LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 87, 30 December 1864, Page 3

LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

♦ By the "Wellington and Otago wo arc put in possession of Auckland dates extending to the IStli instant. . The following proclamation 1 has been issued* and circulated:— - A ntOCLAMATION 33y His Excellency Siv George Grey, Knight Commander of tlie Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and -Commander; in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand*and its Dependencies, and "Vice -Admiral of the same, &c, &c, &o. Whereas tho Governor did, on the twenty-fifth day of October. last, issue a Proclamation offering to grant a pardon to all persons engaged in the present rebellion, who should comply with certain condition's therein specified before tho tenth day ' of December instant, which time has expired : And whereas ifc is now expedient that the mind of the Governor should bo fully declared, so that iall persons may know his intentions, ' , It is therefore declared and made known that the G-overnor will retain and hold, as land of tho Crown, all tlie land in the Waikato taken by tho , Queen's Forces, -and from which the rebel natives , have been driven, within the following lines — that is to say, Commencing at Pokorokoro in tho Gulf of tho Thames, thence proceedieg southward in a straight lino to the Hapua Kolii Pass, thence in a ' straight line to the summit of Pukemoreinorc, thence in a straight line to thelsummitof Manuga ' Kawa, thence in a stright line to Orakau, thence in a straight line to the nearest point of tho | Pudui River, thence following the Punui River to , itsjunction with the Waipa River, thence in a straight line to the summit- of Pirongai, thence in a straight line to the nearest point' of the Waitetuna River, thence by the Waitetuua River to Waingaroa Harbor, thence by that harbor to the sea, thence by the sea coast to the Waikato Heads, thence by the "Waikato River to tho Mangalawhiri River, thence by the Mangatawhiri River to tho Great South Eoad, thence Northward by tho Great South Eoad to the Razor' Back Redoubt, ' thence by the boundary of tho "Rama Rama and Hunua purchases to the Wairoa River, thence by the Wairoa River to tlie North Eastern boundary of tho land of the Kowliairiki tribe, thence to the summit of the Wharo Kawa Mountain, thence following the ridge of Wharo Ktiiva to tho Surrey Redoubt, thence in a straight lint! to tho point o£ commencement. ' ■ * ;And all lands Northward of the above boundaries belonging to RcbeTNativos or Tribes up to, and as far as, tho waters of the Manukau and the Waitemata. ' The land of those Natives who have adhered to the Queen shall be secured to them ; and to those who have rebelled, but who shall at once submit to the Queen's authority, portions of the land taken will be given back for themselves and their families. The Governor will make no father attack on those who remain quiet. Those guilty of further violence the Crovornor will ' punish as he has punished tho Waikalo Tribes. , ' - . The Governor will also take possession of and retain, in tho country between Wanganui and New Plymouth, and in the Province of Taranaki, such laud belonging to tho Rebels as ho may thinkCt. The Governor will cause roarte to be' made not only, at Taxanalti and in the Waikato, but throughout the Island, from time to time as he may think fit, as well through lands of Europeans as of Natives. These roads will be for the protection of the peaceable, the upholding of Law, and for the benefit of both races. This is a rule of all nations. - - - 'To those, whether Europeans or .Natives, who consent to the making of roads through their land there shall be paid fair compensation for the land so taken ; and to those .who will work in making tho roads payment will be ma^lc in money. Those, who obstruct with vioience tho -making of roads' Will be' forcibly repressed. To all those who have remained and tinuo in peace and friendship, tlve Governor assures the full benefit and enjoyment of their lands. The rule with regard to arms will be this. The Governor does not insist upon all natives giving up their arms, but arms shall not without permission be brought into settled districts; and arms will be taken from such, as are unruly and turbui lent. Tin's also is the law of all nations. \ Tho Governor execpts from pardon those who Shave been in any way engaged in the murders of jwomo'n and children, or treacherous murders of unarmed men. - • - - -^ I Given xfndcr my hand, and issued under < ' the Public Seal of the Colony of New 1 " ' Zealand, at the Groverninent House, at \i i Auckland,- this seventeenth day of Do- \ ceniber, in the year, of Our Lord One \ Thousand Eight -Hundred and Sixly- \ ' - four. , G. Grey, .'. - / Governor": ,His Excellency's command, . \ IPjied Weed. ' \ ' God save the Qcteex ! i \ i