MASONIC.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2925, 14 April 1891, Page 2

MASONIC.

{|1Y TEI.KCKAPH.—TKK.SS ASSOCIATION). Invkkoakuiu., Last Night. TitK Grand Lodge of New Zealand held their third quarterly communication on I'Yidiiy uipht, when there was n large attendance from all parts of the colony. The lodge was opened )>y the W.G.M., liro. H. Thomson, assisted by actinu D.G.M., Bro. A. Hiirton, G.W., Hrn. H. I'Vldwick, and a full complement of acting otlieers. In the course of hU opening Rpecch, the Grand Master referred to the negotiations that hail taken place with the view of inducing the Governor to accept the Grand Mastership. Nearly every lodge under the New Zealand Constitution favoured that course, but, irifortunate.lv, unanimity with the lodges holding under tho other Constitutions had not been obtained. To show His Excellency's position ho. read the following t'logram : —"If. Thomson, Ohristehurch (confidential).—Yours received. Have hen in communication with a number of brethren in different parts of the colony. Am hopeful of reconcile nieiit, but cannot accept od'er at ptceent unless some means of reconcilement can lie devised. I c-iu never consent to head a party, and still prefer not to be put forward in any capacity except that of peacemaker.— On'SLOW." Since the receipt of this the following had come to hand, and enabled him to read the Ronfiiiiuititil telegram :—"*H, Thomson, Papunni.- 1 Miink you may say that but for the indexible determination to take no steps tending towards reconciliation exhibited by southern Masons, I should have persevered in my efforts to bring about such a state of atfairs as would have enabled free intercommunication between all New Zealand lodges to be resumed. My telegram of - Jnd inst. is not confidential.—Onslow," The report of the Hoard of General Purposes was adopted without discussion.

Km. IJurtou, in reply to tho "Grand Lodge Orticers," said the word of Lord Onslow's was a very presrnatit one. Where he said it is through southern Masons he would have preferred to have read " certain Matotis'" living in IMhucssstreet, Dnnedin. Ho need not have i?rme heyoixl that, for "Southern Masons" did not mean luvercargill Masons, whom and among the southern country lodges there existed such a conception of the genuine spirit of Masonry as would put these individuals to shame, if they were capable of it.