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Letter from Henry Doran to Matthew Nathan, 14 April 1916

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they could <del><unclear>time</unclear></del> buy out Lord Ventry's interest for cash,
<lb/> and if they cannot do this they must remain as they are.

Lord Ventry offered to sell these holdings to
<lb/>the Board for <del><gap/></del> <add>£2582</add> cash, but the Board by Minute (copy 
<lb/>of which is enclosed) of the 9<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> March, 1915 declined
<lb/>to pay cash for the holdings. By doing so they would
<lb/>merely be putting themselves in the position of the
<lb/>middlem<add>e</add>n<add>'s</add> landlord, and they would, in my opinion, be
<lb/>quite unable to get rid of all the holdings as several
<lb/>of the occupiers are unable to provide cash to purchase
<lb/>the middle interest.

This question was several times before the Board
<lb/>and the town tenants have been informed that the Board
<lb/>cannot purchase the holdings. Mr O'Donnell M.P.
<lb/>has also been informed. For your information I send
<lb/>you portion of the file with the following communications
<lb/>marked:

1. Copy of my letter of the 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> December 1915 
<lb/>to Mr M<hi rend="superscript">c</hi>.Clure, Agent to Lord Ventry.
<lb/>2. Letter dated 11<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> <sic>Decemer</sic>, 1915 from Mr
<lb/>O'Donnell M.P. to the Secretary.
<lb/>3. Letter from Mr. Crowley, Hon. Secretary, Town
<lb/>Tenants Leag<add>ue</add>, Killorglin dated 27<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> January, 1916,
<lb/>with copy of Secretary's reply thereto.
<lb/>4. Letter from Mr Coghlan Briscoe, Secretary
<lb/>Town tenants Leag<add>ue</add> dated 16th. February, 1916,
<lb/>and copy reply thereto.

Several of those who are most loudly clamouring to
<lb/>purchase their holdings are men who have neither the
<lb/>means nor credit to do so.
<salute>Yours faithfully,</salute>
<signed>Henry Doran</signed>

<note>Returned to CDBd <lb/>18/4</note>

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Letter from Henry Doran to Matthew Nathan, 14 April 1916

National Archives of Ireland

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