1 Soldiers and Sailors Help Society 66 LOWER MOUNT STREET, DUBLIN, 11th July, 1916. Dear Sir or Madam, I have been informed that the proposed Local Committee in our County
is not at present in a position to deal with the work defined in the Naval and Military
Pensions Act, and that consequently the Statutory Committee have requested us to
carry on the work which we have hitherto been doing. This would mean that you would carry on for a period, to be defined later,
on exactly the same lines and scale, as you have done hitherto, except in the
following cases :-— (a) Men on sick furlough
(b) Men discharged from Home Service who have been notified that no pension will be granted.
(c) Men recieving Government advances of 10s. or 20s. prior to award of pensions.
(d) Time expired men. These four classes of cases do not come within the scope of the Pensions Act,
and therefore, if dealt with at all, it must be from funds raised from our local
sources, as the National Relief Fund (War Fund) will not issue any further grants
for this purpose. It is obvious therefore that Local Representatives will have to keep two sets
of Accounts—- (1) A 'Statutory Committee Account' to deal with War Cases which
come under the Act, and for which money will continue to be provided during the
temporary period referred to, and (2) a 'Local General Account,' to deal with the
four classes of cases referred to above, in addition to the usual work of the Society
in Peace time. Separate instructions will follow with regard to statements of account and
balances on 30th June last. Yours truly,