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jungle of Johar. Under these circumstances I felt that it would be useless for me to
appoint another man, and I considered that the only feasible plan was to get a native
of Johar to accept the post. I accordingly wrote to the Political Agent of Johar,
requesting him to select a young man, whom I would instruct and keep by me until I
deemed him fit for his work ; at the same time I recommended that the pay should be
increased, so as to induce a young man of a respectable family to accept the appoint-
ment. The Political Agent (who is also the Collector of Tanna) approved of my
suggestion, and he directed the Kharbaree of Johar to select a proper person. For
many months no one could be found to accept the appointment ; at last, to my urgent
and repeated requests, I was informed that a good selection had been made ; but a few
days afterwards I was told that this candidate had, at the eleventh hour, also declined
the honour of being the public vaccinator of Johar. To make a long story short, and
suffice it to say, that it was only last month that a young man presented himself to
me as the candidate-vaccinator selected by the Kharbaree of Johar. This young man
has since been studying under my directions ; he is a well-educated youth, by caste a
Brahmin, and from what I am able to judge, he will make a first-rate vaccinator ; and
should he, as I hope, persist in his intention to settle down in Johar, we need have no
fear as to the progress of vaccination in that Native State. By the beginning of next
month he will be able to join his appointment.
Native State of Jinjeera.
4. There are only three Native States in the Western Circle, and one of them,
Jinjeera, does not provide for public vaccination. I had
proposed to go to Jinjeera myself this season, and urge
personally upon the Authorities the necessity of introducing vaccination into that Native
State. But the political disturbances which occurred there lately, and the unsettled
state of affairs that followed, induced me to postpone my visit to a more favourable
time. I had the pleasure of meeting on my tour, in March last, the Collector of
Colaba, who is also the Political Agent of Jinjeera, and from some conversation I had
with that Officer, I thought that I perceived some chance of succeeding, and accord-
ingly I wrote to him at once on the subject. I stated that I had reason to believe that
small-pox and the practice of inoculation were both more or less prevalent, at all times
of the year, in the Native State of Jinjeera ; and that, considering the vicinity of Jinjeera
to Bombay, and the daily intercourse of the inhabitants with the neighbouring talookas,
I trusted that he would agree with me, that this deplorable neglect of a great sanitary
measure should not be allowed to continue any longer, and that without further delay
the benefits of vaccination should be accepted by a Native State in which the Bombay
Government had repeatedly shown great interest. I heard lately from the Political
Agent that he is strongly urging the matter, and I feel confident that in next year's
Report the Native State of Jinjeera will occupy a good place, and fairly rival in vacci-
nation both Johar and Sawunt Waree.
Municipal Vaccination.
5. This year's Report shows an increase of 1,220 operations performed by the
Municipal Vaccination establishment, although the number
of vaccinators employed by Municipalities has been re -