The medical work, or institutional work of some kind, may have seemed to be out of all proportion to the other forms of the work, and this impression may remain when we view the province.

But on the other hand it may be seriously modified; because when we review the work of the province as a whole, we may find that the institutional work of the province as a whole is out of proportion to the evangelistic work, and in that case we should think the disproportion at the station more serious.

On the other hand we might find the institutional work in the province inadequate, and in that case the emphasis which seemed undue in the one place, and may really be improper in that one place, nevertheless, in view of the situation in the whole province, may be shown to be reasonable in relation to the whole province.

How then can we gather together the returns from all the stations so as to present a view of the work in the province?
For that is the first thing.

We cannot put the station into its proper place in the province until we have a view of the work in the province treated as a unity.
In provinces, large cities and towns, which are not reckoned as part of any mission station district, have to be taken into account.