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when difficulties have to be overcome. Also, 1 take it, 

 that such men will always be able to command the ear of 

 their more fortunate and experienced fellow men, and so, 

 even in the worst cases of disablement, thus prove a source 

 of comfort and help to their dependents throuf^h their very 

 helplessness causinj^ others to be willing to help them. To 

 do this, however, large numbers must go back to the land, 

 as the towns will not be able to offer them a living, and it 

 is therefore only right that the Imperial Government and 

 also the local bodies should start discussing among them- 

 selves where these good and useful servants can go and 

 how they can most satisfactorily and inexpensively be 

 placed there, with the necessary implements, seed, live 

 stock, and, above all, the house to live in, so as to make a 

 start first to feed themselves and then later on to repay 

 the advances that they have received. 



Judging from what one sees of some of the hospitals, 

 especially those with playgrounds attached (as is the case 

 in front of the building in which I am writing these notes), 

 the men, although wounded, could at least help with 

 chickens, rabbits, and other live stock, and even do a little 

 vegetable raising, whereby they and those who are too ill 

 to come out would immediately benefit by having such 

 healthy and nourishing food brougl)t in " free from the 

 farm." Meanwhile, experience would be gained when, if 

 necessary, later on, the men are put on a homestead or 

 plot of land of their own. As matters now stand the 

 convalescent (wounded) soldiers seem to have nothing to 

 do to kill time and the land is wasted, whilst we are all 

 being told to eat less and produce more. I feel that there 

 is a screw loose somewhere in this department that could, 

 with a little organization, very easily and advantageously 

 be tightened up. 



