THE EVICTED TENANTS' FUND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 2, 9 May 1890, Page 15

THE EVICTED TENANTS' FUND.

43 O'Connell Btreet Upper, Dublin, March 6th, 1890. To the Editok N. Z. Tablet. 15 Rutland Square ' Dear Sir,-I beg to acknowledge, with warrant thanks, your letter of January 3rd, enclosing draft for £1138 10s 6d, amount of contributions towards the Special Evicted Tenants' Fund Ihiß is truly a most generous response to the appeal of our delegates and emphasises the opinion held in New Zealand on the Irwh quest on and the amount of importance your people attach to thn report of the 'Forgery Commission Judges." According to that report, John Dillon ». chief criminal,>nd I am a lesser fne ; yet your people listen with sympathy and respect to his aopeal, respond to it most generous y and entrust the proceeds to the care ef myself »nd fellow-criminals ! Comment on this is superfluous. But the Enghsh at Home also are expressing in no uncertain terms tbeir opinion on the subject, and only yesterday the constituency of North Bfc. Pancras gave its verdict on the question by reversing its former decision on Some Rule and returning to Parliament a etaunch supporter of Mr Gladstone's programme. Had the Tories won St Paneras we would probably have had a dissolution in the autumn" bat since they have been so badly beaten here they will not now dissolve, and we must only bear their infamous regime for another year, probably, and so the help and sympathy of our friends is all the more welcome and necessary. To understand the meanness and baseness of the present Coercion sy B tem, a man would have to lire here for a while.after enjoying the prosperity and freedom of a community like yours. Please convey our best thanks to all our friends, and believe me yours truly, J. E. Kenny, Hon. Treasurer. I.N.L. and Special Evicted Tenants' Fund. The details of the sums acknowledged by Dr. Kenny are as follows : — J Greymouth (Parnell defence collection .

Lund being closed) ... ... £19 1 11 Kumara ... ... ... 224 0 0 Queenstown ... ... 74 13 g St. Bathana ... ... 40 0 0 Lawrence ... ... ..'. lO i g 0 Winton ... ... ... 42 13 5 Gore (Parnell defence collection, fund being closed) ... ... 19 9 0 Nenthorn ... ... '[ 62 15 0 Asbburton... ... .. 190 j q £ 088 ••• ... .'.'. 101 12 6 Dunedin (first instalment) ... 282 6 8 Tolal •■• ... ... 1158 0 0 Commission on draft ... 20 0 0 . . 1138 0 0 enave since transmitted to Tr. Kenny the following sums •— B enheim ... ... ... £100 0 0 Blacks ... ... ... 47 12 g Dunedin (second instalment) ... 114 17 1 —Ed. N.Z. Tablet.