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therefore , disappointing to find that its acceptance with the brethren has not been what might have been looked for , both from the useful Alasonic and gvueral information which it offers to them , and from the charitable object for which it is published , its profits being devoted to our Fund of Benevolence . This is the more to be regretted , as I believe that in some eases it is attributable to the circumstance of brethren not being aware that such a publication has issued from the press . I have
myself been told b y some Alasons that they did not . know of its existence , and seeing that the G . Sec . has issued repeated letters to the Alasters of lodges , aud even forwarded copies for circulation to all members , I cannot , in such instances , but attribute a want of care on the part of some Alasters , iu not imparting to the brethren under their rule the communications of District Grand Lodge . I am sorry to have to report the following exclusion from lodges : —From St . John ' s , No . 486 , James D .
Lawless aud John A . Coello ; and from St . Thomas in the East , working under the Scotch constitution , Bros . S . E . S . Rose and G . A . Wright . " The report of the Finance Committee was read and the D . G . Treas . ' s accounts for the fourth financial quarter of 1869 were audited and found correct . The D . G . Sec . reported that , with two exceptions , all the Calcutta lodges had rendered their returns and dues up to date .
A letter was read from the District Grand Alaster , expressing bis dissatisfaction with the manner iu which the District Grand Tyler had for some time past discharged his duties . The committee concurred with the District Grand Alaster iu thinking it quite necessary that the services of a more energetic brother should be obtained . Tbe District Grand Secretary submitted an application from the District Grand Chapter of Bengal for a reduction of their proportion of tbe expenses of the District
Grand Secretary ' s and Treasurer ' s offices as now assessed . From the information laid before them , the committee find that the District Grand Chapter has for a considerable time been in debt to the District Grand Lodge on this account , its income being insufficient to meet so heavy a charge as 20 per cent , of tbe cost of the two offices referred to . During tbe past year Its . 911-6-9 has been paid towards the liquidation of this debt , which , at the close of 1868 , amounted to Rs . 1 , 210-6-6 . At the date of the
last audit of the accounts of the District Grand Chapter ( 3 rd November , I 860 ) , the sum due to the District Grand Lodge was nearly Rs . 600 . Iu short , it appears that the whole annual income of the District Grand Chapter is thus left without funds to meet its other working expenses , or for application to charitable purposes . The District Grand Chapter , therefore , has directed a representation of these circumstances to be made to the District Grand Lodge , with a view to obtaining a reduction in the
present rate of assessment from 20 per cent , to 10 per cent . The Finance Committee of the District Grand Lodge , after due inquiry and consideration , arc of opinion that the work performed in tbe offices of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer , on account of the District Grand Chapter-, does not amount to onefifth of the whole labour of those offices . The committee , therefore , recommend that the request of the District Grand Chapter be complied with , and that on and after the 1 st January , 1870
, tlle amount charged to that body , on account of the office expenses referred to , be assessed tit 10 per cent , instead of at 20 per cent ., as hitherto . " The report of the Finance Committee was unanimously adopted . The following quarterly report of the Grand Committee of tbo Bengal Alasonic Fund of Benevolence was road . " At a general meeting of the Grand Committeo held on the 24 th January , at which the District Grand Alaster presidedit was
, resolved that the rules which bad been adopted since 1867 , for the executive administration of the fund by a sub-committee , should be adhered to during tho present year . These rules are the following : —! . Tbe executive administration of the Bengal Masonic Fund of Benevolence shall be entrusted to a sub-committee consisting of the President ( Tbe D . D . G . M ., ex-ofjlcio ) the permanent member ( W . Bro . Roberts ) and five other brethren to be elected by tbe grand Committee . The sub-committee so
formed shall manage all matters of executive detail , and deal with all applications for relief , with this limitation , that no vote exceeding Rs . 100 , if given in one sum as a donation , or exceeding Rs . 20 per mensem for six months , if given in monthly allowance , shall be made without the authorit y of the grand committee . 2 . The sub-committee shall submit to the grand committee a report of their proceedings , and an account of the fund , quarterly , at least fourteen days before each quarterly communication , of the D . G . L . ; the quarters for which sucli
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reports shall be made ending on the last day of February , the 31 st Alay , the 31 st August , and the 30 th November respectively . 3 . If any member of the sub-committee shall desire a reference to the grand committee upon any subject connected with the fund , and shall express such desire in writing before the voting is closed , the secretary of the sub-counnittee shall at once comply with the request by submitting the matter to the grand committee through the secretary thereof . The members
elected , under the provisions of the first of the foregoing rules , to form with the D . D . G . M . and W . Bro . Roberts , the executive sub-committee are : —W . Bros . Judge , Linton , Zemin , Conway , Fan-. The committee have elected W . Bro . Farr , to be Sec . to the sub-committee , an office which that brother has very kindly accepted . The following is the account of tho working of the fund during the quarter ending the 30 tb November , 1869 : —Seven
applications for assistance , or for reuewel of allowances , have been made during the quarter , five of the petitioners being widows of Alasons , one a Lewis , and one poor brother : —of these , four have been relieved , as under : —Two widows ' allowances renewed for six months at Rs . 20 a mouth . One widow , donation of Rs . 500 . An allowance of Rs . 20 a month to a Lewis renewed for six months . The other three applications were not disposed of at the close
of the quarter , having been sent in only a day or two before that date . They have since been settled bv the petitions of the two widows being granted , while that of the poor brother to whom a Donation of Rs . 200 had been proposed , has been referred until further information , which the committee consider necessary , shall have been furnished . The pension list at the close of tbe quarter stood thus -. —Six widows , each drawing Rs . 20 a month . One poor brother and
one Lewis each likewise drawing Rs . 20 a month . The cash account of the fund has been audited by the finance committee of the D . G . L ., and an abstract thereof is given in their report . The invested funds amounted to Rs . 3 , 600 . The D . G . Sec . reported the receip t of a report from the Bengal Alasonic Association , for educating children of indigent Freemasons—which was ordered to be recorded . W . Bro . J . Pitt Kennedy , pursuant to notice of motion , moved
"That a committee of this District Grand Lodge be appointed to consider the means of procuring the erection of a Freemasons ' Hall io some suitable place in this city , " The motion was seconded by W . Bro . C . 11 . Wilson , and carried unanimously . The . following brethren were appointed as tho committee : — AV . Bros . VV . J . Judge , W . Clark , C . H . Wilson , G . AI . Goodricke , and J . V . Kennedy , with power to add to their number .
The District Grand Alaster then appointed the undermentioned brethren to he officers of the District Grand Lodge for the ensuing year , investing such as were present with tbe insignia of their respective otliccs : — Bros . G . B . Daly , 109 and 486 , Deputy Grand Alaster ; John Mackintosh , 229 , S . G . W . ; John Henry DeSalis , 109 , J . G . W . ; Rev . F . AV . Robherds , 109 and 1 , 210 , Grand Chaplain ; J . Pitt Kennedy , 109 , Grand Reg . ; II . H . Locke , 109 , Grand Sec . ; B .
T . Girand , 19 th Hussars , 438 , S . G . D . ; J . Couway , 825 , J . G . AV . ; R . Alexander , 1 , 106 , Grand Supt . of Works ; Captain AV . G . Murray , 109 , Grand Dir . of Cers . ; W . B . Alaetavish , 109 , Assist . Grand Dir . of Cers . ; Captain Dennehcy , 391 , G . S . B . ; Herr Alack , Grand Organist ; R . Harvey , 109 , Grand Purst . ; AV . O . AHender aad J . C . Parker , 67 , W . E . Jellice and E . F . Longley , 218 , H . J . Frew , 825 , and T . H . Girling , 1 , 160 , Grand Stewards ; and G . Alexander , Grand Tyler .
The D . G , Alaster accompanied each investiture with a suitable address , cordially thanking the Past Grand Oflicers for their services , and assuring those whose names were not on the list fortius year that their claims to promotion would not be lost sight of , but that it was obviously necessary to omit some for a season , owing lo tbe number of deserving brethren in the province being much greater than the number of offices at his disposel . Bro . J . II . Linton was unanimously re-elected D . G . Treas .,
and was duly invented with the insignia of his office by the D . G . Master , who complimented liini upon the mark of confidence be had received from the brethren , and thanked him on behalf ol the District Grand Lodge for his past tovviaes as a custodian of their funds . The D . G . Alaster appointed the following brethren to be members of the Finance Committee for the year : —Bros . G . H . Daly , D . G . AI . and U ' . Jl . 496 , President ex officio ¦ 11 . II . Locke , D . G . Sec . anil P . AI . 103 , Secretary ex officio ; Alembers : —Bros .
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therefore , disappointing to find that its acceptance with the brethren has not been what might have been looked for , both from the useful Alasonic and gvueral information which it offers to them , and from the charitable object for which it is published , its profits being devoted to our Fund of Benevolence . This is the more to be regretted , as I believe that in some eases it is attributable to the circumstance of brethren not being aware that such a publication has issued from the press . I have
myself been told b y some Alasons that they did not . know of its existence , and seeing that the G . Sec . has issued repeated letters to the Alasters of lodges , aud even forwarded copies for circulation to all members , I cannot , in such instances , but attribute a want of care on the part of some Alasters , iu not imparting to the brethren under their rule the communications of District Grand Lodge . I am sorry to have to report the following exclusion from lodges : —From St . John ' s , No . 486 , James D .
Lawless aud John A . Coello ; and from St . Thomas in the East , working under the Scotch constitution , Bros . S . E . S . Rose and G . A . Wright . " The report of the Finance Committee was read and the D . G . Treas . ' s accounts for the fourth financial quarter of 1869 were audited and found correct . The D . G . Sec . reported that , with two exceptions , all the Calcutta lodges had rendered their returns and dues up to date .
A letter was read from the District Grand Alaster , expressing bis dissatisfaction with the manner iu which the District Grand Tyler had for some time past discharged his duties . The committee concurred with the District Grand Alaster iu thinking it quite necessary that the services of a more energetic brother should be obtained . Tbe District Grand Secretary submitted an application from the District Grand Chapter of Bengal for a reduction of their proportion of tbe expenses of the District
Grand Secretary ' s and Treasurer ' s offices as now assessed . From the information laid before them , the committee find that the District Grand Chapter has for a considerable time been in debt to the District Grand Lodge on this account , its income being insufficient to meet so heavy a charge as 20 per cent , of tbe cost of the two offices referred to . During tbe past year Its . 911-6-9 has been paid towards the liquidation of this debt , which , at the close of 1868 , amounted to Rs . 1 , 210-6-6 . At the date of the
last audit of the accounts of the District Grand Chapter ( 3 rd November , I 860 ) , the sum due to the District Grand Lodge was nearly Rs . 600 . Iu short , it appears that the whole annual income of the District Grand Chapter is thus left without funds to meet its other working expenses , or for application to charitable purposes . The District Grand Chapter , therefore , has directed a representation of these circumstances to be made to the District Grand Lodge , with a view to obtaining a reduction in the
present rate of assessment from 20 per cent , to 10 per cent . The Finance Committee of the District Grand Lodge , after due inquiry and consideration , arc of opinion that the work performed in tbe offices of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer , on account of the District Grand Chapter-, does not amount to onefifth of the whole labour of those offices . The committee , therefore , recommend that the request of the District Grand Chapter be complied with , and that on and after the 1 st January , 1870
, tlle amount charged to that body , on account of the office expenses referred to , be assessed tit 10 per cent , instead of at 20 per cent ., as hitherto . " The report of the Finance Committee was unanimously adopted . The following quarterly report of the Grand Committee of tbo Bengal Alasonic Fund of Benevolence was road . " At a general meeting of the Grand Committeo held on the 24 th January , at which the District Grand Alaster presidedit was
, resolved that the rules which bad been adopted since 1867 , for the executive administration of the fund by a sub-committee , should be adhered to during tho present year . These rules are the following : —! . Tbe executive administration of the Bengal Masonic Fund of Benevolence shall be entrusted to a sub-committee consisting of the President ( Tbe D . D . G . M ., ex-ofjlcio ) the permanent member ( W . Bro . Roberts ) and five other brethren to be elected by tbe grand Committee . The sub-committee so
formed shall manage all matters of executive detail , and deal with all applications for relief , with this limitation , that no vote exceeding Rs . 100 , if given in one sum as a donation , or exceeding Rs . 20 per mensem for six months , if given in monthly allowance , shall be made without the authorit y of the grand committee . 2 . The sub-committee shall submit to the grand committee a report of their proceedings , and an account of the fund , quarterly , at least fourteen days before each quarterly communication , of the D . G . L . ; the quarters for which sucli
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reports shall be made ending on the last day of February , the 31 st Alay , the 31 st August , and the 30 th November respectively . 3 . If any member of the sub-committee shall desire a reference to the grand committee upon any subject connected with the fund , and shall express such desire in writing before the voting is closed , the secretary of the sub-counnittee shall at once comply with the request by submitting the matter to the grand committee through the secretary thereof . The members
elected , under the provisions of the first of the foregoing rules , to form with the D . D . G . M . and W . Bro . Roberts , the executive sub-committee are : —W . Bros . Judge , Linton , Zemin , Conway , Fan-. The committee have elected W . Bro . Farr , to be Sec . to the sub-committee , an office which that brother has very kindly accepted . The following is the account of tho working of the fund during the quarter ending the 30 tb November , 1869 : —Seven
applications for assistance , or for reuewel of allowances , have been made during the quarter , five of the petitioners being widows of Alasons , one a Lewis , and one poor brother : —of these , four have been relieved , as under : —Two widows ' allowances renewed for six months at Rs . 20 a mouth . One widow , donation of Rs . 500 . An allowance of Rs . 20 a month to a Lewis renewed for six months . The other three applications were not disposed of at the close
of the quarter , having been sent in only a day or two before that date . They have since been settled bv the petitions of the two widows being granted , while that of the poor brother to whom a Donation of Rs . 200 had been proposed , has been referred until further information , which the committee consider necessary , shall have been furnished . The pension list at the close of tbe quarter stood thus -. —Six widows , each drawing Rs . 20 a month . One poor brother and
one Lewis each likewise drawing Rs . 20 a month . The cash account of the fund has been audited by the finance committee of the D . G . L ., and an abstract thereof is given in their report . The invested funds amounted to Rs . 3 , 600 . The D . G . Sec . reported the receip t of a report from the Bengal Alasonic Association , for educating children of indigent Freemasons—which was ordered to be recorded . W . Bro . J . Pitt Kennedy , pursuant to notice of motion , moved
"That a committee of this District Grand Lodge be appointed to consider the means of procuring the erection of a Freemasons ' Hall io some suitable place in this city , " The motion was seconded by W . Bro . C . 11 . Wilson , and carried unanimously . The . following brethren were appointed as tho committee : — AV . Bros . VV . J . Judge , W . Clark , C . H . Wilson , G . AI . Goodricke , and J . V . Kennedy , with power to add to their number .
The District Grand Alaster then appointed the undermentioned brethren to he officers of the District Grand Lodge for the ensuing year , investing such as were present with tbe insignia of their respective otliccs : — Bros . G . B . Daly , 109 and 486 , Deputy Grand Alaster ; John Mackintosh , 229 , S . G . W . ; John Henry DeSalis , 109 , J . G . W . ; Rev . F . AV . Robherds , 109 and 1 , 210 , Grand Chaplain ; J . Pitt Kennedy , 109 , Grand Reg . ; II . H . Locke , 109 , Grand Sec . ; B .
T . Girand , 19 th Hussars , 438 , S . G . D . ; J . Couway , 825 , J . G . AV . ; R . Alexander , 1 , 106 , Grand Supt . of Works ; Captain AV . G . Murray , 109 , Grand Dir . of Cers . ; W . B . Alaetavish , 109 , Assist . Grand Dir . of Cers . ; Captain Dennehcy , 391 , G . S . B . ; Herr Alack , Grand Organist ; R . Harvey , 109 , Grand Purst . ; AV . O . AHender aad J . C . Parker , 67 , W . E . Jellice and E . F . Longley , 218 , H . J . Frew , 825 , and T . H . Girling , 1 , 160 , Grand Stewards ; and G . Alexander , Grand Tyler .
The D . G , Alaster accompanied each investiture with a suitable address , cordially thanking the Past Grand Oflicers for their services , and assuring those whose names were not on the list fortius year that their claims to promotion would not be lost sight of , but that it was obviously necessary to omit some for a season , owing lo tbe number of deserving brethren in the province being much greater than the number of offices at his disposel . Bro . J . II . Linton was unanimously re-elected D . G . Treas .,
and was duly invented with the insignia of his office by the D . G . Master , who complimented liini upon the mark of confidence be had received from the brethren , and thanked him on behalf ol the District Grand Lodge for his past tovviaes as a custodian of their funds . The D . G . Alaster appointed the following brethren to be members of the Finance Committee for the year : —Bros . G . H . Daly , D . G . AI . and U ' . Jl . 496 , President ex officio ¦ 11 . II . Locke , D . G . Sec . anil P . AI . 103 , Secretary ex officio ; Alembers : —Bros .