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Tupuae Block to the River Mangoraka, thence by the
said River Mangoraka to its source, thence by a
straight line to the summit of Mount Egmont, and
thence by a straight line to Parikino on the River
Wanganui; on the south-east by the said River
Wanganui from Parakino to the sea; and on the
south-west by the sea from the mouth of the said
River Wanganui to the mouth of the said River
Hangatahua; excepting all lands within the said
boundaries held by or under the Crown prior to the
date of this Proclamation.

PROCLAMATION OF PEACE.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY, Knight
Commander 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., &c.

THE Governor announces to the Natives of New
Zealand that the War which commenced at
Oakura is at an end.

The Governor took up arms to protect the European
settlements from destruction, and to punish those who
refused to settle by peaceful means the difficulties
which had arisen, but resorted to violence and plunged
the country into war.

Upon those Tribes sufficient punishment has been
inflicted. Their war parties have been beaten; their
strongholds captured; and so much of their lands
confiscated as was thought necessary to deter them
from again appealing to arms.

The Governor has therefore shewn that he will
not permit the peace of the Colony to be disturbed
without inflicting severe chastisement on those who
resist his authority.

The Governor hopes that the Natives will now
have seen that resistance to the law is hopeless: he
proclaims on behalf of the Queen, that all who up
to the present time have been in arms against Her
Majesty's authority will never be prosecuted for past
offences, excepting only those who have been con-
cerned in the murders of the following persons
because those persons were barbarously and treacher-
ously murdered :-

The children Parker and Pote, killed at Omata,
on the 27th March, 1860;

The boy Joseph Sarten, killed at Henui, on
the 4th December, 1860;

The Native Ngakoti, who was killed, and his wife
and her daughter killed at Kaipikari, in De-
cember, 1864;

Mrs. Margaret Fahey, killed at Rama Rama,
on the 16th October, 1863;

The boys Richard Trust and Nicholas Trust,
killed at Kennedy's Farm, on the 24th
October, 1863;

The Rev. Mr. Volkner, killed at Opotiki, on
the 2nd March, 1865;

Mr. James Fulloon, and his companions, killed
at Whakatane, on the 27th July, 1865;

The Chief Rio Haeaterangi, killed near Wanga-
nui, in January, 1865.

The murderers of those persons will be brought
to trial as soon as they are arrested.

The Governor also excepts from this pardon the
Chief Te Pehi, because, having taken the Oath of
Allegiance to Her Majesty, he violated his oath, and
treacherously attacked the Queen's troops at Pipiriki;
when taken he will be brought to trial for this crime.

All others are forgiven.

Out of the lands which have been confiscated in
the Waikato, and at Taranaki and Ngatiruanui, the
Governor will at once restore considerable quantities
to those of the Natives who wish to settle down upon
their lands, to hold them under Crown grants, and to
live under the protection of the law. For this
purpose Commissioners will be sent forthwith into
the Waikato, and the country about Taranaki, and
between that place and Whanganui, who will put the
Natives who may desire it upon lands at once, and
will mark out the boundaries of the blocks which they
are to occupy. Those who do not come in at once to
claim the benefit of this arrangement must expect to
be excluded.

The Governor will take no more lands on account
of the present War.

As regards the prisoners now in custody, the
Governor will hold them until it shall be seen
whether those who have been in arms return to peace.
If they do so the prisoners will be set at liberty.

The Governor is sending an expedition to the Bay
of Plenty to arrest the murderers of Mr. Volkner
and Mr. Fulloon. If they are given up to justice
the Governor will be satisfied; if not, the Governor
will seize a part of the lands of the Tribes who con-
ceal these murderers, and will use them for the
purpose of maintaining peace in that part of the
country and of providing for the widows and relatives
of the murdered people.

The Governor now calls upon all the Chiefs and
Tribes to assist him in putting a stop to all such acts
of violence for the future; for all, whether Europeans
or Natives, have a common interest in putting an
end to such crimes, and in preserving the peace of
the Colony.

The Governor is about to call a meeting of all
the great Chiefs to consult with his Govern-
ment as to the best means whereby the Maori people
may be represented in the General Assembly, so
that they may henceforth help to make the laws
which they are called on to obey. At that meeting
all matters can be discussed, with a view of estab-
blishing a general and lasting peace throughout New
Zealand.

Her Majesty the Queen desires that equal laws
and equal rights and liberties may be enjoyed by all
her subjects in this Island, and to that end the
Governor in the name of the Queen publishes this
Proclamation.

Given under my hand, at the Government
House, at Wellington, and issued under
the Public Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand, this second day of September,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
FRED. A. WELD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

PROCLAMATION
Proclaiming Martial Law throughout the Districts of
Opotiki and Whakatane.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY, Knight
Commander of the Most Honorable Order
of the Bath, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and
Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS instructions have been issued and
Military force has been employed to capture
the Murderers of the Rev. Mr. Volkner, Mr. James
Fulloon and his companions, at Opotiki, and Whaka-
tane:

And whereas it is expedient that summary autho-
rity should be exercised by the Commander of the
Military Forces so employed, and that persons sus-
pected of the said Murders, or of aiding and abetting
therein, should be tried by Courts-Martial: