Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 2

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✨ Martial Law Proclamation

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,

PROVINCE

TARANAKI,

NEW ZEALAND.

Published by Authority.

NEW PLYMOUTH, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1860.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS Active Military operations are about to be undertaken by the Queen’s Forces against Natives in the Province of Taranaki, in arms against Her Majesty’s Sovereign Authority, Now I, the Governor, do hereby proclaim and declare that MARTIAL LAW will be exercised throughout the said Province from publication hereof within the Province of Taranaki until the relief of the said district from Martial Law by public Proclamation.

Given under my hand and issued under the Public Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, at Government House, at Auckland, this twenty fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

Thomas Gore Browne.

By His Excellency’s command,
E. W. Stafford.

God save the Queen!

Published 22nd February, 1860.

G. F. Murray,
Lieut.-Colonel,
Commanding Troops.

HE PANUITANGA.

Na Te Kawana, Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, Tino Ra-ngatira.

Ko te mea, meake ka timata nga Hoia o Te Kuini ta ratou mahi ki nga Maori o Taranaki, e tutu ana, e whawhai ana ki te Kuini mana—Na, ko ahau tenei ko Te Kawana, te panui te whakapuaki nui nei i tenei kupu, Ko te Ture Whawai kia puta ianei ki Taranaki, hei Ture tuturu tae noa ki te wa ka panuitia te whakahereinga.

I tukua e taku ringa, i whakaputaina i raro iho i te Hiri Nui o te Koroni o Niu Tireni, i Akarana, i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma rima o Hanuere, i te tau o to tatou Ariki, kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau.

Thomas Gore Browne,
Kawana.

Na te Kawana i mea,
E. W. Stafford,
Kai tuhituhi o te Koroni.

Tohungia e te Atua te Kuini!

NOTICE.

It having become necessary to issue the Governor’s Proclamation, placing the District under Martial Law, I deem it advisable, in order to prevent unnecessary alarm among the settlers, to assure them that should events lead to actual collision with the Natives, due notice will be given to enable them to provide for the safety of their families.

G. F. Murray,
Lieut.-Colonel Commanding Troops.

VUW Te Waharoa — Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1860, No 2

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

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Proclamation of Martial Law in Taranaki

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated25 January 1860
KeywordsMartial Law, Military Operations, Taranaki, Governor's Proclamation
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Gore Browne, Governor and Commander in Chief
E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Maori Translation of Martial Law Proclamation

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated25 January 1860
KeywordsMartial Law, Maori Translation, Taranaki, Governor's Proclamation
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Gore Browne, Governor and Commander in Chief
E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Notice to Settlers Regarding Safety Measures

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated5 March 1860
KeywordsSettlers, Safety Measures, Martial Law, Military Operations
👩‍💼 Officials

G. F. Murray, Lieut.-Colonel Commanding Troops

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