LOCUSTS-IN KENYA
MEASURES TO MEET PLAGUE British Official Wireless Reed. Noon RUGBY, Monday. In Parliament, Mr. W. G. OrmsbyGore made a statement regarding the recent locust plague in Kenya Colon:*. He said steps were taken by the authorities to deal with the plague, and an expenditure amounting to £6,500 was sanctioned for an anti-locust campaign, which was vigorously prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture. The Government of Kenya agreed with Dr. Fuller, who had had many years’ experience of locust work, that some permanent organisation was desirable for dealing with the movement of locust swarms, and this would be considered in connection with next year’s estimates.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 516, 20 November 1928, Page 9
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