BEERS: DESERUCEIV EE, TO” €COCO-NUT PALMS: LE 
perhaps be preferable to merely indict any persons own- 
ing such refuse as having a nuisance on his property, should 
it be shown that any of his neighbours’ coco-nut trees were 
suffering from the ravages of elephant beetles; and should 
grubs be found in the deposit he should then be compelled 
to destroy it. 
If these steps are taken, I believe that the injury to the 
trees caused by the beetle will be mitigated to a very large 
extent, and the pest almost eradicated. 
ERNRY ON: ORIDILEY. 
Director of Gardens and Forests, 
Stratts Settlements. 
