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out and explain the advantages of inoculation to the
inhabitants of the various villages in their districts.
As compulsory inoculation is not advisable, and as there would doubtless be considerable opposition and prejudice at firat against any such system, it might perhaps be
considered sufficient to appoint only one Inspector for
the present, and then when the natives had seen how the
scheme worked to engage the other two, though it would be
the better plan of course to appoint all three at once.
The inoculation would be done chiefly during
thebooler months of the year, and all animals inoculated
would have to be brought to certain centres forthe
purpose.
It would be of no use to wait for an outbreak
of disease before the inoculation was commenced, preventive
not curative, measures, being the main object of the propo
· sed system;and this inoculation should be repeated once
every year to make it a success.
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In the Ping Shan district as far as I
can gather at present the natives are opposed to such a
scheme, probably because they do not understand it, but
at Tai Po several cattle owners have spoken in favour of
it.
The Secretary
Sanitary Board.
I have etc,
(sd.) C.Van Ladds.