This series consists of two volumes of the carbon copies of letters sent from the Treasury to the Civil Service Commissioners from January 1914 to October 1920.
Up to the 1930's the letters were of an official and formal type and dealt with at a high-level, usually by the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. After 1930 Treasury correspondence was often dealt with at a lower level, on a semi-official basis. Not every letter sent out was bound and the out-letter books became less of a complete record of all letters sent. The books were bound until 1955, when it became too costly to keep binding and retaining them.
The subjects include:
- Finance
- Appointments and pay of staff in government departments and establishments including those in Scotland, Ireland and the diplomatic service
- Examination tests
- The position of civil servants called up for military service during the War of 1914-1918
- Civil service recruitment after World War 1