New Zealand Gazette – 1872 – No. 35

Page 617

✨ Governor's Opening Speech

Numb. 35.

617

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1872.

THE Second Session of the Fifth Parliament of New Zealand was this day
opened by the Governor, when His Excellency was pleased to make the
following

SPEECH.

HONORABLE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,—

The alarming illness of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales produced
in this Colony, no less than in other parts of the Empire, feelings of profound
regret, and the subsequent intelligence of his recovery was hailed with universal
rejoicing. My Advisers will submit to you Addresses to Her Majesty, in which
you will be asked to express your gratitude for the preservation of the Empire
from a great calamity, and your sympathy with your Sovereign and the Royal
Family.

I have to congratulate you on the general tranquillity which prevails in the
several Native Districts throughout New Zealand. The friendly disposition mani-
fested by tribes hitherto disaffected, shows that progress is being made towards the
peaceful settlement of the Native difficulty. I have lately made a tour through
districts in the interior of this Island not long since disturbed by rebellion. I
was everywhere treated by the Natives with the greatest respect and hospitality,
and received from them the strongest assurances of their desire to cultivate
friendly relations with the European colonists. I was much pleased to see the
progress of the roads, which are being constructed to a great extent by Maori
labour.

I also congratulate you on the steady development and prosperous condition
of the agricultural, mining, and pastoral industries.

Since the close of last Session, my Government has been engaged in giving
effect to the legislative measures passed by you for the construction of Railways.
Contracts for sections of several lines of Railway have been entered into, upon
terms which I trust you will consider favourable. The surveys of other lines are
approaching completion.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1872, No 35

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🏛️ Governor's Speech opening Second Session of Fifth Parliament

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated16 July 1872
KeywordsParliament opening, Governor's address, Native relations, Industry, Railways
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Prince Wales (His Royal Highness), Subject of public concern regarding illness
Majesty (Her), Recipient of proposed address of gratitude

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His Excellency the Governor
My Advisers

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