PRIVY COUNCIL
AUSTRALIAN APPEAL UPHELD '.United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this dffy at 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. The Privy Council upheld the appeal, Jame s against the Commonwealth and the matter was remitted for trial by the High Court of Australia, respondents to pay appellants' costs, and bear own costs of the hearing in the court below, and of this appeal, and State interveners to bear their own costs. „ Their lordships were of the opinion that Section 92 of the Constitution Round the Commonwealth. Therefor© the Dried Fruit s Act, 1928-35, must he held invalid. , The Commonwealth thus failed in their attempt, by the method adopted under the Dried Fruits Act to control prices and establish a marketing system, even though the Government are satisfied such a policy is -feast in the interests of Australian people. Such a result could not fail to cause regrets, but these inconveniences were asking the Board to meet half this cost, which take no account of changing circumstances.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1936, Page 5
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