twenty-seven shillings per
week, is made to the men. The character of the training to be given and
the provision to be made for it have been settled with advisory
committees of persons engaged in and well acquainted with the
requirements of the trade. This kind of co-operation and the practice of
taking the advice of members of the trade from the very beginning, have
been invaluable both in preventing mistakes and in creating goodwill
towards the schemes which have been set on foot. The training, of
course, differs according to the needs of different localities, but
already suitable courses have been provided in different places, in
boot-making, tailoring, furniture-repairing, basket-making, building,
printing, aircraft-manufacturing, dental mechanics, and many other
trades. Men who otherwise might have been condemned to useless lives
with a bare subsistence will, through the measures thus taken, be able
to earn a comfortable wage in some employment where their disablement
does not seriously interfere with their work. What has been done in this
matter should be as widely known as possible, and facilities for
training should be extended to give preparation for other suitable
trades.

Most of all, it is desirable that as many men as possible should be
trained for agricultural and horticultural work, and should have the
opportunity of healthy outdoor employment. To do such work efficiently,
training for those who have not been brought up to it is, of course,
necessary. This training may be given on farms acquired for the purpose
either by some public authority or by individuals or by philanthropic
associations. Work of the kind has been already started, and should be
extended as fast as any demand for such training is found to exist.
There is, unfortunately, reason to believe that the number of discharged
men able to take up work on the land and desirous of doing so will not
be very large.

In connection with the permanent employment of these disabled men,
schemes have been set on foot which hold out the most attractive
prospects as affording healthier conditions, brighter and pleasanter
homes, and as enabling useful production to go on with efficiency under
conditions in which the life of the worker may be passed in
surroundings which will give some satisfaction to the aesthetic sense.
These schemes include the formation of (i) industrial villages in the
neighbourhood of towns, of which the one at Lancaster, referred to