Mosley and Another v Southland Acclimatisation Society - [1961] NZLR 481

Evidence — Proof — No general duty on recipient of letter to answer it — Exception where letter calls on him to answer a charge — Inferences which may be drawn from failure or refusal to answer.

Clubs and associations — Incorporated society — Acclimatisation society — Election of Council — Rule disqualifying candidate on grounds of canrassing for votes — Statutory grounds of disqualification and rule-making powers of society not exhaustive — Validity of disqualification rule — Effect of disqualification in postal ballot where it takes effect after all votes cast but before counted — Wildlife Act 1953, ss. 28, 29 (2).