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By His Excellency ROBERT FITZROY, Esquire, Captain in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of New Zealand, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., §c., &c.

WHEREAS a serious outrage was committed at Russell, on the 10th of January, instant, by the Chief John Heke, and a party of ‘Natives, in defiance of the Queen’s Authority, and in opposition to Her Majesty’s Laws.

Now, I, the Governor, do hereby proclaim and declare, that in order that the said John Heke may be dealt with according to Law, I will cause the sum of

ONE HUNDRED POUNDS

to be immediately paid for his apprehension, on his delivery into the custody of the Police Magistrate at Russell, or of the Police Magistrate at Auckland. And I hereby give public Notice, that any person or per- sons—European or Native—who may be found assisting, harbouring, or concealing the said John Heke, will be proceeded against according to law.

And I further call upon all persons to be aiding and assisting the Civil Power in apprehending the said offender, in order that he may be brought to trial.

Given under my Hand, and issued under the Public Seal

of the Colony, at Government House, Auckland,

(L. S.) this fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-five.

ROBERT FITZROY,

GZOVERNOR. By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!