MASONIC.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4353, 26 April 1884, Page 4

MASONIC.

The installation of officers at the Masonic Lodge Albion was performed on April 8,----in the Lodge-room, Devonport, The District Grand Lodge of England, the Waitemata, Prince of Wales, and Remuera Lodgos were represented by the following Masons :—Brothers Lodder, D.D., G.M., B C • M. Niccol, P.M., 418 and 586, S.C.; Ponton, P.M., 089, E.C. ; Elliott, W.M., 689 XC. ; LeerS, P.M., 1,338, E.C; Clarke, W M 1,338, 8.C.; Cole, P.M., 689, E.C.; Laßoche, W.M., 1,730, E.C; McCullougb, PH., 533, S.C ; Suiter, P.M., 421, 1.C.; Wright, Acting W.M., 343, I.C. ; Durance, P.M., Ara; Cooper, W.M., Remuera. The Lodge was opened by Brother Brassey, Brother Lodder acting as Installing Master. Brother Gardner was placed in the chair of King Solomon. The following were then installed to off.ee:-S.W., P.M. M. Niccol; J W S Vosper; Treasurer, O. Mays; Secretary, W. S. Lyell; S.D., W. R. Moore; J.D., James Mays; Organist, J. A. Boale ; 1.G., C. Bailey; Steward, W. 11. Brown. The installation of officers was celebrated by an " At.Home," in DevonjporjS Hall the following week.

TU»efc year '.lie 2S banks of issue "in Ai?s<t««UvSfc had £19,372,358 paid up capital, and £5,512,045 reserves. The coin and bullion iwl* jr/aR £10,969,980, an increase of . £400,000 on *l*e preceding year. The de- ,. ' posits during flip year had increased by || four millions and a half, while the advances H hod increased'by fourteen millions and a