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The Grand Secretary's Acknowledgmeirt of Annual Eeturns.

1 hereby acknowleJffe the

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ipt of the Annual Return of Loyal Orange Lodge,
ing l>ecember, 1861.

I also beg leave to call alteiifion to several errors in the Annual Returns I have tins far received Nono of
these errors may have occurred in your Return, but if not, they have in the Return of some other Lodc^e, I there-
fore mention tlieni to every Lodge, so that the one atiected by them may reform the error.

1. In reply to one of the questions ; one Lodge, (I am happy to say but one,) stated that the answtr was thur
'own l.ns,ne,s." This is not only an impertinent, but also a mistaken view. Kvery Lodge is responsible to the
(Jrand Lodge for M its conduct, and the Grand Lodge has the right of exercisinu' a paternal influence and contrJ
over all Lodges in the Order.

2. Several of the Lodges have not filled up the Returns as fMy as th.v mU,ht and ourjht io have done.

3. One ofthe Lodges filled the column under the heading of " Church, to which tiie member belono's," with the
word " Protestant," as if the Executive was so ignorant as to fancy that an Oranoe,„an couM be a Romlnist This
column should be filled with the Nm,u of the Denomination to which each member belongs.

4. Several of the columns are not filled at all. ^^

5. In some instances the colunms calling for the amounts received and paid by ihc Lodge are filled will, the
words " all regular dues," this is an improper answer, the specific amount is lerpiired.

C. The arje of each member, not the avcrmie age in the Lodge is required.

7. [ regret to find to several questions the answer "cannot tell." This shows the books have not been properly
kept. To aid in this I'cspect I have got up a regular set cf Lodge Books, properly ruled ar:d headed, ilieK> will U
of great service in aiding the Secretary and Master of each Primary Lodge in the discharge of their dutv. On., is
lor the Secretary to record the Mimitos of each meeting, one for the Treasurer to keep the' accounts, a il.'ird is the
Uoll-l.ook to contain the names of the members, and the fourth is the Degree Book. ri.(! price of tl., set is o„ly

,- ' '"^'"^ they will likely l ast for years. Apr^iications accompanied by the moncv is to \w mad(. (.. m'c

at Toronto, j)ost paid. - _» •

8. Li a few cases the Returns have been sent to the Secretary of the M. \V. (J. Lodge instead of to the un.lcr-
signed.

0. In sending the Roliiru it should be lefc open at both ends, to show that it is prinled niatl.T, no seal ..r
wafer should be altachcd, and on the lack should be written "ojien circular," in which case tiie I'osi' Mas|..|' .mu
only charge two (•ents on each return. Several have been so sent, while in other places Post Masters have diarg^Ml
the enormous price v)f 28 cents on a return.

10. In three instances the certificate just above the name of the -Master and Secretary is not filled \\\\.

11. In some instances Districts have been numbered, this is an error. Primary Lodges iilone, ar." mimbeiv.!.
Districts are named, and should in all cases bear the name of the Township in which tlu y aro si(tit,n-. .-.s the I^ncmi-
livc designs that each Parliamentary Constituency should coustitute a County lodge, and each Mmiieipal tJoiistitii-
eiicv a District Lodge, each one having its own name.

12. Nearly all of the Returns have been late in reaching me, this must not be the ca.^e in fiitmv. Tiiey siinuM
be made out in open Lodge nt the December meeting, and forwarded to me the next moniiiig afhT the Diceiiil.er
election of Oflioers, signe! by the retiring :\raster and Secretarv.

13. In every case the Lodge Seal should be attached to the return, immediately opposite the names ..f the
Master and Secretary If Lodges have not Seals, by sending the price, *.-., and the Numbei ..I the Lo.lge, 1 uill
get one hero and forw.ard it at once to the Lodge, free of postage.

1 4. The receipt for the dues is (a .uime from the (hand Treastirer.

l.'i. The following Lodges have made such full .and perfect returns, that 1 consider them deserving of speeial
mention, Namely: numbers 0, 2.'!, 10], 12!», 148, 15(i, 231, 4(i(!, 51(1, .521, ■'"..VJ, .-..-. f, .501, fi'.to, G!)(T, 740, 7.5:!,
75!), 8;iO, ,SC7, OOI, !)n2, 1031, l();io, 10.50, other lodges have also mad- very creditable returns, 'lut to the ab..ve
belongs the meed of lU'aise. •> «»

N. C. (K)WAN,