"His Hawaiian Majesty's Government, anxious to provide every possible means for the treatment and understanding of the fearful malady ... addressed letters of enquiry to the Secretary of British India, to the Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, and to the Diplomatic and Consular representatives of the Hawaiian Kingdom in various parts of the world where Leprosy was known to exist, making enquiry in respect to the character and treatment of the disease. The response to the enquiries has been most generous, more especially from governments of dependencies of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. In the acocmpanying pages will be found reports from every section of the vast Empire ..." --Introduction.