✨ Governor's Address
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Government House,
Auckland, 30th September, 1861.
Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an Address signed by almost all the adult male inhabitants of your Province, and I beg you to accept and convey to those who signed it my most sincere thanks for this gratifying proof of their good will.
I have always felt that the Colonists of Taranaki desired only the suppression of lawless violence, and the permanent establishment of law and order; and by their gallantry, and the patience with which they have endured suffering and loss, they have proved that they were and are willing to risk all men value most dearly in order to secure them. That neither time nor suffering has altered their sentiments, or weakened their determination, is as honorable to them as it is gratifying to me.
I earnestly hoped to have seen the settlement of Taranaki re-occupying their homes and reaping the harvests of their labour without fear of interruption, and I looked forward to a not distant future when an increased prosperity (the result of established order) would make them forget the past and consider their exertions not ill requited. It is a subject of very great regret to me that I am obliged to leave New Zealand without seeing the fulfilment of this expectation; but I earnestly hope and believe that the time is not far distant when they will enjoy the blessings of permanent peace and prosperity, for which they have —and will always have—my earnest prayers and most sincere wishes.
I have, &c.,
T. GORE BROWNE.
His Honor
The Superintendent,
Taranaki.
Printed by G. W. Woon for the Provincial Government.
Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1861, No 21
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🏛️ Governor's Acknowledgement of Address from Taranaki
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration30 September 1861
Address, Taranaki, Law and Order, Gratitude
- T. Gore Browne, Governor acknowledging address
- T. Gore Browne