✨ Military engagement correspondence
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HAWKE'S BAY GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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DONALD M'LEAN,
Superintendent.
VOL. VII. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1866. No. 37.
Superintendent's Office,
Napier, Oct. 30, 1866.
THE following (from the New Zealand Gazette) is republished for general information.
DONALD M'LEAN,
Superintendent.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1866.
THE following correspondence respecting the recent engagements between the Militia and Volunteers and the rebel Hau Haus at Omarunui and Petane, in the Province of Hawke's Bay, is published for general information.
E. W. STAFFORD.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1866.
SIR,—The Government has received intelligence of the successful result of the engagement which took place on the 12th instant, between a force composed of Militia and Volunteers from Napier, and of friendly Natives in the vicinity, and a body of armed rebel Hau Haus who had encamped at Omarunui, threatening the safety of the town, plundering the settlers and the resident Natives, and refusing to give any satisfactory explanation of their intentions.
The Government earnestly trusts that the energy and gallantry displayed by the Colonial Forces under the direction of your Honor and the officer commanding the Militia and Volunteers, and the vigorous measures taken for the suppression of the first symptoms of armed insurrection, will have the desired effect of at once restoring and securing peace and safety throughout the Napier District.
The promptitude shown by your Honor in the organization of the necessary measures for the expulsion of these armed fanatics, and the patriotic courage of the Colonial Forces, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Whitmore, deserve high praise; and although the Government has not yet received any official account of the engagement, I have to request your Honor to be good enough to communicate to Lieut.-Colonel Whitmore, and to those who served under him, the thanks of the Government for their conduct on the occasion referred to, and its sympathy with those who were wounded, and with the survivors of those (fortunately so few) who were killed by the enemy.
I have, &c.,
E. W. STAFFORD.
His Honor D. M'LEAN,
Napier.
Napier, 15th Oct., 1866.
SIR,—In continuation of my report to you of the 9th inst., I have now the honor
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Hawke's Bay Provincial Gazette 1866, No 37
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🏛️ Republication of New Zealand Gazette notice
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration30 October 1866
Republication, New Zealand Gazette, Hawke's Bay
- Donald M'Lean, Superintendent
🛡️ Introduction to correspondence regarding military engagements at Omarunui and Petane
🛡️ Defence & Military25 October 1866
Military engagement, Militia, Volunteers, Hau Haus, Omarunui, Petane
- E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary
🛡️ Letter regarding military engagement at Omarunui
🛡️ Defence & Military17 October 1866
Military engagement, Militia, Volunteers, Omarunui, Napier District, Commendation
- Whitmore (Lieut.-Colonel), Commanded Colonial Forces
- E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary
- Donald M'Lean, Superintendent