Grand Lodge of New Zealand

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 32, 30 August 1890, Page 4

Grand Lodge of New Zealand

ATTITUDE OP THE GRAND " -„ ct-.^OpfeOMNGIiAND, Brother T. W.iKitt, P.M., of Eden Lodge, E.C. who was one of the most r energetic' promoters ; of theiformatiou of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand has written by this mail under date July 1 1th, andU-the following extracts;, from r : the., n letter place the position taken by- the Grand Lodge of : England in • a new light. Brother Kitt says : — "I returned from Brighton last 'week and r immediately an - interview with Colonel Shadwell ' CJarke, Grand Secretary of Eagland, to -ascertain his views re new Grand Lodge. : He was very afEable • and : "pleasant^ and' said that he had "been duly advised of the progress of fbripation of the New Zealand vGiand Lp^ge,.. and supplied with the various papers, and that he ex-pects-the question will be brought '. before iheiGrand ; Lodge in September v "when I hope ;t6 be present. Amongst '•other : importaut matters he stated that >re rule 219, English Constitution, "that'it has been ./definitely settled, that '>":fbr .three members to hold tne war'raht, it is not iv any way intended to" apply to a majority joining a new - constitution. He assured me that ■ the ; D.G.M. of Auckland had been - "advised to this effect, so.that if he still i : persißt"s'i'n bis old course it is in spite •of the ruling to the contrary. The 1 Grand . Lodg6 has nothing whatever '■'to-dtf with the disposal of Lodge pro.p6rty» ■ which -the Grand Secretary : says is entirely and. solely dependent upon the membecs.-oi the Lodge themselves, This information will be usei Jul tb you, and K. hope you will firmly : impress it .upon the Eden Lodge ' brethren and others;' so that they may ; not be longer oyefiawed by the D.G, - Lodge; ! Masonically 7 -' Iv have been ' having a very pleasant time, and • have, been pretty -well lionised at the lodges I have attended. - I;, have 'no time to go ioto details at present. Of the • many - Epglish, brethren I haye spoken to -respectihg the Grand Lodge of New . Zealand ',- one only--- the Grand Secretary—is opposed to the change, and i- he- acknowledges that New Zealand -• has as ; much right to Masonic • autonomy as other cploaiesi"—^Auck- ■- la,naiHerald. „ , „; : :