( 6 )

animal with a lancet was a direct insult to their religion. With regard to the general
question of the superiority of animal over ordinary vaccination, the opinion of the
best authorities in England is in favour of the latter. Thus Dr. Seton, in his Manual
of Vaccination, paragraph 42, says: "While lymph transferred from one human
being to another will, if used under proper conditions, infect with almost unerring cer-
tainty, cow lymph will fail to infect in a great number of instances. Ceely found that
more than half his attempts to vaccinate with primary cow lymph resulted in entire
failure, the same individuals being successfully vaccinated immediately afterwards with
ordinary lymph." In paragraph 9, Dr. Hutchinson strongly recommends that a
batta of Rs. 5 a month should be given to Native Superintendents while travelling.
In this recommendation I would cordially concur, as I have always thought that the
pay of Native Superintendents was far too small, considering the responsible duties
they have to perform. In paragraph 12, Dr. Hutchinson notices the great success
which has attended the introduction of vaccination into the Independent States of Bun-
delkhund. He particularly mentions the great assistance he has received from the
Dewan of Chirkaree, the Rajah of which State is at present a minor. I would esteem
it a favour if Government would in any way notice the valuable services of the Dewan
in introducing vaccination into one of the leading States of Independent Bundelkhund.
Dr. Hutchinson also makes favourable mention of several of his Native Superinten-
dents ;—of two of these men, in particular, 1 have always entertained the highest
opinion, namely, the Native Superintendents of Cawnpore and Humeerpore.

The Tehseeldar of Futtehpore, Mahomed Ismael Khan, has this year given great
assistance to the Vaccinators stationed in Futtehpore.

16.    The Ajmere Circle is under the superintendence of Dr. Murray, Civil Sur-
geon of Ajmere, and he has under him one Native Superintendent and seven Vacci-
nators. Dr. Murray draws no pay as Superintendent of Vaccination, but receives
travelling allowance when he visits Vaccinators at out-stations. No contingent allow-
ance has been sanctioned for the Ajmere Circle; so that all petty expenses, such as
rewards to Vaccinators, &c., are paid from the Contingent Fund of the Superintendent-
General.

17.    I regret that 1 am unable this year to send in my returns in the forms
recommended by the Sanitary Commissioner. These forms were only received in my
office in the end of January, 1870, within two months of the conclusion of the year to
which they apply. I send, however, abstracts of these forms, giving as much of the
required information as I have been able to procure. I have also the honour to forward,
in original, reports from Dr. Pringle, Superintendent of Agra, Dr. Hutchinson, Offi-
ciating Superintendent of Allahabad, and Dr. Milne, Officiating Superintendent of
Benares.

                                                                            I have, &c,
                                                                    W. WATSON, M.B.,
                                                    Offg. Supdt.-Genl., Vaccination, N.-W. P.