London, Nov. 1
The Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Secretary of State for the (Colonies, made a statement in, the Tlouse of Commons to-day regarding the recent locust plague in Kenya Colony. He said that steps. were! being taken by the authorities to deal with the plague and an expeniiiture amounting to £5,500 had been sanctioned for the anti-locust campaign, which was being vigorously prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture, The G&ermment of Kenya, he added, agreed with Dr. Fuller, who had had many years of experience] of locust work, that some permanent organization "was desirable for! dealing, with the movement of locust] swarms and this would be considered connection with next year's estimates—Britsh Wireless through cuter
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