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moved amongst us— " modest kindly , all-accomplished , wise , has won for your Royal Highness a degree of affection on tho part of those far removed from you in position , such as rarely falls to the lot of man ; but wide . spread and general as is this feeling of affection , we assure yon , that by none is your Roynl Highness held in more affectionate respect and warm regard than by the

Masonio fraternity . Out of the many recollections whioh you will carry with you , connected with your stay iu this conntry , we trust that those associated with your rnle over us will be some of the pleasantest . May we , in conclusion , express to yonr Royal Highness our gratitude that in spite of the numerous and important demands on yonr time , whioh your departure from India necessarily entails ,

you have afforded us this opportunity of once more meeting you as our District Grand Master , and of endeavouring to assure you of our loyal devotion to Her Majesty , to yonr illustrious brother the Grand Master , and to yourself our appreciation of what we owe to you in the past , and our earnest hope that you may long bo spared to devote

those qualities and abilities which we have witnessed in this Presidency to the interests of the Empire and the Craft . And wishing your Royal Highness aud Hor Royal Highness tho Duchess of Connaught a prosperous voyage to England , we subscribe ourselves your dutiful brethren in the bonds of Masonry .

His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , in reply , said : — Worshipful Grand Master of all Scottish Freemasonry in India , Deputy District Grand Master , Grand Officers , and Brethren , —I am indeed deeply sensible for the very kind and flattering words which you have read to me in the address which I now hold in my hand . I think I need not assure the brethren whom I see around me of the

deep interest I take m the Graft . I have had many instances of ex . perienoing the loyal support which I have received from all those over whom it has been my pleasure to hold jurisdiction . It is a source of sincerest regret to myself that I am now standing here for the last time amongst you as your District Graud Master . As I had hoped , when you first gave me the honour of appointing me the

District Grand Master , we have all worked together in brotherly love , and in a manner in which we wish all Masons , under whatever jurisdiction they may serve , to act . I can only hope that my connection with this Grand Lodge will have been one that may have done much to promote tbe interest of the Craft , which it has been my greatest wish to further , and in so doing to mould together the different parts

of which this District Grand Lodge , and the Lodges under its jurisdiction , are maintained . We are in an exceptions ! position of having amongst ns men of all nationalities and all creeds , and I have always felt it to be a very great privilege to be enabled in any way , however small , to help in welding those different elements together in loyalty

to our Most Gracious Sovereign the Qneon-Empress , and in devotion to the Graft . When I go borne to England it will bo my great pleasure to report to His Royal Highness tho Grand Master of all English Freemasonry how loyal you are to him and to the Grand Lodge of India , and how anxious you aro to carry out the tenets of onr Craft in all its sinceritv aud in all its strictness . I feel

most deeply grateful to yon for tho very kind support you havo given me during the time I have been filling the office of District Grand Master . I thank tho District Grand Officers for their loyalty and assistance . I see around mo men who have long been connected with the Craft , and who have striven in every way they could to uphold its dignity aud its cause . I thank yon for the very

flattering words iu whioh yon havo referred to my services in this country I think you all know it has been to me a source of the greatest prido to have been for the last few years connected with one of the public services which has done so much to maintain onr Empire iu India . I can never forgot tho six and a half years I havo arrved iu India , aud especially those hat three and a half y . 'ars during which I havo

had the honour of commanding tho Bombay Army . I thnnk yon also for yonr lindly reference to Her Royal Highness the Duchess ; and I hope her presence here this evening will show you the interest she takes in the woik which I as a Mason have been carrying on in the Presidency . I have nothing farther to add except to thank you one and all for your kindliness , and for the good will

yon have shown me ever since I have been amongst you ; nnd I can assure you honestly and truly that although I may bo far removed in England from you , it will always be to me a source of the greatest pie isure lo hear how you aro getting on . I hope tho Craft iu the

Bombay Presidency will go on increasing in numbers and in efficiency , and that you will always be true to the great teueta which we hold so dear . Their Royal Highnesses shortly afterwards departed .

The annual installation in connection with fcheSegonfciam Chapter , No . GOG , took place on Thursday , tho 3 rd inst ., in tho Lodge Room , at Carnarvon Castle . Comp . the Rev . W . Morgan boms ? installed M . E . Z . The banquet was served at the Royal Sportsman Hotel .

Bro . Solomon J . Lewis was unanimously chosen as Worshipful Master of the Do Groy and Ripon Lodge , No . 1101 , at tho meeting held on Tnesday , the 1 st inst .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —The ills o nfe nre increased tenlbld by the mode of life to iiuiny have to lead . Most especially is this tho cuso unionist tho toilers in our fiu-tones and hupe workshops of tho miunifucturiiij ; districts , whode digestions become impaired and nervous systems debilitate 1 by the prntr . iet . ed confinement and forced deprivation of healthy out of door exercise . The factory workers may iilmo .-t he said to hitvo diseases of their own , readily amenable , however , to treatment if tot allowed to proceed unchecked . IIollowa >'» Pills nre the most effectual remedy ever iVscnveral for the euro of liver und stomach complaints , as they act surely but gently , roKiilntiui ? tho secretions without Yfeakcu'us the uei / es or interfering with the daily w « ri \

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions ot our Corresponden Is . All Letters must bear the name and address of the "Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

REFORM AT THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CiiaoMCiE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —The attention of the Committee entrusted with the publication of the accounts has been drawn to the article on the above subject , contained in your issuo of 5 th instant , and I have been requested to reply thereto , in order that the Inatitution may not suffer from the mis-statements and inaccuracies

contallied therein . Having designed the new system of book-keeping , whioh has been in use since 1 st July last , and having audited the books sinco that date , I think I should be admitted to know something of their work , ing and accuracy . Yon state that " the information given is too good to be true . "

Permit me to say you have no justification for such a remark . The accounts , as published , are full and true , and correctly stated in every particular . In past years the annual accounts have simply comprised " Receipts and Payments , " ignoring altogether liabilities incurred during the period but unpaid .

The Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet for the sis months ended 31 st December last , prepared and certified by me , includes every known liability at that date , as the certificates of Bro . Binokes , the Secretary , and the Matron , which are in my possession , clearly prove . With regard to your query ns to whether the largo reduction in

expenditure is the outcome of " more efficient" book-keeping , you are possibly unaware of the fact that , prior to 1 st Jnly last , no proper system of book-keeping existed . Since that date the result has been achieved by a faithful and correct record of tho facts . Personally I am unacquainted with tho method of producing " a Statement which at first blush shall prove anything that is

desired . " Having regard to the full and unqualified certificate signed by me at the foot of the Accounts , and to the full and fair statement of the Accounts themselves , I am surprised at the boldness of your assertion , and unhesitatingly say that your insinuation ifl devoid of juft'fication or fact . With reference to your allusion to tho " numberless books and

voluminous account-keeping , I would inform you that a Committee of Chartered Accountants of great eminence were appointed to report upon the best form of accounts for Institutions similar to this . Their report was published on 29 th March 1890 , and upon reference thereto it will bo found that the Books and Accounts of this Institution are in nearly every paiticular identical with that Committee ' s

recommendations . It is an error to state that tho cost per boy for tho first six months of the year is £ 18 0 s 5 d , for tho simple reason that many liabilities pertaining to that period were not included in the cash account of receipts and payments to 30 ch June lust , upon which tho above

calculation is based . "Sundry Creditors" moans nothing more cor loss than tho universally accepted intetprotatiou of the expression in commercial circlus , viz , "the liabilities . " £ 1413 3 s lOd vvas owing to sundry persons at the end of the year , and every farthing thereof has been properly charged against the Income in the Income and Expenditure

Account . Your queries as to any part of the provisions or clothing , & c , having been left out of tho accounts aro answered by the certificates of Bro . Biuckes and the Matron . An invoice for clothing was eliminated from the accounts of 1889 by mo , on the ground that the

Matron had certified that such clothing was not received into tbe Institution until February 1890 . Your informant must therefore have misled you . With referenca to the cost per boy I find that with 2 G 2 Boys to ba providrd for aud an expenditure of £ 5142 2 s 3 d for the half year ( including all unpaid liabilities ) it averages per annum £ 39 5 s Od .

I am , Dear Sir aud Brother , Yours faithfully and fraternally , EDWD . Howis ,

Fellow of tho Institute of Chartered Accountants iu England and Wales . 11 Old Jewry Chambers , London . 14 th April 1890 .

At Driffield , on Wednesday , the 9 th inst ., Bro . W . Hi ghrnoor was installed Wo " . , ' ' p fnl Masfcnr of the Drifelfc Lodge of Mark Master Mac ¦ ¦ ¦ > -=, No . 290 , the ceremony being performed b y Bro . Colonel R G . Smith P . G . D Eag ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master North and East Yorks . Bro . H . O . Piercy P . G . S . W . is tho Immediate Past Master .

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