R7.1 - Mathison Lectures

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Recitals-

1. A sum of money was subscribed to provide a memorial to Gordon Clunes McKay Mathison, M.D., D.Sc., Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps who was killed at Gallipoli on 18 May 1915.
2. The sum of £220 was donated to the University with a request that it be devoted to the endowment of a triennial lecture or lectures on some subject in Medical Science.
3. The sum of £220 increased to $1,242 at 31 December 1994.

It is provided as follows-

1. The sum of $1,242 and any accumulations and additions to the sum forms a fund called the "Mathison Lectures" (“the fund”) to endow a triennial lecture or lectures and the fund must be paid into an investment pool and remain there until the Council directs otherwise.
2. The lecturer is appointed by the Council after report from the faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the appointment being made at least one year before the time for delivery of the lectures unless in any particular case the Council otherwise determines.
3. The lecturer receives the income from the fund during the preceding three years after providing for the expenses for the lecture or lectures.
4. The Council may appoint a lecturer conjointly under this benefaction and any other University benefaction or benefactions having a similar purpose.
5. The date of the first and of any subsequent lectures is determined by the Council.