INVERCARGILL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 37, 2 January 1885, Page 27

INVERCARGILL.

(By an Occasional Correspondent.) A meeting was held in the Catholic Boys' School, Liddell street, on Monday. December 15, for the purpose of taking steps to organize a branch of the Irish National League. This being a preliminary meeting, the attendance was not very large. Mr. John Maher was elected chairman, and Mr. M. O'Brien was appointed secretary pro tern. The chairman, in a few brief remarks, explained the object of the meeting, which was, he said, to consider the advisability of establishing a branch of the Irish National League in Invercargill, for the purpose of co-operating with several of our fellow-colonists in raising a fuud sufficient to maintain one member to represent the Irish people in the British House of Commons. He hoped that the people of Invercargill and surrounding districts would not be backward in this project, but would show tneir appreciation iv furthering the interests of this cause, which was, as he considered, one of paramount importance, and one that every Irishman should feel proud of. After several other gentlemen that were present had expressed their opinions on the great importance of the subject : the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :— lst. " That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable that a branch of the Irish National League should be established in Invercargill." 2nd. "That the president and secretary be authorised to prepare and procure printed circulars, and forward them to several gentlemen in Invercargill and the country districts, requesting them to attend a meeting to be held in the school on Sunday, the 28th December, at 3 p .m." Mr. J. J. Connor, of Dunedm, was present by invitation. This gentleman, it may be stated, was the delegate who represented Otago ana Southland at the Conference which was held in Melbourne last year. He gave some valuable information to the meeting in regard to what took place there. Mr. Connor Btated that it was promised by the New Zealand delegates that this colony would at least contribute a sufficient sum to pay one member.