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would be entitled to Provincial collars . On 13 th April last £ 010 8 s Od was paid over to the Treasurer of the Cathedral , and on lsfc June £ 5 was received from Tregenna Lodge , and also paid over to the Treasurer , making a total

contribution of £ 015 8 s Gd . Dispensations havo in accordance with the Constitutions been granted to Mount Edgcumbe Lodge to instal their W . M . on the 9 fch instead of 2 nd November lasfc , Phconix Lodge to instal on fche

19 fch instead of 10 th January lasfc , One and All Lodge to initiate a candidate aged 20 , who was leaving England to fill an appointment iu the Capo Mounted Police ; Bro . R . Bonney , of Wadebridge , hotel keeper , to hold the office of

W . M . of Molesworth Lodge , and Mount Sinai Lodge to wear Masonic clothing at the funeral of the deceased Bro . Boase . The following grants for relief have been obtained from the Lodge of Benevolence in London : —A brother

of Restormel Lodge , Lostwithiel , £ 30 ; the widow of a brother of Loyal Victoria Lodge , Callington , £ 15 ; the widow of a brother of Tregillow Lodge , St . Day , £ 10 ; and to a brother of Eliot Lodge , St . Germans , £ 10 . The

Provincial Grand Treasurer ( Bro . W . Guy ) reported that the y ear commenced with a balance of £ 127 lis 3 d ; fees of honour £ 38 4 s ; fees from Lodges , £ 178 14 s , which with several small items brought the total up to £ 368 18 s 3 d .

leaving a balance in hand of £ 192 10 s 2 d . The Treasurer of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund reported that the donations and subscriptions amounted to £ 176 17 s , being * an increase of £ 30 16 s 6 d over the previous year ; the balance at the commencement

of the year , £ 69 ls Gd ; voted from Grand Lodge , £ 26 5 s ; interest from bonds and stock , £ 152 12 s 5 d ; and £ 110 from railway debenture bond , making a total receipt of £ 534 15 s lid . Of tbis sum £ 135 bad been paid to annuitants and in educational grants , £ 216 15 s 6 d spent in the purchase of a £ 200 Cape bond , expenses of management £ 18 19 a Gd , leaving a balance at the Cornish Bank of £ 164 0 s lid . The capital invested amounted to

£ 4 , 348 6 s lid , being an increase of £ 176 18 s 9 d , from which was derived a yearly income of £ 182 19 s . The Secretary reported that a vacancy had occurred iu the mode annuities by tho death of Bro . John McLean , and petitions had been received from two brethren . Petitions had been

received from two widow's for the annuity vacant by t . ie death of Mrs . Vicary last year . A petition had also beeu received for an educational grant . Since the last annual meeting the capital account had increased £ 176 18 s 9 d , and there was an increase of £ 30 10 s Od in tho annual

subscriptions as compared with tho corresponding period of last year . From the commencement of the fuz : id in 1864 to tho present timo the receip ts had amounted to £ 6 , 748 os 5 d , out of which there had been paid to male annuitants £ 1 , 315 lis ; female annuitants , £ 193 10 s ;

grants for relief £ 70 ; educational grants £ 540 ; expenses of management , £ 2 c ! 0 15 s Od ; total , £ 2 , 39-9 10 s Od ; leaving a balance fco the credit of the fund of £ 4 . 348 0 s lid . The Committee of relief reported that having received a petition on behalf of the widow of a brother of Lodge 318 ,

they had granted a sum of £ 3 , which had been paid . Bro . Gilbert B . Pearce , Honorary Secretary Cornwall Masonic Charity Association , said : At the third general meeting of the Subscribers , held at Truro , on Sth February , it was reported that 205 memberships had beeu subscribed

for , the total amount contributed being 260 guineas , of which 235 guineas wero available for the ballots , the remainder being for nominations fully paid up . Thirty-three life subscriberships of the value of 5 guineas were drawn . Compared with previous years this amount was

sixty guineas less , but thia was not owiug to any falling oil ' in the members of tho association , bufc to the facfc thafc iu 1887 a large number of tho brethren wero induced to complete their payments by paving at once the remainder

duo from them . Tho number of ne ' . v subscribers this year was thirty-one , aud this important feature was mainly due to two Lodges only , lied ruth , ancl Bodmin , to whom must be given tho credit ox adding between them a score of new

membors . let with this increase of thirty-one new member "* they had exae'i y tho same nun * . bra * subscribing this year as lasfc , a corres non dine number having cei * s ; c !

to subscribe , having mostly completed their payment "' , an ; . a few failed to continue . Ox t ' ae 205 memberships , 177 were individual , and 28 Lodc-ey aud Oli- 'M ^ ters . Of

tilth irfcy Lodges in tho Province twenty subscribed from th Lodge Funds , and ono had subscribed since the last ballot Of the remaining nine , seven were represented bv indi

viduals . Tho Charities . selected were;—Girls , 205 guineas ;

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Boys 45 ; and Masonic Benevolent Institution 25 . Tho additional votes gained were : —Girls , 25 ; Boys , 8 ; Benevolent , 4 ; total life votes , 37 , and 9 perpetual votes for Girls , and 2 for-tho Benevolent Fund . Tho total amount

obtained through the association was ns follows : —tirsfc year , £ 234 4 s ; second , £ 370 Is ; third , - £ 288 15 *; total £ 902 . Bro . Pearce desired to bring the claims more particularly before tho brethren at Provincial Grand Lodge .

Ihree of tho five years bad gone , and they could refer to the result wifch some pride and satisfaction ; but in two years moro all tho members that began with them would havo ended their payments , ancl a fresh start would have to

be made . No doubt a large number of theso would begin again , and they would consider that the continual payment of a guinea or two was no great tax on them for so worthy and needy a cause , but new members were wanted

always to be joining every year . Bro . Bake P . P . G . S . W ., then rose to move , in accordance with notice of motion , that ( 1 ) in future funds be formed in tho county from tho subscriptions now generally transmitted to the larger Charities

in London , ancl to be used for similar purposes ; ( 2 ) that a Committee be formed for carrying out these Charities , and to make regulations and laws for their government ,

and also to make any arrangements in connection therewith , ancl that when such laws , regulations and arrangements have been submitted to tho Provincial Grand Master

and met his approval and signature , they are then immediately to take effect ; ( 3 ) that the Committee consist of Bros . Anderton , Hughan and Pearce , and such others as tho Provincial Grand Master may select . Having explained

that he was prevented by illness from attending the last Provincial Grand Lodge , Bro . Bake went on to state thafc in 1887 the county had onl y two boys and one girl in tho great Masonic Institutions , the election of whom cosfc G 15 votes . Three hundred of these votes cost on an average £ 5 each , ancl tho other 315 cost £ 3 each ,

amounting in tho aggregate to £ 2 , 245 . If that money had

been kept in the county and invested at 4 per cent , it would have produced £ 9 G 17 s per annum , out ot' which £ 30 per year could have been allowed to the parents of each of the three children educated in the Masonic Schools . Tho

children would then be educated according to their present station of life instead of being token to London , educated above their station , and becoming dissatisfied on their return with the position in which they found themselves .

Bro . Bake then moved the second and third sections of his resolution . The Provincial Grand Master suggested thafc the Committee should take the question into consideration , and report to Grand Lodge before any action was

taken . Bro . Major lloss was of opinion that the questiou was of such importance that ifc should be considered by the various Lodges before anything definite was settled .

Bro . Anderton denied that children in the great Masonic Charities were educated above their station . He moved aa an amendment— "That a Committee be formed to consider

and report at tho next meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge the best means of employing the funds collected iu the Province for charitable objects . " Bro . Gilbert ; Pearce seconded . If this Province adopted tho principle

advocated by Bio . Bake , and other Provinces followed suit , what would become of tho great Masonic Charities ? Thero being no objection , tho amendment was agreed to , Bros . Bake and Chirgwin being added to tho Committee .

Later in the day it was suggested thafc Bro . Truseott should also be placed on the Committee . Bro . Bake objected , and said he should withdraw if the proposal was carried Bro . Truscott ' s name was however withdrawn . The brethren

then walked iu procession to church , headed by the band of tho Volunteers . A special service was gone through , and Bro . tho Eev . VI . Reed Erskine preached a powerful sermon . Ou thtir return Grand Lodge was re-opened , ancl

Bro . C . Truseott presented the following report , tor two years . In October 1880 , wo secured the election into the Lioyal Masonic Institution for Boys of the son of a brother *

of Fowey Lodge , 977 . At the following * elections of April and May 1887 , the votes of the Provinco wero used fco repay loans contracted to secure the election of the foregoing candidates , iu October 1837 , in accordance with

tho decision of . the Committee of Belief , we polled tor tho daughter of a deceased brother of Pace nix Lodge , No . 331 , and secured her election into tho Lioyal Masonic

Institution for Girls . The polling at this election ran high , and this necessitated our borrowing more heavily than usual , but I am happy to state that after repaying loans with our votes of April aud May last , we are again free . We owe