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India.
Third Floor of the Wings . —This will be entirely devoted to Masonic purposes . The wing to the south will contain , exactly above the dining-room below , the Lodgo lioom , the 3 rd Degree Room , ancl a room in which to place the articles belonging to the different Lodges , besides a dressing and an ante-room . The other wing will contain precisely the same accommodation , so that the latter rooms may be appropriated to Chapter , & c , and in fact two distinct Lodges might meet and hold their sittings at the same time , without interfering with each other ; and moreover , two separate banquets could be given at one and the same evening and hour .
The total expense of the undertaking would be Rs . 1 , 50 , 000 ; ancl supposing the money to he borrowed at 5 per cent ., the annual expenditure ivould have to be provided for , including repairs , would be about Rs . 9 , 875 . On fche other hand , the Committee expect that an income might be derived from the building , amounting to Rs . 9 , 000 , whicli ivould leave 875 , or say Rs . 1 , 000 to be provided for . This could be done out of the sums which the several Lodges ancl Chapters would pay to the Provincial Grancl
Lodge for rent . The Committee would propose that the several Lodges should be assessed in tho following proportions , viz .: Rent payable by the Craft , at 250 Rs ., 3 , 000 Rs . ; Grancl Loclge of Bengal , afc 50 Rs ., 600 Rs . ; Grand Chapter , at 10 Rs ., 120 Es . ; Royal Arch Chapter Hope , at 10 Rs ., 120 Rs . ; Royal Arch Chapter Holy Zion , at 10 Rs ., 120 Es . ; Encampment of Knight Templars , at 12 Rs ., 144 Rs . Total Rs . 4 , 101 , which , after deducting the Rs . 1000 would leave an annual surplus of about Rs . 3000
,, , applicable to the redemption of the shares contributed for the purchase of the ground and fche erection of the building thereon ; ancl this sum ivould doubtless bo increased by general contributions ancl occasional grants . AVith the view before indicated , of ensuring the building becoming ultimately the property . of the Craft , ifc is suggested that trustees should be appointed by the Provincial Grand Master or his Deputywho should be authorised to redeem sharesand in
, , whose name should be invested the surplus Craft payments for rent , ancl all grants and contributions . The Committee believe that , with some slight modifications in tho plan of Messrs . Mackintosh Burn and Co ., the total outlay might be reduced to Rs . 1 , 45 , 000 , ancl they would suggest that this sum be raised by the issue of 1 , 450 shares of 100 Rupees each , payable by instalments . The sum immediately required would be 20 , 000 Rupees , payable for the groundand to provide for suchifc miht bo made a ' condition
, , g that each application for shares should be accompanied with a deposit of Rs . 25 per share , which ivould give at once Rs . 36 , 250 . As it would take IS months to complete the building , the calls for the balance of Rs . 75 per share might be extended over a period of 14 months , making a call every two months for
Rs . 10 per share . The Committee are of opinion , that this is the only plan by which the long cherished scheme of erecting a Temple ' worthy of the Craft can be realized ; and should their views meet with the concurrence of the Masonic Brotherhood , they will be prepared to submit further details of this general scheme with a more detailed plan of the building itself and the financial scheme in view , with particular regard to the liquidation of the sums borrowed within a fixed but whatever
period ; may be determined upon , they cannot too strongly impress upon the Craft , the necessity of at once subscribing a sufficient sum to purchase the ground in question , as there is not likely soon to occur another good opportunity for purchasing land in so eligible a situation ; ancl as , moreover , with the general increase in the value of ground in every part of the town , it would be next to an impossibility to purchase a suitable building site for so comparatively a reasonable sum as Rs . 20 , 000 .
In feet , if the whole project of building a Masonic Temple fell to the ground , no loss could possibly be entailed by the re-sale of the ground , and with a view to raise the first outlay of Rupees 20 , 000 , the Committee would venture to suggest that the interest on that sum be raised by voluntary annual contributions from the several Lodges , to which the Committee fondly hope tbe Members of the Lodges would offer no opposition . The Officiating Provincial Grand Master remarked , that nothing could be
more done on this Report in District Grand Lodse than to approve of ifc generally , ancl to entrust it to the Freemason ' s Hall Committee ( to which he would had the names of Bro . VV . Clarlc , Bro . H . Howe , Bro . F . Jennings , and Bro . F . J . Mouat , as Members ) for the purpose of carrying out the scheme , if practicable . Tbe proposition having been seconded by Bro . Clark , was put to the vote , ancl carried unanimously . It was proposed bBroLecllicseconded b Anderson
y . , y Bro . , ancl carried unanimously , that the thanks of the District Grand Lodge be conveyed to the Freemason ' s Hall Committee for the able Report submitted by them . ' - ' i * P ° rfc of the Finance Committee on the audit of the Provincial Grand Treasurer ' s Accounts was read ancl approved .
India.
The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master announced , with regret , the death of Bro . C . Henty , Provincial Grand Steward ; and appointed Bro . J . E . Amory , Junior AVarden of Lodge Industry and Perseverance , ( No . 126 ) , to that office . The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master then addressed the District Grancl Lodge as follows : — BBETHBES , —Two cases of some importance have , I regret to say occurred since we last met : one of contumacy and disrespect
on the part of the AVorshipful Master of the Marine Lodge , ( No . 282 , ) for which he was suspended ; and the other , of a disturbance ivhich occurred at Freemason's Hall on the evening of 23 rd January last , when a Meeting of the Lodge was to have been held . " Committees , composed of the Masters and Past Masters of all the Lodges , the Provincial Grand AVardens and the Officiating Deputy Provincial Grancl Master , presided over by P . W . Bro . H . Howe , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , have held Meetings
and have reported the result of their investigations . " The Worshipful Master of the Marine Lodge has , very properly , expressed his regret for his past conduct , and given an assurance of future clue submission ancl respect to constituted authority ; consequently , his suspension , and that of the AVarrant of his Loclge , have been removed . But the conduct of Brothers Bowker , Senior Warden ; Simpson , Senior Deacon ; and F . P . Collins , Junior Deacon ; having been pronounced by the Committee to have been ' highly irregular , improper , and unmasonic , ' they have been suspended for
four months , against winch Bro . Bowker has given notice of his intention to appeal to the M . AV . the Grand Master ancl the Grancl Lodge of England . " Tho Officiating Provincial Grand Master announced the exclusion of four Brothers from Lodge Marine , ( No . 282 ) , for non-payment of dues , the same having been confirmed by him . The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master said , that he was sure it would be gratifying to the District Grand Lodge to learn the
revival of that ancient and long dormant Lodge , Anchor and Hope , ( No . 284 , ) tho Warrant of which , for the convenience of Brethren residing at Howrah , had been authorised to be transferred thither from Calcutta . He had no doubt that , under the rule of Bro . John Brown , S . Prov . G . D ., who had been elected Master , this Lodge would prosper , as ifc did in former times . The Officiating Provincial Grand Master also felt much pleasure ia announcing the resuscitation of Lodge Independence with
Philanlropg ( No . 550 ) , at Allahabad , which had been effected by that zealous Brother , Lieutenant-Colonel Knollys , on his arrival at the Station . There was every probability of two more Lodges being constituted ere long in Onilo ; while a Lodge , which had been crushed at Delhi on the outbreak in 1857 , was likely to rise again into existence . This increase of Lodges , while none had fallen in abeyance for some time past , was , he observed , a gratifying indication of the prosperity of Masonry in this Province . There being no other business , the District Grand Lodge was closed in form .
Australia.
AUSTRALIA .
ROYAL ARCH . AUSTHALIAX - C . TAriEB ( 667 ) . —This chapter , the oldest-established in Victoria , hold its annual convocation on March the 22 nd , for the installation of Principals . The chapter was opened in due form by Comps . Stamp , Z .,- Nathan , IL ; and Harris , J . The attendance was unusually numerous , and comprised a number of visitors from other Australian Chapters . After the customary preliminaries had been gone through , the ceremony of installation ivas conducted by Past Princi
pals Levick and Lowry . Comp . 13 . Nathan was installed a ? Z . ; Reuben Harris , H . ; and H . Herwitz , J . On the re-assembling of the companions , the M . E . Z . invested the following officers : — Comps . Llewellyn , P . Z ., Treas . ; llayinan , Scribe E . ; Lazarus , Scribe N . ; Reid , P . S . ; Solomons and Eaton , 1 st ancl 2 nd A . S . ; Clarke , J . The balance for the past year exhibited a very satisfactory position in the funds of the Chapter . On the close of the Chapter , the Companions adjourned to an excellent and abundant banquet at the London Tavern , provided by Comp . Isaacs , where upwards of thirty , concluded the evening in Masonic festivity .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen aud Prince Consort , with the Princess Alice ancl other members of fche Royal Family , will take their departure for Balmoral on Monday next . Her Majesty has determined to perforin the journey from London to Edinburgh during the ni ght , following tbe programme of fast year , when the Royal party first adopted this innovation on the ordinary mode of travelling . The Queen will arrive afc Buckingham Palace from Osborne on Monday morning , and the Royal train will consist of three saloons , with the usual number of first-class carriages and luggagebreaks .
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India.
Third Floor of the Wings . —This will be entirely devoted to Masonic purposes . The wing to the south will contain , exactly above the dining-room below , the Lodgo lioom , the 3 rd Degree Room , ancl a room in which to place the articles belonging to the different Lodges , besides a dressing and an ante-room . The other wing will contain precisely the same accommodation , so that the latter rooms may be appropriated to Chapter , & c , and in fact two distinct Lodges might meet and hold their sittings at the same time , without interfering with each other ; and moreover , two separate banquets could be given at one and the same evening and hour .
The total expense of the undertaking would be Rs . 1 , 50 , 000 ; ancl supposing the money to he borrowed at 5 per cent ., the annual expenditure ivould have to be provided for , including repairs , would be about Rs . 9 , 875 . On fche other hand , the Committee expect that an income might be derived from the building , amounting to Rs . 9 , 000 , whicli ivould leave 875 , or say Rs . 1 , 000 to be provided for . This could be done out of the sums which the several Lodges ancl Chapters would pay to the Provincial Grancl
Lodge for rent . The Committee would propose that the several Lodges should be assessed in tho following proportions , viz .: Rent payable by the Craft , at 250 Rs ., 3 , 000 Rs . ; Grancl Loclge of Bengal , afc 50 Rs ., 600 Rs . ; Grand Chapter , at 10 Rs ., 120 Es . ; Royal Arch Chapter Hope , at 10 Rs ., 120 Rs . ; Royal Arch Chapter Holy Zion , at 10 Rs ., 120 Es . ; Encampment of Knight Templars , at 12 Rs ., 144 Rs . Total Rs . 4 , 101 , which , after deducting the Rs . 1000 would leave an annual surplus of about Rs . 3000
,, , applicable to the redemption of the shares contributed for the purchase of the ground and fche erection of the building thereon ; ancl this sum ivould doubtless bo increased by general contributions ancl occasional grants . AVith the view before indicated , of ensuring the building becoming ultimately the property . of the Craft , ifc is suggested that trustees should be appointed by the Provincial Grand Master or his Deputywho should be authorised to redeem sharesand in
, , whose name should be invested the surplus Craft payments for rent , ancl all grants and contributions . The Committee believe that , with some slight modifications in tho plan of Messrs . Mackintosh Burn and Co ., the total outlay might be reduced to Rs . 1 , 45 , 000 , ancl they would suggest that this sum be raised by the issue of 1 , 450 shares of 100 Rupees each , payable by instalments . The sum immediately required would be 20 , 000 Rupees , payable for the groundand to provide for suchifc miht bo made a ' condition
, , g that each application for shares should be accompanied with a deposit of Rs . 25 per share , which ivould give at once Rs . 36 , 250 . As it would take IS months to complete the building , the calls for the balance of Rs . 75 per share might be extended over a period of 14 months , making a call every two months for
Rs . 10 per share . The Committee are of opinion , that this is the only plan by which the long cherished scheme of erecting a Temple ' worthy of the Craft can be realized ; and should their views meet with the concurrence of the Masonic Brotherhood , they will be prepared to submit further details of this general scheme with a more detailed plan of the building itself and the financial scheme in view , with particular regard to the liquidation of the sums borrowed within a fixed but whatever
period ; may be determined upon , they cannot too strongly impress upon the Craft , the necessity of at once subscribing a sufficient sum to purchase the ground in question , as there is not likely soon to occur another good opportunity for purchasing land in so eligible a situation ; ancl as , moreover , with the general increase in the value of ground in every part of the town , it would be next to an impossibility to purchase a suitable building site for so comparatively a reasonable sum as Rs . 20 , 000 .
In feet , if the whole project of building a Masonic Temple fell to the ground , no loss could possibly be entailed by the re-sale of the ground , and with a view to raise the first outlay of Rupees 20 , 000 , the Committee would venture to suggest that the interest on that sum be raised by voluntary annual contributions from the several Lodges , to which the Committee fondly hope tbe Members of the Lodges would offer no opposition . The Officiating Provincial Grand Master remarked , that nothing could be
more done on this Report in District Grand Lodse than to approve of ifc generally , ancl to entrust it to the Freemason ' s Hall Committee ( to which he would had the names of Bro . VV . Clarlc , Bro . H . Howe , Bro . F . Jennings , and Bro . F . J . Mouat , as Members ) for the purpose of carrying out the scheme , if practicable . Tbe proposition having been seconded by Bro . Clark , was put to the vote , ancl carried unanimously . It was proposed bBroLecllicseconded b Anderson
y . , y Bro . , ancl carried unanimously , that the thanks of the District Grand Lodge be conveyed to the Freemason ' s Hall Committee for the able Report submitted by them . ' - ' i * P ° rfc of the Finance Committee on the audit of the Provincial Grand Treasurer ' s Accounts was read ancl approved .
India.
The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master announced , with regret , the death of Bro . C . Henty , Provincial Grand Steward ; and appointed Bro . J . E . Amory , Junior AVarden of Lodge Industry and Perseverance , ( No . 126 ) , to that office . The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master then addressed the District Grancl Lodge as follows : — BBETHBES , —Two cases of some importance have , I regret to say occurred since we last met : one of contumacy and disrespect
on the part of the AVorshipful Master of the Marine Lodge , ( No . 282 , ) for which he was suspended ; and the other , of a disturbance ivhich occurred at Freemason's Hall on the evening of 23 rd January last , when a Meeting of the Lodge was to have been held . " Committees , composed of the Masters and Past Masters of all the Lodges , the Provincial Grand AVardens and the Officiating Deputy Provincial Grancl Master , presided over by P . W . Bro . H . Howe , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , have held Meetings
and have reported the result of their investigations . " The Worshipful Master of the Marine Lodge has , very properly , expressed his regret for his past conduct , and given an assurance of future clue submission ancl respect to constituted authority ; consequently , his suspension , and that of the AVarrant of his Loclge , have been removed . But the conduct of Brothers Bowker , Senior Warden ; Simpson , Senior Deacon ; and F . P . Collins , Junior Deacon ; having been pronounced by the Committee to have been ' highly irregular , improper , and unmasonic , ' they have been suspended for
four months , against winch Bro . Bowker has given notice of his intention to appeal to the M . AV . the Grand Master ancl the Grancl Lodge of England . " Tho Officiating Provincial Grand Master announced the exclusion of four Brothers from Lodge Marine , ( No . 282 ) , for non-payment of dues , the same having been confirmed by him . The Officiating Provincial Grancl Master said , that he was sure it would be gratifying to the District Grand Lodge to learn the
revival of that ancient and long dormant Lodge , Anchor and Hope , ( No . 284 , ) tho Warrant of which , for the convenience of Brethren residing at Howrah , had been authorised to be transferred thither from Calcutta . He had no doubt that , under the rule of Bro . John Brown , S . Prov . G . D ., who had been elected Master , this Lodge would prosper , as ifc did in former times . The Officiating Provincial Grand Master also felt much pleasure ia announcing the resuscitation of Lodge Independence with
Philanlropg ( No . 550 ) , at Allahabad , which had been effected by that zealous Brother , Lieutenant-Colonel Knollys , on his arrival at the Station . There was every probability of two more Lodges being constituted ere long in Onilo ; while a Lodge , which had been crushed at Delhi on the outbreak in 1857 , was likely to rise again into existence . This increase of Lodges , while none had fallen in abeyance for some time past , was , he observed , a gratifying indication of the prosperity of Masonry in this Province . There being no other business , the District Grand Lodge was closed in form .
Australia.
AUSTRALIA .
ROYAL ARCH . AUSTHALIAX - C . TAriEB ( 667 ) . —This chapter , the oldest-established in Victoria , hold its annual convocation on March the 22 nd , for the installation of Principals . The chapter was opened in due form by Comps . Stamp , Z .,- Nathan , IL ; and Harris , J . The attendance was unusually numerous , and comprised a number of visitors from other Australian Chapters . After the customary preliminaries had been gone through , the ceremony of installation ivas conducted by Past Princi
pals Levick and Lowry . Comp . 13 . Nathan was installed a ? Z . ; Reuben Harris , H . ; and H . Herwitz , J . On the re-assembling of the companions , the M . E . Z . invested the following officers : — Comps . Llewellyn , P . Z ., Treas . ; llayinan , Scribe E . ; Lazarus , Scribe N . ; Reid , P . S . ; Solomons and Eaton , 1 st ancl 2 nd A . S . ; Clarke , J . The balance for the past year exhibited a very satisfactory position in the funds of the Chapter . On the close of the Chapter , the Companions adjourned to an excellent and abundant banquet at the London Tavern , provided by Comp . Isaacs , where upwards of thirty , concluded the evening in Masonic festivity .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen aud Prince Consort , with the Princess Alice ancl other members of fche Royal Family , will take their departure for Balmoral on Monday next . Her Majesty has determined to perforin the journey from London to Edinburgh during the ni ght , following tbe programme of fast year , when the Royal party first adopted this innovation on the ordinary mode of travelling . The Queen will arrive afc Buckingham Palace from Osborne on Monday morning , and the Royal train will consist of three saloons , with the usual number of first-class carriages and luggagebreaks .