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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 are to be obeyed accordingly.
CHARLES BROWN, Superintendent.
VOL. III. NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1855. [NO. 7.
Post Office, New Plymouth,
18th April, 1855.
NOTICE is hereby given for general information, that arrangements have been made to open branch Post Offices at the Bell Block and at Omata.
Mr. ROBERT SUNLEY has been approved of as District Postmaster for the Bell Block, and Mr. JOHN GULLY as District Postmaster for Omata.
Mails will be interchanged between this Office and the District Offices on every Tuesday and Friday.
The first Mails under this arrangement will be despatched from this Office at Three o'clock on Friday the 20th instant.
Persons residing in the Omata District, (which is considered to commence at the Herekaua River,) who may not be desirous that their letters shall be forwarded to the District Office, are requested to make their wishes known at this Office.
W. LEECH,
Postmaster.
Superintendent's Office,
21st April, 1855.
THE following Despatches from His Excellency's Private Secretary are published for general information.
CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.
New Plymouth, 7th April, 1855.
Sir,—I am directed to acquaint you that it is with extreme regret the Officer administering the Government finds that his unwearied exertions during his sojourn in Taranaki have failed to secure that happy result (so earnestly aimed at from a visit to this settlement) on the minds of the surrounding natives connected with the feud that has so long been existing amongst them.
At one time he was in hopes, by the support of the bulk of the chiefs, to have arrived at a conclusion that would have been satisfactory to all ; but the absence of a feeling of subordination or deference to the British supremacy on the part of a few, has convinced His Excellency that any prolonged exertions on his part would only lessen the influence the European Authorities ought to possess. And whilst he much laments this conclusion he has the satisfaction of having ascertained from personal enquiry that the reports made by yourself and the Resident Magistrate have been fully borne out, and that the present state of the Taranaki is one calling for the serious and earnest consideration of the fostering care of the Imperial Government.
During His Excellency's stay, no time has been lost to meet any emergency, and while contemplating a negotiation with the
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Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1855, No 7
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🚂 Opening of branch Post Offices at Bell Block and Omata
🚂 Transport & Communications18 April 1855
Post Office, Bell Block, Omata, District Postmaster, Mail services
- Robert Sunley, Appointed District Postmaster for Bell Block
- John Gully, Appointed District Postmaster for Omata
- W. Leech, Postmaster
🏛️ Publication of despatches regarding native affairs
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration21 April 1855
Despatches, Native Affairs, Taranaki, Superintendent, Government administration
- Charles Brown, Superintendent