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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 P' ^^fmr^wwm':' I • R // ^ REPORT OF I'HE JOINT COMMITTEE SBLKCTEU FKOM THK COMMITTEKS OF THK DUCHKSS OP MARLBOROUOU RBLIEF FUND, AND THE DL:BLI\ MANHfON HOUSE FUND FOU KELIKF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND, It) ADMINISTER THE SUM OF 100,000 nOLLAMS, • » VOTIM) IIV THU PAELIAMENT OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA, TOWAUDS THli RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND, IN Till- yj:ar . 1 8 8 O. DUBLIN: THE CITY PRINTING AND LITHUGKAPHING COMPANY, LIMITED, 18 10 21, William Stueet. 1881 *'*^.>»»^« Jj^a^fl^jjj wijfc^^ -awiM ■ ,.4 m //. ^^r^-t'A^ ~V^'ci'7 7-i'/i-'€'i-y^^?'r.??u , 't/v e ~\y ■a-'T-^-'i^t^ r// rr j^i^ ~JlJ ri-7'7^-'i''y2^'t^€''^e c REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SKLECTED FROM THE rOMMFTTEES OF THE MCUEHS OF MAREUOROUUH UE[,1EF FUND, AND THE Dllil.lN MANSION HOUSE FUND FOR RELIKF OP DISTRESS IN lUELAND, TO ADMINISTER THE SUM OH 100,000 nOLLAMS, VOTED DV TllH PARLIAMENT OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA, TOWARDS THE BELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND, IN Tllli vi:.\n 1 8 8 O . D U B L I N : THE CITY PRINTING ANP LITHOGEAPHING COMPANY, LIMITED, 18 10 21, William Stkeet. 1881 (E^ommittee : Hkr Grace the Duchkss of MARi.noRouon. The Right Hon. E. Dwter Gray, M.P. (Lord Mayor). The Right Hn\. Tni; Viscount Monck, G.C.M.G. (Appointed to succeed the Duchess of Miirlhorotigh. ) LlEUTENANT-C(»r.ONEI, G. R. DeASK, J. P. Thomas Pim, Esq., Jtmor, J. P. T. W. Grimshaw, M.D., Registrar-Gexeral. V. B. Dillon, Esq., J i:nior. GTrrasutrrg : Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Dease, ,1.P. Thomas Pim, Esq., Junior, J. P. Jtfon. Stmtarifs: T. W. Grimsraw, M.D., Reoistrar-General. y. B. Dillon, Esq.. Junior. Assistant ^'cmtarg: C. F. P. DowsoN. iiiuo REPORT OF COMMITTEE. r). At the commencoment of the year \>^^0, tlio PnrHnment of the Dominion of Canadn, witli almost uiR'xain|jlo(l j^'ciierosity, voted tho8univ)f 100,000 dollars, ov in Kiioflish currtMU'y £20,547 18s. lOd. sterlintf, towards tlio relief of the then exiHtin^' distress in Ireland. 'I'his munificont donation was wisely left nnfettcred by all stipu- lations save one — that it should not be so expended as to deprive its recipients of the franc^hise. The (juestion, to whom should he entrusted the dufy of ad- raini.sterin<,' in relief this lar^'e sum of money, as well as the manner and pnr[)()ses of its application, being left to the decision of the Right Hon. Sir ^[. E. Hicks- IJeach, Bart., the then Secretary to the Colonies, he, on the 1.3th of March, IHSU, in an identical letter addressed to the Duchess of Marlborough, as President of the Fund inaugurated by Her Grace, and to the Right Honourable E. Dwyer Gray, M.P., the Lord Alayor f)f Dublin, as Chairman of the Mansion House Committee for the Relief of Distress in Ireland, suggested that a Special Committee, consisting of three members, selected from the ]\[arl borough and Mansion House Committees respectively, should be chosen, and act as a distinct Committee for the disbursement of the Fund voted by the Canadian Parliament. The following is the text of Sir M. E. Hicks-Beach's letter :— "CoLONt.vi- Office, Dovvmnu Stkkkt, "13M March, 188^. " Madam, — I have the honour to acquaint your Grace that the " Parliament of Canada has voted the sum of 100, williiiu" t" sultMiit for m_v previous concur- " reiicc. Sueli a eommittei' nii<,dit. it ajipeurs to me, consist of six '* nicmhers — three selected fi-oiii the Committee nppointcd to advise '• wit!i vour (irace in the distrihution of the fund over whicdi you " preside, and t liree I Vom I he Com n)il tee which co-opei*ates with the "Lord Mayor of hnlijiu in I lie disposal of tlie Mansion ilousi* '' Fund. I do not desire in any way to limit the pi'oposals whicli, "al'lerlull consideration oi' the cireunistaiu'cs, a body (constituted "as I have suii' i-especti ve Comnutt(>es. The Marlborouo-li Coninuttee requested that llei" Grace, and such two members of Her Committee as she should select should represent them, and tlie liord ^I;tyor was similarly appointed liy the A[ansion House Committee, and a like power of selection u'ivcn to him. A Joint Committee, consistinn- of Her (Jrace the Duchess of Marlborouarh, I Dr. (iriiMsliiiw. Rcyish-iir-duiicriii iiiul ('hIhihI I )t!iM', mi tlu' piii't (iF the Miiilltoroiiy'li Kiuid, and the Uiirlit lloii. flic litinl ^f||^•llr, ^fr. 'P. I'iin. jiiii.. and Mf. V . H. hilloii, jiin., on tlir |iui't id' tin- MaiiKion Iloiisc ('(iimiiiltcc. wns lliiis tcirincd. siinl IkKI tlicirlirst mootiiiL,' oil tln' 7tli (d' Aitiil, riridti' tin- [trcsidi'iu'V of Her (Iruco tlio Duchess (d' Miii'llxifoiiLili. jitid iiikIct IIh- title of 'I'lic Caiiadiiui Conimittcc fur the Kclicf of Di.^ii'css in li'dand. The personal iiltention uf I [it ( I race the Diudicss of Marlhoronirh did not loiiu: co'itiiiue to hi; <^'iven to the ('(iniinitfi'e, owinir to the (diant^o (d' Ministry, and the eonsc(|nent relireniunt t'roui ollicu uf the Duke of Marlb >/ouirh us JiOrd Jiientonant. At the last nH'cliiiLCat which llcr (Irace was prosont. held at the Shelboarno Hotel, Dnhlin, i-m tlic l"lli of Api'il. shi' appointed Viscount Moiick as her .-.accessor. '"dicvin!^ thai his loner con- " neetion with Canada M'ould make lii.-< appointment uecM-ptahlc to " the Canadian people." 'i'he sub luent moetinfs of tho Committee wen; ludd at the Mansion Iloii.s, , Duldiu, nnaci- the presidency of the Lord Mayor, to whom the Coiumi.ae are in(h'l)ted for havinu; allocated a i-oom in the Mansion liou.-t' for ihe use of the Assistant Secretary, and foi- ineotintjs of the Committee. vVftei' full consideration, the v'omnuttcc rcso''.'"(| that the Fund should, in accordanct' with the .•iUti'i,a'.stion of Sir ^1. K. liick.s-13each, be limited to the folluwint,'- o'ojoets : — (Ij The erection of Fishery I'icvs and Llarbouvb in d istressed d i stricts . (2) The provision uf Jjoata and Fishing Gear for necessitous tiahenncn. (■')) Supply of Seed to distressed uijriculturists. (4) (Jther reproeluctivc works, such as Drainage. Of these four modes of application suggested by the Secretary io the Colonies, the Canadian Committee ultimately abandoned tho ;{i"d and 4th, knowing that, with the sum at their disposal, it would be unwise to attempt to achieve so much. They were further intluenced in this decision by tin- facts, that seed, had already been supplied to many distressed agriculturists by the other charitable Funds and that a " Seeds Act " had been passed by Parliament, and was working satisfactorily : while, with the e\'ce[)tiou of very slight assistance to necessitous tishermen. rendered l)v the Nein York Ilerahl Fund, exi-stimr orgauiaatious had been unable to afford rt l.olp to this class, though most .lesorvinpr objects for relief To the t^-o objects, tl,erefore-tl>c erection of Fishery Piers and Harbours and tlic provi.;.n of Gear and Boats-the Committee determined to contiiio their assistance. I. -TiiK Erection oi Imshkrv Pii:rs asm IIakbocrs in DlSTFK^^sKD nisriMCTs. The deficieiu-v of sniiable Fishery Piers or Harl.onrs on the Irish seaboard, lint especially on the Western and North-W esteru coasts, had been long felt. The greater number of those that had been jn-ovided ^cre either complet.-ly dila]M(lated or much out of repair, so that there were few useful for lishery [jurposes. The want of such shelters was especially felt by the local fishermen, whose boats have at no time been so well founder e.iuipped as those of the iishermen of other countries who visit these coasts. AVith a vicvv to pvoniotin- the tisheries. Parliament has for some years past made an annual grant, out of which three-fourths of the cost of the erection of a Pier or Harbour was defrayed, provided the remaining one-fourth was subscribed locally. (^wino- partly to tin- insuiUciency of this annual grant, and partly to'the ditliculty of obtaining in the locality the necessary subscriptions of one-fourth of the required amount, the construc- tion of these works proceeded very slowly. The Committee, however, saw in this arrangement a favourable opportunity for utilizino- the CUmadian Fund by assisting the local subscripti.ms made for these most valuable works, or m some tew cases c-ranting the Avhole amount required. By this means they hoped that the generous contribution of the Dominion might be made available to secure a much larger amount of benefit than if expended in any other way. Owing to the co-operation of the Government their hopes were icalised. the result being that by a contribution from the Committee of some eight thousand eight hundred pounds in aid of local subscriptions, a total expenditure of sixty thousand pounds has been secured, and works of perma- nent utility undertaken, the construction of which otherwise would have been indefinitely postponed. This result the Committee hope aud trust will be satisfactory to t»'e Canadian Parliament. The Committee being- aware that, for tlie reasons before stated, many useful works in aid of which applicntions had been made for Government g-rants, through the Board of Public Works in Ireland (the body entrusted with the care of the harbours, and the expenditure of any moneys voted by Parliament for these purposes) had lain over, in some instances for several years, they obtained from the Board a list of all such applications, and having carefully examined into the relative merits of each case, voted such sum as they considered its needs required. The Committee saw at an early stage that much delay would inevitably occur in the expenditure of their moneys ; but this consideration was ultimately overburue by the opportunity that was presented of procuring tlie expenditure of such a considerable sum in works of a permanently useful character. With a view, however, to securing the greatest possible expedition, at a meeting of the Committee, held on the 2()th of April, a resolution, proposed by Lord Monck aud seconded by Dr. Grimshaw, was adopted— '■ That all grants made, or to bo made, by the Committee in aid " of the erection of Piers and Harbours, he subject to the condition, " that the work be actually comuienced within a period of three " months, from the 1st day of :May next, as a maximum." A list of the votes so made, witli a copy of the above resolution, was communicated by the Committee to the Commis- sioners of the Treasury, accompanied by the following letter, a copy of which was also sent to the Chief Secretary for Ireland. "Mansion House, Dculix, '■ -^rd Muij 1880. ugi„_The Committee appointed by Su- Michael Hicks- Beach to admimster the ''ud voted by the Canadian Dominion Parlia- ment for the reli'.'f of distress in Ireland, having had under consideration the most effective mode of carrying out the wishes of the donors, determined that this fund should to a large extent ^be .nven in aid of the ov^c^^oa of Piers and Harbours, for the use • of tishermen, and the promotion of Irish fisheries, by supplement- ' ino- local contributions or assessments to make up one-fourth of ' the cost of such works, on the balance being provided by a grant • from the Treasury. '• But while desirous of tlevotiup^ the funds to these purposes, '■ the Committee feel tliat, iimsinueh as the money was voted by the " Canadian Parliament for the relief of distress, it is their duty to " see that it is expended within a limited period, and consequently " the Committee have resolved that any allocation of moneys for " these purposes, should be subject to the condition, i it the works " in aid of which grants are made, shall he cummenced within three " months from the \st of Ma if, 1880. " The CoraTuittee have had before them, and carefully consi- " dered, the several applicarions made to the Board of Works for " aid in the erection of such Piers and Harbours ; and, subject to the " condition mentioned, thev have allocated towards these works " the several sums set down in the Schedules herewith sent. " Tlie Committee find that the only pier in Ireland for which a " grant of three-fourths of the cost had been sanctioned by the " Treasury, and for which the one-foui*th re(iuired by the Act of " Parliament had not been made up, was one at Renvylo, in the "County of Galway: and for this work the Committee have '' allocated the sum of m ;)ney reipiired (£5'3G) to make up the one- '• fcnirth : and that work can be proceeded with by the Board "of Works at once. '• The Committee find further, by the returns received from the "Fishery Uepartmcnt (and laid before them), that in the cases " enumerated in Schedule A, hereto annexed, the Inspectors of '• Fisheries have recommended grants to be made, but that there '• do not appear to have been any ste})S taken by the Board of " Public Works to have surveys, or plans, and estimates made." " The Committee have allocated the sums set out in said " Schedule for each of these works respectively, and having every " reason to believe that the balances will be immediately forth- " coming, would beg that instructions be given to the Board of " Works to have the necessary surveys. &c., prepared without " delav. " The Committee having been infonned l)y the Boai'd of Works, " that its otiicers could only make 'two surveys in a fortnight,' " respectfully urge the necessity of authorising tlie Board of Works " to employ such additional engineers as may be necessary to make " these surveys and plans with much greater expedition, or other- "wise the Committcp will reluctantly ))e obliurd to abandon the . 9 " idea of endeavouring to assist in the accomplishment of these " works. " As tlie funds of this Committee are to be given in aid of fjrants " to be sanctioned by the Lords of the Treaoury, the Committee " further hope that you will be good enough to move their Lordships, •' to convey to the Board of Works their sanction of the grants in " the cases referred to, as speedily as possible. "The Committee have also had laid before tliem by the Board " of Works a list of piers (Schedule ' B ' herewith), in reference to " which the Board of Works say, ' surveys have been made, and that " they are in a position at once, if funds are provided, to have the "declarations, &c., prepared, so that when the time (about five " weeks) which the other requirements of the Act occupy, has "expired, the Board would be able to call for tenders for the " execution of these works.' " The Committee have allocated the respective sums of money " set opposite each work in aid of tb3 sums recjuired to make up " the balance of one-fourth of the cost, and they believe that the "required local contributions will be immediately made up. " The Committee beg to impress on the Lords Conmiissioner.s "of Her Majesty's Ti-easury, the urgent necessity for commencing "these works as soon as the one-fourth of the estimated cost of " each has been lodged Avith the Board of Works, and that their " Lordships will be pleased to autlioi'ise the Board, pending this, to " issue the declaration referred to, so that the work can be pro- " ceeded with, with expedition. The Committee beg to call attention "to the observations with reference to the cases of Molraney, " Inniscrone, and Scattery Lsland. "The Committee annex a ;ird Schedule, ' C,' showing a work "applied for at Checkpoint, County Waterford. The Committee " trust their Lordships will sanction the grant in this case, in which " no aid is required from them. " In Schedule ' D ' are contained the cases in which contribu- " tions for one-fourth the estimated cost have been made, but where "no surveys or plans have as yet been prepared by the Board of " Works, and to these cases the Committee would urge ti ttention. " The Committee annex, finally, Schedule ' K,' containing lists " of other piers, applications for grants in aid of which have been "before them. These have been recommended by the Insi)ectors 10 of Fisheries, to the Lord Lieutenant, and the Committee are pre- pared to make grants in aid of local contributions in these cases, but no surveys have, however, up to the present been made. " The Committee desire again to impress on their Lordships, the great necessity that exists for the employment of the people in the district, in which these works are situate ; that the works are of such a ro|)roductive character that the most important results to the fishermen may be expected to follow from their institution ; and that unless the works can be immediately commenced, no aid can be afforded by the Committee, and they would beg their Lordshi])s' help in the manner mentioned. " We are, sir, your obedient servants, " (Signed), " T. W. GRIMSHAW, | Eonorary " V. B. DILLON, Jun. \ Sees. "The Secretary, Treasury, London." Schedules Referred to in Foregoing Letter, "schedule 'a.' " Piers recommended by Inspectors of Fisheries, to the Lord Lieutenant, pursuant to Act of Parliament, and grants voted by Canadian Committee in aid of local conMhutions to make up one-fourth the estimated cost, but no surveys or plans yet made by Board of Works : — County Donegal Mayo >» )) Galway Pier Culdaff ... MalLu Downey's Bay PortsaJon Malinbeg Bundoran Lacken Molraney Killala Scrahalia Callowfeenish Ardmore Innishlackeu Hush Harbour Roundstone Dooleen Leenane Glenagimlagh Amount Allocated by- Committee ... £400 ... 100 ... 500 ... 250 ... 150 ... 250 ... 250 2.-)0 ... 1,000 50 ... 200 ... 100 ... 150 ... 200 150 ... 250 ... 100 ... (Liverpool Committee) 11 "SCHEDULE • A'—conHnutd. County Pier Clare ... Liscannor Amount Allocated by Committoo ... JE500 »» .. Eedgap ... ... 500 »> .. Gleniua ... 100 »» .. Scattery Island 50 Cork . . Ballycotton ... 200 » .. Sherkin Island ... 200 »> ... Robert's Cove 50 Waterford .. Boat Strand 50 t) .. Lady Elizabeth's Cove ... 100 >> ... Ardmore, Youghal ... 250 £ti,oOO "SCHEDULE 'B.' "Piers reported in Board of Works' letter dated 2nd April, 1880, to " Canadian Committee, ' the surveys are made and Board in a position at "once, if funds be provided, to have declarations prepared and works " proceeded with.' County. Donegal Galway » Mayo Pier. Clare Down Tawney Port of Inver Leenane ., Bush Har- bour Molraney V •J ° Scattery Island Annalong ... £800 3,500 900 2,100 6,000 850 1 aj • C3 o S (8 .-ti «« -g O g o § -S 'O -u HJ £i:)0 100 200 250 Observations. .lO Remainder from locality. Deferred for the present, Remainder from locality. Do. Plan modified to about jE3,000, balance of money from locality. Proprietor will contribute \ of cost, and has so intimated to Board of Works. Proprietor to contribute balance ; application lying over several years. Appears to have been oiuitttd by mistake from above list. Surveys made and contributions locally guaranteed. 12 "SCIIEDUDE 'C " CofNTY Waterfoud— PiEU AT CnEEKPoiNT. Proprietor of land will contribnto " ono-fonrth of cost, or ndvanco entire nmouiit if Hoard " of Works will unaranteo return of three-fourtlis. " Thia work was applied for eoveral years ago ; no survey " yet made. " SCHEDULE ' I) ' "Piers for wliich contributions for one-fourtli the estimated cost will be "provided locally, but of which no surveys have yet been made by Board of " Works. County Korrv » Cork Wexford Donegal Pier Gleesk. Dingle. Annascaul. Knockadoon. Ballyhack. Cnrnsorc. Donegal. "SCHEDULE 'E.' " Piers rccommendod by Inspectors of Fisheries, to Lord Lieutenant, but not " yet surveyed by Board of Works, and consideration of grants b- Canadian " Committee deferred until report received. ( 'onnty Pier Donegal ... ... ... ... ... Moville. » ••• ••• ••• ••• ... Grecncastle. )< • •• ••• ••• ... ... Ray. ... Newbridge. ... Malinbog. ... Arranmore. » Mayo Clare Cork Waterford Wicklow •» Louth Down Rallycderlin. Donegal. Killala. Golcen Ross. Millcove. Ardraoro. Greystones. Bray. Clogherhead. Kilkeel." Several clays having passed witliout the Committee receiving any reply to tlieir letter, tliey became apprehensive that the time limited by them for the construction of the works would be allowed to lapse. As the fishing season was approaching, they also feared that the time might pass in which the money, if not cxjicnded in the manner cuntemplated, could be used with h H immediate advantage in the purchase of Gear or Boats. The Com- mittee therefore determined to hrinj? the matter before the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and accordingly, on the Tith of May, they waited upon the Right Hon. W. E. Forster, M.P., the Chief Secretary, and asked him to urge on the Treasui'y the necessity for energetic action with regard to grants towards Fishery Piers and Harbours. The Ciiief Secretary expressed himself in sympathy with the objects of the dei)iitation, and stated that the Canadian Committee had a " strong case " to go upon, and that he would " put it to the Treasury as strongly as he could." Not- withstanding Mr. Forster's good services in the matter, a reply from the Secretary to the Treasury did not reach the Committee until the 2Sth of May, when a letter Avas received from him, together with a copy of one which the Lords Commissioners liad caused to be addressed to the Chief Secretary, upon the subject of an increased grant in the current financial year, towards the erection of Fishery Piers. A copy of their Lordships' letter is here given, showing the many diflRculties which impeded the action, both of the Treasury and the Committee : — " Treasury Chambi-rs, " 25th May, 1880. "Sir, — In reply to your letter of the 17th instant, referring " to former correspondence between the Board and the Irish " Government upon the subject of an increased grant in the " current financial year towards the erection of Fishery Piers " in the distressed parts of Ireland — in which letter you call the " attention of the Treasury to the assistance which is offered from " the Canadian Fund, to the statutory contributions required to " meet payments from the Parliamentary vote, and in which, after " dwelling upon the importance of speedy decisions, you go on to " recommend that advantage should be taken of the Bill which " will have to be introduced to extend in some respects the Relief " of Distress (Ireland) Act, IHHO. in order to modify the provisions " of the Act 9 Vic, c. :}, by rendering them applicable to cases in " which the requisite local contributions are foi'thcoraing at once, "■ without a loan or consequent charge on the country, district, or " proprietors respectively interested — I am directed to propose " as follows, for the consideration of His Excellency the Lord " Lieutenant : — "1. My Lords will present a Supplementary Estimate for grants " to the extent of £30,000. /! 14 ** 2. The Piers to which these j^rants are to be applied are to " be exclusivelr in unions scheduled as distressed. " 3. A Committee — to be composed of a member, to be named " by the Treasury CMr. Lefanu), the Vice-President of the Local "Government Hoard (Ireland) (Mr. Robinson), miuI uiic of " the Fishery Inspectors (Mr. T. F. Brady), to bo named by " the Lord Lieutenant — shall ascertain and report to the Lord " Lieutenant for his approval, and also for that of the Treasury, '* which it would be for His Excellency, if he concurred in the '' Report, to obtain what arc the stations at which a total sum of " £40,000 can be expended with the best advantaj;e, for the double " purpose of providing employment for unskilled laboiir, where it " is urgently needed, in the consti'uction of the works and of '• permanently improving and extending the fisheries of the West '• of Ireland. " 4. The Committee may, with the consent of this Board, " employ, in addition to the establishments already at their " disposal, whatever further assistance they may judge to be " necessary for the purpose of inquiries, surveys, or plans. " My Lords consider that by putting in motion a Committee *' which will unite the experience and powers of the various " Departments concei'ned, time will bo saved, and the best means " taken to ensure effective and well-advised action. " 4. The law has to be made applicable to cases in which one- " fourth part of the estimated cost has been actually paid over to " the Commissioners of Public Works. In such cases the latter " will be in a position to commence the works, pursuant to "sections xxv. and xxvii. of the Act 9 Vic., c. 3, as soon as " the notices required by sections xi,-xv. of the same Act have " been given. The minimum period allowed by the Act for these '■ notices is two weeks, and it can hardly be said that a less amount " of notice is sufficient in cases where such extensive rights of " interference wnth private property are to be given as those '• contained in sections xxvii. -li. This, however, is a point for the " Irish Government rather than for the Treasui-y to consider. " 5. A point more immediately concei'ning the Treasury is the " maintenance of the new Piers ; for, according to the proposals " thus far made, there is nothing which answers to the consent of " the locality in the original cost of the Avcrks to be undertaken " such as is provided in the regular course of such cases by i J I u I " section xvi. of the Act 9 Vic, c. 3, pursuant to which the " county, district, and landowners, respectively, make themselves ** chargeable with their quotas of such original cost. Unless this ** point be attended to, it is to be apprehended that when the " Commissioners of Public Works come to exercise their powers of "transfer, under tbe Acts 10 and 17 Vic, c. 30, and 29 and 30 "Vic, c 45, there may be objections on tlie part of the counties, " unless they have been by sonic previous act on their own part " irrevocably committed to appvoviil of tlie work. " My Lords requii'e to know by what means local concurrence " is to be ascertained in cases where all the money is provided at " once, and no charge remains to be made. " My Lords find in none of the jjapers before them any mention " of such local memorialists or ])romoters as are the subject of " sections vi. and ix. of the Act '.> Vic, c. 3. *' (). My Lords offer no objection to a Baronial Gunrantee to " secui'e whatever residue may remain of the local fourth, if the " cost of the completed work (Act 9 Vic, c 3. s. Hi.) should " exceed the estimate. " Such guarantee, my Lords apprehend, will come in place of " the county, district, or proprietors, who would otherwise become "chargeable under section xvi. The Baronial Guarantee, my " Lords further presume, will be given by an exti'aordinary " Sessions Pi'esentment. " This Presentment, however, will still not cover the county " when the Pier comes to be taken over. But whatever form may " in practice be foiind to be the most convenient for covering the " balance (if any) of the local fourth, my Lords must I'equire that " such balance be covered by a perfectly effectual guarantee of " some kind or other before the work is begun. " 7. The whole of the Act 9 Vic, c. 3, appears to my Lords to " remain necessary, except those parts of it which relate to " chai'ging ; and the proper course to follow appears to them to be " to proceed as nearly as possible on the lines of that Act, making " no more dilference than is involved in saving the money in hand " instead of having to raise it. My Lords recognise the wisdom " of the Canadian Fund Committee in coufining their action, " apparently, to the provision of the necessary fourth, and after " that leaving the Government to settle with the local represen- " tatives as to the application of it. \r> "8. It would hnvc been sntisfuutory liad my Lords been able " to find in the papers or reports within their reach, any direct " evidence that tlio larpe sum of money — approaching; now, if it " does not exceed, JG20(J,000 — which lias been spent during' the last " thirty years on the Fishery Piers and ilarbonrs in Ireland, had " helped to (>stablish such trade, that results as well as lio|)e8 could '• be a])pealed to in support of the selection of such works for " exceptional encourapenu'uts at the present time. "My Lords will be j^dad to know that His Excellency the Lord •' Lieutenant concurs in these ])roj)osals, and they desire to see, as " soon as possible, a draft of the proposed le,i,'islat-ivo provisions on " the subject. " Considerinc that it is only a small portion of these works •' which can be completed durinp; the period of probable distress, *' my Lords aij^ree to so lartje an addition to this year's estimate, '* with the full intention of insertiuf,' no further sum unless it be " in the way of revotes in the estimates of several years to come. " T am, &c., " (Signed), R. R. W. LINGEN. "The Chikf Secretary for, Irelanp." It should be noticed that the foresfoing letter of their Lordsliips was written under the impression that the Committee's allocations towards Piers had not exceeded the sum voted up to the 3rd of May, viz., £t),r)tM). and that the local contributions to the same object had also reraaiued at £0,500. But on the 28th of May these figures had been increased to nearly £10,000 and £5,000, respectively, and it became necessary to request that the grant to be proposed to Parliament should be increased from £30,000 to £45,000, in order fully to utilise the votes of the Committee and the local contributions, which together amounted to £15,000. The Committee were about to write to the Treasury, urging the necessity of an increased gi'ant, when they received the following communi- cation from the Under Secretary for Ireland : — " Dublin Castle, " 4th June, 1880. " Sir, — The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury " have forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant a copy of your letter to " the Secretary of the Treasury of 29th ultimo, acknowledging, on I 17 "behalf of the Canadian Relief Fund Committee, the receipt of " his letter of the 27th ultimo, enclosinj,' a copy of a letter which "their Lordships Imd nmsed in hv iiddressed to the Chief I j Secretary for Irclnt.d rclntivc f. an increased oTant in the " current financial year towards tlic erection of Fishery Piers in '• tli(^ distressed [jarts of Trehind. " His Kxceliency is ,uTatitier. '■'I'lic ('iiiiiiiliiiii ('oiiiiiiiltcr consider tiuit llicir public state- '• iiicnts. as well as tlicir I'clatioiis uitli liic Canadian ( bivcrnment, " rciulcr it (iitlicnit to make any relaxation of the rale; besides " wliicli. the Committee charged with the administration of the *' AV/r Yi-rl,Ilcri(l'l l''ninl havi' au'rced to coiitribnfe onc-lhii'd of "any expenditure which shall be v(»ted l)erore the dale already " tixed on. "The Committee would point ont that tlu^ conditions upon " which they voti'd the money would he complied with, |)rovi(h!(l '• the sum which tucy voted should be in course oF expenditure " before the date named ; and they trust that the Committee "ap[iointcd to administci' the Ti'casury Grant will be able to " expedite matters sc) as to have the woi-ks commenced. '•The Canadian Committee I'anuot forf>et that the intentions of *• the Canadian Government in votini>' the nmuey were, that it "should !)(• expended in the I'elicf of cxistintj' distress, and they "think, theicfore. that they arc; bound to sec' to its expenditure " within the time named, "1 am furthci- directed to semi you a complete list of the " allocations which have been nnide by the Committee in aid of " the construction of Piers in Scheduled Unions. Some of these "allocations, it will be noticed, ha\in_n' been voted since the "despatch to the Trea.snry of the original list, were nut included " in it. "As the sum proposed to be asked from their Loi-dships does " not amount to three-fourths of the estimated cost, it would "appear that the selection of the Piers to be proceeded with must "be made at once, unless' n larger rote he nlfaiiied. " I am, Sir, " Youi' obedient servant, " C. F, P. DOWSON, Assist. Sec. T. H. BuRKt;, Esq., Under Secretary, " Cluef Secretary's Office, ■ " Dublin Ca.stle." 10 In furtliornnce of this object, at a mpctini,' of tho Committee lipid on tho 11th of Juno, a rosolntinn was adopted nvLriim' tlic (Jovcrnment to obtain an iiicreaHe of the |)r.)poscd vote. Copies ol this resolution were forwarded to the iinnl Lioutenant and to tlif (!hief Seeretary. Tho resolution was also teieornphed to the liurd Mnvnr ol Dublin, tlu'U at the llouseot" (\iiiinions. and he brnuuht the iiiiin<'r under the consideration ol' the Ilnnse the siuiie evening, the Irish Distress Hill beini; then iiiulei' discussion. In tho I'osult u IJill was piisscd throiiyh Pai-lianient which, amonufst othei- thiiiLfs, provided m vote dI' C !■."•. •'<"• towards tin- erection ol' Fishery Piers, and a Cornniittce. constitnteii as nuMitioned in the hotter of the Secretary of tlu- 'rrcasury, dated ■J.")th of ^[ay, was a])j)ointed, and cnlled The l"'ishery I'iers C'oni- inittei'. The Tunction of this C'oniiuittee nuxinly was to select sites for tho (M-ection of the Piers, the snbse(|uent earryintr out (d' the work beinj^ left with the Bdiird (d' Pablic Works in lit hnd. A delay which occurred in tlic passing ol' rlic Pill thi'oiigh I'arlianu'ut neoossarily retarded the operntions of the Committee, and protracted somowhiit the 1inu> linuted by the Committee for th(* exi)endituro ol' their votes ; but it had the good result of procuring the outlay during ii season of nuudi distress, (d" money whi(di the Committee believe would not otherwise hnv(! been ex[)ended, and of secnrim;' the erection of works whicdi will be of lasting advantiigc to this count I'y. iind a pei'niancnt recoi'd of tin- generosity of the Canadian people. (Jn the '1M\ of tlune, noiirly two nH)nths having elapsed of tho stipulated three, within which tinu- the Committee's grants wvw to be held available, the Child' Seci-etary for Ireland wrote to the Committee : ''That the Fishery Piers Committee, lately ai)pointe(l, "were using all possible expedition,'' and that if tlu> Htdief of Di.stress (Ireland) Bill, brought in by iiiniself, did not speedily pass the House of Commons, he ho[)edthat the Canadian Committee would "take tho circumstances into accouid, and by some con- " tinuance of time, allow their generous intentions to bo realized." A few days later, the ."iOth o'i .lune, .Mr. T. H. Burke, Cmler Secretai'y, Avroto, stating that His Fxcelloney the [jord Lieutenant had received a communicatu)n from the Treasury Dej)artment, to the effect that their Lordships "were willing, on considering the " Resolution (of tho 11th of June) forwarded to them, to increase " tho amount of tho grant to bo proposed to Parliament, from 20 " £30,000 to £45,000." And, on the 1st of July, Mr. Alan Hni'nsl)_v, Socrotavv to tli(> FisliiM'v Piers Comnnttoe (Ireland), wrote to the eU'ect tliiit the I'ishi-ry J'iers Coiiiinittee "■liopevl to "have the working' plans for some of tlie Avorks ready by the next •'week." (irent endeavours had l)eeii iiukU' on all sides tha* the votes of the Canadian I'oiniiiittee shonld not he lost, and nvatier.s looked as if a fail- anioiinl of work would 1/ > aeeonij)]ished within tlie ap)K)inted time. While the Committee desire to testify to the promptness with whieh the woi'k of the Fisliery Piers Committee v.as carried out, its duties havini;- t 'used with the selection of llie sites, the Committee rec'ret that more ])roL;it'ss was not ma.de with the several works diiriu!^' the period when, the distress Ihmiil;' pressinn', a larger ex- jienditiire of money would have heen of yreat in)]iortance to tin; disti'icts. The Committee, however, laki' credit for having con- tributed to ai'com]ilish, in a eompai'atividy short tinu^, more than would liavi' heen accomplished for numy years to come if they had not direetrnl their attention to the matter, and they are satislied that material advantages will be obtained for tlie several localities, when the I'iei's sliail have been completed. The Committee were, in the majoi'ity of their grants, guided by the advice of Mr. T. F. iii'ady. InspeiMor of Irish Fisheries — an oihcial wliose intimate knowledge of thi' needs of the fishing popvUation of every district throughout Irehind, and known enthusiasm in [)romoting tlie Irish l-'isheries, caused his selection as one of tlie members of the Fishery I'iers Commission, appointed bvtlie Treasurvto administer the (H)vernment u'rant. In secui-iim- Mr. Prady's co-operati(m the Committee gained an invaluable adviser, and they in a great measure attribute tiu'ir successful administration o\' the fund, to his uuintermittent energy ami ])ractical knowledge. Petweenthe oOth of July aiul P.»th of August the Committee lodgeil in the i>aid< of Ireland, to the credit of th(> ('(nnmissioners of Pul)lii' Works, for Piers. l!u' sum of .CS,7'.M) stei'ling. Subse- quently, £1^5 Avere lodged towards Cloleen 'I'ullig. These sums, with £ri()(i pri'viously contriljuied towards Renvyle, make the total sum e\|)ended through the agency of the Poard of AVorks. The following table will show wliat the works finally selected !)y thcFislu'ry Fiers Committee were, their estimated cost, and the relative projiortions to the Coverimu'nt gi'anl (in the case of each Avork) of the Committee's votes, and of the contributions raised locally from private or other sources : — 21 TAJ3LE FUHNISTTKI) IJY TIT1<: PIKRS CO^MMTTTEE, SIIOWIXG STATE OF WORKS TO DATE. a . ;" a c ri ^ r3 c'-s .2 o _o i) o a . ~w t* ■ ':^ '^ "* O r3 3 "3 2 o — - "; \2 4) o o o o o 5 s s c S S2 ^s "1 o o « - O p ,o o 5 o 5 6 '-* r^ c*^ J3 ci "•/ '♦■' .2 3 S m tf, T rP 'Ji -" w S -^ fl ^ ,M -^ b •-• .^ %* -S It o 2 c t> -■ > ^*- 73 ^ -.5 3 4j 5.2 Contrac Handed satisfa Contrac Handed IS o o o a -t-J -^ 3 O 1! c n o o ■-3 ,•; s o O CJ 4-'w*-» ;::w-*- 4-j^-4-» C:-^iij_tj £2 -3 - l*.T3 t. r' ii 3 i; t; C) 'H 3 2 _5 '/3 g 5 "i 3 -" t3 ft — c3 c- '^g-J CO o c o - - ^S^ yi — CI -TOO o o o o o o 3 ~ O ri' — " n" i-'-/:' -^ Tl •o — — K3 » ^-^ ^ — ^ — — o 1- 1- r X ri O ti crj O CV r -/. m "IS c o o O CO c jJ O r/J ^M M -^ 3 OJ bo a o to S S'f •^ » — C <1- a a .5 a /« Ha sJ 3 o o .i H M £• W ri 3 y 3 r* a 3 3 '3 ^ % g 'a •= -? 3 3 3 — rt U 2h O OOMO o Tlio suinoC £,-.,0(111 (iiichuiino: l'1,(l()() l.-oin tli.> Can^idNiii Co.nniittce) roiimi.is bo disposed of: this lia.l b.'cii allocated to Killula, but a ditiiculty ha.s an.son regr.rd to carrying out tlio works) tUero. to in S3 O a < 50 a to c ri 0.) Tliose 2:> PicM-s-to o,. „f ul.icli tin- Counnittee made jrrants- Tho followi.n. return, furnished bj the Board of Public Works .Ws_U.e progress made in these .orks up to the end of thl;!:; FISHERY PIERS AND HARBOURS: CANADIAX COMMITTFP -orage n.^„,ber of .e^ Z^l^a2 "S wiwc :-"' "' '""'^^ '''^••^■«' ^'^ ^'^ No. Piers. Di.sliur.somenta iip to (late. Number of Men cmpl'yrt Tfiwney Tcolin Eiiniscrono I^Ioh'aiioy Ton;it()iivalI(y Lackcn Leciirive}'' I'oolccn Biish-IIaibonr Glona^-imlayli I-ocnaiH' I^oMTii'v'.s Bav li.iliimore Roonairh Pullemliva Killala Gleeslf ■ AiTaiunoro Anlmori; Iniiishlacktn* Jioundstono (jleiiiiia Goloeii TuUiir How Works an; boiriK- carried out. Contract do. do. do. do. t)ay'.s laboui do. do. Contract do. Day's laboui Contract do. Day's labour Contract Contract do. Dav'.s labour do. do. ): the second for the sum of £100, to which tiie Committee contributed £.-).-); and the third has been completed for the sum of £2n2 Us, ;;.!. The Committee (having discovered the utility of works on this small scale, and the expedition with which it is possible to execute them,) are f)f opinion that a uuuiIhm- of small works of this character along- the wild coast of the West of Ii-eland would, at a, comparatively small outlay, be of the greatest benefit to the poorest class of tishei'men. Heretofore the selection of tin- sites an^ description of Piers erected lay with the Conimissirmers of Pul)lic Works, who were appointed to carry out the j.rovisions of the Piers anil Harbours Acts. Complaints wei-e frequently made that those erected .lid not suit either the requirements of the place, or of the fishermen. It has been asserted and not contradicted, that a great nund)er of those nmnd the coast were constructed in {wjsitions that could oidy have been intended for the beuetit of the property adjoining, and M 24 of IK) use wliatcvcr to fislicviucn ; Tinder such civciimstanco it would be diflicult to show from them much practical results in the pro- motion of the fisheries. The Government, however, adopted a different course this year, and appointed the Special Committee, already refen-cd to, to investij^-ate all applications for Piers or improvements of Harbours, and to select only such as could bo constructed for the benefit of the fisheries and in distressed unions. The Canadian Committee are aware that in-ecautiou has been used to select none but iioiuts of vantaN OF BoATf^ .\xn Gkaij ror; Nrx'Kssrrous Ffsiii:: loir.N. It did not need any enquiry on the part of the Committee to ascertain that the condition of the Hshermen, on the Western and North-We.^tern coasts, was most deplorable. Indeed, it Avas n matter of not unii'cquent occurrence to find nuiny miles of coast frequented by fishermen who were totally unprovided with Fishing Crcar, aiul whose boats were fast falling to decay, while fish abounded within, in many cases, a gunshot of the shore. The fishing scjisons of 1877, l'^7^ and 1879 had not been good, and the peojile were at last so steeped in poverty that but for this favouraltle opportunity of su])piying their wants as far as the Fuiul permitted, they would have been unable to repair their boats, or to obtain gear. Money to purchase it the^y had none, and their credit was gone. It lias been stated, and the Committee believe truly, that the decline was going on in some localities at so rapid a rate as to threaten the extinction of this branch of industry. The Committee seeing the wide area over which their relief under this lieading could be apj)lied, caused a notice to be ])ul)Iislied in the newspapers, and posted at vai'ious places along the coasts of the Counties of Donegal, Sligo, ^layo, (Jahvay, r'lare. Kerry and Cork, stating that applications for grants for ''•^^^•■•JiS :m 25 fishing- material would bo rccoivcd from bnndjhJe fishermen, who were in a necessitous condition. From the enormous numln>r of applications, it was; seen, with regret, that the portion of the Fund devoted to the supply of these materials woukl be inade(,uato by many thousands of pounds, to provide for the utvds of a tithe of the applicants. For mouths the Committee werr deluo-ed with appeals for assistance, and it was as ditli.-ult. as it was unpleasant, to apportion fairly the avaihible sum of £11,000 to applications numbering some thousands, ami embracing an approximate expenditure of upwards of £l0(l.0()u. The applications appeared 111 nearly all instances to be vouched by persons ..f position, whose discretion might be taken for granted, but upon inves- tigmtiou many of them turned ,.ut to be improperly recom- mended. The referees were either over-i.ersuaded, or had not acted with sufficient caution and impartiality. It became iiecessarv, therefore, to lay down as a general rule that everv a[)plicant should be known to the Officer of the Coastguard Station within whose district he resided, and that his application should bear that officer's en(h)rsement l)efore it was brought under the Committee's conside- ration. By this means the tii-st responsibility of reporting fell on those, whose intimate knowledge of the men amongst whom they lived would be the Committee's best guarantee that they were not imposed upon. Besides which, when deemed desirable, other reports were required by the Committee, from local clergymen and others. To be poor, and a genuine fisherman, one who fished for sale during some portion of the year, industrious and order] v. l)ut without suitable gear, entitled a man to a, grant, so far as the funds of the Committee permitted, of all such lisliiiig appliances as would enable hiin to gain bread for his family. The materials or boats, when supplied, were examined by the Coastguard Officers, and in nearly all cases delivered bv tliem to the fishermen, whose receipts were taken, and subsequeiitly trans- mitted to and are preserved by the Committee. The gear that lias been supplied is of a very complete kind, even to the minutest particular. It had to be matnifactured not only to suit the seasons, but the various modes of fishing pursued round a coast where the customs differed considerably? The detailed requirements, necessary or imaginary, of the applicants had strictly •2i\ t(t li(' complied witli, a.s tlic Cnnuiiiltcc t'imiul tlmt, unless llie iwrticulnr description of tackle asked foi' was given, it might as well be not given at all. Tlu' tisliermen are ef)nsevvativo of (>M modes of tisliing. To sujiply siieli gear as woiiUl satisfy eaeli man, it was nueessai'v to give special orders to leading tii'ms. Hy sub- jecting the various tirms to a competUion of prices, the ('omraittee have been enabled to supi)ly the ln'st gear at a largo reduction on cuiTcnt I'ates. Tlii^ Committee are gratitied at the good I'csults. From several localities rejiorts have reached them of very large ca]ttin*es of fish aflci' the people had been sni)])licd with gear. In one instance the nets ari'ived on a Thurstlay : they were in the water on Satur- day, and many canoes returned laden with mackerel. So great a capture had not been remend)er('d for many years. In another case, it is stated, '"The men load their boats regularly every night '• with mackerel. 'I'hey have not had sucdi success for thirty years, "and are enriched, and ne\-cr shall forget what lias been done for "them."" In another localit}', Avherethe nets given were value for under £"2, it was proved that in four weeks the boats had brouglit in over £1,20(> worth of mackerel. In another case, one poor man, who was so reduced by jtoverty that he and his Avife were about going into the workhouse, obtained from the Committee a bout and net. which cost under £12, and in three nights liis crew rt^alised over £(!•) from the herrings caught. Again, the class of boats Iniih for the tisliermen on some ])arts of the coast was so superior to any tliey hcretoft)re had, that they were enabled to go out miles beyond, the headlands, and have been most successful in their cod and liii"' tishiu"'. These instances of success nii<>'lit, from tile reports received bv the Committee, be multiiilied to a \ er\ large e.xtent. And when it is considered that most of the recipients of aid fi'(Hii this Fund, were on tlie Ki'lief liists during the year, some idea may be had of the gi-eat boon this assistance was to these jioor people. and what an inestimable source of value it must prove to them during the next Spring and Summer tisliing seasons, besides brino-ing into the country iin enormously increased (ptautity of valuable food for <>eneral use. Details of the ([uantities and descriptions of gear given by the Committee in the several Counties will be found in the A[)pendi.\. While these results are gratifying to the Committi'c, they i-annot help t'.vjiressing yi-eat regret that they were obliged to 27 refuse aid in luiiiiy localitii's wlicri- (.'(lual profii- would liavo followed. In the }eai' 1h;}(; the ("ouimissiouers of eufiuiry into t]i(. state of the Irish Fisheries reported that " the iuforniution tli(>y ri'ceived "was enoug-li to satisfy the in(|uii'er that the niiseral)le and " depressed state of the fisheries was not a eousoquenee of defeetive " natural resources, but that, on the contrary, Ireland is a deeidi'dly "favoured country as to the richness of its waters, With tliis fact "foreign nations were early ac(|uainted, and their Hshermen were "long aecustunied to approach the Irish coasts, for the ]Mii-pose of " Hsliing on gronnd sui)ei'ior to any lu'ar thcii- own conntry." Again in the same re[)ort, wiiting- of the coast fi'om the Shannon to Donegal, the C'oniniissioners re])oi't ; — " It is in this "district that poverty especially i)revails, tliat famines are of "ordinary recurrence, ami that the means of the tishei'men are the "most completely inadequate to a proHtable jmrsuit of their "avocation." After the lapse of nearly half a century, this state of things, as nearly as possible, still exists. [)articularly on the West coast, where there is a good, strong, honest, well-conducted, hardy race of a coast population, anxious to earn a livelihood foi- themselves and their families, were means forthcoming to enable them to do so. Mr. T. F. Jirady's intimate knowledge of the tishei'men and their needs — obtained both in connection with the Irish Re})ro- ductive Loan Fund, and as one of thi' Commissioners of Fisheries — was of the greatest advantage to the Committee in their work under this head. The applications, upon arrival from the Coastguard Officers, were examined and re[)()rted on by Mr. Brady, and his recommendations guidetl the Committee in fixing- their grants. Contracts Avere then entered into with the best fishing tackle manufacturers in the llm'ted Kinu'dom, for the supply of gear, and with the local boatwrights, for thi; building of new boats or for the I'etitment of old ones. Gi;xj;i;ai- Oi;sei;\alions. A short analysis of the work done in each county, uiuler the foregoing two headings will not fail to be interesting. 28 "'■''•'■''- -■'>'''^''' for ::::::^"z^^^^^ I'l"' l'"m,„i,to.. . ^ '""''•"'"'•• *«to"cofr„,„|„„,l. ™"tcel,avc.s,.feo,.n«lf„,.pi„,,t.__. Arrjuinioro. £l3r> iHH) 3,000 200 Though onlv f • '" '" ^^" tile rc'sonivos of n I .- ' ' ^^^^ ^^'^^'^^^ the oftVvf r.+' i , -::iS-?-'"i:rj;;;':';r •• Twoof tl..vvoHcs.elcx.ted vt p" ""''^ ""^ ^l'^^^" inUio « -«t about £u,,m. Ti^J': "^^7^ ^"--'*^- were e ^l^d ^-' -fHeient fauds toZ^Z!':! '^ ^ '^<>"H that had t W "rctt, the hshorics of thi« . ""8'Hcil intentions of thn ' ^ "'^^'t of Hccommocktu.n • ^' """«^*''^»> find other h^lienneu. whoso boats ,'''' '^ '^'ost severely felt uZ t^-mpe.stuo„. ..:,.. ""'^ =^"^f S«u. are oftn,, ,..,. ^ ^^, ^ V the ^ipestuous coast. *^-estimateacost,.ccTal.,e:;;;;;,: iH"iijiwwj.ii.'.iiiiinMiai„i 29 )nrelin,s(. „f ■*«. 1(1. lor v<'. The 5'" fi eon- '"i'S (.(.ji.st t'n- boats 11 land. Co. Leitrim. Gear, -£8 7h. Od. Repairs of Boats, £3 17s. Freio-ht, :3.s. 2d. Tlio seaboard of tliis fonntj is only two miles in extent. ' Piers t mncJi ■^ed f'of > be a I'uding ov the doping ^berto ort of littco xnty, the ions, ated !iere the her eeu her the Co. Srjiio. Thesumof £4U lOs. Id. lias lurn expended on, i,'enr,£l-H l;5s. (mI. on new boats, and £18 5s. (td. on impairs of old ones. Freiy'lit, £8 14s. lOd. The seaboard of ihis county is eomparalively small. Here, as in Co. Donegal, the fishermen liave neither eraft ncn- ,f>'ear suitable for deep-sea Hsliinn-, The lon,n- and nuich-folt want of Piers in this county is ab(nit to be ))arrially suiiplied, the Com- mittee having contributed £l,0.")(i towards a I'ier at Pullendiva, tlie estimated cost of Aviiich is €."),-J()(t. and £2L") towards a breakwater and slip at Enniscronc. tlie estimated cost of which is £2,0.')(». This is one of the best tishinu' statiinis in the county. Both these sites Avere selected by the Piei-s Committee out of the many in aid of Avliich grants were applied for. as bcinv liest calculated to meet the w^ants of the tislun-men. There are, howcvi>r, several other places in this ccmnty where harbour accommodation would be of prime im})ortancc, in developing not merely the fisheries, but other local resources. The means of transit in this county are, however, considerably better than in Donegal. Co. Mayo. The sum of £2,180 Gs. Gd. has been expended on gear, £18G 5s. Od. on new boats, and £1G2 lis. (id. on repairs of old ones. Freight, £24 lUs. 4d. It was reported that the fisheries in some parts of this county had improved, but that the craft and gear — the usual tale — were wanting; the means of transit to the markets of fish for sale bad and expensive. Tlie Committee have contributed towards Piers, and the improvement of Harbours in this county, as folloAVS: — Molraney Roonagh Tonatonvalley Lecanvey ... ... ... GOO Lacken ... ... ... 810 £550 255 £i,;oo I .'30 i" ;."■«'•: c;:;:'t"':',;;r:'' T "■'■'■■ ''"■'■■■"^'» "pp™-i ^'" <''.\I,UAV. ■ '''''•' .siini„rX'!>(; I. Is 1,1 I,., . '•'-•';jf'"-Cir Is. in,,. • "'• •'" ^'- '•••l^m's of oi.io.u.: Ht'ii\-\|(. . * • • • '"iiisliJiicken '^>llll(lsft)ll(' l^<.()lc(Ml '" ... niisli Ilni-bonr * * • '"'■ "'.'■ -"'" «..in. ,l,.aw, :;\ ™"' "''"■"■""""'• ^». ">^ oven a „™g.,.. „„.i„U.„a,K. . i/ ::,",' "l""""" '» •'"o.d t,,,™ f """'■'"„„, ,„,„, „,„.„„,,, i,, •; , ' "'"'"'™ 'I'o lisl.ino, TI,o "■■"' "f i'"- c of-; ' " ''"';«'-;-'-'t there are scvci-al indentations runninti' I'af into the land, which are frei|iieiited hy a larL-'c innnher ol' canoes oi* eanvas-covei'ed boats. Not much to l<». Co. Cmi;i\. The sum expended in this county was 01,171- 1 /'s. "il., beirij4' £!t:.S ISs. Mil. I(u-,t:ear. £l:in iCs. Sd. for new boats, ami i'l>l Us. (id. foi' ft'pairs of old ones. ['"reinht, £'.i l.'is. Sd. The boats ein]>loyed in nuiekei'cl tishiny- on the South- Eastern coast are ii'enerally well litted and well found, The Harom-ss liui'dt'tt-Coutls has. with her nsinil liiierality. eontvibuted on a princely ."^cale to the impro\ement of the lisheries on the west of the county. The Piers are often unfavourably situated, and boats have lu) .suitable landinn-plact'. and. as a eon.sequence. tlu- packiui;' of Hsh for sale is done in an imperfect manner. The ('(unmiitee i-ontributed ij'liH) towards Jialtimure J'iiM', the owiuM's of the pi'operty havi^'i^ .subscribed -t'Hl.io, The total cost of this work is estimated at dCb*" >. The Conimitlee did n>'t fi-el justifii'd in makiny' g'rants further round the coast, as they would be truvellino- out of the limit.s of the dist)'essed Union.s. They would <:-ladIv have contributed — and, imleed. had voted the sum of £2(H) towards the enlargement and improvement of Ballycotton Pier — a much re(|uiredand most useful work — and also made allocations for various other places, as appears by the letter from tlie Committee to the Secretary of the Treasui-y (page 7), but the Act of Parliament providing grants from the J^ublic Fuud.s limited such grants to distressed Unions. I 33 CoN'VECTrnx wrrii "New Yokk Hkrami" Rr:r,ii;K CoMMrnEK. Tho Comniittop, at its first luft'tiiia', Itdii'vini? tliat thcro miLrlit h(» Noine community of nctinii witli flic S'nr y,etit it, iiamt'ly — Col. King-IIai'inaii. the M('\. (leinite II. I lepwintli, I). I)., ami I'rotVssor Mahlwiii. Tluvso nviit Iciiieii were associated with tlic Committi'c on tlio express iiiiderstaniliiit;' that tlu! Kcf V'e//.- Iliiiihl t'ommittee sliouhl coiitrihiite towards tlw e\|)etiditni'e on all votes passed l\V - Ynrlr llcfiiJil Relief Committee terminated the arranu'enu'iit . The following letter states the reasons of the .Vr/c Yurh- Ihrnlil Committee for determining the connection, and it is, tlierefore, i>'iven in full. '' Xkw Yoi;k- ITr.i;.\i.i> Rki,ii;i' Committf.k, •• />(«/.////, 2m Miiy, 1880. '• Sin, — As the Government appear to limit their yrants for Piers "and Harbours to j£80,(»00, wIumi one-fourth of the sum is foi'tli- " coming, it appears to us that the sum which can 1)(> appropriatt I "from the Canadian Fund will hv snHieient to make up the re(iuired " amount. " We, therefore, do not see that thoi'e is any necessity for the '• Ni'iv >'"/•/.■ lli'vahl Fund contributing towards this subscription. " As the Rev. Di*. Hepworth is obliyed to give up his work on •' the JLtiiIJ Committee for tlu' jircsent, and as the other members "are widely scattei'ed, it will be impossible that this Committee "can be properly represented at the meetings of the Canadian " Fund Committee. " Under these circumstances, we deem it advisable to withdraw " from any further official connection with the Canadian Fund. " We are, of course, willing to take our share in all sums which •' have been allocated from the Canadian Fund for boats and fishing ■' gear np to this date, and also for piers and harbours begun, and to " wi\ich we have given our adhesion ; and we shall feel obliged if you •' will let lis know, at your earliest convenience, the amount which '• the Canadian Committee claim fi'om this Fund under these " heads. " The sum which you owe us for portion of £500 allocated to :^4 " nr. Hc'pwnvtli, for fisliino- gear, &c., for the West coast, ISTorth of " CialwMV, can Itf wviiH'ii olT nu'ainst your claim.* "We are anxious to close this account, as until this is done we " shall be nnahU' to know the e.vtont of out resonrcos availal)le for " other j)nrposeN. " Ydiir obedient servants, ".►p EDWARD, Dnblin. "K. U. KI\C!-IlARMATs\ "GKOHCIE H. Hl'JPWOKTH. "To the Si:''i;i:t.\rv, C.\y\u\\y Fim> CiiJiMiTTKi:."' On a si'ttlenicnt ol' tiu; account, a snni of £155 Gs. Hd. was found to lie due Ironi the Ncir Yorh Ilern/if Committee for its (tonrrii)uti(.)n to i>'rants for Gear and IJoiits. and that sum, havinti- been received by the Committee, appears in the final J^ilancc.' Sheet of the Fund. Tn addition, si sum of £'l!^w l.Ss. 4d., b(M'n<>- one-third of the t;'ranl in aid of the Uenvyle l?ier, was idso I'fM'cived, and likewise appears in ihe I'alance Sheet. Cost ok DisTKinrnoN. The total cost of distribution amounts to £5'2" r2s. lod. The Committee attributt the exceptional economy with which they have be(Mi enabled to ciirry out tlu>ii' trust, to the assistance of ^Ir. Ih'ady, and of the offu-ers and the nu'n of the Coasto-nard, as well as to absence of expenses for reid, &.c., the use of offices at the ^[ansion House liavino^ been accorded by the Lord ^Favor. VoTi;s o|- Tn.wivs. At the mcetinii' of the Committee, \\v\i\ on the 1<)th December, the followinii' resolution was proposed by lifu'd Monck, seconded by Mr. Thomas Piiu. jun., and passed unanimously : — • "That this Committee cannot cfmchide its labours without 'Vrecordin.g- their warm tliaidxs to ^\v. T. V. l^rady, Inspector of •' Fisheries, for the constant services he has rendered to the work 'with wliieh they Avcre eutrnste(b I'he Committee feel that " without the assistiince of his knowledLfe and [lersonal invostiga- 'Mion of theclaimsof the lishernicn made in the viiri(nis localities, it '• Avouhl have been impossible for the Comnuttee to have succeeded "in carrying- cnit with satisfaction the details of tiie distribution." * Durin.i? the period of tlio joint nrranRemcnt, Dr. Hi'iiwovth visited the Wcstovn coast, niid tlio Ciiiiiidiiiii CdniiiiiUcc iiutlicrist'd him to fxi't'iul any sum, not exceeding in the whole t'.^OO. un thr piii'cha.sf of lit^hini,' yciir. Ji .»;> it, Xortli of is (lone we Viiilablo for AN. 'ORTH. s. H(|. ^va,s tt'e for its in, Jiaviny 1 nalaiR'f ii-il of tho 1 likewise Od. The 1 it'll tliey stance of Amard, as offices at ajor. opciiiber, seconded without lector of he work 'el tliat vestij^-a- ilities, it eceeded )ntion." torn roast, tlie whole i. The warm thanks of the Committee are also due to the officers and men of the Coastf^uard for their disintci'csted assist- ance. Their duties wei'c often most lalxirious and irksome. The f(dl()\vin,t>' resolntiim. proposed by Mr. Dillon, seconded by Colonel Dease, was also passed : — ''That the ('ommittee desire to exprc^ss their siitisfaction at " the manner in which tlie duties of Assistant Secretary were " dischnro'cd by Mr. C. F. Pnrry Ooi.son. To his indefatiu'id)le "exertions much ol' the success df the ailuiinistration of the Fund •' is to be attrilmted." ('ii.vn.t'sio.v. Having' now had experience nf the plications for grants from almost every (juarter. To examine into all these would have been a Avork of such magnitude as to have occupieil a large staff and a great length of time. AVith the local knowledge I [)ossessed ami the infoi'mation 1 received coutidentially from the Coastguard and private friends who had not signed the a[)])lications, ami in many instances from the police. I soon disco veird that the cei'titieates could, not be dejiended on. So imliscriminately did they ap[)ear to have been signed that, aftt'r a great dea! of labour and corn'sponilence, 1 had at one time almost di'spaii'ed of being able to sei)arate the chalf fi'om the wheat, and liad resolved on abandoning the trust, and I'eporting to you that I could not within any reasonable time attempt to reccnnniend grants, further than those I had already rec(.immended. to be made. A friend said to me: " I fycm abandon 89 '■"kI Die total > to be reduced ^•c>n](\ not o-ot iider tlie fi-isj, ie time aJready ihandon m ''this woi'k now, and the Committoe act on y"ur suggestion, and ''U'ive u|) the idea of being able to discriminate between the " deserving and tlie undesci'ving, hdw nian\ poor will sullei' ^ This good counsel [»revai!fd. and i resolved to conil)at the difficulties and endeavour to Had oat, if ])ossible, those peoiilc in different localities who were really '.aititleil to relief. Many of the applications i-i'ceived, and signed by nu)st respe(;table peo|>le — clergymen and others — contained the names of persons who Avere found, on investigation, to be neither fiohev — industriciUK — bond fide fislmnrten — pmir — fit uhjer.ts of chanhi, nvr at (ill lll'i'lii to line fishiiKj ijrcir la the hcsf a. In other places square- sterned boats are i-equired in |)reference to the fine seaworthy Greencastle or Drontheini yawls ; and here again, within a few miles of where these latter are eagerly sought after, there is a difference, the fisliermen stating that on their jiai-t of the coast they would not be suitable, and should have yawls of their own fashion. All this may, on tlie part of the fishermen who know their own coasts, be perfectly correct or altogether incorrect ; but if the diiference arose from jirejudice, this was not a time, when fishermen \\ere in a state of abject jioverty, and abundance of fish on the coast, to try and coiKjuer j)rejudices, ev(;n were it possible, by endeavouring to force on them new modes of fishing, or different classes of boats. Having ascertained the wants of each locality, the next step was to send specifications to the best manufacturers and merchants in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and to call for tenders for the supply. In many cases these tenders for the sanu> articles and on the same specificatioub showed a difference of fully forty 12 |)i'r cent, m prices. Frorn thorn f mado llio hpsl solcc'tioiis coiisisliMit not only with (.'('0110111}-, but tlio supply of tlie best matoriiil^, aiul, T do not think T i-xiiyt-'cra to avIumi I say, that, by this iiu'uiis, a saviiii!' of at k'ast twi'iily-tivc pel' eent. oi' movu on the whoh; amount expeiuU'd 011 t^viiv was eft'eotoil. All the nets supjilied were made, ri'ady J'or putting- into the water. There was no nse in snpplyiny materials for nets, as I found that wliii'h had been sn[)[)lied I)y the Committee, to whieli I have before referred, some months previously, to the St. John's Point tishermon, had not been made up into nets, the jieojile being' too {)oor to ])ay for doing so, and that it was still lying in their houses. I was obliged, therefore, to send tliis material baek to Scotland, whence it came, to be manufactured into nets, and for which y(ni have paid. With few exce[)tioiis, all the gear and boats supplied were delivered by the Coastguard to the tishermen, and their receipts taken, duly -witnessed. These receijjts are now among your records. The only exceptions to this rule were Avherc the Coast- guai'd wa.s not available, being stationed at too great a distance from the scene of oiierations. In one instance only had 1 to employ an agent, and I have the satisfaction of feeling that 1 could not have carried oiTt the work myself Avitli a more earnest desire to see that everything was done correctly than was done by the person who gave me this assistance. In a few other cases where the Coastguard were not available, the Constabulary, in the kindest manner, witnessed the delivery and signatures. \iy this means piT'caution was taken that the gear reached the proper hands ; and I am gratified in being able to state that 1 do not believe a single thread went astray. When the (juantity of material delivered over the West and Xorth-West coasts — the number of peo])le that received it — the distances from Avhich it had come — and the almost inaccessible places at Avhieh nincli of it had to he delivered — are considered, I think this must be a matter of no siniiU gratification. The only mishap that occurred was damage to a new boat during the storm of the --ith Novendx'r last, when it was lying at the station of the (rreat Northern Kailway waiting for the tishermen to take it away. Tt had been left by the company's servants on the platt'oi'iii. and during tlii' night the wind blew it over on to tlii' v^ liiic>. by wliirli it vcrcixcd ('(iiisiiU'riililc iliiiiuiti'c. 'I'lir coinpiiiiy luivo anTC'cd to \>:\\ liiilt' tlif t'.\|iciis(' of rcpairiiiU' '"-'i'- Tlic nnr l)0!its supplied miinlH'iHMl I'.fJ. 'I'liese iivc inanmnl by from two to ciylit iiicii carli. Tiddnu' an avoi'a<:'(' of foiif miMi to cai'li. wlncli is ('(msidcral>ly midci- the mark, tlicy liaxf oivcii. and will u'ivc t'mploymcnt to at least 7<'>8 people. The i-ost of these boats amounted to .tl. '^77 1'n. -Jd.. thus averauin,i>' under £10 t'aeh. The i)riee varied from C2 for the small two-men eurragh, used in some parts of the eoast of the (\mnty Dom'u'al, to £-2'). The boats rrjiaircil numbereij |.:)7. and the cost of i-epairs amounted to £1,027 I's. Id. The number of persons employed by these boats may be taken on an a\crau'e at four to ( arli in at. This will uive an additional number of l.>^4^ ; so that In'tweeii new boats and repairs of old (Dies an iiulustry has l)ei'n lostei'i'd. emplo\inL;' at least 2,()lt) |)ersons. few of whom wouhl, from their |)overty. ha\e been al)]e this year, oi' perhaps ever ayain, to have Hshed wi're it not for this bounty. IJut this is not all. The nundier of i)ersons who reeeived nets. Hues and oilier u'ear amounted to nearly 4,000. By far the o-reaier niunber of these eould not have lished this year but for tlio supply of lisliinu- n'ear o'iven to them; and nut one of the whole could have cari'ied it on sueressfully with any old u'oar they had in their hands. It eame to my knowledo'c that in some loealities the poor ])eo])k'. Avhile nsin-^' their old lU'ts before the new ones were su[)[)lied, lost laryo captures of ti.sh by the old nets bursting. it may, therefore, be safely stated that with this fund you have lieen enabled to L;ive lucrative employment to over 4,O0O persons, and it is not too much to estimate that two persons arc; dependent on each one of these, thus [)roviding the means of obtaining food for about 8,00<» souls. In addition to this, which was so iviuch needed in this country, this year, these peojile are ])rovided with good Hshing gear for the next season. These calculations do not embrace the County of Kerry, Mr. William IjUuc Joynt having undertaken the cases in this countv, on which T was not to ivport. I am sorry to be obliged to say that in the transmission of this large (piantity of goods, or of the bt)ats, no allowance was made from the ordinary charges by the Steamboat or Railway Companies, the only exceptions being, that th(^ Messrs. Russell, of 1 i 44 "V liinioriek, kindly volnntcorod to {'iirry n lavpo canoo from niii^lc to liinioriek, iind the riyavy a lishiniz' for many years in some hjcalities, and for miles on one part of the coast of the County Clare, there were, it may be said, no lu'ts amona' the Hshermen until those sii])plied from this Fund had arrived. In another locality a very heavy herrinj^' Hshin\ thi^ Fund couhl be obtained from the fishernu'ii, it • Vi ' in )Otll would be found that truhlo ov tour times tho amount of the entire Fund has already boon realized ; and, save in cases where some of the gear has been lost in the late heavy galos, tho fislicrmcn who wore tho fortunate participatovs in this bounty aro well supplier, with gear for the coming season, and. if'oidy sntlicioutly providont, ought to 1)0 abU- troiii tlicir earnings to keep it renewed. These observations have I'clV'reiiee oidy to tho localities in whiidi boats and gear have been sup])lied ; an(h undoubtedly, l)ut for tliis the ca[)ture in sucii places would have l)eon very small indeed, and the country would have suffered to that extent. There are, I may say, thousands of poor people on this Wi'st and North-West coast who ari', for the most part, utterly deticient of |)ro]ier ap])liances to Hsh. Their appeals thrmigh nu- to you for assistance have been most piiinful, ns you have no longer any funds to meet their Wiints. They look on. ;is they say themselves, at their neighbours, who have been supplied, fishing sueeessfnlly, while they are standing idle. As a rule, the ])eople along thi.s e.Ktensivo sea-board combine tisln'ng Avith farming, ft has been urged that neither can be well carried out by this divided attention ; but if anyone will go through this district carefully, these views will soon dissipate. They will tind, firstly, that tho small and unprofitable patches of land held along this coast, without tho adjunct of fishing, would not maintain a family ; and, secondly, that the variable, tempestuous weather pi'evailing during tho greater part of the year is sufficient to prevent ti.shing being exclusively carried on profitably. For weeks no fishing craft eould staiul out. The importance of pei'sons living on this coast, and holding these small patches of land, being supplied with proper a])pliances to enable them to seize the opportunities of fishing when they offer, is of vast consequence, not only to them but to the country at large. When weather })revents tishiiig operations, they may be cultiva- ting their land, and so the (uio avocation will not interfere with the other. I take this i'elt ;if sceiny some of tlieir neIt;ldioni's siieccssrid, lins nioi'i b(>en a most important elenu'iit towurds the success Avhich s followed your udministrution of this Fund. I nume them ii ordei' and extent of their labours — j\Ir. Scott, (Hiief Odicer at ]\[oville. County T)oiie,rral. Mr. MucDonuld, Divisional Ollicerat I'ullendivu, C-ounty Sb'e'o. Mr. .Taii'o, Chief Otlicer; Station — HallyvauLi'hun, Conidy Cluri'. Af r. (iil>boiis, 1 )ivisionul Officer; Stutit)U — Aehiil Island, Co. Muyo. Mr. l\ol)erts, (Jhiuf Otlicer ; Station — Ti'ibane. ('ounty l)on(;i^'ai. Mr. M'Kinley, Chief Otlii-er; Station— Burton Port. Co. Donegal. Mr. Seai'le, Chief Oflici'r ; Station Kilcrechnie, Co. Clare, ^liv Cliurcher, Chief ( )tlicei' : Station — hisi-annor, County (Mare, ^fr. Crouke. Chief Otlicei- ; Station — lluncrana, Co. Donegal. .Mr. llowley. Chief Othcer; Station— CuldulT, County Donegal. Mr. Mutton, Chief Officer; Station — Mulin Head, Co. Donegal. Mr. .Murphy. Chief Othcer: Station— Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal. ^Ir. Kvei'urd, t'liief Officer; Station — Teelin, County Donegal. Mr. Beckerley, Chief t)fficor; Station — ]\la]ininore, Co. Donegal. Mr. Regan, Chief Officer; Station--15all Hill, County Dcmegal. Mr. Neil, Chief Officer; Station— Kilrush, County Clare. Mr. P:iliott, Chief Officer ; Station- llutlimullen, Co. Dimcgal. Mr. Davies, Chief Officer; Station— Seatield. County Clare. 47 Indi'dl. it 1)L'cnrm's iin invidious tank tn nnnu' thcsi' offl'crs .spcfinlly, when I know ho\v niuch all Imvc contributi-'l ti)wiiirst tlnmks foi' the unirofin coni'ii'sy lunl jittcntion with wliicli ;>ll my vt'comuKMula- tiojis iiavc \)vvn rcrcivctl l»\ von t'i'otn linif to tinu", ami tlu> cordial sjiirit cvim-i'd by each ami vvi'vy nu'mljcr of tin' ('omniitt('t> to nicoi any snti'u'cst ions I took tlic liberty o|' nnikinn'. | sliall ever considor it the bi'i<,diti'st spot in my ollicial rarcci' to liavc btcn enabled, tlironji'li your kindness, to laive been even the hnndilest inslrnnHMit of jilfoi'dinu' I'elicl' to my poor distressed t'ellow-connt rvmen. and sliidl watch the still rnrthcr developnn'til nf a work from Nvliici' ali'eady thcic have lieeii such sat isfacttn-y I'esnlts. I have the hoiionr to be. My Lords and fuMitlenu'n, Y(mr faithful Servant. 11, Pei!cv Pi, me, l)i;i!MX, JJccvmhi'r, ISSd. THOS. K. I}|{A[)V^ 11. M. Inspector of Irhh Fisheries. I I 48 APPENDIX N( BALANCE S OF THE CANADIAN FUND FOR RELIEF OF # To J)OMiMu\ Parijamen't or Canada — Amount Granted „ Nkw York Hkrai.d Fimi — Contribution towards Boats, Gear, &c. ... ... £4r,r, C, H „ Ditto for ono-tliird share of Grant for Renvylo Pier ... ... 1H8 18 4 £ s. ,1 20,547 l.S lo BvG . Tx ,, NATroxAr, Bank — Interest on Current Account 044 (» r<> 10 it E; :e2l,2(;H j> ; We have earofnlly examined the details for ahove Balance correct and to exhibit a true statement of the dislmrsement of .S5, Dami: Strekt, DrnLix, 2(ith Fehniari/, IHHI. lect e Fv ^9 ENDIX |No= 2. .ANCE I SHEET Ol' THE m, RELIEF OF DISTRESS IX IRELAXD £ s. ,1. By Grakts for Piers 20,547 IS lo I Surveys of ditto .., £ s. d. .. o,ro3 11 ?, •23 19 o H 4 — (J44 7i] 10 G Cbfirc'es on ditto, includinef Coastguards' expenses, reporting on applications, distributing gear, in- specting boats, &c. ... iriQ 9 6 „ EXPEXSF.S — Salaries ... ... Printing, Postage. Telegrams and Stationery fneidentals ... Bank Charges 11.13; 15 2n; U lOu 14 2 91 17 5 2 IS 4 403 3 11 :e2l,2t;H J> 7 £21.208 9 7 G. R. DEASE, THOMAS PDF. T ]• T, Jl.v.. j reafurers. above Balance ff^^'* "^ ^^^^ original Books and Vouchers. We certify it to be • 1 i ,»^ Fund by the Committee, isimrsement ol W KEVA^^S & KEAX, ChartoreJ Arrnunfants. 50 APPENDIX ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE Counties And Localities in -which Gear and Boats provided. DOXKOAL BiinnatroohaTi, Mnlinasole, lUimloriin, Douoprnl, MoviUe. (Irt'cnciirttlo, Cuiiliiff, luish- boUin, Mount Chiu'los, Port- rioi), liathniulleu, Inver, St. Jobu'fi rojnr, MaliiHiiort', Maliubep. Olencoluiubkille, Teeliii, Pdwiu'.vs, Arranmore Isliiiid, Diml'aijagliy, Malin Head, Bmieraiia. LT'ITIMM Tullaghan Sr,I(iO Enniscrone, Aucliris. Easkcy, Jlullagbmoio, Pullocliceney, rulletuiiva, luuic-hmurray. Mayo Achill Island, Iniskca Islands, Belnnillet, liuvrackclei-'fiai!, liallyghU'S, Poitacloy, I'or- tiirli'ii.lieldcrrig, Koss,"'Killala, Ballymote, KUcuinin, Mur- nsU, liosclave and Islands, Muievagh, Westpovt, Clare Island, Bundoi'ragiia aiul Louisl'urgh, Galwav tjpidi'.al, Kilroc, Innisblnckcu anil Jmiishuee Island^, Arrau, Bnrna, Weir, Siradbally, Oraii- niorc, Ballinamana, Ballina- courty, Leeuanc, Glenagim- lagb, Killeries, Kilkcrrin, Maumoei!, Kinvan;i, Krris- luorc. I C'l.AKK ... ... I .Muvcou, Carriguholt, Bally- 1 vaufrbaii, Kilrusli, Fmtra; Kil- i kee.yuilix'.Seafield.Llscannor, QUL'iiiu, Knock, Kidjaha, ! Ballyhalino, Murrouffh, cilu- niua.Milt'jwii-Malbay, Latkyk'. ' Clare Castle, Mnckmish. j Kerry Duncjuiu, Castleniaine, and | Dingle Bays. j Cork Baltimore, Clonakilty, White gaU', Loap,(.;iandoi'e, Youghul Tota 1,s FISHING GEAR, Nets, with Ropes, Corks, &c. Lobster Pots Lines No. 8,812 54 953 1,880 11 8 Cost £ s. d. 518 2 10 52 4 (56 2"0 8 1 4or> r.^1 1(3 8 5(39 l'i2 580 4,318 260 4 V>>i 1 5 28 1 5 119 10 1 771 8 G l.lol LG95 287 10 2 8 r, 179 18 1' tf 1,524 8 1(1 NDIX ENDITURE GE AE. Lines Cost £ s. d. 518 2 10 61 No. 3. UPON FISHING GEAR AND BOATS. BOATS Uooks New Ee paired No. 145,505 52 4 I •^'^><300 h 279 8 1 40,000 260 4 7(),5r5 237 ]0 u 2 8 r, 179 18 1' 1,524 8 1(1 Cost No. Cost ' No. £ ■■?. '/. £ >■. J. I 48 18 2 7H Loos 7 ,; \i27 I 7 18 5 18 ' 141 18 20 G 9 23 186 5 160 Cost £ s. d. iVSli X 1 FREIGHT £ .V. d. 5;! (■) In 8 17 U 18 5 162 9 6 22 4 6 64 n , 88 118 IC. 7 <.i 8 2 5L850 13 8 8 61 356 7 <; 83 804 8 Jl • 26 6 f 4,000 , 10 ... i I 14.000 7 16 9 2 2 2 TOTAL Expeiitliture £ .s'. d. 8.. 54-0 15 5 12 7 11 8 14 10 5S8 8 24 lo 4 2,558 U 4 17 1 In 1.15S ID (• l.H-iH U 7 124 15 9 120 16 8 23 91 9 8 18 s 1,174 17 7 871.581 1 121 2 «; 192 1.877 lO 2 487 1,027 9 1 185 i;t ll.n;!7 ;, o I*,*'^- ^ 52 APPENDIX No. S.^Continued. I SUMMARY OF FOEEGOING ANALYSIS, Showing Expenditure in each County under the several Headings. (Pages 52 and 53.; Counties Gear Boats Freight ^'^"" Totals 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ B. d. Donegal 2,145 13 1,341 15 7 53 6 10 3,540 15 5 Leitrim 8 7 9 3 17 3 2 ! 12 7 11 Sligo 414 10 1 159 18 6 8 14 10 583 3 5 Mayo 2,180 6 G 348 14 6 24 10 4 2,553 11 4 Galwat 964 1 ] 177 1(3 7 17 1 10 1,158 19 6 Clare 1,201 1(3 n 660 11 5 26 6 8 1,888 14 7 Kerry 122 13 7 ... 2 2 o 124 15 9 Cork- 958 18 3 1 1 212 5 « 3 13 8 1,174 17 7 Total, £ 7,996 (3 1 9 : 2,904 19 3 ! 1 135 19 6 11,(J37 5 6 ^ 5 I I 1 53 APPENDIX No. 4. EXTRACTS FEOM LETTERS The following are extracts from letters received from Correspon- dents in various parts of tlie Country, testifying- to the good effects produced by the distrilmtion of the Gear, and provision of Boats by tlie Committee. From a Oor respondent, Count n D^nuyal, dated Uth Xovemhcr, 1880. " All the fishermea are now supplied, and seem well satiatiod, and are " very thankful. I am glad to be able to acquaint you that ^vo have a good " proof of their willingness to work for the improvement of the iishing. Four " of the boats are to-day outside the llcad<. The cod fishing is very good, and " those that have been supplied with the lines are making a good living. At " present the herrings are slack, bat we are in hopes they ^vill come in again " shortly. " Four or five more applicants for linos in groat need. In all other cases " perfect satisfaction prevails." Anotlicr, CoHiity Doneijal. "You will be glad to hoar that the cod fishing is doing well. D. had " three dozen yesterday in one shot ; another boat had live dozen in two shots ; "another, four and a-half dozen in two shots; some other boats, up to five " dozen. Good fish selling at 8s. per dozen." From another Corrcsponde\d, County Doiecjal, dated 2nd J'dij, 1880. " The men are very thankful, and using their best endeavtjurs to get all " the good they can out of their boat. With many thanks for your attention " to our neighbourhood," &c., ic. From another Currcsp indent, County Doneyod. " It would be superfluous on my part to say a word in reference to the " great trouble you have taken in the interest."; of the poor fishermen on the " several coasts. I beg to thank you on behalf of the fishermen of this " district for your i:)hiIauthropic clibrts in trying to better their condition so " materially," &c., &c. From Fislurmcn, County Donegal, 1th December, 1880. " The boats pleased us very well, and we hope the Lord will reward you " for what you have done for us, and accept ourwarniest thanks and blessings " also, and may God prosper you is the sincere prayer of your humble " servants." From Kiiotlti r Finhcnnan, Connfif Doncfjal. " Tlic Ijout you r you as long as thoy live with gratitude. They are doing very " well at the fishing now." Fr(i)n antitln/r Coricr^ponilfiit, Cuunfii Sliijo, daied Wth Aiujnut, l^HO. "I am deeply grateful to you for your very great kindness .and attention " to niy.self, personally; and it alt'ords me very sincere pleasure to have to " convoy to you, on the part of our Harbour Committee, a coi'dial and " unanimous vote of thanks, passed at our meeting on yesterdaj-, for your '' persevering and unvarying attention to, and advocacy in favour of, the " interests and rcir earnest prayers " and wishes arc for your happiness and welfare," &c., kc. From a Currr.- to £(> a week witli the gear supplied by the Canadian Coinmiitee, they were on the beach looking on, and could do nothing but mourn, and could not get a single net on credit. Now, by getting a net each, they can earn the price of plenty of gear. There are about fifteen more poor lishermen who would require a net each. Tiiat might earn them the jn-icc of other nets, and help them to gel a boat. There can be no greater service doiu; than put nets first in the fishermen's hand.-), by whicli they can earn the price of tjther gear ami lK..;ts.'' Jii ^9f^ .)■) I A iii>tln'r, from Cdinifii M<(iiii. iliihul \tli ^rr.li mhrr. "I wish to infonii you and the Charitable CoiniiiitLeo ihul are doiii^- pd *' much to help our poor fiahcrnioii, ol" some details c<)uceru- g the boat.i an 1 " nets given to them. ■' One man got £31 wortli ol' herrings in one week. " Another mau got, in one night, Lll worth of 1. iringa. " Another got £7 worth. " I liad a conversation with about thirty of the lishcrmcn, and asked thoni " liow much had tliey earned up to this l)y tlie nets givca by tlio Catnidian " Committee, and the lirst answer was ti iiray(>i' for .Mr. Brady and the 'rood " Canadian Commitieo who assisted them out of their poverty, and that, tliey " had earned, eacli man, from ,C7 to Xs. " They then tohl mo what service this gear had done tliom. About tv> eniy ** said they had bought two young pigs each, and tliat they could feed iliein " with the small or blighted potatoes that would Ije (jf no use to llietn, but " would have to throw them away, and they hoped these pigs would bo value " for £7 or £8 coming on December oi- January. " Others redeemed articles the}' had in jiawn and paid .shop bills for which " they would have been processed, aud they could now keep the only cow they " had to give milk for the children. " They are in great hopes of a good year's fishing ami intend ia give " every attention to it. All these poor people say— now, the next thing is to " earn the rent, and keep our little honn s. Not one of them could have " purchased a not or boat,'" &c., i>c. Another, County Mmjo, SiHh Aiujmt, IS.SO. " Boats loaded again last night with herrings. J.'s seems to be the " luckiest. lie had £11 worth — price tis. the hiuulred. Fruvi anothey CorrcHpotuloit , Cuuntij Maijo, old Ainjii-it, L'^SH, "lam intensely grateful to you for giving our poor people the nets, " ropes, &c. " The people are all gratitude for your noble kindness to thorn.' From another forrcsixnukid, Cuantij ^Lmjo, oOth iJcceiiibtr, l^iSd. " The Beldorrig fishermen load their boats with mackerel every nighr. *' They have not had such success at fishing for thirty years. They are, " thanks to God, and you after llim, all enriched, aiul they never shall forget " what has been done for them." ; Froyii a Correspondent in County Galway. "1 cannot fiu'l words to express my gratitude to you for all yon hive done " for the poor lishermen on this coast. Were it not for the timely aid afforded "by the Canadian Committee, I do not know what should have been the " consequence. Nothing but misery and destitution, ending probably in the "workhouse. Vou liave not only supplied their present wants, l>y giving i ^i I 66 " them the means of earning a livelihood for thera.-elves and their families at " the present time, but liavc provided them with the opportunity of averting " probably famine from their doors next year, and they are truly gratelul. " We could have done vrith a much larger quantity of fishing gear than you " have been ablo to supply, an the poor tishermcn are completely run out of all, " and can obtain none on credit ; but wo are thankful for what yon have sent, " and it is the greatest charity that has ever been bestowed on the people." From a Correspondent hi County Clare, dated Gth t^tpteniber, 188n. " It may bo interesting to you to bo in a position to state to those " benevolent gontleraon who guide the operations of the Canadian Committee " the results which have attended their labours in this locality. [Hero follow the names of thirteen persons who had earned from £'i to £16 each by canoea and nets given to them up to this dale. The cost of providing nets fur some of the people came to only £(>, and the amounts stated above up to date were earned in about a month' c; fishing.] " Tho cauoes and nets issued on the N. and N.W. coast of this county " have not as yet been made nmch use of, the mackerel season not having yet " set in. But foregoing figures will show what those men have earned up to " the present ; and were it not for tho continued easterly wind and thunder, " the Fishermen of the Lower .Shannon woidd have a rich harvest offish, as " they were never in such a position to participate in takes of fish aa they " now are. " When I can certify to you that every man in thef-e canoes have been " during the year on our llelief Lists, you will have some idea whnt a boon " these canoes and nets are to them, and what an inestimable source of value " they will prove to tliem during tho ensuing mackerel season, when every " canoe that has been made will be at work. At the end of the season I will " have much pleasure in forwarding such a report of the results of their " labours as I can glean from the fishermen." Froin a)iothcr Corri'S2iunde)tt, County Clare, dated liih September, 188U. " I am very happy to inform you that we had as plentiful a night's fishing " last night ou tho Shannon as there has been for tho past ten years. Some " of the canoes supplied by tho Canadian Committee had as many as ii, 000 " herrings.'' From another Correqwndenf, County Clare, dated 2ith October. " You will be glad, I know, to learn that the nets supplied by tho " Canadian Committee were just in time for one of the largest takes of " mackerel made for many years, I sincerely hope to meet you before long " among the people whom you have raised up from poverty." From another Correspondtnt, County Clare, dated lith August, 1880. "I was delighted this morning in getting your letter saying you had " ordered the net for the poor fisherman M'Mahon. I know of no more " industrious, honest man, and it always grieved me to see him when hard up " for n not. 1 think he and bis family could not have been proudor if 1 tojij *• them they had come in for an estate. I have to ihai.lc you for your kiml " attention to my letter, and to send you Jl'ilahon's simple, lioiiost " message, that, ' if his prayers are any use, you will never be in want.' " From anuthcr Concsitondent, Coutitij Clare, 3rd Nootmher, 1»»0. " I believe, in all sincerity, that you are the greatest benefactor this pan " of Ireland has seen for tho last generation, and 1 only hope that the people " of Clare, and the people of tho other counties whom you have served so " much, will get some opportunity of showing how they appi-eciate such " services." From another Correspoiulenf, ('ounUj Clare, dated bth September, issit. " Very many thanks for the nets, spillets, canoes and boats, given to tho " fishermen of this locality, 'J hey are first-class. Throe men got a fine haul " of herrings last week, and for two niglits each man made over £6. Three " others got a large lot of mullet, and made (Hjually as much. •' The gear given to thc.'Se people is of the greatest service. In fact I " don't know what would have become of them. There was no employment " from any source in this locality, but now they can keep themselves well " employed every day at fishing, as there is plenty of fish, if only looked for. " These people had neither the ways or means of fishing for the past ten " years, which has kept them so miserably poor. They have great hopes now, " as every prospect of a good fishing season now in the bay, and the great " advantage to those people being so near tho fishing grounds. " When you see the canoes and boats you will be highly pleased, as they " are very strong and seaworthy. At a meeting of the Board of Guardians " here, a vote of thanks was passed to the Canadian Committee for the liberal " supply of fishing gear given by them to the district, and also for their grant " for a pier. " Again thanking you and the Canadian Committee for the grants to those " poor fishermen," &c., &o. From Board nf (jvurdUins, BalUjcanyliaa Union. " Resolved — That having learned the Canadian Committee have allocated " a sum of £300 towards the construction of a Fishery Pier at Glenina, thereby " insuring aia expenditure of £1,200, this Board, on its own part as well as on " the part of the fishermen, hereby return their warmest thanks to the above " Committee for this grant, and also for the very liberal supply of fishing " materials given to the district. " The Board is also desirous of tendering their warmest thanks to ''Thomas F.Brady, Esq., Inspector of Fisheries, for his kind e.Kertions in " obtaining these valuable grants for the fishermen, and for the friendly " interest he always takes in fisheimen in general." 58 ADDENDUM. After tlic !ul()|itiiiii ol" llii' tui-c^oiiio- lioport, the roDowiiig leltcr was i'('(H'ivi'(l Itoiu tlic Pici's (-ommittce : — " FtsHKi.'v Pii:i;n CoMMiTTur. (Ir)c[»vm>). " liUCAI, CInVRRNMKNI llo.Mil) OllK.'i:, CcSToAt lIoCsE, '• Uuhlln, [Uh 'Fehrmr;/, IwHl. " SiK, — I inn (k'sirod liv the Fisliorv Fioi's Cuinniittcc ( Irduiul ) " to stiitc, for tlie iiifonmitioii of tlii' Coininittco of tlu' Ciinadiiiii " Fnnd for the Relief of the Distress in Ireland, tliat, not having " been able to got a eontraetor for tlio works at Killala, County " Mayo, with the approval of His Kxcclleiiey the Lord Lieixtcmmt, " they have been obliged tinully to abandon that work. '• The Committee, therefore, now requests the authority of the •■ Ctiuadian Relief Fund ('ommittec to aHoeato this sum towards " the one-fo;irth of the eost of eousti'uction ol" Piers at the following *■ places : — Bunnatroohan ... ... Co. Donegal. Malin l?i"g ... ... ... Co. Donegal. Hush Harbour (extra works)... Co. (lalway. (Jlenhira ... ... ... Co. ^layo. Oi'aumore ... ... ... Co. Gal way. Durmianus... ... ... Co. Cork. :Millcove ... ... ... Co. Cork. " I am also desired to state that if it is not found neees.sary to "allocate the entire £1,UU(J by reason of this Committee obtaining " sabscriptions from private sources, the balance remaining over " will be rcfuiulcd. " 1 am, 8ir, " Your obedient servant, "ALAN HORNSBY. "C. V. P. DowsoN, Ls(i.. " The As.sistant Secretary to the " Committee of tLe Canadian Relief Fund, "Mansion House, Dublin."' A Special fleeting of the Committee, convened to consider this communication, was held on the 14th l'Y>bruary. The Committee, while expressing their veiy great regret that the contemplated works at Killala, whicli would be of the greatest jju ii w i ium, - .»;' ri'i* importuiKT to tlio locality, would nut lie ciirricd out, ii.ssfutcd to tlic ti'iiiisl'i'i' of tlio £'1, which wil cITccted will lie of the utmost utility. Mr. 'r. V. Hriidv iitteiuliMl this Meet inn' ol' the Cnmmittce. and liuviiiy', at the re((uest ol' the (*ommittee, kindly iimlertakeii in distribute, in the luirchasi' of pear for distressed li>hermeti. any sum that miyht lie I'l'turned from the IMei's Commiltee. if lh(>y roeoivcd conti'ibutions from private sources in aid of any of the Avoi'ks, the Tiers Committee Avere authorised to pay (iver any such sum to Mr, ilrady for tliat {iur[iose. Tlie Committee, feeliug' much indebted to the of!ic(>rs and men of the Coastguard Service, for the valuable assistance rentlered liy tliem in the distribution of the (loar. ccuisidei'cd they could best expres.s their pratitude by brinp-inp' the matter undt'r the consideration of the Admiral Superintendent of X.;»al iloser\es, ■which they aceordinplv did. The letter of the C(nimittee to His Royal Hig'hness the Duke of Edinburgh, and his reply, follow this addendum. The works to which the Committee contributed, the amount contributed, and the works executed uudei' the superinleiulence of the Committee, are as follow : — £ s. d. £ s. il. Co. DtiNEGAL — Tiiwney ... ... ... Kl'i " <» Teulin ... ... ... l.ndo o I) Arranmore ... ... 2(t(t <) (» Downey's Bay ... ... '."lO o (» Malinbeg ... ... ... i'."-? H> n Buunatroohan ... ... 117 lo () >> Total for Cu. Uoneyal 2 .')lti» II CO t'o- Sliqo Co. jMavo )> n Co. Gal WAY -Doloon " T]iisli ITurbour ^"'ried/oru-arcl ,. "^ "' ''' _ ^ «• 'L — Kiiiiisci'ono " '-ifftOO I'lillon.liva "" ■'■ -'•' " ^ iotfilto,. Co. SI.Vo . -Molmiioy "^ ' ^)26o ToimtonvuJIov ' '■' ^'*"' " " LI •' ■ '• O"^ '■ uckc'ii ... "■ — '*' " " TAViUiVi-y ... '" ■•• ■'"" " (I J^J"iiairj, .__ "" ••• ''"" (» CiJeulara ... '"' "• "•"' " <> Total fur Co. .May., --____ , »> »» >> >> i-tifiianc ... Ardiiioro ... 'nni.sl,I.acki.'n iiouiidstoiic I^onvjlt. ... <>i';ininore " Goleen Tu]]i^, ' "• •*"" " " /^ F- lotal for Co Pl.iv > ... p '-^'^*''^I foi- Co. Kerry - , . Co.CoBK -Baltimore ~ 1'^^' M Millfove ... ■■' ••■ -"" " " I^unniamis "* *" '^'-^ '^ \y 1 ^^'^'^^ ^or Co. Cork - '" f''^^ Canad,,n Committee • - to. J)o^K..t-C.rntulI.agh Co. Mavo --Oallygany ■" "• '"^ *^ ^ Co. Clare --Seatield ""■ "■ ^^ '^ ... 202 11 .-^ Jst March, ISSl. -'2 11 .1 £9,7077r ^ '"'"""^'"""■^— Co....e.e....,, Oi)e.third-vi.,£i8gi3,, 4cl. fio 61 APPENDIX No. 5. hettei' from the Committee to His [ioyal Hifjlinoss the Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral Suporiutundent Xaval Kv-servea. and tiis Itoyal Highuess's reply. •' To H.R.II. The Dike of Euixbvrgh, "Ai'MIItAL Sri'EHINTENDli.VT NaVAL ReSKRVKS. '* February, 1881. " Siu, " In the course of administoring the gmnt, arnomiting to £20, oil ISs. lOJ., " voted l)y tlio Dominion Farliarnont of Ciiniula towurcla iLo Relief ol Distroas " in Irolaiid, the Cotnmitteo appointed bj* the Secretary of State to the Colonies "deemed it prudent, owing to the difficulties connected with this undertaking, " to ask the services of the Coastguard officers in the South and West coasts of " Ireland. "The Committee, having now conclitdod their work of charity, desire me "to express to your lloyal Highness their cordial thanks fur and appreciation "of the valuable services rendered, not alone by the officers, but th(,' men of "the Coastguard service in Ireland. These services were in many cases "most laborious, and have been in all most cordially and zealously given. *' The Committee desire to bring specially under the notice of your Royal " Highness the names of tlie following Coastguard Officers, whose duties in "distributing to the fishermen the boats and gear awardeil by the Committee "have been of great and exceptional value. "The Committee desire me further to express the hope that your lloyul " Highness will be pleased to take these services, uiven at a very trying and "distressing period, into your gracious consideration. " I have the honor to be, Sir, " Your Royal Ilighness's most dutiful, most obedient, humble servant, " C. F. P. DOWSON, " Assistant Secretary." (Here follows list of names, for which see page 4fi.) "Sir, 1, New Street, Spring Gardens, S.VV., "23rd Felruary, 1881. " With reference to your letter dated February, 1881, I request you " will convey to the Committee of the Canadian Fund for the Relief of Distress 62 "in Ireland that it has ^iTr- ' ~®" ^^"n your letter "lam, Sir, 'Your obedient serrnnt, " To the Assistant Secretary "'^""'""^""'^^-^^^•-f of Distress i "ALFKED, Dublin.- "1 IrelaiKj, " the officers xpression of ''ed by tJiose your letter ED, 'intendent.