Cornelius O'Brien,
M.P.--Captain Wynne at Ennistymon--A real Irish Committee--Major
M'Namara--His version of the Ennistymon affair (_Note_)--Charges
against the Gentry of Clare by Captain Wynne--Mr. Millet on
Ennistymon--Selling Tickets for the Public Works--Feeling of the
Officials founded often on ignorance and prejudice--The Increase of
Deposits in the Savings' Banks a Proof of Irish Prosperity--How
explained by Mr. Twistleton, an official--Scarcity of silver--The
Bank of Ireland authorized to issue it--The Public Works of 1845-6
brought to a close in August, 1846--The Labour-rate Act--Difficulty
of getting good Officials--The Baronies--Issues to
them--Loans--Grants--Total--Sudden and enormous Increase of
Labourers on the Works under the Labour-rate Act--How distributed
over the Provinces--Number of Officials superintending the Public
Works--Correspondence--Number of Letters received at Central
Office--Progress of the Famine--Number employed--Number seeking
employment who could not get it--The Death-roll, 196
CHAPTER VIII.
Operations of the Commissariat Relief Department--Not to interfere
with Mealmongers or Corn Merchants--Effects of this Rule--Deputation
from Achill (_Note_)--Organization of the Commissariat Relief
Department--Reports on the Potato Crop--The Blight in
Clare--Commissary-General Hewetson's opinion--Commissary-General
Dobree's Report--Depots--Universality of the Blight--Rules with
regard to Food Depots--Fault of the Treasury--Scarcity of
Food--Depots besieged for it in the midst of harvest--Depots to be
only on the West Coast--What was meant by the West Coast--Coroner's
Inquests at Mallow--Rev.
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