50 The Loss and Gain of Land in Britain 



The work of reclamation was probably begun by the 

 Romans, and continued by the Saxons. As a result 

 of these and other efforts, Romney Marsh has now 

 an area of about 45,000 acres, and affords splendid 

 pasturage for the cattle and sheep that are reared in 

 great numbers. 



Dungeness, running almost due south, gains accumu- 

 lations of shingle so rapidly, that it is said to have 

 extended seaward more than a mile within the memory 

 of persons now living. The shingle deposit covers an 

 area of 6000 acres, having a height of about 5 feet above 

 high water, and the triangular promontory has a base 

 of 6 miles with a length of 3 miles. 



10. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. 

 CO-PARTNERSHIP 



In this chapter we are going to deal with co-operation 

 and co-partnership, and we shall do well to recognise 

 from the first that the underlying principle in each case 

 is that workmen should have a direct interest in the 

 prosperity of the trade in which they are engaged. 

 This interest is created by the workmen owning the 

 whole or some part of the capital which their industry 

 requires. Everyone admits that the relations between 

 employers and employed should be of the most friendly 

 character; and any scheme that removes antagonism 

 between masters and men must be for the good of the 

 community. 



From our point of view co-operation means the 

 association of work-people for the management of 

 their own industrial interests in stores, workshops, or 



