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<p class="page" id="a5658040">[Page 40]</p><p>To give you one instance, There has been a wet canteen opened by Gypoes (Egyptians) here, for rent they pay 7 ½ P.T. per man (in the 14th Training Batt) a week. That's money is supposed to be divided among the rank and file when they go on leave to Cairo or such places. Now we never see one farthing of that money. In fact we have to pay 13 P.T. for our railway ticket to go up (<strike>and</strike> return) to Cairo. Another instance. I was reading the "Bulletin" yesterday and in it were items on various articles, dealing with Soldiers Comfort Funds. We never see it at all It mightn't leave Australia, and the Australian Public, subscribe wonderfully for the boys, but other boys of some sort (the heads) get it. Even in hospital there are apples sent from Australia, for us Now the can be purchased at the canteen for 1 P.T. (2 ½ d) each, until they are half bad, then they give rotten apples to invalids.</p>