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H R . H . the Grand Master has been pleased to re-appoint for a further term of three years—T 5 W . Bro . the Earl of Yarborough as Provincial Grand Master for Lincolnshire . R . W . Bro . Augustus Frederick Godson , M . P ., as Provincial Grand Master for Worcestershire . H . R . H . the Grand Master has been pleased to

appoint—R . W- Bro . Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinek to be Provincial Grand ¦ Master for Cumberland and Westmoreland , in succession to the late lamented Earl of Bective . The Board have to record with the deepest regret the death of R . W . Bro . Col . Gerard Noel Money , C . B ., Provincial Grand Master for Surrey . His loss ' will be severely felt in Masonry generally , moro especially in the Province over which he presided for the past three years , with so much zeal and ability .

Several irregularities with regard to the election and installation of the W . M . of the Moore Lodge , No . 146 , having come to the knowledge of your Board , they have been obliged to declare both the election and installation to be irregular , and havo called attention to the provisions contained in the

Book of Constitutions as to the future governance of the Lodge . Under the existing circumstances they have likewise deemed it their duty to fine the Lodge a sum of Five Guineas , and to admonish and reprimand the Secretary and those Brothren who took part in such irregular election and installation .

The Board recommend that the Albert Lodge , No . 270 , and the Behar Lodge , No . 335 , who havo neglected to comply with the requirements of Art . 150 Book of Constitutions , and -who have been , in consequence thereof , summoned to appear in Grand Lodge to show cause , and have not replied , should be erased .

FUND OF BENEVOLENCE . The Board have the pleasure to announce that the Twenty-seventh Annual Festival will be held on Wednesday , 10 th of July . R . W . Bro . the Lord Skelmersdale G . S . W . has most kindly consented to preside , and the Grand Secretary will be happy to receive the names of Brethren willing to act as Stewards . Mrs . Margaret Duffield , widow of Bro . John Duffield , late an annuitant , has been placed on the Widows' Fund , under Rule 226 , sub-section XIV . The following cases have been relieved :

Bro . T . S ., Lodge No . 151 £ 15 0 0 Mrs . E . T . B . ( Widow of a Brother of Lodge No . 43 ) ... ... 15 0 0 Bro . S . H . B ., Lodge No . 8 5 0 0 R . LOVELAND LOVELAND , President .

FRANK RICHARDSON , Vice-President . G . FITZGERALD MATIER , G . Secretary . 5 . A Motion will be made that the Report be taken as read . 6 . A Motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on

the Minutes . 7 . Recommendations arising . out of the Report : — That the Albert Lodge , No . 270 , and the Behar Lodge , No . 335 , be erased . 8 . A Motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

THE General Committee of Subscribers to this Institution met on Thursday , at Freemasons' Hall . Brother Frank Richardson Pat . occupied the chair , and there were also present Bros . A . W . Duret , Hugh- M . Gordon , Alfred C . Spaull , E . M . Money , H . Massey , T . Webb Whifcmarsh , Eobert A . Gowan , 0 . Pulman and F . E . W . Hedges Secretary .

The Chairman stated that the Secretary had just received a telegram concerning this Institution and the Cambridge Local Examinations . * Ihe return was out that day . Twenty-three Girls were sent up from this Institution and all of them had

passed . Out of the twenty-three , eight had passed with honours , and eleven others had passed wifch distinction . In addition to this success , out of fifty-four sent up , forty-eight had passed for the College of Preceptors .

The Chairman afterwards stated that the Committee attended the Special Meeting of the Benevolent Institution , which was held to discuss the proposed alterations of the laws of that Institution , to be submitted to the next Grand Lodge . At that meeting the Chairman who presided stated thafc it was

proposed to withdraw them , except the last , giving power to appoint on the House Committee , and as permission to withdraw tne proposed resolutions had to be obtained , it was put to the

meeting and carried . That therefore settled the matter , and when it came before Grand Lodge on Wednesday the laws of the Benevolent Institution would be much more in accordance with the laws of the Boys and the Girls Institutions .

_ Later in the evening the Chairman said that the accounts having been carefully gone over , fche Eeport of the Institution showed that the expenses of the School were greatly reduced . Bro . A . C . Spaull added that whereas the income had been much larger , the expenditure was less by £ 548 .

After the transaction of some other business the Committee adjourned .

The following is a copy of the Eeport referred to above : — The General Committeo , in presenting the accompanying statement of accounts for the year ending 31 st December 1894 , have to report , that the additions to the Infirmary referred to in their last Report have been satisfactoril y carried out , together with some other additions and alterations

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which wore found to be necessary , and the expenditure in respect thereof forms part of tho item £ 1 , 413 13 s 3 d in the balance sheet . Among other matters of exceptional expenditure , which have been a strain upon the resources of the Institution , it has been necessary to replace the swimming bath boiler ( which was a large one ) as well as to renew one of a smaller character , and to make some additions to the hot-water supply and other heating appliances , which altogether have cost the sum of £ 268 9 s lOd .

Some sanitary work was also found necessary , and has been executed for the sum of £ 169 2 s 3 d . The piece of land acquired from the London , Brighton and South Coast Railway , under the reciprocal deed of 18 th December 1890 , has been laid out and further additions made to the tar paving in the grounds at a cost , in all , of £ 335 0 s 7 d . The Committee are very thankful to be able to report that during the year there has been no epidemic illness in the School , and the health of the Girls has been exceptionally good .

The Committee gratefully acknowledge that during the year it was possible to make some small addition to the invested capital , but they desire to point out the great necessity which exists for a large increase in this fund in order that tho permanent income may be materially strengthened and placed upon a footing more in accord with the responsibilities of the Institution arising from the great development of the work and usefulness , happily rendered possible by the successful Centenary Celebration .

The Committee with pleasure take this opportunity to remind the Governors and Subscribers that tho R . W . Deputy Grand Master the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount-Edgeumbe Prov . G . M . of Cornwall , has very kindly consented to preside at the 107 th Anniversary Festival , on Wednesday , the Sth of May next , and they very earnestly solicit the services of Stewards on this important occasion , as at the present time the list of Stewards is numerically considerably weaker than at the corresponding date of the last two years .

The Committee also desire to draw attention to the following unpre oedented results of Examinations , viz . : —

( A . ) Cambridge Local ( 1894-1895 ) , twenty-three competed , all passed , with eight honours and eleven distinctions . ( B . ) College of-Preceptors ( 1894-1895 ) , fifty-four competed , fortyeight passed . *? ( c . ) Associated Board of the Royal College and t"he Royal Academy of Music School Examination , nine entered , all passed , one distinction . ( D ) Mathematics , twenty-six entered , all passed .

NOTE . —It will be seen from above that out of 112 entries during the year there were 106 passes , the total number of Pupils on the books of the Institution , including 38 admitted during the year , being 263 . This is the third year in succession in which all the Candidates entered for the Cambridge Local Examination have passed , and during the last six years 110 out of the 113 Candidates havo passed that Examination , many with honours and distinctions .

( Signed ) FRANK RICHARDSON , Pat ., IN THE CHAIE . 28 th February 1895 . 5 FREEMASONS' HALL , GBEAT QUEEN STBEET , LONDON , W . O .

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