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from seven of class B 14 guineas , and from 32 memberships , by Lodges , Chapters , & c , 64 guineas , which , with six guineas brought forward from last year , made a total of £ 285 12 s . There was now every Lodge in the

Province , with one oxception , represented in the Association . During the year 270 guineas had been sent to

London , 125 guineas to tho Aged Masons and Widows Benevolent Fund , 85 guineas to the Girls' School , 45 guineas to tho Boys' School , and 15 guineas yet unappropriated . There was an increase of 17 in the membership of the Association for tho year . Tho members had , however , to bear in mind that a large proportion of the present members would havo completod their payments

next year of the sums they had promised to subscribe , and many had already done so . Some had , however , begun again for another term of five years , and it was very desirous the number of those subscribers should be increased . At present there would be 104 one guinea and 25 two guinea subscribers . It was very desirable to have new blood among their members , or the Association might suffer decay . Hitherto it had boon very fortunate , but it

must bo remembered that it started with the aid of many members , who might not all be inclined to give similar support . Bro . C . Truscott , manager of the votes for tho London Masonic Charities , presented his annual statement . Iu Ootober 1888 , ho endeavoured to carry the approved caudidate of their committee , a boy of Fowey , but the polling ran very high , and the 1 , 326 votes which he polled ,

together with the outside votes , did not carry him . The highest successful candidate polled 3 , 702 , and the 24 th , and lowest , 2 , 032 . In April last they had a girl candidate from Liskeard , who would be too old after this year , and the committee desired that both the boy and girl should be elected if possible , but that he found impossible , and he took , as he considered , the wisest course in polling

for the girl . The 1 , 511 votes of the province and the outside votes made her total 1 , 579 . She was thus placed 36 th ou the list . The highest successful was 3 , 434 , and the lowest 1 , 557 . Polling thus for the former necessitated his borrowing votes , and whilst the resources on the province would carry tbo boy in October , a widow candidate in May next , and satisfy the loans in due course , he did not considor a further candidate should be adopted

before the first election of 1891 . The votes collected in the province during the past year amounted to 627 Girls , 685 Boys , and 835 Benevolent—total 2 , 147 . The number would have exceeded that had all tho votes been sent to him , but he regretted to say that many were lost to the Province by some being kept back for personal use , and several by being mislaid or mis-sent . It would assist if all

732 Boys , and 884 Benevolent—total 2386 ; but there were doubtless more to add , as ho had not seen the complete lists of 1889 donations . The candidates already approved of by tho committee were one boy from Fowey , one widow from Hayle , and applications had been received for two

would soud in their voting papers , and be a great convenience if they would do so promptly after their receipt . Tho annual votiug power of the Province , so far us he could at present estimate it , was about 770 Girls ,

girls from Padstow and Hayle , and one boy from Looe . As it had been intimated to him that at the last Provincial Lodge , before ho arrived , remarks were made that were likely to mislead , and did cause many to think that the votes were not boing properly and advantageously utilised , he begged to lay before them a summary of his accounts

for the years he had held the office of Manager , since October 1881 . The votes sent to him by the Province amounted to 2922 Girls , 4000 Boys , and 4986 Benevolent ; total 11 , 908 . Tho elections secured during the same

period were two girls , two boys , two old men at £ 40 a year each for life , and three widows at £ 32 a year each for life ; also 1326 votes on account for a boy at next

election—iu all ten candidates , at ' an average of 1100 votes . At presont they had in the Institutions four girls at £ 40 , two Boys at £ 45 , four old men at £ 40 , and five widows at £ 32 . The Committee on Brother Bako ' a

motion to move alterations in the rules in reference to the iiuicls collected in the Province for Masonic charity , reported that , in their opinion , it was not at present advisable to form any fresh organization for the collection or

management of funds in the Province for Masonic charity . In order to carry out their views as expressed in their communication to the Lodges , they recommended that the by-laws of tho Provincial Grand Lodge and the rules of the Cornwall Masonic aud Benevolent Fund should bo

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altered , so as to provide that in future tho charity interests of the Province should bo administered by a Charity Committee , to consist of tho Provincial Grand Master , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , tho Provincial Grand Wardens , the Provincial Grand Treasurer and Sanrfttarv . the Seorotarv of tbe Cornwall Masonic

"s- > vw-- j j - , / Annuity and Bouovolout Fund , the Charity representative , and the Secretary of the Cornwall Masonio Charity Association , and one member to bo nominated by each Lodge whoso subscriptions to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund for the year preceding amounted to not less than £ 5 ; that such Committee should , in addition to the duties previously imposed ou

tho Committee of Belief , determine what sums should be devoted from the funds of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund to annuities and educational and other grants , and should recommend the amount to be voted to each candidate for an educational grant , provided always that the total of the annuities and grants in any one year should not exceed the income of the

Fund from invested capital , and two-thirds of the other portions of the income during the previous year , and generally to alter tho rules as to annuities and grants ^ so that the funds might be used according to the requirements of the Province for the time being ; that in special cases and on the special recommendation of such Committee to Prov . Grand Lodge the term during which an educational

grant might be held should be extended from five to six years : that the age up to which educational grants might be held be extended from fourteen to fifteen years : that no e , e officio votes be given except in the case of the Stewards of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . A life voter who has contributed £ 5 , entitling him to two votes for life , might , on payment by himself or his Lodge

of a further sum of £ 5 , secure his votes to his Lodge in perpetuity , retaining the use of them , if he chose , during his lifetime . The Committee considered that educational grants were not always administered in accordance with the intention of the votes , but they thought that would probably be corrected in the future by the attention whioh had been called recently to that point . The whole of these

statements and reports were cordially adopted , with only one addition , that in the case of the Charity Committee five members should form a quorum . The report was signed by Bros . Hughan , Aoderton , Chirgwin , Pearce and Cock . At this stage of the business the Lodge adjourned , and proceeded in full rogalia , with banners displayed , and headed by the Liskeard volunteer band , to church , where

a sermon was preached by Bro . the Eev . R . F . Fraser-Frizell Provincial Grand Chaplain , from the 74 th Psalm , part of the ninth vorsc . A collection made at the close amounted to £ 13 17 s . The brethren afterwards returned in procession to the Market Hall , and rosumed business . On thc proposition of Bro . W . J . Hup-han , seconded by Bro . B .

Milford Cox , fifty guineas were voted to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund ; and on the motion of Bro . Anderton , seconded by Bro . Gilbert B . Pearce , ten guineas wero voted to each of the Great London Charities . Bro . Husrhan , in supporting the second proposition , said

it was not advisable to slight the London Charities because of what had recently occurred in connection with one of them . Those errors would be amended , and the discoyeries made would cause greater vigilance . The Provincial Grand Master said he considered the difficulty

referred to should not in any way lessen their support of those Charities . Bro . Hughan drew attention to Bro . Ohirgwin ' s having beon twenty-five years Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund aud said the Province was much indebted to him for his

long and able services . This expression of opinion was very warmly received by the Lodge , other brethren also bearing testimony to the services of Bro . Chirgwiu . Thc two candidates for educational grants from the

Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund wore elected , each to have a grant of £ 12 10 s per annum . One was au orphan girl of a brother late of tho Phcouix

Lodge , Truro ; the other a sou of a biother Jato of the Mount Sinai Lodge , Penzance . Bro . W . Howe withdrew his motion to increase tho asre of the children receiving

education grants to 15 years , as ho considered that question was met by the propositions of thc Committee ou Bro . Hake ' s motioD . The Treasurer , Secretary , and Assistant Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent h \ iud wero all re-elocted , and Bros . J . Kogora 331 , J . J . Hawking 131 , wero oleefcod thc auditors of