The Irish Delegates

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 21 February 1907, Page 24

The Irish Delegates

RESULT O|? THE MISSION

Mr. Martin .Kennedy, treasurer for ,New. Zealand in "L connection with the mission of Messrs. Devlin and Donovan, has received the- undermentioned amounts " from the various centres at" which meetings were addressed by the Irish delegates, and also * from one or two places which were not visited. -Up ( to Wednesday v returns had not been received 1 from 1 five centres, so that the total 'results will not .be known until these come to hand. The envoys' instructions to Mr. Kennedy were to cable the total received to Mr. John E: Redmond, M.P.; and this must be .done .not later than February 22, as Mr. Kennedy leaves on. that date, for Europe . via Sydney. When cabling the funds to Mr,. Redmond the following will , be the"" form of advice : — ' New Zealand mission terminated, great success, cabled £ for maintenance of • loyal pledgebound party. Exclude dissentients and factionist friends from participation.' It may <be mentioned that the delegates did not handle any of the funds, their expenses being remitted from Home. The following are the amounts _ received from the various centres :—: —

lnvercarg^ll £128 10s ; Gore, £112 15s ; Dunedin, £314 Is 7d ; Milton, £56 18s ; Lawrence, £58 3s ; - Palmerston South (per Rev.- . Father Lynch), £23 10s ; Oamaru, £?3 Is Od ; Timaru, £336 16s 6d ; Waimate, '£79 10s; Christchurch, £200 os,3d ; Bennett's Junction (per Mr. J. O'Halloran), £7 14s : Hokitika, £71659 d»; Kumara, £40 8s 6d ; Reefton, £54'4s 2d ; Westporfc, £87 15s ; Nelson, £42 9s M ; Blenheim, £52 ; Wellington, £542 10s 2d ; Stratford, £145 4s 6d ; Hawera, 225 4.^ Wanganui, £172 16s 6d ; Palmerston North, £142. 5s ; Masjtertoir £82; Pahiatua, £90 2s 6d ; Hastings/ £152 14s &d; N a '- r pier, £257 0s 6d ; Thames, £52 ; Hamilton, £81 19s ;•" Auckland, £550 j; total, £4233.