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United Grand Lodge Of Free And Accepted Masons Of England.
3 . By Bro . ELLIOTT—That a Master and two Past Masters of any Lodge should not be members of the Board of General Purposes . 4 . By Bro , R . G . ALSTON—That Provincial Grand Secretaries may , at the discretion of the P . G . M ., be non-resident . 5 . Report of the Board of General Purposes for December . 6 . Report of ditto for May , as to an additional grant of 100 Z . per annum to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund .
7 . Report of ditto , in the case of Bro . Motton , as to the appropriation of 51 . by the Master to his own use . 8 . By Dr . LANE—As to an alteration in the eleventh regulation of the Grand Lodge as to adjournment , & c . 9 . By Dr . CRUCEFIX ( sixth time )—Renewed notice of motion — " That the sum of 300 / . be allotted annually from the Fund of Masonic Benevolenceand applied to the payment of annuities to the
, widows of Freemasons , under such regulations as the Board of General Purposes shall hereafter submit for the approval of the Grand Lodge . " 10 . By Dr . CRUCEFIX ( second time)— Renewed notice of motion— "That the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., he most respectfully requested to sit for his portrait to some distinguished artist , and that such portrait be placed in the . hall , among those of his lordship's illustrious and noble predecessors . "
Business for Wednesday , Dec . 1 . 1 . By Bro . DOBIE—As to grants of benevolence above 20 / . to be settled by the Board of Benevolence . 2 . By Dr . LANE—As to mis-report of his speech in the authentic circular of the Grand Lodge . 3 . By Bro . SCARBOROUGH—Renewal of notice of motion as to library and museum .
4 . By the GRAND MASTER—On the expediency of relaxing the law respecting conferring degrees in the provinces from one month to one week . 5 . Report of Board of General Purposes as to suspension of Bro . Henry Rowe , of the Neptune Lodge . 6 . Financial report highly satisfactory . 7 . By Bro . BIGG—Notice of motion , to throw open the distinction of
the " Red Apron" to all Lodges in rotation . 8 . By Bro . BIGG—To bring under the consideration of Grand Lodge the conduct of the President of the Board of General Purposes as an unwarrantable usurpation of power , in not putting certain resolutions thereat . 9 . By Bro . JOHN SAVAGE—That all votes not exceeding 501 . he paid forthwithbut that larger sums abide confirmation .
, 10 . By Bro . BORONANDI—To enquire into the circumstances of the non-reception by the P . G . M . of Bengal of native gentlemen aud other non-Christians . The subsequent Board of Benevolence was liberal in their grants to the poor and distressed .
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United Grand Lodge Of Free And Accepted Masons Of England.
3 . By Bro . ELLIOTT—That a Master and two Past Masters of any Lodge should not be members of the Board of General Purposes . 4 . By Bro , R . G . ALSTON—That Provincial Grand Secretaries may , at the discretion of the P . G . M ., be non-resident . 5 . Report of the Board of General Purposes for December . 6 . Report of ditto for May , as to an additional grant of 100 Z . per annum to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund .
7 . Report of ditto , in the case of Bro . Motton , as to the appropriation of 51 . by the Master to his own use . 8 . By Dr . LANE—As to an alteration in the eleventh regulation of the Grand Lodge as to adjournment , & c . 9 . By Dr . CRUCEFIX ( sixth time )—Renewed notice of motion — " That the sum of 300 / . be allotted annually from the Fund of Masonic Benevolenceand applied to the payment of annuities to the
, widows of Freemasons , under such regulations as the Board of General Purposes shall hereafter submit for the approval of the Grand Lodge . " 10 . By Dr . CRUCEFIX ( second time)— Renewed notice of motion— "That the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., he most respectfully requested to sit for his portrait to some distinguished artist , and that such portrait be placed in the . hall , among those of his lordship's illustrious and noble predecessors . "
Business for Wednesday , Dec . 1 . 1 . By Bro . DOBIE—As to grants of benevolence above 20 / . to be settled by the Board of Benevolence . 2 . By Dr . LANE—As to mis-report of his speech in the authentic circular of the Grand Lodge . 3 . By Bro . SCARBOROUGH—Renewal of notice of motion as to library and museum .
4 . By the GRAND MASTER—On the expediency of relaxing the law respecting conferring degrees in the provinces from one month to one week . 5 . Report of Board of General Purposes as to suspension of Bro . Henry Rowe , of the Neptune Lodge . 6 . Financial report highly satisfactory . 7 . By Bro . BIGG—Notice of motion , to throw open the distinction of
the " Red Apron" to all Lodges in rotation . 8 . By Bro . BIGG—To bring under the consideration of Grand Lodge the conduct of the President of the Board of General Purposes as an unwarrantable usurpation of power , in not putting certain resolutions thereat . 9 . By Bro . JOHN SAVAGE—That all votes not exceeding 501 . he paid forthwithbut that larger sums abide confirmation .
, 10 . By Bro . BORONANDI—To enquire into the circumstances of the non-reception by the P . G . M . of Bengal of native gentlemen aud other non-Christians . The subsequent Board of Benevolence was liberal in their grants to the poor and distressed .