Ex P Hamilton - [1918] NZLR 583

War Legislation — Lease of Native Land by Governor under Special Act — Lease invalid — Validating Statute before War empowering Grant of New Lease — New Lease executed during War — Whether Operation Retrospective for Purposes of Relief from Covenants uder War Legislation — Whether such Legislation binding on Crown as Agent for Natives — Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act. 1913, s 92 — War Legislation Act, 1917, s 17.