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March.—Complaints were received from tenants in the
area of the presence of crickets in their houses.
Consultations took place between officers of this
Department and representatives of the tenants.
Consequent upon this, suggestions were made to
the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the improvement
of tipping operations and free issues of
an insecticide were made to tenants.
June.—With the commencement of warmer weather,
fresh complaints were received from tenants of
cricket infestation, and the adjoining tips were
now found infested.
July.—The Corporation tip had been treated, i.e., by
the levelling and the spraying of the tip with
creosote. It was arranged too for the fixing of
hessian for the trapping of the insects.
The owner of the nearby private tip, which was
also found to be infested with crickets, was asked to
take steps which would abate the nuisance.
A further consultation took place between
officers of this Department and representatives of
the tenants of the houses in the area.
Towards the end of the month spraying of the
Corporation tip and the privately owned tip with
hot tar commenced and an improvement was
reported.
August.—It was reported that the position was still
serious. At this time the crickets were more
numerous in the houses.
September.—Arrangements were made for the application
of poison baits in the gardens of the affected
houses.
Representatives of Messrs. Ratsouris, with
whom we had constantly been in touch, visited the
tip and arrangements were made for spraying the