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which arc inhabitctl hy tlicir niti-.i j-i. »ininciU hands — workmen 

 who have shown by their gencr.il demeanour such dihgencc 

 and assiduity in business as make them worthy the consideration 

 their employers ha\e evinced for their interests. These villas 

 are model residences, let at a comparatively small rental ; they 

 are well built of brick, in two colours, fitted internally with 

 taste, and e.ich would easily bring a rent of ^^40 per annum in the 

 suburbs of the metropolis The occupants of these residences 

 pay 5s. to 6s. per week To each house is apportioned a front 

 and back garden, and the tenants are enabled to grow their 

 own vegetables and fruit, and decorate the front parterres with 

 flowers. 



Like many of our largest manufacturers, Messrs. Cadbury 

 commenced business with a very small staff of workpeople 

 c<jmpared with the number of hands at present employed 

 by them. About thirty years ago under twenty employes 

 comprised the working establishment, while now they employ 

 about 2,000 men, boys and girls. 



Owing to the compar.itivcly isolated position of the works, 

 ample provision has to be made for all requirements .is regards 

 cooking. Spacious dining rooms have Ix'cn provided on the 

 premises for both men and women. Gas stoves and cooking 

 apparatus have been erecletl. and hot dinners can be procured 

 in a ver)' few minutes. .So complete are the arranijements in 

 this resj)cct that there is little delay in serving all from the 

 kitchen, which is constructed between the men's and women's 

 dining rooms, which are kept quite distinct. These surroundings 

 have an importance beyond the comfort of the employes, for «n 



