GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4263, 24 January 1901, Page 5

GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

I NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING. ifpROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNI MENT. . 1 A sitting of Cabinet was held liiight, when it was decided to issue it Gazte'tte Extraordinary containing tht following announcement: "The Government B.as received witl: the deepest sorrow the announcement oi the death of her Gracious Majesty

IQuaen Victoria on the evening of the 22nd January, at half-past six. "To-morrow (Thursday) wjll be olj--r>'-ed as a day of mourning Ihroughr-u; i).e, colony. I "All officers at the Govcnu.' at JiuilJ-j ■ Jig are relieved from duty to-iur.rr. w 1 Friday and Sat'urday. I '-(Signed) VT. C. WALKICR, I "'22nd January. 1901.' MESSAGE FROM THE AiTJIXGPREMIEiI. I The following memorandum lias been issued by the Hon J. G. \Va d (Aei "->.•- Premier): "All public- offices tluoughuu-. the ulray will bo closed to-i)ior"'j'.v. "Sunday hours will be i at a!! ;elegraph" offices excepting; at the chief centres, where a minimum staff is to be ie.pt on duty to enable necessary telegrams of the public to be Uar.-.'rut.ttd. "Citizens of all classes are minted to observe the day as one of national mourning. "The public offices have been instructed to drape their flags and fly them aalf-mast. "Something further than this may be necessary to mark the sad event of the Jueea's death, but in the meantime this intimation at>plies to to-morrow. "J. G. WARD." I SOME FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. The Acting-Premier advised his coleagues late last night that he had oriered the public offices throughout Ihe solony to be closed to-day, that the| State departments should go into mourn.! ing. and that the flags on all Govem-I nent buildings should be draped. Hel las also directed that a. mourning dayl should be observed on the day of Ihej funeral of the Queen and a holiday onl the day of the coronation of the King. 1