Western India.

Received a letter from Bro . S . Edwards , Secretary of Lodge Felix , Aden , forwarding for the approval of the Prov . G . M . a set of revised by-laws . Informed that the Prov . G . M . requests that in the revised by-laws a list of the recognised office-bearers of a lodge be included—ride Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , —not omitting the much important offices of Depute and Substitute Masters ; and that it has been noticed that in Rule XX . the lodge has made no provision for cases of

emergency which the parent institution at Scotland allowed . The Secretary was requested to expedite the transmission of his returns of intrants and fees due to the Provincial Grand Lodge , which were much overdue . Received a letter from the Secretary of Lodge Felix , Aden , dated 17 th March , 1862 , returning the revised by-laws , duly corrected , as suggested . Approved and confirmed . Received a letter from the Secretary Lodge Eising Star ,

Bombay , dated 3 rd May , 1 S 62 , forwarding for the approval of the Prov . G . M ., a copy of certain amendments proposed to tho by-laws of the lodge . Approved ancl confirmed with certain additions and alterations . Received a letter from the Secretary of Lodge Rising Star , of the 9 th May , 1862 , requesting to be informed , with reference to the following foot note at page 219 of Laurie ' s Mistory of Freemasonry and Grand Lodge of Scotland "— " By a

subsequent . patent , Bro . Burns was appointed Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons in India . " Whether Bro . Burns continues to act as G . M . of Scotch Freemasonry in India . Qu 3 Stion referred to the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Wrote a letter to the W . M . of Lodge St . Andrew in the East , Poona , on the 25 th June , 1 S 62 , noticing the great delay in forwarding his lodge intrant returns , & c , and requesting that

they be forthwith forwarded , together with the fees due to the Provincial Grand Lodge . Received from Bro . C . Jones , Secretary of Lodge Perseverance , a certificate of past office of S . W . held by Bro . R . B . Leefe , with the usual fee for the registration of the same . Certificate registered , signed and returned . The fee made over to the Prov . G . Treas . Wrote a letter , dated 21 st July , 1862 , to the Secretary of Lodge Felix , Aden , reminding him that his return of intrants and fees

due to the Provincial Grand Lodge for the half-year ending 30 th June , 1862 , had fallen due , and that they be forwarded as early as possible . Received a letter from the Secretary of Lodge St . Andrew in the East , requesting permission to be allowed to appear in Masonic clothing at a theatrical performance to be given by the amateurs of her Majesty's 95 th regiment . Permission granted . Wrote letters , dated 13 th August , 1802 , to the Secretaries of

Lodge Victoria , Belgaum ; Lodge St . Paul , Mhow ; Lodge Eising Star , Bombay ; Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , and reminding them of their half-yearly returns and fees , ending 30 th June , 1 S 62 , having fallen due . Received a letter , dated the 7 th October , 1862 , from the Secretary of Lodge Rising Star , Bombay , requesting , according to by-laws , a dispensation for initiation into the mysterias of Freemasonry the same night of his passing tho ballot of Mr .

Jehangcerjee Pestonjee Khoorasauee . Granted . Wrote on the 6 th April 1863 , to the Secretaries of the following lodges , noticing the remissness on their part in forwarding their lodge returns and fees due to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Western India , with the hope that the subject may meet -with due attention in future : — -Hope , Kurrachee ; Victoria , Belgaum ; St . Andrew ' s in the East , Poona . Received a letterdated the 9 th of March 1863 from the

, , , Secretary of Lodge St . Andrew in the East , poona , noticing that no diplomas had been received from the Grand Lodge of Scotland since 1861 , although the returns had beeu regularly transmitted , together with bank bills for the amount of fees due , and that on a reference to the bank in Bombay it had been ascertained that the bills had been duly cashed to Bro . A . Laurie . Eeplied that the Grand Lodge would be addressed on tbe subject . Received a letter , dated llth March , 1863 , from tiie Secretary

of Lodge St . Andrew in the East , Poona , forwarding a proxy commission in favour of Bro . T . Carpenter , authorising him to represent Lodge St . Andrew in the East , Poona , at the Provincial Grand Lodge meetings , and forwarded a corrected copy of the bye-laws , as suggested in paragraph 7 of this summary . The proxy commission acknowledged , and informed that on the requirements of Section IV . clause XVIII . of the Constitutions being complied with , the commission would be registered . The bye-laws approved and confirmed .

Wrote a letter on the 9 th April 1863 , communicating to Bro . T . Carpenter the receipt of the proxy commission alluded to in the preceding paragraph . Wrote a letter , dated 10 th April 1863 , to his Grace the Duke of Athole , the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Scotch Freemasonry , and in enclosing copy of the letter from the Secretary of Lodge St . Andrew in the East , Poona , requesting that the subject may meet with such notice as it would seem to

deserve ; stating at the same time , that similar complaints had come from all the daughter lodges working under the Scotcli Constitution in Western India , and that should the subject not meet with speedy and clue attention , and the several lodges receive the diplomas to which their members are fairly entitled to , the interests of Freemasonry would much suffer in India . Received a letter from the Secretary of Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , dated the 16 th ult . stating in reply to the reference made to

, him on the 6 th April 1863 , on the subject of his not having forwarded his lodge returns and fees , that they had been forwarded to the address of the " Prov . Grand Secretary , " but were received , opened , and returned by a Mr . Judge of Bombay , with an intimation that " no Provincial Grand Lodge exisits , and as a natural consequence no such person as a Provincial Grand Secretary of such Provincial Grand Lodge exists . " Informed that he should not have allowed himself to have been led astray

by this Mr . Judge , who was in no way connected with the Provincial Grand Lodge of Scottisli Masonry in Western India . Furthermore that he is to blame in not having at once addressed the Prov . G . Sec . by name on the subject of Mr . Judge's communication ; for had he taken the trouble to look over his own records , the incorrectness of Mr . Judge ' s statement would have been proved , and he would have ascertained that the Provincial

Grand Lodgo of Scotcli Masonry in Western India was in existence , and that Dr . G . R . Ballingall was the occupant of the K . S . chair . Requested the returns in arrears with the fees due be without delay forwarded . Received a petition from Miss Caroline McLeane , daughter of the late Bro . Hector McLeane , communicating for favourable consideration of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the destitute condition in which she and six others ( brothers and sisters ) have within the last five months been left by the death of their

father and a brother who were supporting the family . Ordered that subscriptions be invited from the Masonic fraternity for the immediate relief of the family , and a copy of the petition be sent to Lodge St . Andrew in the East , Poona , for favourable consideration , the late Bro . McLeane having been an old and zealous Mason of the said lodge . Received a letter from Bro . J . Firth , resigning the office of Treasurer and membership of the Provincial Grand Lodge .

Recorded . Bro . Anderson requested , as a temporary measure , to relieve Bro . Firth of his charge . Received and recorded copies of several Quarterly Communications from the District Grand Lodge of Bengal . Bro . STOMEES , the Prov . G . Sec , in addressing the Prov . G . M ., stated that he considered it a duty to bring to the notice of the Provincial Grand Lodge , with a view that an effectual stop be

put to the practice of letters addressed to the "Provincial Grand Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Scotch Masonry in Western India , " being received by Bro . Judge . That the case noticed in the Summary of Proceedings , was not the only instance of Bro . Judge having received a letter as above stated , but that on another occasion a registered letter from Lodge Felix , Aden , was received , detained for some days , and then readdressed to the Secretin- } ' by nameand re-posted . With a

, view of preventing such unauthorised interruptions in the delivery of letters , the Secretary proposed that ho be allowed to address a circular to the different subordinate lodges working under the Scotch Constitution , requesting them to address in future their letters to the Prov . G . Sec . by name , adding as well his designation as Secretary . Approved . Bro . 5 . R . BALLINGALL proposed , and Bro . R . B . BAETON ,

Prov . G . M . elect , seconded the proposition , which was unanimously carried . That with reference to the Secretary ' s motion , the Prov . G . M . of English Masonry be informed of the conduct of Bro . Judge , who appears to be a member of the Provincial Grand Lodge of English Masonry , with a view that a stop be put to his receiving letters he has no right to , and that some notice be taken of his conduct in having misrepresented to the Secretary of Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , that the Provincial Grand Lodge of Scotch Masonry in Western India , was not in existence . Bro . G . R . BALLINGALL then summoned Bro . A . Jordan , the Past Secretary , to the Eastern pedestal , and addressed him to