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inquiry had been addressed to the Secretary of His Excellency by the President of the Board of Directors , notwithstanding the fulsome professions made in the note of January 22 nd . A careful perusal of the document will lead to several curious inferences , which , together Avith a groat variety of other circumstances , impcratiA * ely call for investigation by the Masonic authorities in England , nor Avill the Brethren of the Province feel satisfied Avithout it , since they cannot otherwise prevent serious reflections on the Craft by the public . Yours fraternally , H . H .

"Masonic Temple Company (Limited.)

"MASONIC TEMPLE COMPANY ( LIMITED . )

" 23 rd March , 1866 . " At a meeting of the Board held yesterday , pursuant to notice , Brother HENRY " LUCE MANUEL in the chair , "The secretaries laid on the table a statement showing the amount received and " paid at the Bazaar held in December last , in favour of the AVidows' and " Orphans' Fund , and they informed the Board that tho balance in favour of the "fund , amounting to the sum of 300 Z . Os . 9 d ., had been placed at the disposal of

" Brothers Malet De Carteret , Henry Lueo Manuel , and Eihvard Dickson Le " Contour , trustees of the said fund . " At the request of directors , the secretaries read from the minutes extracts of " some resolutions in connection Avith the formation of this fund : — " 1 st . December 10 th , 1862 . —Unanimously resolved , on the proposition of Bro . " Manuel , seconded by Bro . P . Binet , that a fund bo raised for the purpose of " purchasing shares , the interest or dividend of Avhich shall be applied to the

" relief of the AA'idows and orphans of masons . " " 2 nd . December 18 , 1863 . —That Bro . Henry Luce Manuel , Hon . Treasurer , be " authorized to purchase shares to the amount of money in hand ( 17 shares ) , for " the AVidows' and Orphans' Fund , and that Bros . Edward Malet De Oarteret , " Henry Luce Manuel , and Edward Dickson Le Contour , be the Trustees of this " Fund . " " The secretaries also road tho third resolution under date of the 19 th of August

, " 1 S 63 , copies of letters , first , from His Excellency Sir R . P . Douglas , Bart , then ' Licut .-Goveruor of Jersey , to tho Provincial Grand Master , enclosing 5 ? . for one " share in the Masonic Temple , for the benefit of the charity in behalf of the " Widows and Orphans of our Brethren ; second , from the P . G . M . to H . E ., " acknowle dging the receipt of the cheque , and stating that it would he his " most pleasing duty at the earliest meeting of the Board , " to lay Sir Percy's " communication before the members of the Board , " and further make it

impera" tive on himself to move that the same be entered in the minutes as a pleasing " souvenir of his Excellency's wishes . —( Date of General Douglas' letter and " contribution , Jan . 21 , 1863 ; date of P . G . M . ' s acknowledgment , Jan . 22 , 1863 . " Communicated by the letter to the secretary in the month of August ) "After the ahoA'e had been read , the following communication from the trustees " Avas submitted to the Board : — " Jersey , 22 nd March , 1866 .

"SIRS AND BROTHERS , —As trustees of the fund for the relief of AA'idows and " Orphans of Freemasons AVB offer to purchase with the proceeds of a bazaar " lately held in favour of the said fund sixty shares in the Masonic Temple " Company ( Limited . ) " ' We do so because the fund is already interested in the success of the Temple ; " ' because the promoters of the Bazaar have throughout announced this to be " 'their Avish in the matter ; and because we arc anxious to promote tho views of

" ' those brethren who are anxious that the Temple should at a not distant day " ' become the absolute and unfettered property of the local lodges , and . the fund " ' of which we are the trustees . N 2