PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL LAW AT OPOTIKI.
A General Government Gazelle contains a proclamation, by the Governor, which places the districts of Opotiki ancl Whakatane under martial law. The following is the text of the document:— Whereas, instructions have been issued and military Corce bas been employed to capture the murderers oC the Rev. Mr. Volkner, Mr. James Fulloon, and his companions, at, Opotiki and Whakatane. And whereas, it is expedient that summary authority should bo exercised by the Commander oC the Military Forces so employed, and that persons suspected oC the said murders, or oC aiding and abetting (herein, should be tried by Courts-Martial. Now I, the Governor, do hereby proclaim that martial law will be exercised throughout the districts of Opotiki and Whakatene, from the date hereof until this proclamation shall be duly revoked.
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Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 823, 19 September 1865, Page 3
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135PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL LAW AT OPOTIKI. Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 823, 19 September 1865, Page 3
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