[1981.0073] Report of the Royal Commission On University Of Melbourne

Description

IdentifierUMA-ACE-19810073Extent1 boxLinear Meterage0.04Scope and ContentThe Royal Commission, chaired by the Hon. Theodore Fink, was established by the Premier of Victoria Alexander Peacock in February 1902, to investigate the university's financial position, administration, teaching and government. The Fink Commission was estabished in response to the discovery of large scale embezzlement of University funds by the trusted accountant Frederick Dickson, which had exposed lax supervision and governance by the Registrar, Edward a' Beckett, and the Finance Committee, and the receipt of a report from the Royal Commission on Technical Education, also chaired by Fink, appointed in 1899. The Commissioner's report, signed in May 1904, made recommendations on the future role of the University, its governance and financial management. The Commission recommended "inter alia" the establishment of a chair in pedagogy, the institution of a number of diplomas, a new commerce course, the elimination of debt and an increased enrolment.
The Royal Commission's Report comprises 3 volumes:
Progress Report. The Financial Position of the University, 1902
Minutes of Evidence on Administration, Teaching Work, and Government of the University of Melbourne, 1903 (Index to Witnesses examined is at front of volume).
Final Report on Government, Administration, Teaching Work and Finances of the University of Melbourne, 1904
A bound copy is held by the UniM Archives Library. UniM Archives call number 378.9451 VICT. The Progress Report precedes the minutes of evidence, and the Final Report and Appendices are bound after the minutes.Archival HistoryThe pdf list to 1981.0073 was converted to item data in the course of the Miegunyah Project 2021. The volumes were inspected in March 2022 and some amendments were made to the list to enhance scope and content. Items were uploaded on 24/3/2022.Collection CategoryUniversity, officialAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Accession

Item

Final Report on Government, Administration, Teaching Work and Finances of the University of Melbourne, with Appendices

Minutes of Evidence on Administration, Teaching Work, and Government of the University of Melbourne

Progress Report. The Financial Position of the University

Unit

1981.0073 Unit 0001

Provenance

CreatorRoyal Commission On University Of Melbourne

Dates

Date1902-1904

Description Control

Previous System ID1981.0073State of ListFully listed

University of Melbourne Archives

Archives

Menu

[1981.0073] Report of the Royal Commission On University Of Melbourne