Science Beats Mosquitoes
p. 52 · Read in the full issue
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, Mar. 20.
THANKS to the precautions taken by the Medical Department under Dr.
May, the plague of mosquitoes that usually troubles Port Moresby during the North-west season has failed to material ise this year. There have been a few mosquitoes about, but only enough to raise the question of whether the effort of lighting anti-mosquito coils was justi fied.
Samarai, on the other hand, com plains that the little pests are more troublesome than for many years; and it is stated that malaria has recently been contracted on that island by residents who have never been in recognised ma larial districts. Plans for further reclama tion and drainage are, however, being considered, and these should put an end to troubles of this nature.
Rev. A. T. Hill, of the Melanesian Mis sion at Pawa, Ugi, Solomon Islands, pass ed through Sydnev recently en route to New Zealand, where he will spent short furlough.