THE PURCHASE CLAUSES OF THE LAND ACT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 1, 25 April 1884, Page 9

THE PURCHASE CLAUSES OF THE LAND AC T.

(The Nation, March 8.) THE deputation which had been appointed to wait on Mr. Gladstone to ask him to extend the Purchase Clauses of the Land Act will not now, it is understood, seek any interview with the Premier, as the Government, it is announced, intend to introduce a bill after Eaßter giving effect to the views held by the deputation. The following is the precise text of the memorial which would have been presented to Mr. Gladstone, and the names of signatories : — " In view of the failure of the Purchase Clauses of the Land Act and of the large number of estates now in the market in Ireland which cannot be sold, we desire to express our opinion that amendments of those clauses are urgently required in the direction of the advance of the whole of the purchase-money in their holdings, and the extension of the period of repayment." The following members of the hierarchy signed the document at the request of Captain O'Shea : — His Eminence Cardinal M'Cabe the Most Rev. Dr. M'Gettigan, Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of All Ireland ; the Most Rev. Dr. Oroke, Archbishop of Cashel and Bmly ; the Most Rev. Dr. M'Evilly, Archbishop of Tuam ; the Most Rev. Dr. Ryan, Bishop of Killaloe ; the Most Rev. Dr. Butler, Bishop of Limerick ; the Most Rev. Dr. Donnelly, Bishop of Clogher ; the Most Rev. Dr. Gillooly, Bishop of Elphin ; the Most Rev. Dr. John M'Cartby, Bishop of Cloyne ; the Most Rev. Dr. M'Cormack, Bishop of Achonry ; the Most Rev. Dr. Higgins, Bishop of Kerry ; the Most Rev. Dr. Logue, Bishop of Raphoe ; the Most Rev. Dr. Woodlock, Bishop of Ardagh ; the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Bishop of Derry ; the Most Key. Dr. Moran, Bishop of Gssory ; the Most Rev. Dr. Carr, Bishop of Galway, &c ; and the Most Rev. Dr. Donnelly, Assistant Bishop of Dublin. The following Irish members of Parliament signed it also :— R. L. Allman, John Barry, H. Bcllingham, George Beresford, Joseph G. Biggar, John Blake, R. P. Blennerhassett, Rowland Blennerhassett, M. Btooks, Castlereagh, J. Chaine, Cole, Eugene Collins, D. Colthursr, A. Commins, W. J. Corbet, Crichton, Charles Dawson, John Deasy, Thos. A. Dicksoo, James Dickson, John Ennis, George Erringtoo, Wm. Findlater, D. F. Gabbett, E. Dwyer Gray, Thomas Greer, lon "Trant Hamilton, Timothy Harrington, T. M. Healy, Mitchell Henry, Arthur Hill, M. J. Kenny, Edward R. King-Harman, John Kinnear, D.D ; Richard Lalor, Thomas Lea, J. Leahy, C. E. Lewis, Nicholas Lynch, D. H. Macfarlane, E. Macnaghten, O'Gorman Mahon, P. Martin, E. M. Marum, Thomas Mayne, Justin McCarthy, Edward M'Mabon, J. C. M'Coan, Joseph N. M'Kenna, W. Meagher, C. H. Meldon, Bernard C. Molloy, Arthur Moore, John P. Nolan, F. O'Brien, Patrick O'Brien, Wm. O'Brien, J. P. O'Connor, F. H. O'Donnell, O'Donoghue, James O'Kelly, W. H. O'Shea, Wm. H. O'Sullivan, Charles S. Parnell, J. O'Connor Power, Charles Russell, T. Sexton, Wm. Shaw. Edward Shiel, Jno. Francis Small, J. J. " Smithwick, E. J. Synan, Henry Thompson, A. Loftus Tottenham, H. Villiers Stuart of Dromana, Richard Wallace, and B. Whitwortb.