✨ Military and Healthcare Proclamations
VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith.
Whereas by "The Volunteer Act, 1865," it was enacted that the Governor may at any time call out for actual service any Volunteer Corps, and that every Officer, non-commissioned Officer, and Volunteer, being so called out shall be bound to assemble at such place as the Governor may direct, and shall remain on actual service until released by the Governor's authority:
Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, do hereby call out for actual service the several Volunteer Corps named in the Schedule hereto, and I do hereby direct the Officers and Volunteers of each of the said Corps to assemble at the time and place mentioned and set opposite to the name of such Corps in the Schedule aforesaid.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor, at Wellington, this 5th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
T. M. Haultain.
Schedule
| Name of Corps | Time and Place of Assembling |
|---|---|
| Place. | |
| Port Chalmers Naval Artillery | Port Chalmers |
| First Battalion Nelson Rifle Volunteers | Nelson |
| Grey Valley Rifle Volunteers | Greymouth |
| Carlisle Rifles Volunteers | Kaiapoi |
Head Quarters of respective Corps
Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
T. M. Haultain.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS by "The Lunatics Act, 1868," it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time, by Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette, proclaim any house or building provided or deemed suitable for the reception of lunatics, and wholly or in part appropriated for the purpose by the General Assembly, or wholly or in part supported by any moneys so appropriated, to be a Hospital for Lunatics:
Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, do hereby proclaim:
The Provincial Hospital, situated on the Hospital Reserve in the Town of New Plymouth, together with the Block House on the same Reserve, being houses or buildings provided and deemed suitable for the reception of lunatics, and wholly or in part supported at the cost of the Province of Taranaki, to be a Public Asylum within the meaning of "The Lunatics Act, 1868."
Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at the Government House, at Wellington, and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, this ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
Approved in Council:
F. D. Fenton,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1868, No 17
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🛡️ Call-out for Volunteer Corps Service
🛡️ Defence & Military5 December 1868
Volunteer Corps, Military Service, Call-out, Schedule
- Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- T. M. Haultain
🏥 Proclamation of Public Asylum
🏥 Health & Social Welfare9 December 1868
Lunatics Act, Public Asylum, New Plymouth, Proclamation
- Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- F. D. Fenton, Clerk of the Executive Council