. 
  Terburgh 
  had 
  not 
  in 
  mind 
  the 
  question 
  of 
  the 
  reduction 
  

   of 
  breeding 
  places 
  of 
  Stegomyia, 
  but 
  I 
  understand 
  that 
  he 
  proposes 
  to 
  carry 
  out 
  

   further 
  experiments 
  in 
  an 
  endeavour 
  to 
  meet 
  this 
  indication 
  also. 
  I 
  was 
  much 
  

   impressed 
  by 
  the 
  possibilities 
  revealed 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Terburgh's 
  proposals 
  for 
  the 
  solution 
  

   of 
  the 
  problem 
  of 
  mosquito 
  control 
  in 
  the 
  densely 
  populated 
  towns 
  of 
  the 
  East. 
  

  

  Sanitary 
  Service 
  and 
  Quarantine. 
  — 
  Special 
  officers 
  are 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  these 
  services 
  

   and 
  they 
  are 
  provided 
  with 
  subordinate 
  staffs 
  who 
  are 
  now 
  being 
  instructed 
  in 
  the 
  

   details 
  of 
  anti-mosquito 
  work. 
  

  

  A 
  new 
  quarantine 
  station 
  has 
  been 
  approved 
  and 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  built 
  on 
  the 
  island 
  

   of 
  Madura 
  opposite 
  Soerabaia. 
  

  

  Mosquitos. 
  

  

  (A). 
  Adults 
  taken 
  in 
  houses 
  : 
  — 
  Culexfatigans, 
  Stegomyia 
  fasciata, 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  var. 
  

   luciensis, 
  C. 
  sitiens,G. 
  vishnui, 
  C. 
  minimus, 
  Anopheles 
  rossi, 
  A. 
  rossi 
  var. 
  indefinitus, 
  

   Culex 
  bitaeniorhynchus, 
  Anopheles 
  barbirostris. 
  

  

  (B). 
  Larvae 
  from 
  artificial 
  collections 
  of 
  water 
  : 
  — 
  S. 
  fasciata, 
  C. 
  fatigans. 
  

  

  (C.) 
  Larvae 
  from 
  the 
  water 
  collected 
  in 
  cut 
  bamboos 
  : 
  — 
  S. 
  albopicta 
  (scutellaris) 
  ; 
  

   Rachionotomyia 
  aranoides. 
  

  

  (D). 
  Larvae 
  from 
  natural 
  collections 
  of 
  water 
  : 
  — 
  G. 
  fatigans, 
  C. 
  vishnui, 
  C. 
  sitiens, 
  

   G. 
  bitaeniorhynchus, 
  Anopheles 
  rossi 
  var. 
  indefinitus, 
  A. 
  rossi. 
  

  

  Mosquitos 
  were 
  numerous 
  in 
  Soerabaia 
  and 
  S. 
  fasciata 
  was 
  a 
  common 
  species. 
  

   The 
  problem 
  of 
  their 
  reduction 
  is 
  receiving 
  special 
  attention. 
  

  

  Makasser. 
  

  

  Makasser, 
  the 
  capital 
  of 
  Celebes 
  Island 
  and 
  its 
  dependencies, 
  is 
  situated 
  on 
  the 
  

   west 
  coast 
  of 
  Southern 
  Celebes 
  in 
  latitude 
  5° 
  20' 
  South 
  and 
  longitude 
  119° 
  40' 
  East. 
  

   Population 
  26,000. 
  

  

  Trade. 
  — 
  Makasser 
  is 
  a 
  trade 
  centre 
  for 
  Eastern 
  Netherlands 
  East 
  Indies 
  and 
  a 
  

   port 
  of 
  call 
  for 
  steamships 
  proceeding 
  to 
  Australia, 
  Manila 
  and 
  Hong 
  Kong. 
  

  

  Temperature 
  and 
  Rainfall. 
  — 
  The 
  mean 
  temperature 
  is 
  about 
  80°F. 
  The 
  climate 
  

   is 
  less 
  equable 
  than 
  that 
  of 
  Java 
  and 
  the 
  daily 
  variation 
  may 
  be 
  as 
  much 
  as 
  18°F. 
  

   The 
  annual 
  mean 
  rainfall 
  is 
  115 
  inches. 
  

  

  