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Male Fund.
MALE FUND .
Balance 31 st March 1879 . - £ 2 , 921 10 11 RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge - » 600 0 0 Do Grand Chapter . 100 0 0 Do Lodges , Chapters and Individuals - 6 , 691 5 2 Annual Subscriptions do •973 16 0 Dividends on Stock in tho Govern-. „ _ ^ Ate J-. rt -t l i
menfc Funds .. . , mv a Rent of Field 9 0 0 Cash withdrawn from Call . - 1 , 500 0 0 Interest on Cash at Call- - 6 9 0 . 11 , 659 12 3
£ 14 , 581 3 2 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants 5 , 560 0 0 Salary of Secretary and Clerk- . 352 10 0 Collector—Commission ... 121 13 0 Messenger ..... 500 Secretary—Provincial Expenses - 44 12 11 Medicine for residents at Institution 12 10 0
Warden at Institntion . . - ZV U V Pension to late Gardener , and Gar . doner ' s salary . - •54 12 0 Rates and Taxes , at Institution - 29 16 10 Repairs and Furniture do - 15 8 4 Law Charges - - •- - 4 14 6
Stationery , Printing , & c . . - 47 12 10 Advertisements .. .. 940 Postages , & c , including expenses of Election - - - - 164 7 10 Petty Expenses - - - - 13 16 4 Entertainment of Stewards and
Annuitants •- - - 34 8 7 Votes of thanks to Stewards - - 19 16 0 Balance—Building Gardener ' s Lodge and Greenhouse - - 51 1 11 Gardening Expenses - - - 5 15 1 Hire of Hall on day of Election - 2 12 6
Rent of Office .... 18 0 0 Rent of Field at Croydon - 16 18 10 Placed afc Call ... - 1 , 500 0 0 Purchase of Stock .... 2 , 431 17 6 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney- 21 13 2 £ 10 , 558 2 2
Balance on this Fund - - £ 4 , 023 1 O WIDOWS' FUND . Balance 31 st March 1879 ... - £ 3 , 252 0 5
RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge - - 300 0 0 Do Grand Chapter - 50 0 0 Do Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals - 4 , 796 10 6 Annual Subscriptions ... 762 12 6 Dividends on Stock in the
Government Funds - - - 1 , 059 ( 5 11 Rent of Field' 9 0 0 Cash withdrawn from Call - - 1 , 500 0 0 Interest on Cash at Call . - •6 9 0 8 , 483 18 11
£ 11 , 735 19 4 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants 4 , 741 0 0 Salary of Secretary and Clerk - 352 10 0 Collector—Commission > •- 99 1 0
Messenger ..... 500 Secretary—Provincial Expenses « 44 12 10 Medicine for residents at Institution 12 10 0 Matron do - 50 0 0 Pension to lato Gardener , and
Gardoner ' s Salary do - 28 12 0 Rates and Taxes do - 29 16 8 Repairs and Furniture do - 15 8 4 Law Charges 4 14 6 Stationery , Printing , & c . - - 47 12 11 Advertisements .... 940 Postages , & c . including expenses of
Election ... - 151 4 4 Petty Expenses - •- - 13 16 5 Entertainment of Stewards and Annuitants ..-- 34 8 7 Votes of thanks to Stewards - - 19 16 0 Balance—Building Gardener ' s Lodge
and Greenhouse - - 51 1 10 Gardening Expenses - - - 5 15 1 Hiro of Hall on day of Election - 2 12 6 Rent of Office .... 18 0 0 Eent of Field afc Croydon - - 16 18 8 Placed afc Call .... 1 , 500 0 0 Purchase of Stock .... 2 , 431 17 6 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney- 15 2 6
. £ 9 , 700 15 8 Balance on this Fund - - £ 2 , 035 3 8
Sustentation Of Building.
SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING .
Balance 31 st March 1879- . - £ 37 15 0 Dividends on Stock in tho Government Funds 58 15 0 £ 96 10 0
DISBURSEMENTS . Repairs' 48 61 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney * 14 0 49 10 I Balance on this Fund - - £ 46 19 11
Total Balance as per Auditors * Eeport £ 6 , 105 4 7
The Permanent Income of the Institution is as follows : — MALE FUND . Annual Grant from Grand Lodgo « 500 0 0 Do Grand Chapter 100 0 0 Dividends on £ 35 , 450 Stock in Government Funds - - 1 , 041 7 0 £ 1 , 641 1 0
WIDOWS' FUND . Annual Grant from Grand Lodge . 300 0 0 Do Grand Chapter- 50 0 0 Dividends on £ 21 , 075 Stock in Go-Tornmenfc Funds - 619 1 10 969 1 10
SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Dividends on £ 1 , 000 Stock in the Government Funds 30 0 0 Total Permanent Income - - - £ 2 , 640 8 10
Signed HENUY SMITH , Prov . G . Seo . W . Yorks , Vice-President , Chairman . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 21 sfc May 1880 . Bros . T . Goode , W . Hale , Qnifcmann and J . Bulmer were elected to fill vacancies on the Committee of Management , caused by the retirement of old members , by rotation and otherwise .
The Auditors , Bros . H . Warren , A . H . Tattershall and R . B . Webster , were unanimously re-elected for the ensuing year . Scrutineers having been appointed , the Chairman announced thafc ia consequence of deaths which had occurred among the annuitants , the number to be elected was twenty-two men and twenty-six widows ; and further thafc since the issue of the balloting papers , five of the males and one female candidate had died . The election was then proceeded with , and the result , as given in another part of onr columns , was announced shortly after six o'clock .
Meeting Of The Lodge Of Benevolence.
MEETING OF THE LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
THE Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday , at Freemason's Hall . Bros . John M . Clabon , Joshua Nunn and James Brett being in the President's and Senior and Junior Vice-President's chairs respectively . After the agenda paper for the next meeting of Grand Lodge , on tho 2 nd June , the brethren confirmed the grants and recommendations of grants made afc lasfc Lodge of Benevolence ,
to the amount of £ 405 . The new list of applicants contained thirtyfour names . Two cases were relieved with £ 100 each , two with £ 50 each , one with £ 40 , one with £ 35 , one with £ 30 , three with £ 25 each , nine with £ 20 each , live with £ 15 each , and five with £ 10 each . Bro . Joshua Nunn read a letter which had been addressed by the Grand
Secretary of Scotland to an English Mason who applied to the Lodge of Benevolence in Scotland for relief , referring the brother to the English Lodgo of Benevolence , and stating that thafc was the plan adopted by the English Lodge of Benevolence when Scotch brethren
asked them for assistance . Bro . Nunn stated the brethren afc the table knew that this was nofc so , as applicants from Scotland , and all other places in tho world , were never sent empty away from the English Lodge of Benevolence when they applied .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Northumberland.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF NORTHUMBERLAND .
A CONVOCATION of this Grand Chapter took place on the 4 th inst ., at ' Jtho Masonic Hal ! , Grainger-street-west , Newcastleon-Tyne , under the banner of Do Swinborn Chapter , No . 24 ; thero was a very large attendance of Companions from all parts of tho Province . Grand Chapter was opened by L . M . Cockcroffc Prov . Grand
Superintendent , who after the ordinary routine of business nau been gone through , appointed the following Comps . as Officers of tho Provincial Grand Chapter : —Comps . Hotham H ., J . Ridsdalo J ., Mean E ., Loades N ., T . Smith P . S ., Underwood and W . S . Hughes A . S ., John Spearman Registrar , R . L . Armstrong Treasurer , Benthom Sword Bearer , Horkins Standard Bearer , Montgomery Organist , G . W . Lax and G . Cockburn P . G . Stewards , Carry Janitor . P . G . Chapter was then closed in ample form ,
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Male Fund.
MALE FUND .
Balance 31 st March 1879 . - £ 2 , 921 10 11 RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge - » 600 0 0 Do Grand Chapter . 100 0 0 Do Lodges , Chapters and Individuals - 6 , 691 5 2 Annual Subscriptions do •973 16 0 Dividends on Stock in tho Govern-. „ _ ^ Ate J-. rt -t l i
menfc Funds .. . , mv a Rent of Field 9 0 0 Cash withdrawn from Call . - 1 , 500 0 0 Interest on Cash at Call- - 6 9 0 . 11 , 659 12 3
£ 14 , 581 3 2 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants 5 , 560 0 0 Salary of Secretary and Clerk- . 352 10 0 Collector—Commission ... 121 13 0 Messenger ..... 500 Secretary—Provincial Expenses - 44 12 11 Medicine for residents at Institution 12 10 0
Warden at Institntion . . - ZV U V Pension to late Gardener , and Gar . doner ' s salary . - •54 12 0 Rates and Taxes , at Institution - 29 16 10 Repairs and Furniture do - 15 8 4 Law Charges - - •- - 4 14 6
Stationery , Printing , & c . . - 47 12 10 Advertisements .. .. 940 Postages , & c , including expenses of Election - - - - 164 7 10 Petty Expenses - - - - 13 16 4 Entertainment of Stewards and
Annuitants •- - - 34 8 7 Votes of thanks to Stewards - - 19 16 0 Balance—Building Gardener ' s Lodge and Greenhouse - - 51 1 11 Gardening Expenses - - - 5 15 1 Hire of Hall on day of Election - 2 12 6
Rent of Office .... 18 0 0 Rent of Field at Croydon - 16 18 10 Placed afc Call ... - 1 , 500 0 0 Purchase of Stock .... 2 , 431 17 6 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney- 21 13 2 £ 10 , 558 2 2
Balance on this Fund - - £ 4 , 023 1 O WIDOWS' FUND . Balance 31 st March 1879 ... - £ 3 , 252 0 5
RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge - - 300 0 0 Do Grand Chapter - 50 0 0 Do Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals - 4 , 796 10 6 Annual Subscriptions ... 762 12 6 Dividends on Stock in the
Government Funds - - - 1 , 059 ( 5 11 Rent of Field' 9 0 0 Cash withdrawn from Call - - 1 , 500 0 0 Interest on Cash at Call . - •6 9 0 8 , 483 18 11
£ 11 , 735 19 4 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants 4 , 741 0 0 Salary of Secretary and Clerk - 352 10 0 Collector—Commission > •- 99 1 0
Messenger ..... 500 Secretary—Provincial Expenses « 44 12 10 Medicine for residents at Institution 12 10 0 Matron do - 50 0 0 Pension to lato Gardener , and
Gardoner ' s Salary do - 28 12 0 Rates and Taxes do - 29 16 8 Repairs and Furniture do - 15 8 4 Law Charges 4 14 6 Stationery , Printing , & c . - - 47 12 11 Advertisements .... 940 Postages , & c . including expenses of
Election ... - 151 4 4 Petty Expenses - •- - 13 16 5 Entertainment of Stewards and Annuitants ..-- 34 8 7 Votes of thanks to Stewards - - 19 16 0 Balance—Building Gardener ' s Lodge
and Greenhouse - - 51 1 10 Gardening Expenses - - - 5 15 1 Hiro of Hall on day of Election - 2 12 6 Rent of Office .... 18 0 0 Eent of Field afc Croydon - - 16 18 8 Placed afc Call .... 1 , 500 0 0 Purchase of Stock .... 2 , 431 17 6 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney- 15 2 6
. £ 9 , 700 15 8 Balance on this Fund - - £ 2 , 035 3 8
Sustentation Of Building.
SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING .
Balance 31 st March 1879- . - £ 37 15 0 Dividends on Stock in tho Government Funds 58 15 0 £ 96 10 0
DISBURSEMENTS . Repairs' 48 61 Brokerage and Powers of Attorney * 14 0 49 10 I Balance on this Fund - - £ 46 19 11
Total Balance as per Auditors * Eeport £ 6 , 105 4 7
The Permanent Income of the Institution is as follows : — MALE FUND . Annual Grant from Grand Lodgo « 500 0 0 Do Grand Chapter 100 0 0 Dividends on £ 35 , 450 Stock in Government Funds - - 1 , 041 7 0 £ 1 , 641 1 0
WIDOWS' FUND . Annual Grant from Grand Lodge . 300 0 0 Do Grand Chapter- 50 0 0 Dividends on £ 21 , 075 Stock in Go-Tornmenfc Funds - 619 1 10 969 1 10
SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Dividends on £ 1 , 000 Stock in the Government Funds 30 0 0 Total Permanent Income - - - £ 2 , 640 8 10
Signed HENUY SMITH , Prov . G . Seo . W . Yorks , Vice-President , Chairman . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 21 sfc May 1880 . Bros . T . Goode , W . Hale , Qnifcmann and J . Bulmer were elected to fill vacancies on the Committee of Management , caused by the retirement of old members , by rotation and otherwise .
The Auditors , Bros . H . Warren , A . H . Tattershall and R . B . Webster , were unanimously re-elected for the ensuing year . Scrutineers having been appointed , the Chairman announced thafc ia consequence of deaths which had occurred among the annuitants , the number to be elected was twenty-two men and twenty-six widows ; and further thafc since the issue of the balloting papers , five of the males and one female candidate had died . The election was then proceeded with , and the result , as given in another part of onr columns , was announced shortly after six o'clock .
Meeting Of The Lodge Of Benevolence.
MEETING OF THE LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .
THE Lodge of Benevolence met on Wednesday , at Freemason's Hall . Bros . John M . Clabon , Joshua Nunn and James Brett being in the President's and Senior and Junior Vice-President's chairs respectively . After the agenda paper for the next meeting of Grand Lodge , on tho 2 nd June , the brethren confirmed the grants and recommendations of grants made afc lasfc Lodge of Benevolence ,
to the amount of £ 405 . The new list of applicants contained thirtyfour names . Two cases were relieved with £ 100 each , two with £ 50 each , one with £ 40 , one with £ 35 , one with £ 30 , three with £ 25 each , nine with £ 20 each , live with £ 15 each , and five with £ 10 each . Bro . Joshua Nunn read a letter which had been addressed by the Grand
Secretary of Scotland to an English Mason who applied to the Lodge of Benevolence in Scotland for relief , referring the brother to the English Lodgo of Benevolence , and stating that thafc was the plan adopted by the English Lodge of Benevolence when Scotch brethren
asked them for assistance . Bro . Nunn stated the brethren afc the table knew that this was nofc so , as applicants from Scotland , and all other places in tho world , were never sent empty away from the English Lodge of Benevolence when they applied .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Northumberland.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF NORTHUMBERLAND .
A CONVOCATION of this Grand Chapter took place on the 4 th inst ., at ' Jtho Masonic Hal ! , Grainger-street-west , Newcastleon-Tyne , under the banner of Do Swinborn Chapter , No . 24 ; thero was a very large attendance of Companions from all parts of tho Province . Grand Chapter was opened by L . M . Cockcroffc Prov . Grand
Superintendent , who after the ordinary routine of business nau been gone through , appointed the following Comps . as Officers of tho Provincial Grand Chapter : —Comps . Hotham H ., J . Ridsdalo J ., Mean E ., Loades N ., T . Smith P . S ., Underwood and W . S . Hughes A . S ., John Spearman Registrar , R . L . Armstrong Treasurer , Benthom Sword Bearer , Horkins Standard Bearer , Montgomery Organist , G . W . Lax and G . Cockburn P . G . Stewards , Carry Janitor . P . G . Chapter was then closed in ample form ,