The Joint Committee on Social Service have issued a pamphlet
(No. 1), the exact scope of which is best described in the words of its Preface—namely, " to give in concise form the powers and duties of the various Local Authorities as they affect Voluntary Workers." Social Service is a wide field and one strewn with difficulties. This little handbook, therefore, should prove an invaluable guide to the Voluntary Worker in his or her relations with the intricate workings of the Poor Law, the Police Courts, Labour Exchanges, Inspectors of all kinds, pensions, Benefits, and the myriad branches of organized relief. It is to be hoped that this excellent step in the direction of connecting up the Voluntary •Worker with the existing systems of Social Service is only the precursor of many others. It would be a very great pity if all the good material which the war has drawn into the Social Service net were to be allowed to drift away again on the tide of peace without any permanent record having been made for future use. Copies of this pamphlet can be obtained on application to the Secretary, Joint Committee of Social Service, 7 Brazennose Street, Manchester.
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