Willis v Gardner - [1917] NZLR 602

Mining — Application for Special Claim — Six Months for Disposal of Application — Hearing delayed beyond Time-limit — Postponement to permit Survey — Antecedent Survey — Oral Application for Substitution of Surveyor's Report for Survey — "Special Circumstances" — Special Case stated for Opinion of Court — Dismissal of Application by Warden — Right of Appeal — Appeal on Point of Law only — Final Order — Mining Act, 1908, ss 167, 336, 336, 340, 346 — Mining Act Amendment Act, 1910, s 15.