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The Royal Benevolent Institution For Aged Freemasons And Their Widows.
The following Report of the Committee of Management ivas then read and ordered to be entered on the Minutes , viz . — The Committee of Management in presenting tbe Report of the Ninth Tear of the Establishment of tbe ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , and the first since tbe Union with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons' ( being to May 1851 ) , have the satisfaction to observe that
, , the Institution continues to receive the support of the Fraternity which has enabled the Committee under the provisions of the 56 th Rule , to increase tbe Funded Property for Annuities by the sum of £ 525 , 3 per cents . The number of Annuitants in May 1850 , including those then elected was fifty , the aggregate amount of their annuities being £ 973 , of that number nine have since died , leaving the number of the existing Annuitants
forty-one , receiving amongst them £ 778 . Ten are now to be elected , nine to fill up the vacancies , and one additional which Avill make a total number of fifty-one to participate in the benefits of this excellent charity ; of the fifty Annuitants , after the election , in May , 1850 , thirty-nine were Members of Country Lodges , receiving amongst them £ 763 per annum , and eleven Members of London Lodges , receiving amongst them £ 210 .
The Commitee present a statement of the Finances of tbe Institution as Audited from the 1 st April , 1850 , to the 31 st March 1851 , inclusive : — Balance as per Auditors Report to 31 st March , 1850 £ 422 9 4 SUBSEQUENT EECEIPTS . Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Annuities : —
Donations from Grand Lodge £ 400 0 0 „ from Grand Chapter 100 0 0 „ from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 371 18 6 Annual Subscriptions 716 9 6 Dividends 178 10 0 1766 18 0
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Building : — Donations from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 101 17 o Annual Subscriptions 13 3 0 115 0 0 1881 18 0
Freemasons' Widows Fund : — Donations from Grand Lodge 150 0 0 „ from Grand Chapter 26 5 0 „ from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 535 8 0 Annual Subscriptions 43 3 0 754 16 0
£ 3059 3 4
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Royal Benevolent Institution For Aged Freemasons And Their Widows.
The following Report of the Committee of Management ivas then read and ordered to be entered on the Minutes , viz . — The Committee of Management in presenting tbe Report of the Ninth Tear of the Establishment of tbe ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , and the first since tbe Union with the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons' ( being to May 1851 ) , have the satisfaction to observe that
, , the Institution continues to receive the support of the Fraternity which has enabled the Committee under the provisions of the 56 th Rule , to increase tbe Funded Property for Annuities by the sum of £ 525 , 3 per cents . The number of Annuitants in May 1850 , including those then elected was fifty , the aggregate amount of their annuities being £ 973 , of that number nine have since died , leaving the number of the existing Annuitants
forty-one , receiving amongst them £ 778 . Ten are now to be elected , nine to fill up the vacancies , and one additional which Avill make a total number of fifty-one to participate in the benefits of this excellent charity ; of the fifty Annuitants , after the election , in May , 1850 , thirty-nine were Members of Country Lodges , receiving amongst them £ 763 per annum , and eleven Members of London Lodges , receiving amongst them £ 210 .
The Commitee present a statement of the Finances of tbe Institution as Audited from the 1 st April , 1850 , to the 31 st March 1851 , inclusive : — Balance as per Auditors Report to 31 st March , 1850 £ 422 9 4 SUBSEQUENT EECEIPTS . Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Annuities : —
Donations from Grand Lodge £ 400 0 0 „ from Grand Chapter 100 0 0 „ from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 371 18 6 Annual Subscriptions 716 9 6 Dividends 178 10 0 1766 18 0
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Building : — Donations from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 101 17 o Annual Subscriptions 13 3 0 115 0 0 1881 18 0
Freemasons' Widows Fund : — Donations from Grand Lodge 150 0 0 „ from Grand Chapter 26 5 0 „ from Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals 535 8 0 Annual Subscriptions 43 3 0 754 16 0
£ 3059 3 4