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New Zealand Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette, Volume I, Issue I, 15 June 1840, Page 1

THE GAZETTE. NEW ZEALAND. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all communications from this Government inserted in the "NEW ZEALAND ADVERTISER AND BAY OF ISLANDS GAZETTE,” are to be deemed official. Given under my Hand at GovernmentHouse. Russell, this 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1840. W. HOBSON, Lieut. Governor. By His Excellency's Command, (For the Colonial Secretary,) Jas. Stuart Freeman. PROCLAMATION. In the Name of Her Majesty VICTORIA, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. By WILLIAM HOBSON, Esquire, a Captain in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand. Whereas I have it in Command from Her Majesty VICTORIA, through Her principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to assert the Sovereign Rights of Her Majesty over the Southern Islands of New Zealand, commonly called “The Middle Island,” and "Stewart's Island;" and, also, the Island commonly called. "The Northern Island,” the same having been ceded in Sovereignty to Her Majesty. Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM HOBSON, Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare to all men, that from and after the date of these Presents, the full Sovereignty of the Islands of New Zeland, extending from thirty-four Degrees thirty minutes North to forty-seven Degrees ten minutes South Latitude, and between one hundred and sixty-six Degrees five minutes to one hundred and seventy-nine Degrees of East Longitude, vests in Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, her Heirs and Successors for ever. Given under my Hand at GovernHouse, Russell, Bay of Islands, this twenty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty (Signed) WILLIAM HOBSON, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. By His Excellency's Command (Signed) WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND, Colonial Secretary. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! PROCLAMATION. In the Name of Her Majesty VIC-. TORIA, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and. Ireland. By WILLIAM HOBSON, Esquire. a Captain in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand. Whereas, by a Treaty bearing date the fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight