I am much in favour of improved dwellings in the country districts near London, with a system of cheap trains, or rather "workmen's tickets," by which working men could go to and fro' daily to their work.

There is no reason why dwellings for the working classes might not be had in and about London or any of the large towns. There are always some places where land is cheap, and the houses could be built loftier even than at present. There is capital to be had for 3 per cent.; there is a lot of idle labour. Many large employers of labour have provided suitable accommodation for their employees, and it is a good suggestion of Lord Salisbury's that the Government might fitly lead the way. They employ a very large number of people, and it would be an excellent example to other large employers of labour for the Government to provide the "very best accommodation " to be had for the "housing of the people " they employ, at the very lowest rate, that will pay 3 per cent, interest for the money invested. Miss Hill and her fellow workers deserve the greatest praise. Undeterred by the price of land, or the cost of building, but personally supervising the minutest details, they have got 4 aid 5 per cent. for their money. No need for Government aid; be in earnest; find a court where the buildings are out of repair, or inhabited by a dense and neglected population, and buy up the houses as occasion offers; Improve the tenements, if possible; if not, rebuild; collect the rents weekly yourself, and watch the condition of each room; get the people to work with you, and to preserve the room for their own sake, as kept in condition they must be, and any unnecessary