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the charities during his office hours , ti ^ his services to Grand Jiodge and to the Craft generall y ^ as it was of importance tqhave inthe Grand Secretary ' s office some ona familiar with the Masonic charities and able to answer any questions in respect to them which might be asked by Brethren visiting the office . Bro . Udall seconded the motion , which he justified upon the increase of the business in the Grand Secretary ' s office .
A long discussion followed in which the motion , was warmly supported by Bros . Binckes , Bobie , Savage * and Portal , and opposed by Bros . Slight , Roxburgh , Havers , and Webb—the principal grounds of objection being , that Bro . F ^ having £ 200 fr ^ Benevolent Institution , was amply remunerated fer the time devoted of the Craft y that it was beyond the amount given for similar duties by j bintstock companies and commercial establishments ; that it would be unjust to the Grand Secretary to give his assistants a self had ; and that the expenditure in the Grand Secretary ' s office amounted to 17 or 18 per cent , on the receipts- — -but was finally earried by an overwhelming majority ,
ASYLUM FOR AGED ^ FREEMAN Bro . Binickes then : mbved that an additional grant of £ 100 the two Benevolent Fuiids ( the Widows' and Aged fe and grounded the justice of his motioii upon the increase which had taken place in the annual balance of the General Fund , ^ ile the grant of Grand Lodge to those two most valuable institutions had stationary ; and also upon the result of the last election ; when , through lack of means , they had to refuse to receive into the asylum a large number of deserving candidates of
and of advanced age , Bro . Barrett seconded the motion . Bro , Savage would not oppose it , but as the money they were about to vote was made up of the contributions of all the Lodges in the ^ C ^ proper that every Lodge should have a vote for each sum of £ 100 now proposed to be voted away , and he should move a rider to that effect .
This amendment having been seconded , Bro . Jos . Smith , opposed it as he considered it would be the means of checking voluntary subscriptions . Bro . Havers , while he preferred to give money in the way of annuity rather than in temporary assistance , yet doubted , that they would have funds enough to meet the vote . It was clear they could not do both , that is , grant annuities and give temporary assistance at the same time . Bro . Symmonds opposed the rider , as it would give the Lodges the means of swamping the votes of private members . It would give them for £ 100 four thousand votes : whereas all that private individuals could obtain for the same
amount was sixteen hundred votes . Iho , Roxburgh supported the amendment upon the same grounds as those on which Bro . Savage proposed it . The M . W . G . M . then put the amendment , which on a show of hands was carried by a small majority . The original motion so amended was then agreed to . THE [ PROVINCE Otf BEtlKB AND BUCKS . The M . W . G . M . made some communication to Bro . the Be v . G . R . Portal upon the subject of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks , and stated that he had himself written to the Marquis of Downshire , the Prov . G . M ., who was on the continent , suggesting the propriety of convening a Prov . Grand Lodge as early as
convenient . Bro . Havers would now ask Bro . Portal as he had obtained all those returns , what he was going to do with them ? Grand Lodge had a right to so much information . Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal would give Bro . Havers an answer at the next
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the charities during his office hours , ti ^ his services to Grand Jiodge and to the Craft generall y ^ as it was of importance tqhave inthe Grand Secretary ' s office some ona familiar with the Masonic charities and able to answer any questions in respect to them which might be asked by Brethren visiting the office . Bro . Udall seconded the motion , which he justified upon the increase of the business in the Grand Secretary ' s office .
A long discussion followed in which the motion , was warmly supported by Bros . Binckes , Bobie , Savage * and Portal , and opposed by Bros . Slight , Roxburgh , Havers , and Webb—the principal grounds of objection being , that Bro . F ^ having £ 200 fr ^ Benevolent Institution , was amply remunerated fer the time devoted of the Craft y that it was beyond the amount given for similar duties by j bintstock companies and commercial establishments ; that it would be unjust to the Grand Secretary to give his assistants a self had ; and that the expenditure in the Grand Secretary ' s office amounted to 17 or 18 per cent , on the receipts- — -but was finally earried by an overwhelming majority ,
ASYLUM FOR AGED ^ FREEMAN Bro . Binickes then : mbved that an additional grant of £ 100 the two Benevolent Fuiids ( the Widows' and Aged fe and grounded the justice of his motioii upon the increase which had taken place in the annual balance of the General Fund , ^ ile the grant of Grand Lodge to those two most valuable institutions had stationary ; and also upon the result of the last election ; when , through lack of means , they had to refuse to receive into the asylum a large number of deserving candidates of
and of advanced age , Bro . Barrett seconded the motion . Bro , Savage would not oppose it , but as the money they were about to vote was made up of the contributions of all the Lodges in the ^ C ^ proper that every Lodge should have a vote for each sum of £ 100 now proposed to be voted away , and he should move a rider to that effect .
This amendment having been seconded , Bro . Jos . Smith , opposed it as he considered it would be the means of checking voluntary subscriptions . Bro . Havers , while he preferred to give money in the way of annuity rather than in temporary assistance , yet doubted , that they would have funds enough to meet the vote . It was clear they could not do both , that is , grant annuities and give temporary assistance at the same time . Bro . Symmonds opposed the rider , as it would give the Lodges the means of swamping the votes of private members . It would give them for £ 100 four thousand votes : whereas all that private individuals could obtain for the same
amount was sixteen hundred votes . Iho , Roxburgh supported the amendment upon the same grounds as those on which Bro . Savage proposed it . The M . W . G . M . then put the amendment , which on a show of hands was carried by a small majority . The original motion so amended was then agreed to . THE [ PROVINCE Otf BEtlKB AND BUCKS . The M . W . G . M . made some communication to Bro . the Be v . G . R . Portal upon the subject of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks , and stated that he had himself written to the Marquis of Downshire , the Prov . G . M ., who was on the continent , suggesting the propriety of convening a Prov . Grand Lodge as early as
convenient . Bro . Havers would now ask Bro . Portal as he had obtained all those returns , what he was going to do with them ? Grand Lodge had a right to so much information . Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal would give Bro . Havers an answer at the next