New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 65

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✨ Governor's Speech

Numb. 65. 1289

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1887.

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

SPEECH.

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,—

I have great pleasure in meeting you in Parliament assembled.

It affords me much gratification to be able to announce to you that the ceremonies on the occasion of the fiftieth year of Her Most Gracious Majesty’s reign were celebrated with a splendour unsurpassed in the annals of our country, and evoked the most cordial feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm, and public reverence and respect in all parts of Her Majesty’s dominions.

The Imperial Conference held in London to discuss subjects relating to the prosperity, advancement, and protection of all interests affecting Her Majesty’s colonial possessions concluded its sittings on the 9th May last. The results of its deliberations are regarded by the Imperial Authorities and by the Colonial Representatives as being of a satisfactory nature. The most important point of agreement is the determination to provide for the more efficient defence of Her Majesty’s distant possessions against external attack. Papers relating to the subject will be laid before you.

In its results the general election just concluded points to a firm resolve on the part of the people of New Zealand to ensure effective and substantial retrenchment in the cost of the public service. My Ministers feel that it is their first duty, and it is their intention, to propose to Parliament large reductions in the public expenditure of the colony. These reductions will be made in the manner least calculated to produce inconvenience and hardship.

To the subject of land administration my Ministers attach great importance. I am assured that they will make unceasing efforts to secure the location of a prosperous class of settlers upon the lands of the colony. It has been well said that New Zealand stands unrivalled among British possessions as a field for settle-

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 65

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🏛️ Governor's Opening Speech to Parliament

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated12 October 1887
KeywordsParliament, Speech, Governor, Jubilee, Imperial Conference, Defence, Retrenchment, Land Administration

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