Manawatu-Oroua River Board v Barber - [1953] NZLR 1010

Public Works — Compensation — Claim for Compensation for Damage to Land by Public Work — Time-limitation for bringing Claim not applicable when Relationship between Two Portions of Public Work such that Damage not ascertainable until Whole Work completed — "In itself (and without any reference to any other part of the work) causes the damage" — Public Works Act, 1928, s 45 — Statutes Amendment Act, 1939, s 63.

Land Valuation — Land Valuation Court — Jurisdiction — Claim for Compensation for Damage to Land as Result of River Board's Diversion Operations — Limitation of Time for Commencement of Action — Such Question a Matter Preliminary to or Collateral with Merits — Jurisdictional Fact — Court's Decision thereon reviewable by Supreme Court — Public Works Act, 1928, s 45.