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Grey。

I　received　many　letters　from　Mr。　Bramwell　Booth；　the　present　General　of　the　Salvation　Army；　of　which　I　will　quote　one。

Tonbridge：　August　3；　1906。

Dear　Mr。　Haggard；　—　The　General　desires　me　to　thank　you　for　your　note　and　telegram；　both　sent　on　to　him。　We　are　travelling。　He　desires　me　to　express　to　you　at　once　in　this　informal　way　his　high　sense　of　the　important　service　you　have　rendered　to　the　munity　by　your　investigations　in　the　U。S。　and　in　Canada；　and　to　say　that　he　has　read　y（r）　Report　with　the　greatest　interest。　No　doubt　he　will　have　the　opportunity　of　saying　all　this　and　more　to　you　before　very　long。

The　General　feels　much　disappointed　by　the　inaction　of　the　Government；　and　does　not　quite　understand　the　line　they　take。　If；　as　you　suggest；　they　wish　to　dispense　with　the　service　of　voluntary　agencies　it　appears　to　him　that　they　potent　in　this　matter。　At　the　same　time　he　sees　great　difficulty　in　arranging　any　bined　action　with　other　organisations　such　as　you　name；　seeing　that；　so　far　as　we　know；　there　are　no　English　Societies　having　any　experience　worth　talking　of；　with　whom　we　could　bine。　And　as　you　know　nothing　is　more　futile；　or　more　dangerous；　than　advising　people　to　advance　money　on　purely　speculative　proposals。

I　have　asked　Booth…Tucker　to　send　you　a　copy　of　the　letter　from　Bernard　Holland　from　which　it　appears　that　the　mittee　desire　us　to　give　evidence　to　prove　that　men　taken　from　our　cities　will　settle　successfully　in　the　prairie　of　Canada！　Now　we　shall　be　very　reluctant　to　attempt　such　proof；　even　if　we　may　feel　strongly　that　the　work　could　be　done。　It　seems　to　us　scarcely　reasonable。　Moreover　evidence　w（d）　have　to　be　sought　in　Canada；　and　considerable　expense　w（d）　be　incurred。　It　w（d）　appear　that　in　some　way　t