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WAR PRISONERS IN BRITAIN.
LONDON, Feb 6
In the House of Lords, Lord Newton stated that out of 50,000 war prisoners in the United Kingdom, 41,000 were employed mostly on such work as road-making, while 4200 were engaged in agriculture. The Balance were unfits. There were also 29,000 civilians interned, of whom about 2000 were working, chiefly in agriculture.
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Taihape Daily Times, 9 February 1918, Page 3
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59WAR PRISONERS IN BRITAIN. Taihape Daily Times, 9 February 1918, Page 3
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