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M . E . Comp . F . Jennings , as Prov . G . H . ; M . E . Comp . J . B , Roberts as Prov . G . J . ; E . Comp . J . Gray as Prov . G-. S . E . ; J . W . Brown as Prov . G . S . N . ; H . Fraser as Prov . G . P . S . ; W , Clark , Prov . G . Treas . ; C . F . Tonnerre , Prov . G . S . B . ; G . O . Wray , Prov . G . D . C . ; J . E . Clinger , Prov . GO . ; D . J . Daniel , Prov . G . J . ; and representa tives of Chapters « Hope , " No . 126 , . « Holy Zion , "No . 551 . The District Grand Chapter was opened in due form and with solemn prayer . The Deputy Prov . G .
Supt . apologised for the absence of M . E . Comp . J . Ramsay , Prov . G . Supt . and Z ., and M . E . Comp . W . J . Judge , P . G . Prov . H ., on account of indisposition ; and a letter of apology was read from M . E . Comp . E . Knollys , P . Prov . Z ., of the Border Chapter , No . 852 , Peshawur . The minutes of the convocation held on the 25 th of September , 1856 , having been printed and circulated , were confirmed . The Dep . Prov . G . Supt . announced the following appointments of Office-bearers made by the Prov . G . Supt .: —Comps . F . Jennings to be Prov . G . H . ; J . B . Roberts , Prov .
G . J . ; G . T . Price , Prov . G . Scribe N . ; T . Jones , Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; H . Fraser , Prov . G . 1 st Asst . Soj . ; C . F . Tonnerre , Prov . G . 2 nd Asst . Soj . ; R . F . Ross , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; G . 0 . Wray , Prov . G . Standard Bearer ; J . W . Brown , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . E . Clinger , Prov . G . Org . ; D . J . Daniel , Prov . G . Janitor . These Companions , ( with the exception of Comp . Ross ) being present / were severally invested with the collar and jewel of office . The following Companions hold offices in the District Grand Chapter , in virtue of corresponding offices held by them in the District
Grand Lodge , viz .:- —M . E . Comps . J . J . L . Hpny Z ., D . Prov . G . Supt . ; W . PL Hoff , Prov . G . S . E . ( absent ); J . Gray , Prov . G . R ., ~ and to officiate as Prov . G . S . E . E . Comp . W . Clark , Prov . G . Treas ., having performed the duties of Treasurer to the District Grand Chapter since the demise of E . Comp . Chaunce in January , 1855 , a vote of thanks was passed to that Companion , and he was re-elected to the office of Grand Treas . Read the report of a committee , appointed under by-law 12 , as i ?^ n— -. « . a j . « . *^^« j-: «^ . ^*> i-i * „ ~~ . ~» , ~^ * .. j . ~~ rt . ^^^^ 4- ^^ ««™^ « ki « + « T-v-rr i «« t- io , vf + t ^ q follows—At meeting of the committeeappointed agreeablto blaw 12 of the
: a , y y District Grand Chapter , held at the Fremasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 18 th of August , 1858 , for the purpose of auditing the Prov . Grand Treasurer s Accounts of the District Grand Chapter ; present , E . Comp . J . Gray , Prov . G . P . S . ; E . Comp . J . B . Roberts , Prov . G . 1 st Asst . Soj . ; M . E . Comp . G . T . Price , H ., No . 551 . The Committee having audited the account , find it correct . The following is an abstract : —Balance of account , closed 24 th September , 1856 , < £ 1 , 339 5 s . M . ;
Contributions from the various Chapters , 1857-58 , ^ £ 226 ; Disbursements fro m 27 th September , 1856 , to present date , £ 127 12 s . 3 d . ; Balance on the 18 th August , 1858 , Company ' s Rupees , 1 , 437 : 9 : 1 . The auditors beg to bring to the notice of the Prov . G . Supt ., that Chapter "Holy Zion , " attached to Lodge No . 551 , is in default of its dues , Company ' s Rupees 192 , for the years 1855 , 1856 and 1857 , to the District Grand Chapter . It appears that no fees have been paid since the constitution of the Chapter ; the only amount received from that Chapter being a
dispensation fee of Rupees 25 paid in advance on the 8 th of November , 1855 . The Prov . Grand Treas . brought to the notice of the auditors , that , owing to an oversight on his part , which he much regretted , the 1000 Rupees voted at the last convocation of the District Grand Chapter to be reserved for the " Building Fund " were not deposited in the Agra Bank , as a fixed deposit , in accordance with the Prov . Grand Scribe E . 's letter , dated 9 th March ; , 1857 ; and as an actual pecuniary loss of Rupees 80 has been the consequence , the Treasurer , begged to tender that
amount to the District Grand Chapter , in order that the funds of the chapter should not suffer through his neglect . On a motion made by M . E . Comp . Price , seconded by E . Comp . Fraser , the accounts of the Treasurer , as audited by the committee , were passed . With reference to the default of Chapter " Holy Zion , " noticed in the committee ' s report , two of the Principals of that Chapter , Companions Price and Jones , being present , the Deputy Prov . Grand Supt . called upon them to
explain the reason of the fees not having been paid , though the returns were furnished to the Prov . Grand Scribe E ., so far' back as December last . M . E . Comp . Jones explained that there were no funds in the Chapter to meet the demand ; the Chapter being new , had many expenses to incur in providing regalia , which and the expenses of tho convocations held , had absorbed its receipts . The Deputy Prov . Grand Supt . remarked , that no sufficient grounds had been shown for not paying the fees to the District Grand Chapter . M . E . Companions Jones and Price
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M . E . Comp . F . Jennings , as Prov . G . H . ; M . E . Comp . J . B , Roberts as Prov . G . J . ; E . Comp . J . Gray as Prov . G-. S . E . ; J . W . Brown as Prov . G . S . N . ; H . Fraser as Prov . G . P . S . ; W , Clark , Prov . G . Treas . ; C . F . Tonnerre , Prov . G . S . B . ; G . O . Wray , Prov . G . D . C . ; J . E . Clinger , Prov . GO . ; D . J . Daniel , Prov . G . J . ; and representa tives of Chapters « Hope , " No . 126 , . « Holy Zion , "No . 551 . The District Grand Chapter was opened in due form and with solemn prayer . The Deputy Prov . G .
Supt . apologised for the absence of M . E . Comp . J . Ramsay , Prov . G . Supt . and Z ., and M . E . Comp . W . J . Judge , P . G . Prov . H ., on account of indisposition ; and a letter of apology was read from M . E . Comp . E . Knollys , P . Prov . Z ., of the Border Chapter , No . 852 , Peshawur . The minutes of the convocation held on the 25 th of September , 1856 , having been printed and circulated , were confirmed . The Dep . Prov . G . Supt . announced the following appointments of Office-bearers made by the Prov . G . Supt .: —Comps . F . Jennings to be Prov . G . H . ; J . B . Roberts , Prov .
G . J . ; G . T . Price , Prov . G . Scribe N . ; T . Jones , Prov . G . Prin . Soj . ; H . Fraser , Prov . G . 1 st Asst . Soj . ; C . F . Tonnerre , Prov . G . 2 nd Asst . Soj . ; R . F . Ross , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; G . 0 . Wray , Prov . G . Standard Bearer ; J . W . Brown , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . E . Clinger , Prov . G . Org . ; D . J . Daniel , Prov . G . Janitor . These Companions , ( with the exception of Comp . Ross ) being present / were severally invested with the collar and jewel of office . The following Companions hold offices in the District Grand Chapter , in virtue of corresponding offices held by them in the District
Grand Lodge , viz .:- —M . E . Comps . J . J . L . Hpny Z ., D . Prov . G . Supt . ; W . PL Hoff , Prov . G . S . E . ( absent ); J . Gray , Prov . G . R ., ~ and to officiate as Prov . G . S . E . E . Comp . W . Clark , Prov . G . Treas ., having performed the duties of Treasurer to the District Grand Chapter since the demise of E . Comp . Chaunce in January , 1855 , a vote of thanks was passed to that Companion , and he was re-elected to the office of Grand Treas . Read the report of a committee , appointed under by-law 12 , as i ?^ n— -. « . a j . « . *^^« j-: «^ . ^*> i-i * „ ~~ . ~» , ~^ * .. j . ~~ rt . ^^^^ 4- ^^ ««™^ « ki « + « T-v-rr i «« t- io , vf + t ^ q follows—At meeting of the committeeappointed agreeablto blaw 12 of the
: a , y y District Grand Chapter , held at the Fremasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 18 th of August , 1858 , for the purpose of auditing the Prov . Grand Treasurer s Accounts of the District Grand Chapter ; present , E . Comp . J . Gray , Prov . G . P . S . ; E . Comp . J . B . Roberts , Prov . G . 1 st Asst . Soj . ; M . E . Comp . G . T . Price , H ., No . 551 . The Committee having audited the account , find it correct . The following is an abstract : —Balance of account , closed 24 th September , 1856 , < £ 1 , 339 5 s . M . ;
Contributions from the various Chapters , 1857-58 , ^ £ 226 ; Disbursements fro m 27 th September , 1856 , to present date , £ 127 12 s . 3 d . ; Balance on the 18 th August , 1858 , Company ' s Rupees , 1 , 437 : 9 : 1 . The auditors beg to bring to the notice of the Prov . G . Supt ., that Chapter "Holy Zion , " attached to Lodge No . 551 , is in default of its dues , Company ' s Rupees 192 , for the years 1855 , 1856 and 1857 , to the District Grand Chapter . It appears that no fees have been paid since the constitution of the Chapter ; the only amount received from that Chapter being a
dispensation fee of Rupees 25 paid in advance on the 8 th of November , 1855 . The Prov . Grand Treas . brought to the notice of the auditors , that , owing to an oversight on his part , which he much regretted , the 1000 Rupees voted at the last convocation of the District Grand Chapter to be reserved for the " Building Fund " were not deposited in the Agra Bank , as a fixed deposit , in accordance with the Prov . Grand Scribe E . 's letter , dated 9 th March ; , 1857 ; and as an actual pecuniary loss of Rupees 80 has been the consequence , the Treasurer , begged to tender that
amount to the District Grand Chapter , in order that the funds of the chapter should not suffer through his neglect . On a motion made by M . E . Comp . Price , seconded by E . Comp . Fraser , the accounts of the Treasurer , as audited by the committee , were passed . With reference to the default of Chapter " Holy Zion , " noticed in the committee ' s report , two of the Principals of that Chapter , Companions Price and Jones , being present , the Deputy Prov . Grand Supt . called upon them to
explain the reason of the fees not having been paid , though the returns were furnished to the Prov . Grand Scribe E ., so far' back as December last . M . E . Comp . Jones explained that there were no funds in the Chapter to meet the demand ; the Chapter being new , had many expenses to incur in providing regalia , which and the expenses of tho convocations held , had absorbed its receipts . The Deputy Prov . Grand Supt . remarked , that no sufficient grounds had been shown for not paying the fees to the District Grand Chapter . M . E . Companions Jones and Price