VPRS 10724 Report and Appendices

Full description

A Royal Commission was appointed on 1 February 1956 to inquire into the operation of the Victorian housing acts and the administration of the Housing Commission. The Royal Commission heard evidence for forty-four days between 29 February and 9 July 1956. The transcripts of the proceedings of the Royal Commission together with the final address by the Counsel assisting the Commission have been transferred into archival custody in VPRS 8207.

This series consists of the report of the Royal Commission which was presented to Parliament in August 1956. The report is also included with Papers Presented to Parliament, 1955-1956 Session, Volume 3. The report is largely based on the material contained in the Counsel's Address to be found in VPRS 8207. The report, however, contains additional information, discussion and appendices together with the Royal Commission's recommendations.

P Consignment

The P consignment consists of two copies of the report. One copy is identical to that contained in the Papers Presented to Parliament which was printed and published by the Government Printer. The other copy is a stencil duplicate printed copy. The material in each copy is identical except that the published copy contains only one appendix (appendix A) while the stencil duplicate copy contains four appendices (A to D).

Each copy of the report is printed on sequentially numbered pages. The report contains a table of contents with references to page numbers within the report.

The text of the report is arranged into a number of sections. The first, "Matters for Inquiry", includes the full terms of reference for the Royal Commission's investigations. Following that is a short introduction and then seven sections (sections a to g), each of which deals with a separate term of reference. Recommendations relating to each term of reference are included in each of these sections. Summary of Recommendations, Conclusion and Appreciation sections complete the text of the report.

The four appendices included in the stencil duplicate copy of the report are:

Appendix "A": Family Income and Expenditure;
Appendix "B": Alphabetical List of Witnesses;
Appendix "C": Index of Exhibits;
Appendix "D": Index of Subjects.