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43   PWC, 'Report together with Minutes of Evidence relating to the Proposed Construction of Buildings for the Institute of Anatomy, at Canberra', 1929, pp. vi, ix; and minute, Executive Architect to Assistant Secretary, 'Institute of Anatomy', 3 April 1929, CRS CT86, item 229; contract and building specifications, CRS 86, item 408; Gibbney, Canberra 1913-1953, p. 161.

Figure 7: Excavating Institute of Anatomy, Mildenhall Collection 1901–1948 (National Library of Australia, 2018)

  Four months after work commenced on the Institute building, Cabinet approved the construction of the Director's residence at a cost of £3,900. In order to keep the costs of construction down, it had previously been decided to shave £800 off the budget for the residence by doing away with a proposed garden court, pergola and covered way. Despite these economies, all of the tenders received for the erection of the residence were too high. After further economies had been made by some unspecified alterations to the plans, three of the previous tenderers were invited to re-submit.

  The contract was eventually awarded in January 1930 to Ernest Spendelove, whose quote of £3,547 for the job was the lowest. Spendelove started work on the residence almost immediately and, with the exception of some minor adjustments, completed it in August 1930.44