Kaikoura v Boyd - [1949] NZLR 233

Charitable Trust — Public Charitable Trust — Land vested in County "in trust for the improvement and protection" of a Named River — Nature of Trust and Purposes defined — Reserves and Crown Lands Disposal and Enabling Act, 1896, s 16.

County — Land vested in County in Trust for Special Public Purpose — Rents from Leases of Trust Lands to be expended for Carrying out of Trust — Such Moneys to be kept in Special Account — Moneys Erroneously Expended to be accounted for over Indicated Period — Counties Act, 1920, ss 2, 137 (2) (b), 138, 140, 150.

Local Authorities — Audit — County's Annual Balance-sheet — Settling and Signing of Same not Validation of Expenditure shown therein — Counties Act, 1920, s 141 (2).

Practice — Pleadings — Amendment — Extraordinary Remedy — Mandamus — Proceedings for Mandamus — Court's Power to convert same into Action commenced by Writ.

Practice — Parties — Attorney — General — Proceedings concerning Charitable Trust for Benefit of Public or Section of them — Joinder of Attorney-General.