Numb. 71.
631

DIEU
ET
SOIT QUI MAL
HON
MON DROIT

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1870.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Militia Act, 1870," it is
enacted that the Governor shall cause the
whole of the Militia, or such part thereof as he may
think proper, to be trained as a military force, and
for this purpose shall, by Proclamation in the New
Zealand Gazette, cause notice of fourteen days to be
given of the times and places for the first muster;
and that such notice shall be published in some local
newspaper circulating in the Province in which the
district is situate, or be posted in some conspicuous
place within the district: And by the said Act it is
provided that any Militiaman called out at the time
of the passing of the said Act shall be deemed to have
been called out thereunder:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
K.G.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand, in exercise
and pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling
me in this behalf, do hereby order that such part of
the Militia of the several Militia Districts named in
the Schedule hereto as is specified in such Schedule,
and opposite to the name of which district the speci-
fication of such part is set, shall be trained as a mili-
tary force; and I do hereby proclaim that the time
and place mentioned in the said Schedule shall be the
time and place for the first muster of the Militia of
the Militia District opposite to the name of which
such time and place is in the said Schedule set.

SCHEDULE.

Name of
District.
Part of
Militia to
beTrained
Place of First Muster. Time for First Muster.

Rangitikei Whole No. 1 Company, at 1st February, 1871,
Turakina
at noon
No. 2 Company, at 3rd February, 1871,
Marton
at noon
No. 3 Company, at 6th February, 1871,
the Court House, at noon
Rangitikei
No. 4 Company, at 7th February, 1871,
Bevan's Hotel, at noon
Lower Rangitikei
No. 5 Company, 8th February, 1871,
Manawatu, at Fox- at noon
ton

SCHEDULE—continued.

Name of
District.
Part of
Militia to Place of First Muster. Time for First Muster.
beTrained

Wellington Whole No. 6 Company, 9th February, 1871,
Manawatu, at Fox- at noon
ton
Johnsonville Com-First Saturday in
pany, at Johnson- March, 1871
ville
Kaiwarra Company, Third Tuesday in
at Kaiwarra
March, 1871
Karori Company, at Third Wednesday in
Karori
March, 1871
Ohariu Company, at Third Thursday in
Ohariu
March, 1871
Porirua Ferry Com-Third Saturday in
pany, at Porirua March, 1871
Ferry
Pauatabanui Com-Fourth Saturday in
pany, at Pauataha- March, 1871
nui
Upper Hutt Com-First Tuesday in
pany, at Upper March, 1871
Hutt
No. 1 Company, First Thursday in
Lower Hutt, at March, 1871
Lower Hutt
No. 2 Company, First Friday in
Lower Hutt, at March, 1871
Lower Hutt
No. 3 Company, Third Friday in
Lower Hutt, at March, 1871
Taita
Greytown Whole No. 1 Company, at 3rd February, 1871
Featherston
No. 2 Company, at 16th February, 1871
Greytown
No. 3 Company, at 10th February, 1871
Huangarua
Hume's
11th February, 1871
Masterton Whole No. 1 Company, at 18th February, 1871
Masterton
No. 2 Company, at 17th February, 1871
Carterton
No. 3 Company, at 7th February, 1871
Vallance's
Beetham's
8th February, 1871
Tupurupuru
9th February, 1871
No. 4 Company, at 21st February, 1871
Alfredton