HOME RULE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 48, 11 October 1911, Page 6

HOME RULE.

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington’, October 10. Mr Martin Kennedy, who did so much to make the tour of New Zealand by tile Irish delegates so splendid , a success, has just received an official receipt for the second instalment of the New Zealand contribution signed by Bishop O’Donnell and Messrs J. E. Redmond and John Fitzgibbon, trustees of tno Home Rule fund. With it came t.ne following letter from Mr John Redmond himself:—“Dear Mr Kennedy, 1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 28th July enclosing a credit note for £4500. This with the £4OOO already received from yen by the envoys makes a total of £3500 received by us. ’ So far as the result of the Now Zealand mission is concerned, I need not say that we and the whole of the Nationalist Party are deeply grateful for this most magnificent and generous support. We are now entering on the last lap, and nothing short of some quite unforseon political earthquake can prevent the early triumph of Home Rule, and when that date comes, we all will gladly and proudly acknowledge how much Ireland owes to the Irishmen of Now Zealand and foremost amongst them to you. United by my colleagues in warmest thanks to you,—l remain, very truly yours—(sinned) J. E. Redmond, L'Otii August’ 1911.” The last instalment was cabled Home quite recently, making the sum total of the net contribution of the Dominion to the fund nearly £9BBO. The total amount collected in New Zealand was nearly £II,OOO.