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On top of that, the fare is merely £30. I wonder
whether they want us to have it or not. Anyway I
wouldn't dare come home & face a wintry month.
Perhaps there may be ways and means of overcoming
this outrageous fare - if I find a way I'll tell you,
pet.
Believe it or not we are Acting Sgts now. Only
two pips & a crown to be a colonel. Someday,
somehow, platoon commanders are to be of commission-
ed rank. But that belongs to the future.
Everything around here is terribly dry &
dusty. No rain has fallen in months. The long grass
has dried up like straw & may be burnt any week.
We have done wonders with the new recruits.
Their keeness reminds me of the time when I first
went to school. Actually I feel more a teacher than a
soldier. P.T knowledge has given me my big chance.
I supervise their physical training & get amazing results.
Our own mess in now partly built. We may move in
this week-end. The hill-top is beautifully cool &
select.
The nights when I'm Bn Orderly Officer I spend
in watching the Kiwi's doing their dances. The tribe
are widely recognised as the finest exponents of
dancing on the island. Each has a special