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in London and on the Settlements. A small A club 

 Club run on very simple lines, with per- 

 haps a restaurant and certainly a tea-room, 

 would commend itself as a useful and non- 

 expensive adjunct, and one which the re- 

 quirements of the present time seems to 

 demand. Under capable management it 

 ought to pay well, and this would be a splendid 

 way to learn business on purely co-operative 

 lines, as a small society might be formed to 

 run it, and shares issued. Then it would be 

 to the interest of all Settlers who were 

 shareholders to support it and make it pay. 

 If the locality were favourable for retail 

 custom, produce could be sold at the Club 

 and orders taken. 



To go into further details would be unwise, 

 as there is no precedent for these Settlements, 

 and it always seems a pity to tie up new 

 schemes with rules and regulations and red 

 tape. When once it has been proved that 

 the principle of the thing is right, it is wisest 

 (one would say) to let the details work 



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