Governor's Proclamation on Parliament




Numb. 11.
141.

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1872.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

To the LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS of the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, and
the MEMBERS elected to serve in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
of the said Colony, summoned and called to a Meeting of the
General Assembly of the said Colony, at the City of Wellington,
on the Eighteenth day of the month of March next, to have
been commenced and held, and to every of you—GREETING:

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS on the Twenty-first day of December last, I thought fit to prorogue
the General Assembly of New Zealand to the Eighteenth day of March
next, at which time you were held and constrained to appear: Now KNOW YE,
that for divers causes and considerations I have thought fit to relieve you and
each of you of your attendance at the time aforesaid, hereby convoking and by
these presents enjoining you, and each of you, that on MONDAY, the twenty-ninth
day of APRIL next, you meet in Parliament, at the City of Wellington, there to
take into consideration the state and welfare of the said Colony of New Zealand,
and therein to do as may seem necessary.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON
BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, at the Government House, at Wellington;
and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this
twenty-ninth day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

W. GISBORNE.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.



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🏛️ Proclamation summoning the General Assembly to meet in April 1872

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 February 1872
Proclamation, General Assembly, Parliament, Wellington, Summoning
  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
  • W. Gisborne