Sherriff v Parkes - [1959] NZLR 975

Tenancy — Fixation of Fair Rent — Lease of Shop for Five Years — Lease in Operation before Commencement of Tenancy Act 1955 — Formal Execution of Lease after that Date when Term had less than Four Years to run — Statute not applying to Such Lease in Respect of Fixation of Fair Rent — Jurisdiction of Magistrate to fix Fair Rent for Such Shop — Tenancy Act 1955, ss. 9, 15.