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conditions, were to be successfully studied, 

 it would be necessary to organise compre- 

 hensive means of obtaining early intima- 

 tion of outbreaks of disease. That it 

 would, further, be necessary to adopt 

 some method of sifting local evidence so 

 as to eliminate what might prove to be 

 mere unfounded alarm and retain only 

 correct statements of facts. Accordingly, 

 in addition to the scientific staff, centres 

 of investigation were appointed, with local 

 correspondents in touch with the same, 

 and these local correspondents were in 

 turn in touch with those persons, owners 

 and occupiers of moors, and gamekeepers, 

 whose avocations or tastes bring them 

 into frequent direct relations with the sub- 

 ject of investigation. Hundreds of cor- 

 respondents were enlisted in this work, 

 and they are said to have done much valu- 

 able work. In the case of gamekeepers 

 it has been stated, and there is no reason 

 to doubt the statement, that the inquiry 

 has greatly stimulated interest in the 

 whole details of grouse management. 



