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finished by May 1918 when a „Union of Banks and Credit Institutions Employees“ was formed. The new Union, after Treasury was incorporated with the People's Bank and became the organisation of Treasury Saving Bank and Granaries of Elevators' Employees as well. All this was confirmed by a congress convened in January 1919.
Nearly all the same time the tax collecting departments Excise offices and the inspecting staff were incorporated with the financial departments of local Soviets. This reorganisation made way for organisation of a Union of Finance Workers and Tax-Collectors, to which the Custom officials and later the workers in various control institutions also affiliated. Further reorganisation of financial machinery of the Republic has brought with it the abolition of the National Bank's Central Board of Directors and its substitution by a Central Management for Budget Drafting and accountancy, and the definite centralisation of finance Departments which are now managing the operations of the former National Bank. This again served to bring both Unions to the recognition of the necessity for amalgamation into a Treasury Employees' Union. A special Congress of delegates which is to meet in May 1920 will definitely decide upon the question of the particular form to amalgamation.
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At present every one working in Finance and Control Institutions of the Soviet Republic—without distinction of position, from a porter to a director, is a member of the Union. Exempted are only the persons politically responsible for direction if they are elected to their post by proper Soviet organs.
As regards the general structure of the Union only two questions are not yet definitely settled—namely the question whether it is proper to include into the Union
