Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 21

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✨ Public Rejoicing Announcement

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,

EXTRAORDINARY.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

VOL. XVII.] THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1868. [No. 21.]

City Commissioners’ Office,
Auckland, 16th April, 1868.

Sir,

I HAVE the honor to enclose herewith a copy of a Resolution, passed at a meeting of the Royal Reception (Executive) Committee held yesterday, with reference to a day being set apart, for affording the people of this Province an opportunity of expressing their gratitude for the safe recovery of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, to which I beg to refer, and to express the hope that Your Honor will comply with the request therein made.

I have &c.,

John Ogilvie,
Secretary.

His Honor,
The Superintendent.

Resolved, "That this Committee, having heard the statement made by His Honor the Superintendent, and also having heard the letter from His Excellency the Governor read, deeply regret the circumstances which have led to the unavoidable abandonment of the arrangements contemplated for giving expression to their feelings towards the Crown and Prince, and suggest that a day be set apart for affording the people of this Province an opportunity of expressing their gratitude and joy for the safe recovery of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh from the effects of the attack made upon him, and that the 29th of this month be suggested to His Honor for that purpose."

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Day for Public Rejoicing on account of the Safe Recovery of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 16th April, 1868.

IN accordance with the suggestion made in the above Resolution, I notify for general information that the Offices of the Provincial Government will be closed on Wednesday the 29th April, instant; and I hereby invite the Inhabitants of the Province of Auckland to observe that day as a day of Public Rejoicing and Thanksgiving for the safe recovery of His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

J. Williamson,
Superintendent.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by W. C. Wilson, Wyndham-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.

VUW Te Waharoa — Auckland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 21

After Parliament moved to Wellington in 1865, the Auckland Provincial Council sat in General Assembly House (depicted).

It was nicknamed the 'Shedifice' as it was large and drafty, with a leaking roof. First premier Henry Sewell described it as 'a great wooden barnshaped affair, which might serve for a Hospital, a Jail, or a Barrack'.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Request for Public Rejoicing Day

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated16 April 1868
KeywordsRoyal Reception, Duke of Edinburgh, Public Rejoicing
👱🏽 Names

Alfred Edinburgh (Duke of), Subject of public rejoicing

👩‍💼 Officials

John Ogilvie, Secretary
The Superintendent

🏛️ Public Notification for Rejoicing Day

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated16 April 1868
KeywordsPublic Rejoicing, Duke of Edinburgh, Provincial Government
👱🏽 Names

Alfred Edinburgh (Duke of), Subject of public rejoicing

👩‍💼 Officials

J. Williamson, Superintendent

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