Charlesworth v Government Insurance Commissioner - (1894) 13 NZLR 391

Corporation — Contract not under Seal — Appointment of Architect — Power to Build — "Purchase" — "The New Zealand Government Insurance Association Act, 1884," Section 76 — "The Government Life Insurance Act, 1886" — Powers of Government and Commissioner — Contract — Appropriation by Parliament — Action against Commissioner as Nominal Defendant — "The Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874," Section 13 — Construction of Contract.