R.A.O.B., G.L.E.
MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 1895
Primo John Williams - Manchester - Chairman Primo A.H. Thick - Bournemouth.
Primo E. Bruce - Yorkshire (Huddersfield) Primo E. Brown K.O.M. - London Primo A.E. Trigg - London - Secretary
On Tuesday the Grand Secretary was asked to produce the ‘Bank Book’, he stated, “It was at the Bank, but was not made up.” Primo Cordingley, the senior Trustee having in the interim satisfied himself that the book was not at the Bank, raised the question again on the Wednesday morning, in Convention, and having stated that he was informed by a Bank Clerk “That the book was not at the Bank”. Sir Thomas Rushton denounced it as a “deliberate lie”. This remark Primo Cordingley insisted upon having withdrawn. This having been done, Primo Cordingley said he deprecated any secrecy or want of courtesy to the Delegates, respecting the accounts, and, being a Trustee, he was of the opinion that the accounts should be open to the inspection of all Delegates. He proposed that the Grand Secretary should be instructed to fetch the book forthwith. This was agreed to and the Grand Secretary left at 10.15 and returned at 11 o’ clock with the Bankbook. It was inspected during the day and the amount “Banked” disagreeing with the amount on the “Balance Sheet” it was on Thursday resolved that a Committee be fornied to investigate the matter, proposed Primo T.W. Boden, seconded Sir Robert Wilson-Marsh.
The following were elected from among the Delegates to act as the “Finance Committee”.
Sir A.E. Trigg, Sir H. Brown and Primo E. Bruce, A H. Thick, and John Williams.
Instruction - “To go into the financial position of the Order, check the Banking Account, and report to the Convention Delegates.
The Committee assembled in a room adj oining the Convention and elected Primo John Williams, Chairman and Sir A. Trigg, Secretary.
The Chairman at 10.15 a.m. on August 8th 1895 duly opened the proceedings, and called upon Primo Charles Cordingley to state why, as a Trustee, he did not see the funds properly banked, he informed the Committee that he had carried a resolution in Grand Lodge “That all monies should be banked forthwith” and that Grand Lodge was not acting in accordance therewith; he coveted, personally, as a Trustee the fullest enquiry”.
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