R7.34 - Alfred Deakin Memorial Fund

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Recitals-

1. The late Miss C. S. Deakin, in memory of her brother, Alfred Deakin, bequeathed £1,000 to the University "to form a fund to be named the Alfred Deakin Memorial Fund" and "to apply the income thereof in the purchase for the University Library of books and publications (with the name of the Fund in them) dealing with any of the following subjects, viz. Philosophy, Religion, History, Poetry, Economics, Literature and the broad generalizations of Science".
2. The University received £1,000 in satifaction of the bequest, which sum increased to $2,897 at 31 December 1994.

It is provided as follows-

1. The sum of $2,897 and any accumulations and additions to the sum forms the endowment of a fund called the "Alfred Deakin Memorial Fund" (the fund”) and the fund must be paid into an investment pool and remain there until the Council directs otherwise.
2. The income of the fund is used to purchase for the University library books and other publications dealing with any of the following subjects: Philosophy, Religion, History, Poetry, Economics, Literature and the broad generalizations of Science.
3. The name of the fund is to be inscribed in each book and publication purchased from the fund.