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ENGLAND-1906. We have the Proceedings of the Quarterly Communication of September 5, 1906, holden at Freemasons' Hall, London, with R. W. the Hon. and Very Rev. Dean Leigh, D. D., Provincial Grand Master for Hereford, as Grand Master. A resolution was adopted recognizing the Grand Lodge, of Alberta as having sale and sovereign jurisdiction within the Canadian Province of that name. A resolution was adopted recognizing the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, as having-sole and sovereign jurisdiction within the Southern American country of New Mexico. The question then came up as to reconstructing the pr~sen~ temple belonging to the Grand Lodge or 'erecting a new one worthy of the wealthy and dignified body which will assemble therein. After considerable' discussion, the arguments being given in full, the matter was postponed until a special meeting of the Grand Lodge to be called by the Grand Secretary. In the course of the discussion it was pointed out by, the Pro. Gran'd Master that a room large enough to accommodate all the members of the Grand Lodge must be able to contain 36,000 Brethren, that being about the number of members, and the Pro. Grand Master well said: "If I am calle,d upon. to preside over an assembly like that I shall have to ask Grand Lodge to pr'ovide me with a megaphone." We also have the Proceedings of the Quarterly Communication holden the 5th day of December, 1906, R. W. the Right Hon. Thomas Frederick Halsey, Deputy Grand Master, on the Throne. The subject of building the Freemasons' Tavern was discussed and the matter was referred to a special committee of nine. No statements are given as to the number of Lodges or membership. We take the liberty of quoting from Brother Lamberton's report the following additional information: Rec,elpts, including balance of $1,089,770, were $1,184,327; disbursements (InclUding $4,000 for the Royal :Masonic Benevolent Institution, $2,200; for sundry donations and pensions, $5,000; for the Indian F.arthquake Fund, and $1,300 for a wedding present to Princess Margaret of Connaught, the daughter of the Grand Master), were $63,820; balance, $1,120,505. The Annual Grand Festival was held on April 25, when the Grand Mastel' was proclaimed, and the various other officers of the Grand Lodge were installed, and in the evening "the Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, with a great number of Brethren, partook of an excellent entertainment provided by the Grand Stewards at the Hotel CeciL" At the Quarterly Communic~,tion in June (the 6th day), an amendment to the -Rules was adopted whereby (as was done in December previously for the Grand Lodge), an additional number of officers was authorized in the Provincial Grand Lodges. . The Grand Lodge of Quebec was accorded fraternal recognition, the granting of which having been delayed since'1875 by the fact that there were three Lodges" which held under the English Constitution. An hon-