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Hawke's Bay Times, 10 August 1863, Page 2 (Supplement)

(From the Provincial Government Gazette .) NOTIFICATION. 7|JHE Superintendent, in carrying into effeet the Proclamation of his Excellency the Governor, calling out the Militia of this Province for training and exercise, has, in the first instance, endeavored to include all the principal centres of population, as it was obvious that greater facilities for organization existed in such cases. The Superintendent is awai’e that in the case of those Companies and portions of Companies which are not yet called out for training that much greater difficulty exists from the different nature of the country and more scattered location of the inhabitants. The Superintendent, whilst quite alive to the necessity, in the present condition of the North Island of carrying out the directions of his Excellency’s Government as speedily as possible, is at the same time anxious to spare the settlers any avoidable loss or inconvenience in so doing. He would therefore suggest that in districts such as those before referred to, they should come forward and enrol a fair proportion of their numbers in Volunteer corps, either mounted or otherwise, as the nature of the country may recommend. Wherever this suggestion may be acted on in a liberal spirit by the settlers the Superintendent will undertake to exempt such District or portion of a Company from being called out as Militia, unless in the event of absolute or imminent disturbance within the Province itself. It will be necessary that any corps formed should contain at the least 25 men. The Superintendent cannot close this notification without expressing his thanks to the inhabitants of the Napier Company, and of those other companies who have been called out, for the very ready and cheerful manner in which they have met an irksome but very necessary duty. He would also wish to thank the officer commanding the Civil forces of the Province for the anxiety he has shown to consult the convenience of the settlers in carrying out the arduous duty devolving upon him. DONALD M’LEAN, Superintendent. NOTIFICATION. By Donald M’lean, Esq., Superintendent of the Province of Hawke’s Bay, in the Islands of New Zealand. \\7’HEEEAS by an Instrument under the ’ ’ hand of his Excellency Sir George Grey, the Governor of New Zealand, dated the 20th day of June, 1863, (and which was published in the Hawke’s Bay Provincial Gazette of the 28th July) I am appointed to be his Deputy within the Militia District of Napier to call out the Militia thereof for training and exercise &c.: Now, therefore, I, the said Donald M’Lcan, Esq., Deputy of the said Governor, as aforesaid, in pursuance and execution of the power given to me by the instrument before recited. Do hereby call out for training and exercise All the men of the first and second classes of the Napier Ecgiment of Militia who are resident within the limits of that portion of the District proclaimed in the General Government Gazette of Thursday, the 23rd July, 1863, as constituted Company No. 3 of the Napier Kegiment of Militia, not included in the Notification dated July 27th, 1803, calling out certain portions of that Company, published in the Hawke’s Bay Government Gazette, No. 13, and I hereby authorise and request George Stoddart Whitmore, Major, the Officer Commanding the said District to carry into effect this direction. Given under my hand at Napier, this 27th day of July, One thousand, eight hundred and sixty-three. DONALD M’LEAN.