Boatswain v Crawford - [1943] NZLR 109

Nuisance — Fire — Unknown Origin — Fire while controllable within Knowledge of Owner of Land on which it Started — Fire spreading to Neighbouring Land — Duty of abating Nuisance continuing with Knowledge — Statutes Amendment Act, 1940, s 28 — Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act, 1774 (14 Geo 3, c 78), s 86.