HOME RULE FUND

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7928, 11 October 1911, Page 8

HOME RULE FUND

LETTER FROM ME JOHN REDMOND. Mr Martin Kennedy, who did. so much to make the tour of New Zealand by the Irish delegates a splendid success, has just received an oiheial receipt for the second'instalment of the aew Zealand contribution, signed by Uishop O’Donnell, J. E. Redmond, and John hitzgibbon, trustees dtf tho Home Rmo Rund. With it came the • following letter froniMr John Redmond himself Dear Mr Kennedy,—l beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 28th, enclosing credit note for £4500. This, with £4OOO received from you, . mfikes a. total of £Booo received by us so far as tho result of the New Zealand mission. . I need not say that we, and tho whole •of Nationalist Ireland, are deeply grateful for this most magnificent' and generous support. We are now entering on the last hap, and nothin" short of some quite unforeseen political earthquake can prevent the early triumph of Home Rule. When that date comes we all will gladly and proudly acknowledge how much Ireland owes to the Irishmen .of New Zealand, and, foremost among them, to you. United by my colleagues in warmest thanks to you, I remain, verv truly yours, (Signed) J. E. REDMOND. August 29th, 1811. The last instalment was cabled Home quite recently t making tho sum total of the net contribution of the Dominion to the fund nearly <£9780. The total amount collected in New Zealand was nearly £II,OOO.