IRISH NATIONAL FUDERATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1892, Page 3

IRISH NATIONAL FUDERATION.

A meeting of the Auckland branch of the above was held last overling at the hall, Chinel Square. There was a _ood attendance of members, and Mr J. A. Tole (President) presided. The Ufa drman read the report of the Committee appointed at la;t meeting re, terms-of affiliation with the Executive in Ireland, which was adopted. He then reviewed whab had occurred ab Home since their lasb meeting, mentioning the Home Rule victories in the South Wolton and Rossendale elections, as also Lord Salisbury's recent speech on bhe integrity of the Empire. He (the Chair- , man) had received Dublin papers containing copies of resolutions passed by the Auckland branch deploring the division in the ranks of the Irish party, one paper having a large head-line, "New Zealand CondemnstheFactionists." Healsoreceived a letter from Mr Redmond, M.P., in which the latter gentleman said : " 1 need scarcely fay that any expression of opinion from the Irishmen of Auckland, whose patriotism and generosity I have such good reason for knowing and appreciating, must have considerable weighb with me and with my friends. I believe thab tho alarm expressed in the resolutions at the prospect of the indefinite postponement of Home Rule is entirelyunfounded. ' One result of the present moat unhappy conflict in Ireland must be, in my opinion, that the Homo Rule Bill which Mr Gladstone will probably be in % position to introduce after bhe next election, most be a more thorough going one than otherwise would have been the case."

Mr Speight moved that a courteous reply ha sent to Mr Redmond reiterating their views re the division in the party. "Pactionisbs" in Ireland meant the seeeders from the late Mr Parnell, while we in Auckland meant the terra to apply to both parties. MrGarlick hoped that any letter sent to Mr Redmond would be as courteous as possible. Anyone who had seen or heard -Mr Redmond could scarcely deny that he w <w a man of good abilities, and there Wuld be no doubt thab he would make a ' valuable member of any Irish Administration that might be formed. Mr W. J. Napier moved a motion deploring the intemperate language used by both parties at Home in their faction fightffl&i but the debate on the motion was ad journed.

The Rev. Fabher Hackebb read ft porbion °f a lecture by John Boyle O'Reilly, labo editor of bhe " Boston Pilob," on " Ireland's Industrial and Commercial Rosourcec," which was a powerful indictment against English manufacturers for using bhe machinParliamenb bo sbifla Irish industries, ana enumerating the mineral and industrial resources of the country yet undeveloped.