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Show IRISH PARLIAMENT CALLED PARAMOUNT People Regard Sinn Fein Body as Authority DUBLIN. Feb. 4 The Dall Eireann. the Sinn Fein parliament. In the minds of an overwhelming majority of the Irish people, continues as the dominant dom-inant the only legitimate authority In Ireland, It la treated as an authoritative authorita-tive body. None ot the municipal or county bodies which pledged allegiance to It have withdrawn from that position. posi-tion. The Dall Eireann'a Instructions are obeyed by -these subsidiary bodle, and all dealings with the Irish local government gov-ernment board, which represents the British government, are barred. For this reason the board la unable to make Its customary audit In every county and city accounta. The result Is Increasing difficulty In every district. dis-trict. "Rate." or tax collectora are faced with two sets of Instructions one from BritlHh government representatives, or the local government board, the other from local Sinn Keln authority. A king'a bench decree, designed to compel com-pel these collectors to obey the law has been unavailing. Obedience of each to relieve the altuation, but there waa no response. In Queen's county, the greater part of the taxes of the county, amounting j to about 60.000 pounds, Temaina uncollected, uncol-lected, and the resources of the county are exhausted. Involving aerlous consequences con-sequences to the lunatic asylum and several hospitala. The county council at its meeting resolved to ask the advice ad-vice of Dall Klreann. They have no doubt of its ability to meet, and are willing to act upon Its instructions. At Hray, an important seaside suburb sub-urb within twelve miles of Dublin, an attempt waa made by a member of the town council to get out of financial I troublea by reacindlng a resolution j acknowledging allegiance to Dail Kire- j ann. but be d'd not find a seconder. .crown lnatructions. In many cases, would doubtless bring sever punishment. punish-ment. If not death, to the collector. Tax collecting, needlesa to aay, is not brisk. The balances In local treasuries treas-uries are proving insufficient to enable en-able authorities to maintain public institutions. in-stitutions. In Sllgo, banks have refused re-fused to permit overdrafts, and there is no money to pay the contractors who are, therefore, withdrawing their servtoeft. Patients In hospitals are with- j eut sufficient food and the Inmates ' of the poorhouse are in a similar plight. The chairman of the board of aldermen al-dermen approved the suggestion of Dal Eireann that leading men of the city be asked to advance (0 pounds |