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votes until tho last moment , some too late to be of use , and others marked for outside candidates . Whilst the Committee recognised the undoubted right of every Lodge to give votes to whom they pleased , they were of opinion that when candidates required the assistance of the

Province , preference ohould always be given to those from a Lodge which had always been loyal in their support . In their last report the Committee had stated that Bro . Dr . T . W . Lemon had by his i ' on I'ions qualified himself to give the largest number of votes of any brother in the Province ;

They now had to report that Bro . John Taylor , J . P ., P . M ., had by his donations , also tho power of giving yearly to the Province a largo number of votes . It was , as before , by good arrangement and the kindness of friends in London , the Province still receive great aid from the central

Charities , even more than the annual contribution of the Province . Should that be ? Last year tho Committee had the pleasuro of reporting that every Lodge had sent their votes . The regret that this year Lodges 489 , 1212 , 954 , and 1358 had not . At their meeting in January the

Committee granted £ 5 to the widow of a brother 29 years a member of Lodge 847 , Honiton , £ 5 to the widow of a brother two years and a half member of Lodge 666 , Princetown , and £ 5 to the widow of a member of Lodge 1205 , Stonehouse . At their present meeting they had voted

or recommended the Provincial Grand Lodge to grant the following sums : — £ 10 10 B each to 39 , 70 , 1254 , 1763 , £ 21 each to the London Charities for girls , men , and widows ( it was explained that the boys were lett out because the four ten guineas were all for boys' votes ) ; £ 15 more to the

widow of Lodge 847 , £ 10 more to the widow of Lodge 666 , £ 10 to a brother of Lodge Ebrington , 1847 , Stonehouse , eleven years a subscriber of that Lodge , who was invalided in 1891 from H . M . service , who had lost the use of his limbs and had a wife dependent npon him : £ 20 to a

brother of St . John , 39 , Exeter , who through illness had lost his business and was now incapable of following any employment •£ 15 to the widow of a brother of Lodge Metham , 1205 , Stonehouse , left with four young children unprovided for , and herself in delicate health ; £ 10 to the

widow of a brother of Huyshe Lodge , 1099 , Stoke , left with scant means ; £ 5 to the widow of a brother of Huyshe Lodge , 1099 , Stoke , left with three young children ; £ 20 to the widow of a brother of St . Aubyn Lodge , 954 , who had lost her means by its having been invested in the Liberator Society , and bad two children dependent upon her .

The ten guineas each recommended to be voted to the four Lodges were supplemented in accordance with the regulation , they having deposited with the Grand Lodge Secretary ten guineas each .

Tho Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at half-past two o ' clock . Bro . Viscount Ebrington P . G . M . presided , and was supported by his Officers : —Bros . W . G . Rogers D . P . G . M ., Major . Dick , R . L . M . I ., G . S . W ., J . Brewer P . G . J . W . G . J . W . pro . tern ., Rev . Dr . Lemon P . P . G . J . W .,

and Rev . J . Hennings G . Chaplains , R . Bird G . T ., A . S . Tmscott G . Registrar , Major G . C . Davie G . Secretary , R . Besley and S . B . Harvey G . S . D . s , J . Parkhouse and E . H . Littleton G . J . D . s , G . S . Sandford G . Supt . Wks ., J . R . Lord G . D . C ., T . J . R . Chalice G . D . D . C , W . Southwood G . A . D . C , E . Tout G . S . B ., W . H . Aplin G . A . Secretary ,

S . Panter G . Pursuivant , P . C . Frost , M . Whittle , P . J . Dunn , T . R . E . Olver G . Stewards , H . Shooter G . Tyler . The Provincial Grand Secretary said he had received the returns from the Lodges in the Province for the year ended 31 st December 1892 .

There were on the books 3 , 176 Masons , a decrease of 78 from the previous year . There are 739 Past Masters on the books ; 248 brethren had been initiated during the year , an increase of four ; the numbor of brethren returned in arrears was 458 , a decrease of 80 from the preceding

year . He had received 10 guineas , a moiety of the sum necessary to obtain a Life Governorship in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , together with an application for a similar grant from Lodges St . John tbe Baptist , 39 , Exeter ; St . John , 70 , Plymouth j Semper Fidelia , 1254 , Exeter ; Obedience , 1753 , Okehampton .

Bro . Brewer said when Provincial Grand Lodge supplemented the votes of private Lodges they had a moral if not a legal right" to ask them to assist the Province in paying their debts after carrying candidates . The P . G . M .

concurred . When a Lodge was furnished by the Prov . G . Lodge with half its voting power it ought at least to consider the Provincial Grand Lodge . The Treasurer reported that ho had received £ 65417 s 5 d ,

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of that £ 344 14 s for Lodge dues , £ 47 5 s fees of honour ; balance from previous year £ 254 16 s , and £ 8 2 s incidentals . There was a balance in hand of £ 278 . Of the payments £ 160 had been forwarded to London Charities , £ 15 to the Devon Masonic Educational Fund , and £ 69 16 s to the Fortescue Annuity Fund .

The Secretary of the Fortescue Annuity Fund ( Bro . F . Pollard ) reported that there were now six annuitants on the fund—brethren of Lodges 156 , 106 , 710 , 248 , 1205 , 797 . The Treasurer ' s accounts to 24 th Jane showed : — Balance due from Treasurer , £ 130 Is ; interest on

investment , £ 89 0 s lOd ; donations , £ 100 ; subscriptions , £ 9 4 s ; fees of honour , £ 11 5 s ; total , £ 327 3 s . Payments to tbe annuitants , £ 180 * printing , advertising , & c , £ 12 8 s 2 d ; investment in the Exeter Savings' Bank , £ 95 7 s 7 d ; balance in the Treasurer ' s hands , £ 229 7 s 7 d . The

Governors had during the past yoar revised tbe bye-laws , and now presented them to the Provincial Grand Lodge for confirmation . It was decided to refer the bye-laws to the Lodges for discussion . When the question of election of P . G . Treasurer came

forward , the Provincial Grand Master said he was sorry to hear some " touting " circulars bad been sent out , and he strongly deprecated such action . It did not add to the dignity of P . G . Lodge or tbe person whose claims were advocated .

In reply to a remark which fell from Bro . Shorto , the P . G . M . said he agreed with him that a brother should hold the office of Treasurer for say five years at least , but he found Freemasons wero jealous of the honour of electing their own Treasurer .

There were two candidates for the Treasurersmp of the Province—Bros . W . A . Gregory 1254 and 1753 , proposed by Bro . E . T . Fulford , and seconded by Bro . R . Twose , and

Bro . John Taylor 1462 , proposed by Bro . Sholto , seconded by Bro . J . R . Lord . On the feeling of the meeting being taken Bro . Taylor was withdrawn , and Bro . Gregory elected . Bros . J . Stocker and E . T . Fulford were elected

the auditors . The Provincial Grand Master then invested his Officers for the ensuing year : — Bro . W . G . Eogera 112 . . Deputy Master Sir William Williams , Bart ., 251 - Senior Warden

Captain Strode-Lowe 1855 - Junior Warden Eev . Dr . Lemon 189 - - ) «• , „„ , „• Eer . A . S . Hamlyn 954 - . j Chaplains W . A . Gregory 1254 . - Treasurer

J . T . Bond 2025 - - - Eegistrar Major G . 0 . Davies . . Seoretary w % - fl d iT 4 ' ' ? * - ** Deacons W . Harris 1138 •. -J

M . Whittle 797 . - O . nno ^„„ T . S . Hex 1402 - . . j Jnmor Deacons P . C . Frost 308 - . . Superintendent of Works J . E . Lord 1247 ••- Director of Ceremonies H . Ascotfc 489 - - - Dep . Dir . of Cers .

J . W . Parson 105 •. . *) J . Leonard 202 ••. > Assist . Direotora of Cers . W . Fowler 1212 - . . ) P . J . Dnnnl 205 - . . Sword Bearer N . Eadmorel 59 •. . )„ .,, _

T . ' E . E . Olver 1247 . . } Standard B «*« e ™ G . L . Loam 710 ... Organist E . Harper 251 ¦ - Assitant Seoretary J . Sargent 372 - ¦ . Pnrsnivant E . M . Ellis 666 - . . Asst . Pursuivant H . Shooter 112 . . . Tyler

A . H . Dymond 112 . -v J . Grant 328 .... W . C . Martin 421 - . . . . W . E . Velvin 1091 . .\ste ™ " « C . A . Nioholson 1847 . . I W . Pengelly 2189 . -J

Five pounds for a brother of 189 that had boen applied for too late for the Committee of Petitions was unanimousl y voted . The Provincial Grand Master gave statistics relating to

brethren in arrears , and stated that at the next annual meeting he should feel it his duty to read the details shown to him by the Secretary . In the evening the brethren dined in the hall of the Freemasons' Club .

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