Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 5

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✨ Provincial administrative and security correspondence

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

FOR THE

PROVINCE OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and must be obeyed accordingly.

CHARLES BROWN, Superintendent.

VOL. III. NEW PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1855. [No. 5.

New Plymouth, March 5th 1855.

SIR,—We the undersigned inhabitants of New Plymouth hereby request Your Honor to call a Public Meeting to take into consideration the present unprotected state of this settlement.

We have the honor to be, &c.

THOMAS KING M. H. R.
R. BROWN
H. L. REDHEAD
P. IMLAY
J. WATSON
EDWARD DORSET
F. U. GLEDHILL M, H. R.
WILLIAM GRAY
THOMAS STANDISH
JAMES YEMS
W. BAYLY
JOSIAS HOSKIN.

To His Honor The Superintendent,
New Plymouth.

In compliance with the above requisition I hereby convene a Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Province to be holden at the Masonic Hall on Saturday next the 10th instant at 4 o\'clock p.m. for the purpose of taking into consideration the present unprotected state of this Settlement.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

Superintendent\'s Office,
6th March, 1855.

Superintendent\'s Office,
7th March, 1855.

THE following correspondence which has been laid before the Provincial Council, with the Resolutions adopted thereon by that body, are published for general information.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

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Colonial Secretary\'s Office,
Auckland, 29th July, 1854.

SIR,—I have the honor by direction of His Excellency the Officer administering the Government to inform you that the Government have received a letter from Hone Ropiha, a Native Assessor and one of the principal chiefs of the New Plymouth Province, requesting that a Garrison of Troops should be quartered there, and His Excellency would feel obliged to your Honor if you would favour him with your opinion on this subject.

I have the honor to be, &c.

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

His Honor
The Superintendent New Plymouth.

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Colonial Secretary\'s Office,
Auckland, 13th Sept., 1854,

SIR—I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to inform your Honor that a letter dated 22nd ultimo has been received from the Resident Magistrate* at New Plymouth, relative to the recent affray among the Puketapu natives there.

This report appears to be satisfactory, and his Excellency feels assured that if the civil authorities continue the judicious exercise of their influence and authority, no serious result, arising out

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The Taranaki Provincial Council building (depicted) was on lower Brougham Street in New Plymouth.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Requisition for a public meeting regarding the settlement's security

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated5 March 1855
KeywordsPublic meeting, New Plymouth, security, settlement protection
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

Thomas King (M.H.R.), Requested public meeting
R. Brown, Requested public meeting
H. L. Redhead, Requested public meeting
P. Imlay, Requested public meeting
J. Watson, Requested public meeting
Edward Dorset, Requested public meeting
F. U. Gledhill (M.H.R.), Requested public meeting
William Gray, Requested public meeting
Thomas Standish, Requested public meeting
James Yems, Requested public meeting
W. Bayly, Requested public meeting
Josias Hoskin, Requested public meeting

🏘️ Notice convening a public meeting

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated6 March 1855
KeywordsPublic meeting, Masonic Hall, New Plymouth, security
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Brown, Superintendent

🏘️ Publication of correspondence regarding provincial security

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated7 March 1855
KeywordsCorrespondence, Provincial Council, security, public information
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Brown, Superintendent

🛡️ Correspondence regarding request for garrison troops

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated29 July 1854
KeywordsGarrison, Troops, Hone Ropiha, New Plymouth, Colonial Secretary
👱🏽 Names

Hone Ropiha (Native Assessor), Requested garrison of troops

👩‍💼 Officials

Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

⚖️ Correspondence regarding native affray

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated13 September 1854
KeywordsPuketapu natives, affray, Resident Magistrate, civil authorities
👩‍💼 Officials

Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary

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