entered upon a certificate of death, and yet terms that are very 

 expressive of the type of disease that has caused the necessity 

 for a certificate. 



If I have proved that the hot, dry air of our climate is the 

 cause of the excessive mortality of infants in this colony my 

 object has been attained, for I conceive that if this view be 

 correct the first thing is to recognise it ; and having recognised 

 it,' we shall be led to discover and to adopt measures that will 

 be efficient in counteracting its influence. It is a subject of 

 vast importance, and for this reason only am I justified in 

 inflicting so many dry facts upon you. 



