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TRISH POLITICAL EXILEb' FUND. " Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains ; Like good Orilious, let them reign or bleed, like Socrates, suchmenaregreatindeed." Pope. We, the undersigned Committee, having been appointed by a public meeting convened at Paroa for the purpose of taking into con- i sideration the necessity of collecting funds for the Irish Political Exiles, then under Go- J vernmeat restraint at Chriatchurch, do fee} , the wannest gratitude in tendering ouv humble thanks to all who so generously responded to that most urgent appeal ; and for whose information we subjoin a summary of amounts collected in varioUb districts and forwarded to us. Dr. £ a. d. To cash collected by Messrs John Power <wd M. Keating, South Beach - - - - 23 1 6 Do do M. Dowling and E. Quinn, Greymouth • • • 21 16 0 Do do M. Hart and M. O'Donnall, Rutherglen - - - 18 16 0 Received per M. Noonan from Napoleon's, Noble's, Duffer's, and Half-ounce • - 59 6 6 Do do E. (-alaher, No Town, &c. 50 0 0 Do do A. Breen, Eight Mile - 10 0 0 Do do P. Kiely, Greenstone • 10 0 0 Do do M. Monahan, Nelson Creek 25 0 0 Do do do Callaghan's - 410 6 Do do J. Toohey, Teremakau - 110 0 Total received - 224 0 6 Cb. £ s. d. By cash transmitted to Exiles -100 0 0 Dp do fbr'transmiiting same - 018 0 Do do Telegrams - ' - - 114 0 Do do horse hire and ferries _ - 115 0 Do do advertisement and incidentals - -290 Do dp balance on hand - - 117 4 6 Total • • - 224 0 6 The above sum (£ll7 4s 6d) we have this day transmitted per s.s. Alhambra to the Central Committee at Melbourne— same to be forwarded by them to the Exiles for whom it was collected. MICHAEL DOWLING, Chairman. JOHN BYRNE, Treasurer. THOMAS COLTON. PATRICK MORRISSY. EDWABD BUTLER, Secretary. August 10, 1871.

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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 949, 11 August 1871, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 949, 11 August 1871, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 949, 11 August 1871, Page 3

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