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Mebourne, Mar, 0, The Australians, in a nation-wire: referendum to-day, overwhelmingly rejected the Commonwealth Government's proposals to alter the Constitution to enable it to legislate for 39 whole country in matters concerning air navigation and aircraft.
The Government had cositended it was ridiculous that alr transport should still be subject to six different sere of state laws and another set Commonwealth laws, The people also rejected a proposal to enable the Federal Government to pass legislation controlling inter-state Trade.
Previous Commowealth legislation' was held by the Privy Council to violate the "absolutely free trade" clause of the Constitution, Only Victoria, and Queensland favoured the aviation proposal, while all states voted against the market~ ing proposal.—Reuter.
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