Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Lathom , at the last Featiral , this Court instructs the Board of Management of the Institution to make inquiry iota and obtain full information npon the following matters : ( 1 ) The cost of the present site , and tbe buildings eracted thereon , aud their present value .

( 2 ) The position moat suitable for the situation of the Institution ( if moved ) , the number of acres of land required and tbe approximate cost price per acre of snob land . ( 3 ) Tho accommodation to be provided in the new Institution , tbe number of boys snob Institution should be built to contain , the best plan for same , and the estimated coat

( a ) of the new buildings and premises complete ; ( 6 ) of the fittings , furniture , & c , oomplste ; and ( 4 ) Tbe best way ( a ) to realise the present site and tha buildings erected thereon , and

(&) to obtain the necessary funds to carry tba suggested change into effect . And to report thereon at the nsxt Quarterly Court , or , if necessary , to a Special Conrt . He bad no hesitation in saying that the new scheme would

cost a very considerable sum of money . Where was it to come from ? The Board of Management should inquire into the matter , and ' report to the Court upon it . Bro . W . A . Scurrah seconded the amendment . The buildings had cost over £ 100 , 000 , and as far as he conld

see they were to a very considerable extent suitable . Very recently alterations had been made which had given increased facilities for the education of the boys ; they had now good class-rooms , and everything was on a sound basis . If that was the case why should they sell the

property for a merely nominal sum , for the purpose of erecting other buildings further away . They must remember it would not only be the purchase of the site , bat the cost of erecting new buildings . He thought , after the generous response to the appeal made to the

brethren last year , when so much money was contributed , it would be very wrong to sell the property for a small sum , and build a new School in another place . He asked all members of the Board of Managementalthough he was a member himself , and disagreed with

many of his colleagues on this point—to reconsider the subject and not commit themselves to this dangerous experiment . Bro . John Bodenham said this was entirely a provisional proposition . The matter would have to be submitted to a

Quarterly Court at a future time , when they were in full possession of information obtained in answer to inquiries . The result of inquiries might be that they could not gat a site for the property , and that it would be better to stay

where they were . They hoped to get a reasonable offer , and then they could go forward with the scheme . There was no scheme before them , but he certainly thonght they should now instruct the Committee to ascertain whether

this was a practical question . It was not desirable that this question of removal should be hanging over them indefinitel y' Let them see whether it was possible to get any reasonable figure , and without great sacrifice to dispose of the present site .

The Chairman said they had no intention of disposing of this splendid building until they could get a good price . They should not think of going away until they had got enough by the sale of one to purchase another that would be an ornament to the Order , in some other part of the

country , where it would be for the benefit of the boys . The motion before the brethren was only preliminary ; they should do nothing without the full consent of the Quarterly Court . They were not going to part with their

present property for £ 25 , 000 . They would get bnsiness men to help them , and if the scheme was not good enough , they would not lay it before the brethren . The motion was carried .

On the motion of Bro . Henry Smith , seconded by Bro . George Everett , Bro . George Plucknett was unanimously re-elected Treasurer of the Institution . The following brethren were elected on the Council : —

Bros . Geo . Adamson , W . B . Blackmur , John French , Charles Greenwood , D . Jacobs , R . T . Redfearn , Walter Martin , E . Stimson , H . Webb , F . R . Farrow , Geo . Cook , and W . J . Rowe .

The following brethren were elected to fill the vacancies ff A B ° ° Manag 8 ment » caused by the retirement of the fire London and five Provincial representatives , as required by the laws of the Institution : —

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

LONDON BRETHREN . No . on Ballot Paper . Name . Vot Polled . No . on Pott . 10 Thomas , J . J . 159 1 9 Terry , Edward 153 2 4 Masters William 131 3 3 Langton , J . D . 98 4 5 Miller , Thomas Hastings 89 5 UNSUCCESSFUL .

2 Harris , Sir Augustus G . 87 — 7 Shurmur , William 85 — 6 Nash , Henry Frederick 77 — 8 Stevens , Robert Pittam 73 — 1 Cochrane , Samuel ( Withdrawn ) PROVINCIAL BRETHREN .

No . on Ballot Paper ; Name . Votes Polled . No . ouPo ! . 17 Papworth , Oliver 160 1 15 Keyser , Charles E . 153 2 13 Clowes , Richard 146 3 14 Corbie , George 113 4 11 Benson , Charles K . Ill 5 UNSUCCESSFUL .

18 Pulman , Charles 76 — 19 Spaull , William Henry 53 — 12 Bradley , Thomas 35 — 20 Whittley , Rev . W . 30 — 16 Margrett , Edward 10 — Scrutineers ^ having been appointed , the Court

proceeded to elect 22 boys out of an approved list of 37 candidates . We append a list of those unsuccessful , with the number of votes accredited . A list of the successful candidates will be found in our advertisement columns . Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and tbe Chairman of the day closed the proceedings .

UNSUCCESSFUL . Name . Forward . Polled . Total . Barker , Ernest Joseph Walter — 2046 2046 * Kent , William George Baldook — 1958 1958 Foster , George William 551 1390 1941

Harris , Henry Reeves — 1149 1149 Harling , Sydney Joseph — 637 637 Cottrill , Harry Frank Foster — 541 541 Good , Benjamin Horace — 336 336 Cullis , William 11 234 245

* Howell , Bernard Brookas ( Withdrawn ) 47 157 204 * Bennett , Sampson Taylor . 41 96 137 Tanner , Humphrey — 87 87 Mason , Bernard — 45 45 Blaokler , William John R . Woodgate — 42 42

MoLeeoe , Richard John 9 30 39 Jay , Reginald Branwhite — 27 27 Frampton , Cecil Hunt — 9 9 Thornber , Edward Augustus — 7 7 Matthews , Robert Herbert — — —

* Will be removed from List under Law 70 , being eleven years of age and unsuccessful , but subject to a scrutiny demanded on behalf of two of the unsuccessful candidates .

In our report last week of the Provincial Grand Chapter of East Lancashire , at Ashton-under-Lyne , the concluding

paragraph should have read , —A notice of motion on the agenda , " That the snm of 20 guineas be voted from the funds of Provincial Grand Chapter towards the East Lan \ cashire Systematic Masonic Benevolent Institution , " waa

supplemented by an amendment moved by Comp . J . Stovold P . Z . 993 , that" 30 guineas instead of 20 be voted , and that the money be handed over by the aforesaid Institution to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in London . "

( Carried . ) The Masonic Ball , which is being promoted on behalf oi the Portsmouth Distress Fund ( for sufferers by the Building Society failure ) will take place in the Town Hall , on Tuesday , the 19 th inst . A meeting of the General Committee was held on the 8 th inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , for the purpose of approving the numerous list of applications for tickets , but a few of the latter still remain to be disposed of . Alderman G . Ellis , Councillors J . H . Corke and G . H . Deane , and Messrs . G . Frampton and J . Arnold have joined the Committee .

At the monthly meeting of the United Lodge , No . 697 , held at the George Hotel , Colchester , on Wednesday , 6 th April , Bro . John Howe S . W . was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . J . H . Skingley P . M . P . P . A . G . D . C . was elected Treasurer , and Bro . Arthur Wright Tyler .