Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Local Government Board Inspector

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A letter from a Local Government Board (LGB) inspector to Captain R. C. Kelly, the Ministry of Munitions, inquiring whether the 'short time' (decreased working hours) imposed on Belfast's textile factories has had a negative effect on the earnings and employment of female workers. The inspector also states that complaints have been made concerning the interview process of employing women in Belfast's munitions factories, with suitably skilled women being overlooked by interviewers, who have employed 'ladies' and 'amateurs' instead. The LGB inspector asks for these matters to be investigated by Captain Kelly.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI, CSORP/1916/7443/8 https://letters1916.ie/item/509 English Local Government Board Inspector 1916-03-11 Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland R. C. Kelly Ministry of Munitions, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin, Ireland Industry and Public Administration Personal Relations Industry and Public Administration

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 Local Government Board, Dublin. 11th March, 1916. References:— Belfast Munition Workers. Dear Captain Kelly, I have been directed to report on some serious complaints have reached my Board as to the practical exclusion of women, who are suffering distress in Belfast owing to the war, from the various factories which are carrying out Munition work. As you are probably aware the majority of the textile factories are working on 'short time' with the result that the earnings of the majority of the workers have been seriously decreased concurrently with a sharp increase in the cost of living and there has been a certain amount of actual disemployment. The statement is made that some of the Munition factories actually advertised for women wage earners and that instead of employing the women who applied ladies, amateurs, have filled the post. I would be glad if you would let me know privately whether these statements are in any way justified and if at the same time you will give me any idea as to the early demand for women wage earners in Munition work in Belfast and districts I would be very much obliged. Yours very truly, Local Govt. Inspector. Captain Kelly, Ministry of Munitions, 32, Nassau Street, Dublin. Local Government Board, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Robert Chalmers, 29 May 1916Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from Alexander McDowell to E. A. Aston, 17 March 1916Letter from a Local Government Board inspector to C. J. Hanrette, 11 March 1916Letter from C. J. Hanrette to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916Letter from the Local Government Board (LGB) to Cecil Pim, 11 March 1916Letter from Cecil Pim to E. A. Aston, 15 March 1916Letter from Sir Henry A Robinson to Thomas Nally, 6 April 1916Letter from Alexander Richard Barlas to the Longford Urban District Council, 28 July 1916Letter from J.E. Devlin to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 23 June 1916Letter from the Alexander Richard Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 15 February 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 1 March 1916Letter from J E Devlin to the Local Authority Longford, 30 November 1915Letter from L.S. Smith to the Executive Sanitary Officer, 3 March 1916Letter from A R Barlas to Sir Matthew Nathan, 28 February 1916 Ministry of Munitions, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin, Ireland Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916 R. C. Kelly Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from R. C. Kelly to E. A. Aston, 14 March 1916 Local Government Board Inspector Letter from a Local Government Board Inspector to Captain Kelly, 11 March 1916Letter from a Local Government Board inspector to C. J. Hanrette, 11 March 1916