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chiefly to be met with amongst Hindoos ;but these are the offspring of the general
conservation of the Hindoo mind, and are not, strictly speaking, matters of religion or
caste, as such.

11.   As regards the mooted point, "ought inoculation to be prohibited ?" I am
decidedly of opinion that we ought not thus to take away the right of people to protect
themselves, when we are not in a position to confer the protective power of vaccina-
tion. But, as in the case of Kumaon and Gurhwal, where there are a sufficiency of
Vaccinators to thoroughly protect the whole population, then it becomes a duty to
suppress inoculation, which undoubtedly is a great source of infection to others, and
has many evils attending it, yet is much better than no protection at all, as regards the
general welfare of the community. In the Benares Division inoculation is almost uni-
versal, and, being regarded as a sort of religious ceremony, vaccination will have a
hard fight to supplant it; but in the end truth will prevail, I believe, though probably
it will take some generations to effect it. With the exception of the Benares Division
and the hill districts, elsewhere in the North-Western Provinces small-pox inocula-
tion is comparatively unknown.

12.   The total cost of the Vaccine Department of the North-Western Provinces
during the past year amounted to Rs. 62,588. Of this sum Government contributed
Rs. 59,000, the remainder being furnished by Municipal and Local Funds. The cost
per head of each successful case has been a fraction under 6 annas 3 pie ; but I hope
in the course of a few years, even with the increased charge for establishments now
asked for, to reduce the cost to 4 annas per head, being one-fifth of the sum allowed by
the State for each successful case in England.

                                                                                I have, &c.,

                                                                                    F. PEARSON, SURGEON,

                                                                      Superintendent-General of Vaccination,

                                                                                                      North-Western Provinces.

                                        Return of Vaccine Operations in the North-West Provinces during the Season 1866-67.

                                                                                                                                                                          F. PEARSON,

                                                                                                                                                 Supdt.-General, Vaccination, N. W. Provinces.

From Secretary to Government, North-Western Provinces, to Superntendent-General,
        Vaccination (No. 1850A,).—Dated Nynee Tal, the 5th June, 1867.

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 46,
dated the 22nd ultimo, with which you submit the Returns of Vaccination for the
North-Western Provinces for the season 1866-67 ; and in reply to communicate the
following observations.