ii CONTENTS. Part II- PAGES. Chapter I.- THE FIVE PLAGUE COMMITTEES- Section 1.- The Bombay Plague Committee 85-88 Section 2.- The Poona Plague Committee and a sketch of the measures taken in Poona before its appointment 89-100 Section 3.- The Karáchi Plague Committee 100-107 Section 4.- The Plague Committee for Hyderabad (Sind) 107-120 Section 5.- The Sukkur-Rohri Plague Committee 120-131 Chapter II.- MEASURES TAKEN IN THE MOFUSSIL - Section 1.- Provision of disinfectants, Inspecting Staff, &c. 132-140 Section 2.- Camps of observation 140-145 Section 3.- Other measures in the mofussil 145-146 Part III- (SELECTED REPORTS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICERS)- Report by Mr. A. Wingate, Acting Commissioner in Sind 147-186 Report by Mr. F. S. P. Lely, Commissioner, N. D. 187-190 Report by Mr. A. C. Logan, Collector of Thána 191-217 Report by Mr. R. Gilbert on plague in Bándra 219-226 Notes by Surgeon-Major A. V. Anderson, Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration District, on plague in the Thána District 227-229 Report by Mr. C. N. Seddon, Assistant Collector, Surat, on plague in Ránder in the Surat District 231-234 Notes by Surgeon-Captain T. E. Dyson, Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, in charge of plague operations in the City of Bulsár 235-239 Notes by Surgeon-Captain T. E. Dyson, Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Gujarat Registration District, on plague in the Bulsár Táluka 241-244 Extract from Notes by Surgeon-Major K. S. Nariman, Civil Surgeon, Surat, regarding plague in the City of Surat 245 -246 Report by Mr. R. E. Enthoven, Personal Assistant to the Collector of Ahmednagar, on plague in Nagar Town and District 247-252 Report by Mr. W. T. Morison, Collector of Sholápur 253-257 Report by Mr. S. R. Arthur, First Assistant Collector, Sátára 259-260 Report by Mr. E. J. Ebden, Commissioner, S. D. 261-265 Report by Mr. E. Gray, Collector of Kolába 267-272 Report by Mr. W. W. Drew, Collector of Ratnágiri 273-277 Report by Colonel J. M. Hunter, Political Agent, Káthiáwár 279-287 Report by Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Jackson, Political Superintendent, Pálan- Pur 289-292 Report by Major G. E. Hyde-Cates, Political Agent, Cutch 293-301 Report by Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Wray, Political Agent, Kolhápur and Southern Marátha Country 303-309 Report by Surgeon-Major F. F. MacCartie, Health Officer of the Port of Bombay 311-327 STATISTICS FOR BOMBAY CITY 329-331 STATISTICS FOR THE MOFUSSIL 333-345 MAPS SHOWING THE SPREAD OF PLAGUE IN THE MOFUSSIL- Bombay Presidency*.- During October and November 1896. Do. do. December 1896. Do. do. January 1897. Do. do. February 1897. Do. do. March to end of June 1897. Thána Collectorate.-During December 1896. Do. do. January 1897. * Except Sind and the Districts of Thána, Kolába and Surat.