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Princess Christian graciously condescended to favour with her 
patronage, contributed a sum of ;^740, collected in Egypt and 
England. 
Notwithstanding the fact that the thanks of the League were 
conveyed at the time by the President to the English Committee, ive 
take this opportunity of again expressing our deep gratitude to all 
those friends, who, through their subscriptions so largely contributed 
to the success of the campaign, the chief object of whicli is to free 
our country from this age-long scourge, which has during so many 
centuries been the source of incalculable l.arm to the Greek nation.' 
Before including this Report, we must add a few words in con¬ 
nection with the Bill concerning quinine, which was drawn up and 
submitted to the Government two years ago through the instru¬ 
mentality of the League. 
In view of the fact that the quinine offered for sale, in the 
remoter parts of the Kingdom, is not only often of bad quality, but 
s also sold at a high price, and is fiirtlier taken witliout any method 
by the peasants (who, owing to the frequency of the attacks of the 
disease, do not always consult a doctor, but treat themselves), the 
ttTd eT - bill providing fo, 
the undertaking of the sale of quinine by the Government 
generarshoun t "'e Press, and Public opinion in 
andT trib^fi r" ^ =“bject, the League issued 
it LtTd Z u .go;) in which 
outThe reiimdie"” pointed 
draining of the poX'm.d s'^ p"‘’ 
d'veihugs and the introductioiTof "ciglibourliood of 
In this annf^nl tu monopoly of quinine. 
on the combating o/mal'aria : (i) a report 
Liverpool School of Tropical 
quinine, with the report relating th 
Italian laws concerning the'r ^ translation of the 
The ComniX 'nhe 
effected certain alterations therth^ 
system of selling quinine an.t f) conformity with the Italian 
reading on December jf^th Passed in its last 
Kingdom. ' >’car, becoming a law of the 
