ter-closets have
been installed. A new washhouse for these barracks has been
erected, with shower baths and washing troughs.

The construction of the new barracks, the transfer of some
hundred persons to Dr. Weiler's sanatorium, and the release of
about a hundred persons have made it possible largely to reduce
the crowded conditions of the "obens," or lofts, of the old
barracks. Twenty per cent. of the occupants of these "obens"
have been removed, and it is estimated that when the new
barracks are fully occupied another 55 per cent. will be removed
from the obens, so that only a quarter of the original occupants
will be left there.

The most signal improvement which has been effected in the last
two months has been the permission afforded the prisoners to use
the ground encircled by the race-track for the hours from 8 a.m.
to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The space thus gained is
approximately 200 yards by 150 yards, and affords a splendid
field for all kinds of games. Materials for the various sports
have been provided by the camp, including the laying out of a
football field and a small golf course. This ground has provided
a chance for every interned prisoner to take part in some form
of good out-of-door exercise or for those who so desire to move
out their chairs to the field to watch the games. Permission to
use the grandstands from 8 a.m. to 8-30 p.m. has further been
obtained. As the stands are of modern brick and cement
construction, a large enclosed hall is formed underneath the
tiers of seats. In this hall a stage has been erected and a
complete theatre installed with scenery, dressing-rooms,
orchestra, etc. Performances, varying from Shakespeare to
musical shows, are given practically every night. The betting
boxes have been boarded up to afford small rooms for study,
musical practice, etc. In other parts of this building space has
been allotted for a carpenter's shop, a tailor's shop, barber
and cobbler's shop. The grandstand tiers have been turned over
to the educational department for schools and lectures, which
are systematically conducted. Black-boards and other materials
have been provided for the department.

A favourable account of Dr. Weiler's sanatorium follows. About this
sanatorium individual expressions of opinion have varied.

Mr. Minot's repor