New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-14
TILE PARNELL PROPOSAL.

london Aug l3-The proposal OF Mr. Parnell for
the settlement of the Dish question: which MI
Chamberlain refers 10 in his letter TO The Tlmes'
as having been brought to him by Mr. o'shca in 1885,
aud which is appended 10 his letter is headed Local
sclf-Govemment In Ireland, and is as follows
T. s nronose, To create county boards TO elected by
raenayers triennially by ballot The board wOui levy
county rates would be sanitary authorities and would al
minister all county busnessreef Of the poor infmares
hospitals asylums roads bridges and harbors TIE
boards would have power purchase compusory or lease
land any Of these objects as we'll as for the erection OF
churches schools aborers TO grant conces-
provide county and barorial subvenons
and guarantees railways tramways and other
public undertakings within the county; 10 order or un-
drtake subsidiary schemes OF ateral drainage as
may their of jurisdiction, and 10 deie-
gate theI powers committees.
boar1 would be authorized to associate Itself
with one or more boards OF the nature ind
Gated which might overlap its boundary. In order TO
guard rights landowners representation In pro-
portion paid by them might be admitted to
the boards Generally speaking the landlord halt
poor and the tenant half the rates Accord
ing to the local taxation in Ireland just pre-
Parliament 1t appears that in 1855 the amount
levied property outside OF the were for poor
rates 1147 322 pounds and for county 1871 $50
hounds Surprising therefore that the landowners were
one-fourh OF these burdens they might be
allotted oneOurth representation the county boards
To make sure OF system OF separate elections for
he found convenient to levy single county for all
purposes be divided between landlord ard ten
according the present in proportion to their
respective ratings. County boards and municipalities
would elect representatives, according to population to
on central board in Dublin For the purpose OF
these elections representatives Of the landowners would
separate elective power proportonate to that Of
their constituents in elections TO the county boards
To the central board would be handed the
management Of such public departments the follow
fnc . ~
3 Board O. Na.icn1 Education Board Of intermediate
Educatlon s. isn Fisheries Board; 6, Lunatic Asyiuns
Eoara; :. General Valuation and Boundary STVey s,
Charitable Donations and BeIdests Conni-scn o. Eli
dowed Schools Commission. e,c.
The central boald would have general powers over
these departments and the reorganization and re-
form Of them. II would be authorized to delegate
such powers or any Of Them a committee and 10
appoint q president, Nce-prcsidents and employees TO
administer them The central board would have the
power levy .,aonal rates for such purposes as IL
teInal Improvements. harbor arterial drainage tree
planting and reclamation and improvement OF land for
subsidies ana guarantees OF interest for railways, tram
ways public enterprises for guarantees in reference
to the purchase Of holdings for tenants and similar OBJ
ects and for the better housing Of the poor working
classes.
1t would be entitled {, borrow money from the
Treasury purposes sanctioned by law and to grant
loans and occuplers OF land subject to the
and regulations Of the Treasury in so far as
might adyarces made It hy the latter 1t
would have the power TO move the Ministers
ask Parliament for contributions from the
Imperial ENcheque exceeding the proportion OF such
contributions the granted for similar purposes In
England l. would lave control over. all public endow
mcns for educational purposes In Ireland and the
applied 5anee OF the Irish Chdrch fund I'm the keep
ing Of the Land Commissioners, but the collect on OF
money Of this would be Treas
ufy he Lani ConmisSoners who would hand pro-
cecds the ccr;Ial bCa'd.
When either the county boards or the central board
should exercise the right OF compusory tang on
purchasing land in order enlarge hold or to sup.
ply other holdings to tenants IN congcsted districts the
valuation for hr l"aso purchase might be- left to the
Iaud Commissioners Leves for compensation for out
iafes police would be collected by the police
authorities There would be appeal from the
except question legal power and such ap
peal would be finally decided by the Supreme Court Of
Appeal.
Dublin