Ws have lately been toll that because the Amnesty Act oontnins no mention of conditions, the Native Minister had ».p*r£<wt ~ight to grant an unconditional pardon toTeKooti. It is true that the Act ia silent about conditions. It is also true that the man who asked the Legislature to pass the Act, promised that in working the Act, should it be given him to work, be would observe one or two very important conditions. A few days ago we treated this question very fully, quoting, in support of our views, from Mr Bryoe's speech, as reported in JHbnsard!. We need not repeat those quotations. We need only refer to the fact that Mr Bryce promised to exact conditions. On that understanding, he obtained unconditional power. His first use of that power is to act entirely contrary to his promises.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6869, 6 March 1883, Page 4
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