Gibson v Minister of Public Works - [1932] NZLR 570

Water-race — Application for License to take Water formerly flowing through Applicant's Land — Water appropriated by Minister of Public Works for Irrigation Purposes before Application — No Notice of Appropriation to Applicant — Application refused — Public Works Act, 1928, ss 10, 14, 22, 23, 254, 274, 275, 276, 281 — Water-supply Act, 1908, ss 13, 15, 23, 24.