THE Cl CAMP

Southland Times, Issue 17790, 16 October 1917, Page 5

THE Cl CAMP

"THIS IS THE LIFE.” The Cl Camp (where temporarily unfit men are being made fit to stand the test of military training) was visited by Sur-geon-General Henderson on Thursday. General Henderson says that the camp is working splendidly and that the men there are doing very well. They are under capable and experienced officers, one of whom has had considerable experience of similar work in England. The medical watch over the men is very keen, and every man's progress is recorded. The men rise at about 6 in the morning and have cocoa and biscuit: They then engage in general cleaning-up work until breakfast time. After breakfast they do light exercises and hear lectures. After the midday meal light exercises and lecture* are again the order. There are about 300 men in the camp, and they are divided into three classes. Z is the class for the least fit men. When the Z men have improved sufficiently they move into Class Y, and from Class Y it is possible to move into Class X, by which time a man wifi be fit to go to the training camps. According to one of the men in the camp, “this is the life.” He had twice been rejected as a volunteer, but since he has joined the Cl Camp his health has improved wonderfully, and he speaks in terms of high praise regarding the training there.