A party of Nagas, for instance, were among the Indian Labour Units.

"They were savages from a country which has only recently been brought thoroughly under British rule," writes an officer of the A.G.'s department.

"Their pastime is head-hunting, and their 'uniform' when at home is that bestowed on them by Nature.

They were extraordinarily cheerful, willing workers, and gave no trouble at all.

The trouble of providing the special kind of food which in general the natives of India require, was entirely absent in the case of the Nagas.