The District Grand Lodge Of Canterbury (N.Z.).

about three-fifths of the lodges , of the New Zealand Grand Lodge been practically unanimous , as was the case when the Grand Lodge movement began in the Colonies of South Australia , New South Wales , and Victoria , the English , Irish , and Scotch District and Provincial Grand Lodges would have dissolved

themselves , and the lodges under them would have become part and parcel of the new Grand Lodge . In that case , the Earl of ONSLOW , Past Senior Grand Warden of England , would have accepted the office of Grand Master , and Grand Lodge would no doubt have recognised the new body , as it had previously recognised

the other Australian Grand Lodges . But a movement which has only been able to secure the adhesion of three-fifths of the lodges cannot assuredly be described as unanimous , and as the position has now become more complicated , it is by no means improbable that those who have ceded and those who have remained under

the old flag will sooner or later find themselves at loggerheads . Already one of the lodges in this district has rescinded by 20 to 3 votes its resolution to secede and become a part of the new body , and Bro . GlLLON , in his address to the newly-installed Grand Master , Bro . H . THOMPSON ,

admitted that " Some of those who had put their hand to the plough "—that is , had agreed to support the Grand Lodge movement when there was some reason to hope for practical unanimity—had begun to " hesitate and look back , " and were withholding " the support they had given us every reason to

expect" from them . However , those who have remained loyal will not be responsible for any difficulties that may arise hereafter , so that though District Grand Master THOMPSON and some of his officers and lodges have seceded the D . G . Lodge of Canterbury remains . As regards the resolutions , in favour of

dividing the Funds of General Purposes and Benevolence they were agreed to by small majorities , and will doubtless be carried into effect . But it is by no means clear to us that such a division is justifiable . It must be borne in mind that the movement which has just taken place in New Zealand has no resemblance

whatever to the movements in South Australia , New South Wales , and Victoria , and still more recently in Tasmania . It is neither more nor less than a secession on a somewhat large scale , and we question very much if the seceders have a right to any share in the property belonging to the body they . secede from voluntarily for the purpose of setting up a rival authority .

Old Warrants.

OLD WARRANTS .

No . 86 , PRESCOT , LANCASHIRE .

I have been favoured by Bro . T . Pennington , Secretary of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . 86 , Prescot , with a copy of their " warrant , " which , being worthy of preservation , I reproduce it below .

One of its special features is , that it is not a lodge warrant , as we should now designate it , but , like those of Nos . 39 , Exeter , 41 , Bath , and 42 , Bury , it is only a simple "deputation" or authority to some brother to constitute the lodge . ( Vide my "Handy Book , " p . 18 . )

Students will not fail to note the comparative lateness of its date—1753—and the important fact that it does not specify or nominate the Master and Wardens . Will some brother let us know the earliest warrant issued by the Original Grand Lodge , which names the Master and Wardens ? JNO . LANE . [ COPY ]

I SKAL ) CARYSFORT , G . M .

To all & Every our Right Worshipful , Worshipful & Loving Brethren , We , J PROBY , Baron of CARYSFORT , in the County of Wicklow , in the Kingdom of Ireland , GRAND MASTER of the Ancient & Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons , Send Greeting . Know Ye , that We of the great Trust & Confidence reposed in our Right

Worshipful & Welbeloved Brother , ANTHONY TvRER . at the humble Petition of several Brethren , residing in or near Prescot , in the County of Lancaster , Do Hereb y Constitute & Appoint him , the said Anthony Tyrer , for us & in our Name to convene our said Brethren & in due Form to Constitute them into a regular Lod ge of Free & Accepted Masons , He the said Anthony Tyrer taking especial Care that all & every the said Brethren have been regularly made Masons , And that

they do observe perform and keep all and every the Rules , Orders , and Regulations contained in the Books of Constitutions ( except such as have been or may be repealed at any Quarterly Communication or other General Meeting ) together also with all such other Rules Orders Regulations & Instructions as shall from time to time be Transmitted by us , or THOMAS MANNINGHAM , M . D ., our Deputy , or by any of our Successors GRAND MASTERS or his Deputy for the time being ,

Hereb y Willing & Requiring you , the said Anthony lyrer , as soon as convenientl y may be , to send to us an Account in Writing of what shall be done by Virtue of these presents . GIVEN at London under our hand & seal of Masonry this 20 th day of December , A . D . 1753 , A . L . 5753 . By the Grand Master ' s Command THOS MANNINGHAM , D . G . M . Witness , J REVIS , G . S ,

Annals Of The Grand Lodge Of Iowa For 1888 And 1889.

ANNALS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF IOWA FOR 1888 AND 1889 .

The " Annals of the Grand Lodge of Iowa" for 1888 and 188 9 have just been completed , with title-page , & c , and issued as one volume ( No . XL ) by the veteran Grand Secretary , Bro . T . S . PARVIN ( Past Grand Master ) , who has for long been the

acknowledged chief in this important department . The Vol . XII . is also on the way , the first part being published for 18 90 , but what concerns us most just now is the form the dedication to Volume XL has taken .

It reads— "To the trio of Masonic Authors of England , Brother William James Hughan , Brother Robert Freke Gould , Brother John Lane , Honorary Members , with Rank of Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Iowa , & c . In recognition of their invaluable services and researches among

the old records of the Craft , and bringing to light important facts serving to eliminate from Masonic history the myths and traditions that had so long misled the student of Masonic history ; AND FOR THEIR MANY VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS OF THE

ANTIQUITIES , HISTORY , AND REPRINTS OF FREEMASONRY ; and as a personal recognition of their worth , this Eleventh Volume of the ANNALS OF IOWA MASONRY , 1888-8 9 , is MOST FRATER - NALLY DEDICATED by T . S . Parvin , Grand Secretary . "

We are not aware of another such compliment having been paid to a trio of Masonic authors , and can assure our esteemed Bro . PARVIN that the honour thus paid to these industrious and respected English authors—so widel y known and so generally appreciated—will be highly valued by the English Craft , on whose behalf we warmly thank the Grand Secretary of Iowa .

The New Grand Lodge Of Tasmania.

THE NEW GRAND LODGE OF TASMANIA .

Chief Justice Way , P . G . M . of South Australia , in his charge on the installation of the Rev . R . D . Paulett Harris , M . A ., as M . W . G . M . of Tasmania , at Hobart , 26 th June , 18 90 , said : M . W . G . M ., this is an event of pre-eminent importance to yourself , to the members of the Craft in Tasmania , and to the

adherents of Masonic unity and Masonic independence in these southern lands . A fourth Sovereign Grand Lodge is now added to the Grand Lodges of Australia . Your installation marks a

fresh development m the constitution of Tasmanian Masonry . It invests you with fresh dignity and with greater power , and places you at the head of what I doubt not will be a long and illustrious succession of Grand Master Masons of Tasmania .

Fortunately we need not vindicate the work which is now completed . Its lawfulness is beyond dispute , and will be admitted by every Masonic authority . It is a timely work , for it would be an anachronism for a colony with responsible government to remain in a state of Masonic dependence . It is a beneficial

work , for it unites the Craft in this country into one . Brotherhood , and places it in direct communication and on terms of equality with the Craft all over the world . This is also a successful work . Never before in the Australian colonies has a Grand Lodsre been _ _ _ _ . . . .. o

^ established with complete unanimity . You , most worshipful Sir , are the first Grand Master in these colonies who , on seating himself in the chair of King Solomon , has found all the lodges within the territory submitting to his jurisdiction .

this occasion , also , is distinguished by the presence of three visiting Grand Masters , attended by members of their respective Grand Lodges . For the first time in Australia and Tasmania are four ruling Grand Masters met together in one lodge to take

part in the same communication . In the persons of the visitino-Grand Masters the Grand Lodges of New South Wales , Victoria , and South Australia welcome the sister Grand Lodge of Tasmania into the great heirarchy of the Grand Lodges of the world .

But these distinguished visitors bring with them associations which are dear to us all . Lord Carrington is Past Senior Grand Warden of England ; Lord Kintore is Past Substitute Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; Sir Wm . Clarke , besides holding

similar offices in English and Scottish Masonry , was a District Grand Master under the Irish Constitution . The presence of these most worshipful brethren reminds us , therefore , of the three venerable Constitutions to which Tasmanian Masonry will always be proud to trace its origin .

The family title of the M . W . G . M ., to whom my own Masonic allegiance is due , carries us back 150 years to the time when his renowned ancestor , the third Earl of Kintore , was successively Grand Master Mason of Scotland and of England . Your noble

visitor , the present earl , by his great services as Grand Master of the Mark Masons of England , Wales , and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown , as well as to Scottish and South Australian Masonry , has brought fresh Masonic distinction to an illustrious name . May I once more turn to Sir William Clarke to remind you of the two-fold service done b y Tasmania to the great Colony of