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invested capital of the Fund was £ 971 10 s 7 d . Subscriptions during the year amounted to £ 95 7 s 2 d , and donations to £ 140 Is 7 d . Tlie balance in hand on the 30 th June was £ 100 12 s 6 d . Bro . C . S . Lane P . P . G . J . D ., Chairman of the Charities Committee , moved tho adoption

of the Report , and had pleasure in announcing that the Durham Masonic Education Fund would have , with the grant of the Provincial Grand Lodge thafc day , a capital fund of £ 1000 . Bro . D . P . Huntley P . G . S . D . seconded

the motion , Avhich was unanimously agreed to . Tho roll of Lodges was then called , when the Worshipful Masters of the respective Lodges responded . The Provincial Grand Master said , after hearing

the very satisfactory record of the Lodges of the Province , it became his duty to offer a few observations to them with respect to the Province of Durham during tho past year . But before doing so , he was sure he would bo expressing

the opinion of all brethren of the Durham Prov . G . Lodge when ho called attention , with thc utmost satisfaction , to tho presence on that occasion of tho Deputy Grand Master of the Provincial Lodge of Northumberland and Officers of the Northumberland Provincial Grand Lodge . He had

received a letter from their old friend , Sir Matthew White Ridley , who was unable to be present with them . He had to thank once more Bro . Holmes very warmly for the kind way in which he had visited them thafc day . He was glad

to find that Brother had been paying due attention to what had taken place in tho Lodge , especially to the satisfactory report of the Charities Committee , for he heard him express his opinion on the very good renort which had been

presented . It would be a satisfaction to the brethren of the Province of Durham that their report had met with the approval of so expert a Mason as Brother

Holmes . He thought that "was not the first or only time that Bro . Holmes had visited one of their Lodges , because he believed in November last he visited St . Hilda ' s

Lodge , and he was quite certain if they had the opportunity they would reciprocate the kindness of their Northumberland brethren . He felfc sure that nothing was so encouraging as these visitations to various Lodges , and it

was particularly desiiable to meet together in that Avay iu the Provincial Grael Lodge . He then proceeded to allude with very deep regret to tbe losses they had suffered both in the Province and in the Ore ft during the past year .

Ho specially alluded to the lamented death of Bro . J . J . Clay , Avho for some time hnd acled as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies of Durham , and who Avas present at their last annual meeting . He Avas quite sure everybody

would miss Bro . Clay . He also regretted tho death of Bro . Lazenby , of Stockton , Provincial Graud Superintendent of Works . Another hard-Avorkiug Mason afc Stockton , Bro . KnoAvles P . G . D ., Avho Avas appointed many years

ago by Bro . Fawcett , who never appointed a man unless l . e was perfectly worthy , had also passed away . Masonry in general had also suffered a severe loss in the death of Bro . iEneas Maclntyre , Queen ' s Counsel , who rendered

valuable services to the Grand Master for some time as Grand Registrar of England . He begged to pay that simple tribute to his memory . He referred to the fact that during his absence the Province had been under the

direction of their most esteemed Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( Canon Tristram ) , Avho attended MonLwearmouth at tbe foundation stone laying of their Hall there . On that day Canon Tristram caught a very severe cold , and was

obliged to go abroad . During his absence , his excellent and good friend the Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . R . Hudson , was left in charge , and nnder his able guidance everything had been going on well . When he ( Sir

Hedworfch ) came back to England in due course , one of the first things he did was to go and attend the ceremony of installing his brethren of the Williamson Lodge in tbeii new habitation—a conveuient aud excellent Lodgo room .

There had been no new Lodges formed , but two Lodges had got iu their oAvn premises during the year , the Williamson Lodgo at Monkweariuont-h , and the Crook Lodge . He also found that they were keeping up their numlars in spite of

deaths and resignations . Iheir numbers were in 1886 , 2 , 127 ; in 1887 , 2 , 188 ; and in 1888 , 2 , 181 . He congratulated his Province on having had , thongh not a very eventful year , yet a year of steady prosp ^ ty . If

they only continued such years as that , ho would be abk to congratulate the Grand Lodgo on ha . ' ig to rule over a

contented , happy , aud prosperous Province . Bro , R . W . Halfnight , was elected Provincial Grand Treasurer . Bro . J . Sedcole P . M . 1119 , W . A . Priestly W . M . 20 C 9 were

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elected auditors for the ensuing year . The Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to invest the following Officers for the ensuing year : — Bro . Canon Tristram 121 ... ... Deputy Master

J . G . Wilson 375 ... ... Senior Warden J . M . While 1379 ... ... Junior Warden Rev . Harry Becher 2039 ... ) Pu „„ , „ - a Rev . H . Jennings 1230 y Chaplains R . W . Halfnight 949 ... ... Treasurer G . W . Bain 949 ... ... Registrar R . Hudson 2039 ... ... Secretary

G Ronton 2135 } Senior Deacons M . Harrison 531 ... ... J S- - n } nkn ^ i 38 y ] Junior Deacons H . B . Olsen 761 ... ... j C . M . Wake 97 ... ... Superintendent of Works W . Logan 124 ... ... D . C . M . J . Wheatley 1970 ... ... D . D . C . T . AfckinsonSO ... ... A . D . C . R . Hawxwell 1334 ... ... Sword Bearer

J . Ro mson 1650 ... ... 7 Q , , „ , „ „ A ^ n i- osn c Standard Boarora A . E . Cowling 240 ... ... J J . E . Hnrworth 764 ... ... Organist J . Robson Pattison 97 ... Assist . Secretary John Todd 1374 ... ... Pursuivant Wm . Dawson 91 ,., ... Assistant Pursuivant B . R . Smith 910 ... ... Tyler

G . Craven 94 P . Toogood 651 ... ... 1 fv ° Wo [ stewards J . Fowler 910 ... ... j J . Clrhholm 1643 ...

A . M . White 1862 ... ... ' The Provincial Grand Lodgo was then olosed in due form , after Avhich a large number of tho brethren proceeded to the Palatine Hotol , whore they partook of j dinner .

Devon Freemasons will hold this years Provincial Grand Lodge afc Seaton , oa 6 th November . The annual report of the London representative for the Province , Rev . William Whittley P . G . D . of England and P . P . G . S . W . of Devon has been forwarded to the members of the

Committee of Petitions . Two candidates from the Province havo during the year been elected on the London . Masonic Charities—Mrs . Godtschalk to the Institution for Widows , and Fanny Clarke Campbell to the Girls' School . The

votes polled from tho Province wero 4105 , those polled at the elections 4957—an excess of 852 , which was received from other sources . Tho representative was , however , able to inform the brethren that the Province was quite free from debt . As a member of the Provincial

Committee for tho management of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , he also could assure the brethren that everything possible was being done to render thafc Institution worthy of their continued and increased support .

We regret to hear that complications have arisen in the state of Bro . Gerard Ford's health , and that he is still lving ill at Berne . His condition caused grave anxiety last week , but he is now out of danger , and will be removed

so soon as is possible , for it is thonght the air of Brighton will do more than anything else towards restoring him to health . All Bro . Gerard Ford's Masonic engagements

must of course be foregone , and he was unable to attend the Provincial meeting of Mark Master Masons on the 27 th instant , at Avhich meeting he was to have been installed Proviucial Graud Master .

It will interest Freemasons to hear that Dr . Kynaston has been appointed by fche Bishop of Durham to succeed the late Canon Evans in the Greek Professorship at Durham University , to which a Canonry is attached . Tho new Canon will find a Deputy Provincial Grand Master in one of his brother Canons , Canon Tristram .

Bro . R . F . Gould P . G . D . has consented to deliver a lecture " On the Antiquity of Masonic Symbolism , " before the Glasgow Royal Arch Chapter , No . 50 , at St . Mark ' s

Masonic Hall , on Monday evening , the ' 60 th September , at 8 p . m . At tho conclusion of the lecture , a collection will be made on behalf of the Benevolent Fund of the Supreme Chapter of Scotland .

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