PRIVY COUNCIL.
REVERSES HIGH COURT IN BRISBANE CASE (By- Telegraph.—Prose Aasoclatlon.-Oopyrlebt.l London, July 23, The Privy Council's decision in the appeal case Attoiney-Geneial of Queenblaml > the Municipal Council of Biisbano advises hit, Majesty to disohuigo the orders of tho High Couit aucl the Supremo Coiut of Queensland, and to substitute therefor an order that respondents were not entitled to expend moneys received for general rates in one ward upon works constiuctcd in another ward; nlso, that an injunction should bo granted to restrain such expenditure Tho wise was initiated by tho Dnebano Rilttpnyoie' Association, with a view l of ascpitniiiing wliotliLi tho Municipal Act nimlo provision foi financial separation of tho various' «nnln of the citv The Queensland Sijpiunc C'piii.t onlcircl the City Council to ■kopp:.^opiiratQ.aco()unts;f(ir : .each,warfl. >Th<m ' tltoHigli Court; "on iipnonl, rnvqrs.ed the decision/on thevgromul , .that while the- Act' intended . that such, separate funds .should ; be lcoptjjthvns not expressed in such.a.wny ' ascould bo , givon effcot to;- ' : : ' -.: .: ', ; '.The ' Association ' thereupoD secured ah appeal'to : the Privy Council ■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 569, 26 July 1909, Page 7
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