Contents.

CONTENTS .

LEADERS— PAGE . The new Order of Things in New Zealand ... ... ... 345 Hungarian Freemasonry ... ... ... .. « . ... 345 Great Priory of England ... ... ... ... ... 34 6 Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk ... ... ... ... 34 6 Provincial Grand Lodge of Buckinghamshire ... ... ... ... 347 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... ... ... ... 347

MASONIC NOTESAccident to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . ... ... 349 Annual Meetings Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Chapter of Surrey _ ... ... ... ... ... ... 349 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex ... ... 349 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire ... 349

Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 350 Board of Benevolence ... ... ... ... ... ... 350 Summer Outing of the Liberty of Havering Ledge , No . 1437 ... ... 350 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... . 150 Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 351 Ancient and Accepted Rite ... ... ... ... ... 351 Allied Masonic Degrees ... ... ... ... ... ... 351 Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 351 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 352

The New Order Of Things In New Zealand.

THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN NEW ZEALAND .

It is a matter of common knowledge that for some years past there have been very serious dissensions in the ranks of the Fraternity in the Colony of New Zealand . Freemasonry has been in the unfortunate position of the house that is divided

against , and though it has happily escaped the more serious consequences of that division , there can be no doubt that within tself it has suffered a diminution of prosperity , while externally , it has lost some of its prestige ; in the eyes of the general public .

All this we rejoice to say is now at an end . The bitterness of feeling that is begotten of internecine strife is fast disappearing , the old sense of brotherly love which existed formerly is regaining its

influence , and no long time hence the members of the different Constitutions will be meeting each other and exchanging courtesies , and at the same time wondering how they can ever have been so silly as to allow the Spirit of Discord to be stalking

abroad amongst them and setting them all at loggerheads one with the other . This happy transformation from bitter strife to mutual respect and kindly feeling has been effected by a few strokes of the pen . Some time ago our Grand Lodge decided ,

on the recommendation of the M . W . Grand Master , to leave it to his Royal Highness to take such steps as he might consider necessary , consistentlywith the rights and privilegesof the English lodges and brethren in the Colony , to recognise the Grand

Lodge of New Zealand . There appears to have been a widespread influential feeling among the Craft of the two Constitutions that the time had at length arrived when the schism in the ranks of the Fraternity might be determined , and

that , too , in a manner honourable to all the parlies interested . J lie result of his Royal Highness ' s deliberations was made apparent a few months ago , when it was publicly announced that the formal recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand , on

the usual conditions , had been decided on ; that the fact had been made known to the authorities of that bodv ; and that the terms of recognition had been heartily and fraternally accepted . Since the announcement of this much wished for termination

of the differences which had too long existed in New Zealand , a further step has been taken in the same direction . On the 2 S 1 I 1 April the Grand Lodge of New Zealand . held its eighth annual

com mumcatlon at Lyttelton , under the presidency of Rro . WILLIAM BARRON , M . W . Grand Master , when Rro . the Ri ght Hon . RICHARD J SEDDON , P . C ., LL . D ., was formally ' installed in office as Grand Master for the ensuing year , and the

The New Order Of Things In New Zealand.

new Grand Officers were appointed and invested with the insignia of their respective offices . There was , as may well be imagined on so momentous an occasion , a far larger attendance of Grand Officers and the representatives of private lodges than

usual , and what is of still greater importance , there were also present many members of the sister Constitutions in New Zealand , the most prominent of these being Bro . R . DUNN THOMAS , Dist . G . Master , Canterbury , under the English

Constitution . At the banquet which followed the proceedings in Grand Lodge , the newly-installed M . W . G . M . occupied the chair , and among the toasts that were proposed and received with the utmost enthusiasm was that of the " Sister Grand

Lodges . " It was submitted by Bro . J . J . M . HAMILTON , the Grand Superintendent for the Canterbury District , who , in the course of a brief but excellent speech , expressed the pleasure it gave him to meet so many brethren of other Constitutions and

remarked that they were " one in heart , one in loyalty , and would , he was persuaded , work amicably in the future . " In responding on behalf of the Grand Lodge of England , Bro . R . DUNN T HOMAS is reported to have said

that " one of the greatest pleasures that he had experienced during the past eight years was in being enabled that nig ht to once more fraternise as of old , and convey

truly fraternal greetings , " and he expressed his belief that " the time would come when the Grand Ledge of New Zealand would be able to emulate the great philanthropic example set in the Mother Land . " In returning thanks for the toast of his health

the Grand Master also referred specially to "the momentous and pleasing changes marked that day " and trusted they would prove " the beginning of a new era . " Here then in this exchange of reciprocal courtesies we note the lirst act towards confirming

the recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand as an independent and supreme body in its own territory , that is to say , within the territorial limits of the Colony of New Zealand ,

and we sincerely hope that the future of the Craft in this part of the British Empire may be one of complete and uninterrupted prosperity among the members of all the Constitutions .

Hungarian Freemasonry.

HUNGARIAN FREEMASONRY .

Apropos ol the " Communicated " article ore " The Grand Lodge of Hungary , " which appeared in our issue of the 25 th June , we have been favoured with a long and elaborate communication from the brother on whose statements as to the character

of Hungarian Freemasonry we based our previous article on the subject . Our correspondent accepts with gratitude the statement in last month ' s article to the effect that the M . W . G . M . of Hungary and his brethren all look upon the invocation to the G . A . O . T . U ., not as a meaningless formula , but in the light of

" as solemn a prayer as if used in a place of worship , " and that he " will strongly work" that the Volume of the Sacred Law " may be replaced " on the altars upon which it now no longer finds

a place . At the same time , he strongly maintains that the Craft in Hungary is of the character he has ascribed to it—partly from his own experience and partly on the authority of ear and

eyewitnesses . He rejects with disdain the suggestion of the M . W . Grand Master—that when we wrote our article of the 9 U 1 April last we " were misinformed . " He reiterates his former

statements . He cheerfully concedes that the Grand Master himself is " a religious man , " and is convinced that "he expressed his own personal feelings when declaring that he held the invo-