A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT

The Salvation Army authorities have just published a report of the Special Committee of the Camberwell Board of Guardians which were appointed to con sider and inquire into the condition of the Camberwell paupers on the Hadleigh farm colony. Sealing with the men who were transferred from the pariah to the farm, the report states :—" Your Com mitttee were greatly pleased at the im proved appearance of the men, both morally and physically. Each man strongly expressed his satisfaction with the treat ment and food on the farm, and gave a most decided negative to a suggestion to return to the workhouse. The men are happy and contented,, and do their work willingly. The grants over food and lodgings range from one to four shillings weekly. The men are doing remarkably well, and one desired us, before the whole I of the men on the farm, to thank the Board for giving him a chance to start a J new life. We found the food varied, | wholesome, and cheap, each man being I able to please his own palate. The dor i mitories are clean and lofty, and there is a I well-stocked library and a recreation I ground. The farm is admirably managed. | The dairy is a great feature. The bulk of j the milk is sold, and the remainder is made ; into butter and cheese. The piggery, the I poultry farm, and the manufacture of \ Wicks, S for a number of men. Your committee ! cannot too heartily express their pleasure • in testifying to the very excellent relations ! existing between the officers and the men, ! while the home life and the contentment and happiness of everyone compare most | favorably with the dull routine and dis j content in our workhouses. Your Com- I mittee are of opinion that farm colonies j of the Hadleigh type, if of sufficient number, would in time solve the problem !of what to do with the unemployed." The j colony, be it remembered, is under Prolu i bition.
