✨ Governor's Proclamation
Numb. 5.
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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1858.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Colonel THOMAS
GORE BROWNE, Companion of the
most Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief
in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c., &c.
WHEREAS conflicts between armed par-
ties of Aboriginal Natives have
recently taken place at New Plymouth, to the
danger and alarm of Her Majesty's subjects
who are engaged in their lawful occupations.
Now, therefore, I, the Governor, of New
Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that
all persons whosoever who shall unlawfully
assemble with Arms within the boundaries of
the District described in the Schedule to this
Proclamation, will, without further notice, be
treated as persons in Arms against the Queen's
Authority, and active measures will beforthwith
taken against them by Her Majesty's Civil
Authorities and Military Forces.
Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, at
Government House, at Auck-
land, this twelfth day of
February, in the year of our
hundred and fifty-eight.
THOMAS GORE BROWNE.
By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
SCHEDULE.
Boundaries of the District above referred to.
Commencing on the Sea-coast between the
Waitaha and Puketapu Streams, at the North-
ern termination of the Eastern boundary of the
Bell Block; thence along the said Eastern boun-
dary to Otuwetaweta, on the Devon Road, which
it crosses: thence following the said boundary to
Wakapirikaka, Te Pui o te rangi, Te Matai,
and Rorongia; thence along the Southern
boundary of the said Block to Te Putatutonga,
on the Eastern boundary of the Hua Block;
thence along the Eastern boundary line of that
Block until it meets the Mangoraka River;
thence along the left bank of that River to its
source; thence to the South West corner
of the Omata Block; thence along the
Western boundary of the Omata Block until
it reaches the sea at Okurukuru; thence along
Low Water mark to where the Eastern
boundary line commences between the Waita-
ha and Puketapu Streams.
HE PANUITANGA.
Na Te Kawana, Colonel THOMAS
GORE BROWNE, Tino Rangatira,
aha, aha, na te Kawana o tenei
Koroni o te Kuini o Nui Tireni
tenei panuitanga.
KO te mea kua whawhai kua mau patu etahi
Iwi Maori i Taranaki i i naia tata ake nei
aku iho ora noa hoki nga tangata o te
Kuini e ata noho ana i runga i a ratou mahi
Maori mahi tika hoki.
Na ko ahau tenei ko te Kawana o Nui
Tireni te panui nei te whakapuaki nui nei i
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NZ Gazette 1858, No 5
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🏛️ Proclamation Regarding Unlawful Assembly with Arms in New Plymouth District
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration12 February 1858
Proclamation, New Plymouth, Aboriginal Natives, Armed Assembly, Military Forces, Boundaries, Maori
- Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- E. W. Stafford