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supervision was necessary, not only to ensure 

 that the plants were well headed to the pre- 

 vailing wind, but that the strongest roots were 

 spread out in the same direction, and covered 

 to a proper depth with firmly tramped soil. 

 No fault, however, could be found with the 

 general style of workmanship, and though most 

 of the men were uninitiated in tree-planting, 

 and had to walk a distance of two miles before 

 commencing and another two after finishing 

 their work, yet their attention to hours and 

 general discipline was everything that could be 

 desired. The men were paid on the ground. 



It has been argued that, as tree-planting is 

 skilled or specialised work, the general class 

 of unemployed are unsuited for it, but such 

 is by no means the case, as the above and 

 other instances which could be pointed out 

 illustrate. 



When willing and placed under proper 

 supervision, man is very adaptable, as was 

 found when several hundred of the real un- 

 employed were found work, some of which 

 was of a rather intricate kind, in the London 

 parks a few years ago. 



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