New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 84

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✨ Royal Proclamation on New Zealand's Dominion Status

Num. 84.

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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907.

Colony of New Zealand to be styled Dominion of New Zealand.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 26th September, 1907.

THE following Proclamation by His Majesty the King, which appeared in the London Gazette, is published for general information.

JOSEPH GEORGE WARD,
Prime Minister.

BY THE KING.

A PROCLAMATION.

EDWARD R. & I.

WHEREAS We have, on the petition of the members of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of Our Colony of New Zealand, determined that the title of the Dominion of New Zealand shall be substituted for that of the Colony of New Zealand as the designation of the said colony: We have therefore, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, thought fit to issue this Our Royal Proclamation, and We do ordain, declare, and command that on and after the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seven, the said Colony of New Zealand and the territory belonging thereto shall be called and known by the title of the Dominion of New Zealand, and We hereby give Our commands to all Public Departments accordingly.

Given at Our Court, at Buckingham Palace, this ninth day of September, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the seventh year of Our reign.

God Save the King.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1907, No 84

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🏛️ Proclamation Changing New Zealand's Title to Dominion

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated26 September 1907
KeywordsRoyal Proclamation, Dominion status, Colony of New Zealand, Legislative Council, House of Representatives
👩‍💼 Officials

Joseph George Ward, Prime Minister
John Mackay, Government Printer

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