Without advocating expenditure on too hasty reforms, there is one which admits of no delay, namely, the provision of houses. In this connexion one hears of an interesting example set by Mr. W. C. Fulkerson, 2 Montreal banker. Whereas in England the Ministry of Health is roundly accused of building—rabbit-hutches that would be useless for any but child-Jess families, Mr. Fulkerson is building a row of houses for rent only to families in which there are children and to newly-married couples. Newly-weds, according to Mr. Fulkerson, will be allowed to occupy the houses with the provision that if there are no children
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