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I.  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
I  desire  in  commencing  this  Report  to  take  the  opportunity  of 
expressing  my  gratitude  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  Sir  Sidney 
Ollivier,  for  his  great  kindness,  for  the  cordial  reception  which  he 
gave  us,  and  for  the  ready  way  in  which  he  placed  the  whole  official 
resources  of  the  Island  at  the  disposal  of  the  Expedition.  I  have 
also  to  express  my  indebtedness  to  the  late  Colonial  Secretary,  the 
Hon.  Clarence  Bourne,  whose  untimely  death,  alas,  occurred  while 
we  were  in  the  island.  Among  other  officials  who  rendered  me  great 
assistance,  and  to  whom  1  desire  to  express  my  thanks,  I  may 
mention  the  Hon.  Thomas  Capper,  Superintending  Inspector  of 
Schools,  without  whose  assistance  the  splenic  census  would  have 
been  difficult ;  Lieut.-Col.  Kershaw^  the  Inspector-General  of  Police 
and  Prisons,  for  statistics  in  connection  with  the  Police  and  Prisons  ; 
the  Registrar-General,  S.  P.  Smeeton,  I.S.O.,  who  furnished  me  with 
valuable  statistics  as  to  population,  etc.  ;  and  the  Director  of 
Immigrants,  Mr.  F.  L.  Pearce. 
I  find  it  difficult  to  convey  a  sufficient  appreciation  of  the  debt 
which  I  owe  to  the  capable  and  energetic  head  of  the  Medical 
Department,  the  Hon.  Dr.  Kerr,  who  placed  every  facility  at  my 
disposal,  and  without  whose  ready  aid  the  work  could  not  have  been 
overtaken.  I  have  also  to  thank  the  Medical  Staff  of  the  whole 
Island  for  their  great  hospitality  and  their  assistance  and  help,  often 
rendered,  I  am  afraid,  at  the  cost  of  very  considerable  inconvenience 
to  themselves.  Among  so  many  helpers,  it  seems  almost  invidious 
to  mention  names,  but  I  should  like  to  place  on  record  my  indebted¬ 
ness  to  Dr.  Gifford,  when  Acting  S.M.O.,  Dr.  Neish  of  Spanish  Town, 
Dr.  Turton,  Dr.  Castle  of  the  Public  Hospital,  Kingston ;  Dr. 
Moseley,  Dr.  Ritchie,  Dr.  C.  H.  C.  Farquharson,  Dr.  Edwards,  Dr. 
Hargreaves,  Dr.  Johnston,  Dr.  Harvey,  Dr.  Thompson,  Dr.  Myers, 
Dr.  McCatty,  Dr.  Todd  and  Dr.  Malabre. 
I  have  also  to  thank  the  planters  and  others  for  much  kindness 
and  hospitality,  more  especially  the  Hon.  John  Pringle,  C.M.G.,  who 
placed  his  vast  local  knowledge  and  experience  at  my  disposal ;  to 
Mr.  Craig,  and  to  Mr.  Newsome,  the  Director  of  the  United  Fruit 
Company. 
I  am  also  indebted  to  the  clergy,  who  rendered  me  great 
assistance,  and  to  the  schoolmasters,  who  gave  me  every  facility 
