"The Royal General Commission began its activity later, but since 1906 has been energetically pursuing the settlement of agricultural labourers. At Münster, in the years 1908 to 1910, 247 leasehold small holdings for artisans have been created."
"The results of the Royal District Administrations are as yet less considerable, those of private societies with State subvention, though irregular, are worthy of note."
"The total work of settlement is almost exclusively effected by the Commission for settlements and the General Commission."
"Counting five members to each family, 130,000 people have been brought into economically improved conditions. In how far this may benefit the second generation--the children of the settlers--cannot as yet be determined."
"These efforts, however, may be looked upon as a regenerative component among the measures for the improvement of the people."
Figure C 26 deals with the +fitness for military service in Germany in relation to the locality of birth+ and the +occupation+ of the individual or the parents. Table C 27 with +fitness for military service in town and country+ (both after Wellmann).
Fitness for Military Service according to Place of Birth and Calling.
Percentage of Recruits examined and found fit:
Country born. City born. Employed in Employed in Agriculture. Otherwise. Agriculture. Otherwise.
% 60.5 50.5 58.7 59.7 58.3 57.2 59.3 57.9 56.5 53.8 51.3 49.7
Years 1902 1904 1907 1902 1904 1907 1902 1904 1907 1902 1904 1907 -03 -06 -08 -03 -06 -08 -03 -06 -08 -03 -06 -08
Fitness for Military Service in Town and Country. (After Wellmann.)
Locality of Birth. Trade. Percentage Of those examined. Of both parents. of fit. Large city. Village. Large city. Village. % % % %
Skilled Mechanic 29.7 44.4 10.9 30.9 30.0
Implement maker or Tool maker ... 28.5 36.3 15.9 24.8 28.3
+Enlistments into the Army+ in Germany in 1907 and 1908, +according to size+ (number of inhabitants) +of native place+, are shown by Dr. Walter Abelsdorff in Figure C 28.
Figure C 29 shows +the percentage of those found fit in the final examination in Bavaria+ and +occupation of the parents+.
Table C 30 shows the total of all the +non-commissioned officers and privates in the German Army+ on December 1st, 1906, +classed according as they came from town or country+ and +according to the occupation or the parents+.