THE MAORI PRISONERS.
TO THE EDITOR OP THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES. Sir, — Will Sir George Grey, who is well versed in constitutional law, be kind enough to tell why the Habeas Corpus Act should have been suspended for so long a time ? Sir, is this equivalent to martial law being proclaimed in this portion of the British Empire ? May X ask if the general public is aware that this suspension of the dearest-bought liberty of Englishmen is applicable, not only to the Maoris, but also to every English subject breathing at this present moment in New Zealand 1 Do the ends justify such illegal and unconstitutional means ? viz., throwing to the winds, at the suggestion of the “ Great Proconsul,’’ —(Heaven save the mark 1) —that Act which our valiant forefathers bought at the expense of , their homes and their hearths, and tor which they fought so bravely, and against the most despicable and the most non-veracious of our English monarchs. Sir, why should the Maoris now incarcerated in Dunedin and Wellington gaols be kept waiting so long for their trials ? Are they not admitted to be British subjects ? Can you answer me these pregnant questions ? —I am, &c., Libertas. August IS.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5736, 18 August 1879, Page 3
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201THE MAORI PRISONERS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5736, 18 August 1879, Page 3
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