WAR FUNDS ACT

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 112, 12 May 1916, Page 7

WAR FUNDS ACT

DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS,

Regulations under the War Funds Actare now gazetted. They provide, among other things, that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint as local advisory committees such persons as he thinks fit to assist the National War Funds Council in the administration of any war fund or any war funds.;; A local advisory committee may be so appointed in respect of any war fund, or of two or more specified funds; or may be appointed generally in respect of any funds or class of funds established within

any area. The Minister may also in like manner appoint such persons as he thinks, fit to act as sub-committee of any local advisory committee. A local advisory committee shall have such powers and duties in respect of any fund as tho council may from time to time determine; and a sub-committee shall have such powers and duties as may, with the approval of the council, be delegated ito it by the local advisory committee. f

Every lqcal advisory committee shall furnish to the council a report in writing as to tho operations of the committee, and shall, at intervals not exceeding one month, render to the council an account in detail, with particulars as to all moneys received by the committee, either for transmission to the council or for expenditure on behalf of the-council. Every society, association, or body of persons administering a war fund shall furnish to the Minister a statement respecting such fund, for the quarter periods. Every society, association, or body of persons administering a. war fund shall, when so required by the Minister, furnish any other information as to the income, expenditure, investments and other matters connected with the fund that he, may consider necessary, and shall, not later than the 15tlv day of every month, furnish to tho Minister a • statement setting out the total amounts that may have been paid during the preceding calendar month—

(a) Towards the assistance or relief of discharged or returned soldiers. (b) Towards the assistance or relief of the dependents of any soldier.

(c) For any other purpose not mentioned in "(a)" and "(b)."

(d) Payments made for administering the funds.

The totals under (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall represent the total expenditure of the fund for the jjveceding calendar month. , Every society, association, or body of persons collecting for but not administering a war fund shall fnrnish to the Minister a statement respecting moneys received and paid out by such society, association, or body of persons during the preceding calendar month.