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LODGE 599 Bloomfield , John N . 1036 Harris , J . W . 720 1703 Miller , Wm . Sadler 1 S 95 Noble , Leonard 15 9 6 2414 Pym , S . A . 23 4 o SHROPSHIRE . LODGE 611 Salway , Theophilus J . 10 10 o Southwell , W . Lascelles 21 00

SOMERSETSHIRE . LODGE 41 Curd , Chas . 115 12 6 261 . Kite , G . H . 94 10 o 18 33 Wiltshire , O . W . 52 10 o

STAFFORDSHIRE . 539 Dewsbury , Alfred 35 8 o 539 Bailey , W . H . 51 3 o 624 Abbey Lodge 10 10 o 2149 Taylor , Thos . 35 8 o 2149 Baines , Arthur 35 8 o

• SUFFOLK . PROVINCE 26 5 o LODGE 114 Colchester , V . D . 120 15 o 225 Price , Geo . Powell 220 10 o 332 Grimwade , A . J . ( and Ch . 1224 ) 376 ( Ch . ) Norman , T . W . 52 io o 959 Trew , A . R . 52 10 o

1008 Chapman , Wm . ( and 1592 ) 194 o o i 224 ( Ch . ) Grimwade , A . J . ( and 332 ) 52 io o 1592 Chapman , Wm . ( and 1008 ) 16 31 Shadrake , Wm . G . S 9 5 o 166 3 Flatman , A . G . 99 15 o 19 S 3 Key , Thos . E . 15 15 o 1224 Rose , C . J . N . 57 15 o

SURREY . 410 Bathurst , W . H . 63 o o 88 9 Cowen , Geo . 40 19 o 1046 Jackman , C . W . 1347 Cookes , Tom 1347 Lofts , H . W . 52 10 o 1362 Peat , G . Wallace 43 i o 16 3 8 Mitchell , G . A . 25 10 o

1790 Baber , Henry 27 ic o 1861 Pett , J . M . ( and 212 ) 1861 Rogers , Wm . 21 00 1981 Cobden , R . S . 26 5 o 2096 Brown , Herbert A . 59 17 o 2096 Wayte , John n n 0 2444 Wells , Chas . 3 6 15 o 2473 Walker , C . Stuart ( and 1348 ) 89 5 o

2052 Hancock , i < . W . 90 6 o 2769 Longworth , R . D . 44 11 6 Unattached Hayward , W . D . 10 o o

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SUSSEX . LODGE 3 8 Aylmore , H . S . 23 17 6 315 Feltham , R . E . 11 11 o 732 Manwaring , Harry io 10 o 916 Triggs , A . S . 30 o o 1184 St . John , L . F . 38 17 6 1821 Burden , V . W . . 39 7 6 1829 Carpenter , A . J . 6 3 o o 1829 Rusbridge , John T . 21 o o

1829 Nye , James 10 10 o 1829 Marston , F . J . 1829 Law , G . io 10 o 1829 Goschenm , CM .. 1842 Wilson , Lt .-Col . H . C . 40 5 o 2187 Wheeler , G . H . 10 10 o 21 S 7 Crossley , W . H . 10 10 o 2187 Allen , F . 10 10 o

2434 Trydell , W . F . 36 15 o 2676 Venables , C . A . 10 10 o 2676 Habgood , H . 10 10 o 2676 Schreiner , F . 26 5 o Unattached Elwes , Maj . W . H . Cary Richards , H . C . 10 10 o

WARWICKSHIRE . LODGE 739 Wrighton , CM . 5 5 ° 794 Jones , Felix 10 10 o 925 Hudson , Joseph 925 Ballington , Thomas 925 Penn , Fred James 925 Turton , James Alfred 925 Hankins , John A .

Joint List 84 o o 1016 Sheaff , Geo . H . 10 10 o 1246 Evens , James 31 10 o 1551 Rowbotham , T . 10 10 o 1644 Ratcliff , Thos . 10 10 o

WILTSHIRE . 626 Lapham , A . H . 40 8 o WORCESTERSHIRE . 2 S 0 Carington , R . C . S . ( 1204 ) 62 11 6 529 White , J . Hill , and 529 Millington , J . - ¦ ,.., '

joint . List 52 10 o 564 Willcocks , H . W . 31 10 o 1204 Carington , R . C . S . ( 280 ) 2385 Davies , "W . T . 2385 Buttery , G . B . 49 18 o 2385 Richards , Fred 26 54 Perry , C P . 24 3 o 26 54 Rusby , R . W . 42 o o

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE . PROVINCE Cowper , W . H . 67 3 o

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Lo . & Ch . 23 6 Laugton , F . W ., and LODGE 236 Potter-Kirby , G . Joint List 73 10 o 312 Harrowing , J . H . 10 10 o 1511 Harrison , Wm . L ., and 1511 Holmes , W . Henry Joint List 26 5 o Unattached Browne , G . W .

WEST YORKSHIRE . LODGE 290 Lamb , Joe 290 Raynor , W . P . 304 Mason , C . L . 306 Blackburn , William 9 64 Cleeves , Fred . 904 Gibbs , John 974 Lupton , William C . 101 9 Green , Major H . G . E . 1102 Hirst , Geo . C .

1102 Bailey , Walter 1231 Howell , T . G . 1231 Law , A . W . 1231 Fielding , Albert 1231 Waller , H . H . 1231 Waller , Chas . H . 1231 Broadhead , J . W . 1239 Rowbotham , T . 1514 Walker , David 1736 Oates , J . E . 2263 Fenton , W . C 226 S Bennett , Maj . C . F .

255 s btokes , Chas . 2558 Parker , Capt . C 2558 Robinson , Chas . 2558 Cawood , H . Total from the Province ^ 735 o o

GUERNSEY AND JERSEY . PROVINCE Nickolls , J . B . 10 10 o LODGE 168 Pengelly , Thomas y ^ 10 o FOREIGN STATIONS .

SOUTH AFRICA . 2678 Haworth , N . E . 8 14 o * Included in Lodge or Provincial List .

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ELECTION OF GRAND TREASURER . To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE Midland Grand Hotel , St . Pancras , N . W ., 6 th March 1901 .

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Will you permit me to take this , the earliest opportunity , to tender my grateful thanks to the 1213 Brethren who kindly attended at Grand Lodge this day , to record their votes in my favour .

Although unsuccessful , I think the large number of votes polled in my favour will be generally considered a justification of my candidature , and I feel that it is only due to those who have supported me to-day to announce that I shall solicit their suffrages on the next occasion .

I desire also to express my obligations to Bro . H . B . Marshall for his personal courtesy throughout the contest .

I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Faithfully and Fraternally yours , J BARLOW . To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR , —The method of appointing the Grand Treasurer is notoriously out of joint with the times , and it has for many years been

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a puzzle to me that the farcical comedy of voting in person is permitted to continue , when proxy forms could be sent from the Grand Secretary's Office by post to those Brethren who are entitled to vote , and are desirous to avoid the consequent loss of time and expense to personally drop a piece of paper into the slot of a ballot box .

I have travelled over four hundred weary miles to record a vote for one of the two London competitors for the vacancy , and to accomplish this feat I have lost two days of valuable time . 1 It is manifest that unnecessary payment of Innkeepers' bills and travelling expenses by country Brethren engaged on Masonic business

in town must in the long run tend to reduce subscriptions from the distant Provinces , to the detriment of the London Masonic Charities . The present costly and inconvenient method of voting is unfair to Brethren who do not reside in London and the home counties , and the alleged honour of being elected by an unrepresentative vote does

not in my humble opinion add dignity to the appointment . u ; Yours fraternally , NATHAN HEYVVOOD . 3 Mount Street , Manchester . 6 th March 1901 .

Free and accepted Masonry is first of all a fraternity or brotherhood . Fraternity has been the first step in civilisation and will be its ultimate perfection . It is the dream of the philanthropist to-day—the acme of human hopes . It is not religion , though it stands at the threshold of her temple ; it

is not the Church , though it is her most perfect friend and well wisher , and in many cases has proved her highlyvalued helpmate . Its principles are in accord with her teaching , and a man is made better , broader , and nobler by being brought under its influence . A man cannot be a bad man and be a good Mason . —Rev . Frank Charters Grand . Chaplain Montreal District .