THE MAORI MURDERER'S CASE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14072, 17 June 1911, Page 9

THE MAORI MURDERER'S CASE.

QUESTION OF iilS REPRIEVE.

(press association telegrams.)

WELLINGTON*, Juno 16.

A deputation from the Trades and Labour Council to-day waited on the Hon. James Carroll, Acting-Prim© Minister, and urged tho ropriovo of Talii Kaka, tho Maori youth sentenced to death for tho murder of Freeman, at Puhimihi.

Mr Carroll said that tho Executive, in setting aside the jury's recommendation to mercy, had tho evidence before them, together with tho Jxidge's report, and arrived at its, decision after careful deliberation. The strongest argument in favour of reprieve was Kaka's -youth/ for tho evidence disclo3o<l that the murder was deliberate. Ho had received telegrams and petitions from nil parts o* the Dominion, and tho Executive would carefully consider the question this evening. Ho could assure them that this was a painful position for anyone to bo put in, but they had a responsibility to discharge, and had to sco tho law properly administered, and not deflected from its course iuiless for very strong' reasons. He could assure them that his mind was free from bias arising from tho fact that he belonged to tho raco from which Kaka sprang.

MASTERTON, Jim© 16. At the conclusion of an address delivered by Professor Mills, of Milwaukee, in Masterton, to-night,- a resolution was passed protesting against the execution of KaTka, and also against capital punishment.