The funds collected by Polish United Workers’ Party from membership fees, were an important source of income in the party’s budget. The fees’ share in the party’s revenue varies between years, but the method of collecting them was similar in many provincial organizations. Despite of general similarities there still were some differences. The article presents the characteristics of this source of income, as well as the issues related to collection of membership fees by Province Committee of Polish United Workers’ Party in Gdańsk in the years 1957–1964. Statistical data regarding the profits generated this way has been presented in the article. The attention has been drown to the factors influencing their height, as well as some tendencies and relationships connected with the collection of fees. In the article some place has been devotes to comparing, in terms of interesting issues, Gdansk party organization of the Communist Party with other provincial delegations.

The funds collected by Polish United Workers’ Party from membership fees, were an important source of income in the party’s budget. The fees’ share in the party’s revenue varies between years, but the method of collecting them was similar in many provincial organizations. Despite of general similarities there still were some differences. The article presents the characteristics of this source of income, as well as the issues related to collection of membership fees by Province Committee of Polish United Workers’ Party in Gdańsk in the years 1957–1964. Statistical data regarding the profits generated this way has been presented in the article. The attention has been drown to the factors influencing their height, as well as some tendencies and relationships connected with the collection of fees. In the article some place has been devotes to comparing, in terms of interesting issues, Gdansk party organization of the Communist Party with other provincial delegations.