THE ANMESTY BILL.
• .., ;■; ... nt-rr^-rnr-r.. ... .. ■-. ■:■■ I Tiik Amnesty Bill (the lion Mi- Bkvge) • states in the preamble that on several oc- i casijins (ho JXiitive.s of t)>is Colcnj' luivu. , | beeii in iiisurrcetiou ii^ani'.t Her Majesty, ■ and , that oileuees, rnore^oi 1 le-s of a ppru r ; . lilieal cliaraeler, have been, during sneh insuriTftiuns, ejniuiitleJ by L|»e . . u auiv-s 4 .
and disturbances of the peace and | breaches of^tiji; law of v.ari<msi kiuds 'mve j recently taken placy-non the West Const of the v .Nortfi Island; 'but that the" state of the Colony is now such asi to justify mv amnesty being proclaimed for such offences, and tl^at Ifr i_i exp<CHettt/xo to (}ck 'It is v (horef6re on a cti-d^fhat tho Governor may jiroclaiin an amnesty f"P such o'fonce<, sui-li amnesty to eseept certain Maorirs from its operation. In order to < jirevent any do-übts as to the effect of j such uroclaiiiatiuii iv any ]iarl.ieular ca^e, ] the Govuni'ir may duclare any .Maori i e:<ce]ited orinoludi'd in the proclamation. All Courts. Juduns. and Justices are to take judicial notice- of such proclamation. ' jXotliin^ iv this Act is to affect any of ' tho provisions of the " r est Coast Peace Preservation Act, ISS2."
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 23, 2 September 1882, Page 2
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197THE ANMESTY BILL. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 23, 2 September 1882, Page 2
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