THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 475

and a large number wounded. Sergeant Hill
and Private John Wheeler specially distin-
guished themselves by their determined gal-
lantry under most trying circumstances
I have, &c.,
D. H. Lusk,
Lieutenant Commanding
Mauku Volunteers.

N.B.—I omitted to mention that Mr.
Norman on the right, and Mr. Perceival on
the centre, displayed great gallantry in
endeavouring to stem the rush of the enemy,
and fell fighting in front of their men.
D. H. LUSK.

EIGHT HOURS LATER.
We have recovered the bodies.
D. H. L.

Lieutenant-Colonel Chapman,
Commanding Drury.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th October, 1863.

THE following Proclamation, received from
the Government of the Colony of
Queensland, is published for general infor-
mation.
ALFRED DOMETT.

PROCLAMATION

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FER-
GUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of St. Michael and St.
George, Captain - General and
Governor-in-Chief of the Colony
of Queensland and its Dependen-
cies, and Vice-Admiral of the
same, &c., &c., &c.

In pursuance of the authority in me vested,
and in accordance with the provisions of the
1st Section of "The Scab Act, 1863," I, the
Governor aforesaid, with the advice of the
Executive Council, do hereby prohibit the
introduction or importation of sheep into
the Colony of Queensland, either by sea or
by land, from any of the other Colonies of
Australia, Tasmania, or New Zealand, under
penalty of seizure and immediate destruc-
tion.

[L.S.]
Given under my Hand, and the Seal
of the Colony, at Government
House, Brisbane, this tenth day
of September, in the year of Our
Lord, One thousand eight hun-
dred and sixty-three, and in the
twenty-seventh year of Her
Majesty's reign.
G. F. BOWEN.

By His Excellency's Command,
R. G. W. HERBERT.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th Oct., 1863.

THE following Circular, in reference to a
proposed National Shakespeare Memo-
rial, is published for general information.
ALFRED DOMETT.

Committee Room, Pall Mall,
London, August, 1863.
Sir, - We do ourselves the honor of calling
your Excellency's attention to the ac-
companying Resolution of the Shakespeare
Committee, inviting your co-operation in
making known to her Majesty's subjects
within your Province the intention to cele-
brate next year the Three Hundredth Birth-
day of Shakespeare, in a manner worthy of
the poet and of the poet's countrymen.

It is felt by the Noblemen and Gentle-
men composing the Shakespeare Committee
that all her Majesty's subjects who speak
the language of Shakespeare must regard
with interest the proposal to commemorate
his birth, by the erection of a monument in
a conspicuous part of London. It may not
be possible for many of those who reside in
distant parts of the British dominions to
assist personally on the 23rd of April, 1864,
in laying the Foundation Stone of the pro-
posed National Memorial. Nevertheless,
as many thousands so circumstanced must
desire to contribute towards such an under-
taking, it is hoped they may be afforded a
suitable opportunity of doing so.

The Committee have therefore instructed
us to communicate with the Representatives
of the Crown in the various British Colonies,
and to request their good offices in making
the object of this application widely known.
The people of England have had so many
recent and gratifying proofs of the strong
sympathy which unites them to their Colonial
brethren in all matters of national interest,
we anticipate a hearty and early res-
ponse to this invitation on the part of your
Council and of the community the adminis-
tration of whose affairs has been entrusted
to your Excellency.

We feel that it would be presumptuous in
us to offer any special suggestions as to the
most effective mode of bringing the subject
before the people of the Colony. The proper
authorities there can alone fitly decide such
local details. We may, however, state that
it is confidently expected that this movement
will ere long be honoured by her Majesty's
immediate patronage, and by the Presidency
of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

When the list of distinguished Vice-Presi-
dents, Officers, and Members of the Com-
mittee is completed, we shall have much
pleasure in transmitting it. We have further
to request that your Excellency will allow
your name to be added to the list of the
National Shakespeare Committee.

In the meantime, we may state that con-
tributions towards the Shakespeare Memorial
should be remitted to Messrs. Coutts & Co.,
Bankers, London.

We shall also be most happy to pay every
attention to any communication with which

"Proposed by Sir Richard MacDonnell, C.B., seconded by
Thomas Wright, Esq., That the Governors of Her Majesty's
Colonies and Indian Possessions be invited to make known
the objects of this Committee within their respect ve Provinces,
and to enlist the sympathy and support of her Majesty's sub-
jects throughout the British Dependencies in aid of the erection
of the contemplated National Shakespearian Monument."