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up a total of £ 57 15 s - These modest efforts , however , were surpassed on the present occasion , when four of the 19 lodges , represented by five Stewards and the veteran Bro . Benson , Unattached , amongst them totalled up £ 171 iSs ., Bro . Benson ' s £ 52 ios . being the most important item . This gives a sum of / 0 R 7 ios . for the whole year , but is below the average of the three preceding

years , the year 1892 having yielded £ 495 12 s ., of which the Girls' School received only £ 3 6 : 5 s -i the balance being pretty equally apportioned between the " Old People " and " Our Boys ; " 18 93 , £ 474 iSs ., of which this Institution absorbed the b «| k ; and 1 S 94 , £ 400 17 s . 6 d ., of which the same Charity secured £ 291 4 s . However , the Province has done admirably during these four years , and it is probably by chance that the Returns are lower in the present year .

We were not a little surprised , when , analysing the returns from OXFORDSHIRE , at the Benevolent Festival , in February , we noted that it figured as the contributor of £ 21 2 s . But the feeling soon passed away . We felt that the Province would do its part as usual , and our anticipations have been verified . In May . it raised by the hands of six Stewards , of whom three did duty for the Alfred Lodge ,

No . 340 , two for the Bertie , No . 1515 , and one for the Wychwood , No . 2414 , Burford , £ 150 19 s ., while on Wednesday , it did even better , the number of its Stewards being 10 , representing seven out of its 12 lodges . The total reached , £ 154 18 s . 6 d ., and included £ 50 8 s . from Bros . P . W . Margetts and C . M . Taphouse , of No . 340 , and £ 51 9 s . from Bros . J . Hastings and A . E . Hunt

as joint Stewards for No . 1515 . Thus the year has produced a total of £ 326 iSs . 6 d . as against £ 312 is . in 1894 , £ 440 6 s . 6 d . in 18 93 , and £ 631 19 s . 6 d . in 1892 , the Benevolent Jubilee being supported to the extent of £ 428 7 s . In 1 S 91 the total was £ 414 2 s ., of which this Institution secured £ 246 9 s . Of the 12 lodges in

SHROPSHIRE , two were represented by Stewards , while the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Sir O . Wakeman , Bart . —represented the Province . The total obtained by these brethren was £ 160 13 s ., the Prov . Grand Master ' s list of £ 60 18 s . and Bro . Graham ' s for £ 63 , being the most important . In February , when Bro . Sir O . Wakeman was a Steward for the Old People , and took up a list of £ 73 ios ., the total was £ 136

ios ., while in May , the Girls' School was supported to the extent of £ 3 6 15 s ., the aggregate of the contributions to the three Charities being £ 333 18 s . Last year and the year before the Province was content with minor donations , but in 1892 it raised in all £ 615 15 s . 6 d ., of which £ 456 is . was contributed to the Benevolent Jubilee . In 1891 the year's total stood at £ 455 9 s . 6 d . ; in 1888 , the year of the Girls' Centenary , at £ 770 15 s . ; and in 1887 , when the Prov . Grand Master was Chairman for the Girls' School , at £ 1022 7 s .

It was gratifying to note that after its splendid performance in February , when it supported Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , P . G . M ., as Chairman at the Benevolent Festival to the extent of £ 1657 17 s . 6 d .,

SOMERSETSHIRE should have held a little in reserve for the Schools . Yet Bro . W . W . Rice , of the Eldon Lodge , No . 1755 , Portishead , raised £ 37 16 s . for the Girls' School in May , and this week this brother has repeated his list for " Our Boys , " while Bro . Ebblewhite , who was Steward for a London lodge likewise , raised £ 11 us . ; making the total £ 49 7 s ., the grand total for the year being £ 1745 os . 6 d . These

figures throw all previous Returns completely into the shade , the amount raised in the year of the Benevolent Jubilee having been only £ 841 15 s ., while , in 1888 , the Girls' Centenary year , the total was a little short of £ 1000 . We heartily congratulate our Somersetshire brethren on the excellent work they have done during the year 18 95 . ' 1 ' Our anticipations have bc-n realised that the to lodges in the Province of

LOUTH WALES ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , would be represented at this Festival . The Province supports each Charity in turn . Thus , in 1892 , it raised £ 161 is . 6 d . for this Institution ; in 1893 , £ 177 19 s . for the Girls' School ; and last year £ 154 12 s . for the Old People . On Wednesday , Bro . J . Llewellyn Thomas , as Steward for the Province generally , and the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 671 , Llanelly , particularly , compiled the excellent list of £ 220 , and by . so doing has earned the thanks of the Governing Body .

Four of the 31 lodges in STAFFORDSHIRE , with a chapter attached to a fifth , did duty for the whole body , and did it to very good purpose , the total of the lists , including £ 17810 s . from the Prov . Association , being £ 297 17 s . 6 d . In February , the Benevolent Institution was benefited to the extent of £ 152 5 s ., and , in May , the Girls' School fared still better , the subscriptions

reaching £ 240 9 s . On both these occasions Bro . W . H . Bailey did duty as steward , our worthy brother on Wednesday being also a member of the Board , out included in the London Section . The total for the year is £ 690 us . 6 d ., and will bear comparison with that of last year which reached £ 428 8 s ., or that of 1893 , which was £ 424 7 s . 6 d . But , in 1892 and 18 91 , the amounts were larger , being * 7 « 2 2 s . in the former , and £ 761 15 s . 6 d . in the latter . We suppose it is owing to the great spurt which

SUFFOLK made in February in support of the Old People that the Province shows to such Might advantage on the present occasion , the sum of the two lists included under ' . bar > ner being only £ 49 7 s . However , it has done well notwithstanding in 1895 , eight of its 22 lodtres and three of its chaDtershavinc raised f . Ctzc 11 s . in Kphrnarv .

while the representatives of three lodges raised £ 125 gs . fid . for the Girls' School . 1 "us in spite ot the falling off , the total for 18 95 amounts to £ 840 13 s . 6 d . Last Kar the total reached £ 809 5 s ., and in 1893 it was £ 533 9 s . 6 d ., but in 1892 , ' »« t the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution celebrated its Jubilee , it amounted 0 A 1449 4 s ., of which £ 1291 14 s . was raised for that important celebration .

SURREY n . . musters 40 lodges and to-morrow ( Saturday ) will have a new Prov . with 1 v , ster ln the P erson of Bro . Lord Onslow , has good reason to be satisfied tot-1 f r '' ^ done ' our Charities this year . It began in February with a oth 7 § 3 S' 6 ^ ' raised fa y e'g Stewards , of whom one was Unattached , the er seven representing six lodges . Last month it did still better , the sum of

Wert A " g raised for 0 ur Gir , s by a contingent of seven Stewards . On withfi 1 > owever > lt did best of a 11 . Stewards acting for as many lodges , eivi brethren and two ladies Unattached , together raising £ 591 15 s ., thus enou \ i fand t 0 tal . for the three Cnarities oi z . Ils- 6 d- > and showing clearly I , „ . " Surrey is a regular and determined friend of all our Institutions .

Col M F ' , cludin £ £ 1 399 2 s . which it subscribed in support of the late Bro . Instil f - ° neys Chairmanshi p at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent j n , g "' . ' rt raised in a 11 . 61673 4 s . 6 d ., while in 1893 it stood at £ 913 3 s . 6 d . £ 21 IK ' amounted t ° the exceptionally large sum of £ 2817 19 s . fid ., out of which Wi ? ' Was subscribed > n behalf of the Old People's Jubilee , able 7 ever the Festival of this Institution is celebrated at Brighton , a considerount ° f responsibility devolves upon the Province of

SUSSEX , the ' ca ? . " hardly say , that lesponsibility is always met successfull y . This was the ci " \ 9 ! i 1893 , and 1894 , and a glance at the Returns will show that it was ^ e also on Wednesday . Bro . J . M . Reed , the Prov . Grand Treasurer ,

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represented the Province generally , and will be found with a list of £ 110 5 s . to his credit ; Bro . Gerald W . E . Loder , one of the M . Ps . for Brighton , as Steward for the Earl of Sussex Lodge , No . 2201 , took up one of £ 107 2 s . ; while the sums raised by the other 10 lodge representatives , and the six brethren and a lady who were Unattached , augmented the total to £ 503 Ss . 6 d . Last month the Province subscribed £ 418 3 s . to the Girls' School , and in February £ 320 15 s . 6 d . to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , so that the aggregate of the three

contributions is £ 1242 7 s . Last year the total was £ 1477 17 s . ; in 1893 , £ 1234 16 s . ; in 1 S 92 , when the Benevolent Jubilee was celebrated , and H . R . H . the Prov . Grand Master acted as Chairman at the Girls' School Festival , £ 2227 4 s , ; and in 1891 , £ 1347 2 s . These are formidable figures for a Province which is largely agricultural , and has no more than 30 lodges on its roll . We again congratulate our Sussex brethren on their achievements in aid of our Institutions . The Province of

WARWICKSHIRE shows to great advantage . Firstly , there is the amount paid for a Life Presentation namely , £ 525 , and then , in addition , the contributions obtained by the representatives of 10 of its 31 lodges and sundry Unattached Stewards , of whom one is a Lewis . The total number hailing from the Province is 26 , and the sums to their credit reach £ 379 is ., which , with the aforesaid £ 525 , gives a total of £ 904 is .

In February , the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was the better for £ 5 5 s ., contributed by a member of one of the lodges , but last month £ 212 2 s . was raised for the Girls' School , so that the aggregate for the year is £ 1121 8 s . Last year , the total was £ 637 16 s . 3 d ., and in the preceding year , £ 530 7 s . 6 d ., but in 1892 , it stood at £ 241043 ., of which £ 2 iS 6 was raised for the Old People ' s Jubilee . This is the first—and will at the same time be the last—appearance of

WILTSHIRE at these anniversary gatherings . With such a limited number as 11 lodges it cannot do much , and it prefers doing this in the same fashion as other moderate sized Provinces by giving each Charity its turn of support . Thus in 1 S 94 it raised £ 175 14 s . 6 d . for the Old People , and £ 120 4 s . for this Institution ; in 1893

, £ 185 17 s . for " Our Girls , " and £ 110 5 s . for " Our Boys ; " and in 1892 , £ 483 14 s . for the Old People , with minor contributions to the Schools . On Wednesday , Bro . W . J . Mann , as Steward for the whole Province , compiled a total of £ 279 6 s ., which is not far short of the amounts raised last year and the year before . There are 13 lodges in

WORCESTERSHIRE , but the two Stewards , who are entered in the Returns , were Unattached , and the total of their lists was £ 68 5 s ., of which £ 10 ios . came per Bro . T . R . Arter , and the rest from Bro . R . Westwood . In February , Bro . Arter at the last moment gave his services as Steward , Unattached , and handed in a list of £ 42 ,

but in May three lodges bore a part in the work of raising funds for the Girls ' School , and with Bro . Arter had the satisfaction of compiling a total of £ 153 5 s Thus the product of this year's labours is £ 263 ios ., as compared with £ 193 os . 6 d last year , £ 308 3 s . for the two Schools in 1 S 93 , and £ 498 5 s . for all three Charities in 1892 . Two of the 32 lodges in

YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS ) will be found in Wednesday ' s Returns , the sum total of their lists being £ 41 9 s ., while in May two lodges raised £ 82 os . 6 d . for the Girls' School . As the Province was an absentee from the February Festival , the total for the year stands at £ 123 9 s . 6 d . In 18 94 , it raised £ 441 15 s ., of which £ 301 19 s . fell to this Institution ; in 1 S 93 , £ 424 4 s . ; and in 1892 , £ 733 4 s ., of which all but £ 15 15 s . was raised for the Benevolent Jubilee . It is in the order of things that

YORKSHIRE ( WEST RIDING ) show to less advantage than usual . Last year its total was £ 6697 5 s ., of which . £ 4559 ' 5 i was raised in support of Bro . Jackson ' s Chairmanship for " Our Boys . " However , the £ 44 1 which it subscribed to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution

in February last , with the £ 921 raised last month for the Girls' School and the £ 285 10 s . which was raised on Wednesday for this Institution , make up a goodly total amounting to £ 1647 I 0 S - This may be below the yearly average of West Yorkshire , but . it is aright handsome total , notwithstanding . Bro . G . C . Heron , P . D . P . G . M . of the

ISLK OF MAN . acted as Steward for the Province on Wednesday , and has £ 26 5 s . to his credit , while the same brother as Steward for one of its nine lodges—the St . German ' s , No . 2164 , Peel—also figured in the Girls' School Returns last month for £ 26 ios ., the total for the year being £ 52 15 s . This is slightly in excess of last year ' s total , which was £ 4643 ., while , in 1893 and 1892 the Returns were £ 31 10 s . and £ 98 13 s . respectively . Of representatives from

FOREIGN STATIONS . therewereasmanyasi 3 atthis Festival , the total thus far returned being £ 157 2 s , 6 d . of which Bro . Capt . J . H . Leslie , R . A ., the Dist . G . Sec . of the Punjab , is responsible for £ 113 3 s , he being Steward for the Stewart Lodge , No . 1930 , Rawal Pindi . We are always pleased to see Stewards from outlying stations , as it shows that our Charities are not lost sight of by the brethren in foreign parts . In February , £ 47 5 s . was contributed by them to the Benevolent Festival , and last month £ 30 ios . to the Girls' School .

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" 1 HE AUSTRALASIAN KEYSTONE . " —W . Hearne and Co ., 208-210 , Little Lonsdale-street , Melbourne . —The May number , which , by the way , has an additional attraction in the shape of a very excellent portrait of Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , M . W . Grand Master of Victoria , is well furnished with news of lodges , and has several columns of tidings concerning the Craft in the various Australasian colonies . In the editorial portion of the paper it is good enough to quote from our summary of the address delivered by Bro . J . M . Shields , Dep . Dist . Grand Master Bombay , and expresses its strong approval of certain of the recommendations tendered by that brother to the District Grand Lodge of Bombay at its last half-yearly Communication .

"TUB MASONIC VISITOR . " IJ , Dawson-street , Dublin . —The June number is an exceptionally good one . ln the first place it contains a portrait and brief biographical sketch of Bro . VV . J . Chetwode Crawley , LL . D ., D . C . L ., S . G . D . Ireland , author of " Gemcntaria Hibernica , " together with a very able review of that most important work by Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D . England . There is also a full and interesting account of the opening and dedication of the new Masonic Hall in Carlow , as well as of the address recently presented to Bro . the Rev . Francis E . Clarke , LL . D . M . D ., Deputy Prov . Grand Master of North Connaught .

ST . MAGDALEN CHAPTER , NO . 242 . —A meeting was held in the Masonic Rooms , Doncaster , on Friday evening , the aSth ult ., when there were present Comps . F . Webb , M . E . Z . ; J . Constable , II . ; C . Goldthorpe , J . ; C . H . Woodhouse , S . E . ; S . Lester , S . N . ; and visitors—Comps . F . Rans , P . A ., P . P . G . Treas . ; and P . Jenner , O . 57 . Comp . Rans having been unanimously elected a joining member , the chapter was closed .