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The principles underlying the basis of union are set forth under twelve separate heads, but .space will. not permit more than this passing reference to them. The Constitution was adopted definitely in 1879, and is still in use. The'reports for each year of the last quinquennial period dealt with sittings of the Council" ~f Adn1ini路stration, Conference of Mas-. tel's' in th-e Chair, Proceedings of Grand Lodge Sessions held during the past five years at Berne, Zurich, Lausanne, Bienne and St. Gall respectively. The last session was, as indicated above, at St. Gall, on Saturday, 24th June, 1905, under the presidency of the Grand Master, Brother Ed. Quartier-Ia-Tente, and in the presence of the Council of Administ~ation and eighty Delegates and Masters in the Chair. A motion was submitted, having for its object the diminution of the number of Grand Lodge Sessions and of the expenses attendant thereupo~. The motion was ultimately withdrawn, but the main object of drawing attention to the ,dange~ of too "lavish expenditure, borne; apparently, 'by the Lodge where the session is held, was achieved. The que'stion of the rec~gnition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland was deferred, on the ground that it has not yet been formally recog路 nized by a majority of regular Masonic powers. On the day following, Sunday, 25th June, 1.905, the new Grand Master, Brother Dr. H. Haberlin, was installed. The receipts of Grand Lodge for 1904, the last year of the period under review, were 13,414.10 francs; expenditure, 12,257.12 francs; credit balapce, 1,158.98 francs. At the end of the volume consip.erable space is given to the history of the International otfice for Masonic relations. This office is charged with furnishing information concerning Freemasonry, and. the multiplying of points of contact between Freemasons of 'all I nations. The movement is traced from its initiation to its present , establishment, and affords interesting reading. The Grand Lodge of S~itzerland has been established as the central bond of union for this purpose, and about twenty Grand Lodges, mainly. European, besides two from Br~zil a.nd one each from Argentine and Egypt, have subscribed adherence to路 the scheme. No English-speaking Lodges have yet joined. To us in far away New South "'Vales, the advantage of joining seems somewhat' questionable. We at present enjoy the right of direct communication with ot.her Masonic powers, and to substitute for that communication through an' intermediary . , power hardly seems to make for improvement in the relat.ionship . . Bro. Dr. H. HABERLIN, Grand Master. Bro. Dr. AD. STREULI., G~and Secretary.