THE WANGANUI LADIES' PETITION.
Tlip following- reply from Eavl Granville, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the Petition of the Ladies of Wnnganui to her Majesty, has been received by Sir George Bowen :— New Zealand, No. 26. Downing-street, 24th February, 1869. Sin.—l bave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 124, of the sth December, forwarding a petition to the Queen from the Wives, Mothers, and Daughters of the settlers and inhabitants of the town and district of Wanganui, praying that her Majesty would direct that the efforts of the loyal and well affected of both races in that district and island may be speedily supplemented by the aid of Imperial troops. I request that you will' cause the subscribers'of the address to be informed tbflt it has been laid before the Queen. t-Ter Majesty feels warm sympathy with her faith nil-'subjects, who have been suffering in New Zealand, but T was unable to advise her Majesty to give any directions with regard to the special request contained in the Memorial. I have, &c. (Signed) Granville. Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume III, Issue 605, 12 May 1869, Page 2
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185THE WANGANUI LADIES' PETITION. Wanganui Herald, Volume III, Issue 605, 12 May 1869, Page 2
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