Description of series:
Administrative Instructions of the Controller, Migrant Workers' Accommodation Division to Managers and Staff of Commonwealth Hostels. Includes instructions on accounting methods as well as general directions concerning the administration of the Hostels.
History Prior/Subsequent to Transfer:
Prior to transfer: The Migrant Workers Accommodation Division was a division of the Department of Labour & National Service before the function was taken over by a Commonwealth financed company -
Commonwealth Hostels Ltd. The Controller was divisional head and was located at Head Office in Melbourne. Regional Directors were in charge of activities in the States. There were severel assistant Controllers: (1) of equipment (2) of administration (3) finance. Accounting work and staff administration were the responsibility of the Administrative Branch of the Department. Commonwealth Hostels is run by a Board of Management.
Administrative information
The following data was keyed from the paper documentation:
Form number: CA 17
Creating department: , Labour and National Service, Migrant Workers' Accommodation Division,
Transferring department: , Labour and National Service,
Administrative, Central Registry
Date of transfer: 04/08/1955
Archives file number: RWS11/1/32