Walter James Hunt v Hon Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon - (1883) 2 NZLR (CA) 160

International law — Foreign state — Civilized state — Samoa — "Naturalization Act 1870" — Pacific Islanders Protection Acts 1872, 1875 — Foreign Jurisdiction Acts — High Commissioner for Western Pacific — Judicial and executive office — Order of prohibition — Order of deportation — Order signed on Sunday — Action for false imprisonment — Materiality of date.