Published by Ministry of Post-war Reconstruction

To the Honourable Joseph Benedict Chifley, M.P.,
Minister of State for Post-War Reconstruction.

Sir,

We were appointed on the 19th April, 1943, by you with the following Terms of Reference :

To inquire into and report upon—
(a) the present housing position in Australia ; and
(b) the housing requirements of Australia during the post-war period.

A preliminary examination of our Terms of Reference convinced us that our inquiry would be a
lengthy one, but, at your request, so as to enable certain planning to be undertaken and negotiations with
the States to proceed we submitted two interim reports—the first on 21st October, 1943, and the second
on 31st March, 1944.

We have now completed our investigations and have the honour to present our final report.