The Commonwealth Treasury today approved the transaction under which a building belonging to the Melbourne municipalicy was sold to the Zionist Federation of Australia.
The transaction which took place six weeks ago, provoked protests on the part of certain elements adjoining the site of the structure. The approval by the Treasury Department of the contract settles the matter.
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