Beath & Co Ltd v Union Steamship Co Of New Zealand Ltd - [1919] NZLR 282

Ship — Bill of Lading — Exception — Limitation of Shipowner's Liability unless Extra Freight paid — Whether a Violation of Statute prohibiting Contract weakening Shipowner's Obligation to Seaworthiness and Due Care — "Harter Act," 1893 (52nd Congress, USA, Sess 2, c 105), s 2.