IRISH RELIEF FUND

New Zealand Tablet, 27 October 1921, Page 23

IRISH RELIEF FUND

In the absence of the Editor of the Tablet (Rev. Dr. ; Kelly), who notified several weeks ago the closing of the list, Very Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, acknowledges receipt of the sum shown in the appended list of subscribers in the parish of Waihl, and has kindly consented to forward the amount to his Eminence Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh:The following letter covering the amount sent was received from Rev. Father O'Hara:— The Presbytery, Waihi. Please receive £53 16s on behalf of Irish Relief Fund collected in the parish of Waihi, Auckland, during the last few months; sorry we could not send it sooner, and that the amount is not much larger. Yours faithfully, 1 J. P. O'Hara. October 12, 1921. Collected by Mr. Keane —M. J. Keane, £1; E. Duffy, £1; McMahon, £1; M. McLughlan, £1; J. O'Dwyer, £1; F. Henry, £1; J. Sullivan, £1; M. Goonan, £1; T. Smith, 10s; total, £8 10s. Collected by Mr. -E. Duffy.— McGlenon, £1; M. Dolan, £1 Is; P. D. Sullivan, £1; F. McCormack, £1; E. McCormack, 10s; W. Cochran, £1; H. Murray, £1; Petersen, 10s; M. Rohan, ss; Mrs. E. Duffy, ss; Mrs. J. MoMahon, ss; M. Furey, 10s; J. D. Regan, ss; W. Regan, 2s 6d; G. Gill, 2s 6d; D. Ritchie, 2s 6d; M. Reilly, 2s 6d; total, £9 Is. Collected by Mr. H. Fagan —H. Fagan, £1; A. Parker, £1; Hossick, 10s; "Sjjnn Feiner," 10s; E. J. Furey, ss; O'Neil, 2s 6d; J. Bincham, ss; Shanley, 2s 6d; H. Wroe, 2s 6d; total, £3 17s 6d. Collected by Mr. P. O'Shea.—Steve Sullivan, £2; P. J. O'Shea, £1; Ted Meagher, ss; J. Dobson, £1; B. O'Connell, £1; A Friend, 10s; E. O'Shea, 10s; J. Meagher, 10s; L. J. Carroll, 10s; Ml. Burke, 10s; Tom Dalton, 10s; D. J. Hennessy, 10s; F. Donovan, 10s; Friend, ss; B. Graham, ss; M. T. Pipe, ss; H. Murphy, ss; A. E. Ritchie, . ss; B. Bellamy, ss; James Brown, ss; Haden, ss; Mrs. Maher, M. Mooney, E. Mooney, K. Bidois, C. Ryan, F. Groshenski (2s 6d each); P. Mullins, E. Bright, ThOs. Turny, Mrs. Jennings (2s each); A Friend, Is; total, £l2 95.. Collected by Mr. Peter Crosby.— Rev. Father O'Hara, £1 Is; John Wall, £1; P. Crosby, £1; William Dormer, £1; John D. Hayes, £1; Mr. Franklin, £1; Dan Fahey, £1; John Hammill, £1; Des Ryan, £1; John Hackett, £1; Pat Conelly, £1; Mick Handley, £1; Sam. Shandley, 10s 6d; Tom Crane, 10s; Tom Donovan, 10s; W. McGiun- • ness, 10s; Joe Burgess, 10s; Geo. Smith, £1; Mr. Costello, £1; Jas. Donovan, ss; Sam Hannah, ss; Nicholas Toomey, ss; Mr. McGrath, 2s 6d; Ted Martin, 2s 6d;" Thomas/ Fallon, £1; E. Davis, 2s; Geo. Wurm, 10s; Duffy, ss; missing name, 10s. Total—£l9 18s 6. Grand total—£s3 16*. Contributions from the parish of Riverton :-«= Writing under date October 23 to Very Rev. Father Coffey, Rev. Father Buckley (pastor of Rivertoii) states: Only to-day have I received the final returns of my collection for the Relief of Distress in Ireland and the SelfDetermination League. The total for these two objects is £144 10s 6d, distributed over the parish as follows: Otautau, £3B 13s; Flints Bush, £l6 19s; Riverton, £l9 2s 6d; Te Wae Wae, £36 lis; Orepuki, £2O ss; Port Craig, £l3; total, £144 10s 6d. I enclose you a cheque for £B2 5s 3d, of which £72 5s 3d is for the Irish Distress Fund; the other £lO for the Self-Determination League. Kindly forward to the authorities in Ireland our cheque and deduct! expenses. s ~ _ .. Yours sincerely, °„ * '•' ■■;■„■■ D. P. Buckley. ''"-.*