THE MASONIO GRAND LODGE MOVEMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8732, 19 February 1890, Page 6

THE MASONIO GRAND LODGE MOVEMENT.

A meeting of the Provincial and District Grand Masters of the various constitutions of Freemasonry throughout New Zealand was held on tho 21th nil in the Masonic Hall, Moray place. The conference dealt with a number of matters relating to *reemaaonry in the colour, and with re.ereiice to.the propped Grand Lodge of New Zealand adopted the. following resolution-.-"That this couiero/iee of Provincial and District Grand Masters commend tho action of the Masonm Ujiiou in postpoiiVK their procMduiKß.Kna cnushler that in the best ititmcßts ol Freemasonry, and with the view of to torm a Urand Loil^o of New Zealand at nr^SL-nt fo tlmt tlmn may be allowed for it better uudorstand' itiK between the various lodges of the seve.al conßtitiitions, and h greater unanimity arrived at uwu such a vital queetion to I'ieemasonry in New Zea-

ft may be meutirmed that the meeting was the result ol an understanding with the central executive of the Masonic Union to postpone for three months the cnllino of the first meeting of the New Zealand Grand Lodgo, which was formed by declaration of the convention field in Wellington on the nth of Septembe! "uT \l the convention it was agreed that the Grand Lodge should come into force on the 9th of November, but in order to obtain greater uimnimilv tho postpoume.it W g s a K reed to. It was hoped by the adoption of this cimrse that m the ? re/t nmj..ri y of Masonic lougca, also, it is contended, a ranjonty of Ma:ons thron«)iout the colony had declared in favour of tho Grand Lodge movement, the masters of the various lodges would ake the necessary steps to bring about tho union. The resolution paaiied at tho meeting of Grand Masters, however, nmounts to an indefinite postponement, aud as it is considered to hold out no hopes of the attainment of gieater unanimity it h»9 been determined by the Masonic Union to proceed to give effect to tho resolution of the Jlnsoinc Convention, and to convene the drat meeting ol tba Grand Lodge of New Zealand as soon ns practicable.