GENERAL TELEGRAMS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 31st, October.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 106, 1 November 1900, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 31st, October.

Auckland Presbytery afc last meeting heard a complaint of the city missionary tljut lie hadbei!!) refused the same privileges as the Church of England chaplain by the new governor of the «hol, who said he recognised only one chaplain, namely, the chap lain of the Church of En^aiid. The «>re*»l>y'tery made a complaint to the Minister of ,J ustice, smd the t,Mi<»l«v f iv a letter to the Minister, siys the statement of the missionary is % deliberate Untruth, suul that lie never suggested that h» could only recognise the Church of England oh;i|»l;iin. Mr. Maophersoii, Ilia missionary, hat; seen the | Kd«V*r's k'ltnr, find now says he is ]>i'ej>iii'B(l to wiy on oath that the gaoler wirl to him, " There is only one chaplain," referring t" the chaplain of the Chtmm of England. The corrut<)ioiiUeiice is now under consideration hy ihe Council o£ tho Evangelical Churches [OVR OWN GOBBBSPQNDENT.] { NELSON, • This Day. The Masonic Grand Lodge, in considering amendments to the constitution, decided'that from April, 1902, the ofijee of Grand Secretary shall be permanently located in Wellington, instead of moving from district to district every two years as heretofore. The proposal emanated from a Southland member, and found its main support in representatives of the extreme ends of the colony.