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KING EDWARD VII.
I may also refer to the great improvement made in the erection of farm buildings and the cottages. Beyond doubt there has been progress in the direction of improvement there, but still, I believe much yet remains to be done. Everything depends upon the well-being of the people, and if they are properly lodged, it tends to cleanliness and very possibly to moral advantage. Perhaps I may also be allowed to speak of a slight personal experience in that matter. I have a small estate in Norfolk, and observed myself the greatest importance of providing suitable cottages for those resident there, and having done so now reap immense advantage.
(1871)
"Everything depends upon the well-being of the
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