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DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitant 5 , 520 0 0 Salmv nl Secretary and Clerk - . 300 0 0 Coll « " ' t » r—CummiA « ni »» - - - 116 10 9

Messenger 5 0 0 Assistance in Office - - - 4 12 0 Secretary—Provincial Expenses - 5 S 4 5 Medicine for Residents at Asylum . 12 10 0 Warden , Gatekeeper , and Gardener ,

at Asylum - - - - 88 7 0 Taxes at do 27 9 6 Repairs and Furniture , at do . - - 22 7 G Law Charges , & c , at Asylum - - 12 10 4 Pension to late Gardener - - 26 0 0 Stationery , Printing , & c . - 226 13 2 Advertisements - - - - Id 0 3 Postages , & o ., including expenses of

Election - - - - 167 8 3 Petty Expenses - - - - 11 16 2 Entertainment of Stewards and Annuitants - - - - 31 17 3 Votes of thanks to Stewards - ¦ 15 9 4 Insurance on Building at Croydon - 3 10 5 Building Gardener ' s Lodgo ( on acct . ) 165 0 0

„ Greenhouse „ 50 0 0 Surveyor ' s Fee - - - . 10 10 0 Testimonial to Hon . Surgeon - . 52 10 0 Hire of Hall on day of Election - 2 12 G Bankers' Charges - 114 Rent of Field 18 6 0 Rent , & c , of Office - - - - 18 0 0 Deposited at Call .... 1 , 000 0 0 7 , 982 6 2

Balance on this Account - - 2 , 92110 11 WIDOW'S FUND . Balance 31 st March 1878 3 . 299 5 6

RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge - - 300 0 0 Do . Grand Chapter 50 0 0 Do . Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals - - 4 , 518 7 0 Annual Subscriptions - . . 836 1 0 Dividends on Stock in Government

Funds 33 3 10 Rent of Field ( three Quarters ) - 7 0 0 Sale of Portion of Field - - - 10 10 0 Interest on Cash at Call - - - 18 2 8 Cash withdrawn from Call - - 1 , 000 0 0 6 , 773 4 6

10 , 072 10 0 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants ..... 4 , 426 10 0 Salary of Secretary and CJerk - . 300 0 0 Collector—Commission - - - 129 10 3 Messenger - - - . - 5 0 0 Assistance in Office - - - 4 12 0

Secretary—Provincial Expenses - 58 4 5 Medicine for residents at Asylum - 12 10 0 Matron do - 40 0 0 Gardener ' s salary do - 8 9 0 Taxes , & c . do 27 9 5

Repairs and furniture , & c . do . 22 7 2 Law charges do . 12 10 4 Stationery , printing , & o . - - 225 19 6 Advertisements - . . . 14 0 3 Postages , & c , including expenses of

Election - - - . 148 4 6 Petty expenses - - - - 11 15 4 Entertainment of Stewards and Annuitants - - - - 31 17 4 Votes of thanks to Stewards - . 15 9 5 Insurance on building at Croydon - 3 10 4

SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Balance 31 st March 1878 - - 46 15 6 Disbursements .... 906 Balance on this Account - - 37 15 0

TOTAL BALANCES , As per Auditors' Report - , . £ 6 , 211 6 4

Building Gardener ' s Lodge ( on act . ) 165 0 0 Building Greenhouse „ 50 0 0 Surveyor ' s fee - - - 10 10 0 Testimonial to Hon . Surgeon - . 52 10 0 Hire of Hall on day of Election . 2 12 6

Bankers' charges - . . . 1 1 10 Rent of Field 18 5 11 Rent , & c , of Office ... 18 0 0 Deposited at Call .... 1 , 000 0 0 £ 6 , 820 9 7 Balance on this Account - - 3 , 252 0 5

R. M. Benevolent Institution

The Pormanent Income of tho Institution is as follows : — MALE FUND . Annual Giant from Grand Lodge - 500 0 0 Do Grand Chapter 100 0 0 Dividends on £ 32 , 870 Stock in Government Funds - - 916 13 0 1 SIR ia n

WIDOWS' FUND . Annual Grant from Grand Lodgo - 300 0 0 Do Grand Chapter 50 0 0 Dividends on £ 20 , 655 Stock in Government Fnnds - - 579 15 8 929 15 8 2 . 446 8 8

SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Dividends on £ 1 , 000 Stook in the Government Funds - - 30 O 0 £ 2 , 476 8 8

Signed J . CREATON , Grand Treasurer , Vice-Patron , Chairman . Freemasons' Hall , Loudon , W . C . 16 th May 1879 . It was announced that three members of the Committee of Management retired by rotation , viz ., Bros . C . Dilley , J . Bollerby , and Griffiths Smith . Bros . Dilley and Griffiths Smith were declared

re-elected , and Bro . T . Goode was appointed in the room of Bro . Bellerby , resigned . The Auditors , Bros . H . Warren , A . H . Tatorshall , and R . B . Webster , were unanimously re-elected , with thanks for their services during the past year . The election of Trustees was then proceeded with , and the

Secretary announced that Lord Skelmersdale , Deputy Grand Master of England , had consented , that , should he be elected , in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee , he shonld be happy to accept the position of trustee for the Widows' Fund . Bro . A , J . DufF Filer P . S . G . B , then said ho believed this was the proper time to propose a brother for the Trusteeship of the Male Fund , and also of

the Sustentatiou Fund , according to the law which described that two shonld be appointed by this meeting . He begged , therefore , to propose the name of Bro . William Winn , who is sufficiently known to most of the brethren present to render his saying anything much in his favour unnecessary . But , inasmuch as he had heard of a great mistake having been made as to who Bro . Winn was , on some

occasions , he might tell the meeting that he was connected with a very large shipping firm in the port of London , trading under the name of Tomliu and Nephew . Tho uncle , however , was dead , and Bro . Winn was now , and had been for many years , a member of the firm . He felt sure that knowing what Bro . Winn had done for Freemasonry , any little matter in the shape of honour which they could confer

upon so worthy a brother they would be happy to do by electing him a Trustee of the Male and Sustentation Fund . Bro . R . B . Webster seconded the nomination , which wa 3 unanimously agreed to . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart then moved , and Bro . Perryman seconded the election of Bro . JEaeas J . Mclntyro ., Q . C ., as a Trustee of the Sns . tentation Fund , the resolution being carried . Tho Chairman said

there were 22 males and 18 females candidates on the list , and the Scrutineers of votes having been appointed , tho election of Annuitants was proceeded with , in the usual way . The resnlts were announced soon after five o'clock as appears on page 327 . The results having beeu read over , Bro . Thomas Hill moved " . That the thanks of this meeting ho given to the Scrutineers

who assisted at the election . " In doing so he alluded to the large amount of work which thoy had been called upon to do , and which they had performed in good style , as was proved by their being no objection to their figures . Bro . Henry Smith , Prov . G . Sec . of West Yorkshire , seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . Bro . Godtschalk ( Devon ) moved " That the proceedings of this

day be printed and circulated amongst the Lodges and Chapters under the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of England . " Bro . Eborall seconded the resolution , which was agreed to . Bro . E . S . Snell proposed " That the results of the baltot , with the names of the successful candidates , bo advertised ; " and this having been seconded by Bro . A . H . Tattershall , was carried .

On the motion of Bro . Farnfield , a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Lieut .-Col . Creaton for the way in which he had presided over the proceedings of the day j and in accepting the compliment , the Chairman observed , "Ladies and gentlemen , I bow my acknowledgments . " The proceedings then terminated .

Committee Meeting Of The Benevolent Institution.

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

THE monthly meeting of the Committee of the Eoyal Masonio Benevolent Institution was held on Wednesday , 14 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Vhen there were present : —Bros . Lt .-Col . Creaton ( in the chair ) , James Brett , John G . Stevens , Raynham W . Steward J . A . Farnfield , W . Hilton , W . Hale , S . Rawson , William Stephens , Edgar Bowyer , Jabez Hogg , Erasmus Wilson , and James Terry

Secretary . Bro . Terry reported that the Earl of Zetland would preside at the next Festival of the Institution in 1880 , and read letters from Colonel Starkie and Bro . Hine acknowledging the votes of thanks to them passed at the meeting of the committee in

February . The death of three male annuitants was reported , and the annual report of the Institution , to be read at the meeting on Friday , was approved . Some other formal business was transacted , and the committee adjourned ,