There were also present:- R.W. Brother R. Eric Fenelon, Past Deputy Grand Master; the Provincial Grand Masters of Antrim, North Connaught, Down, Meath, Midland Counties, North Munster, South Eastern, Tyrone & Fermanagh and Wicklow & Wexford; the Provincial Deputy Grand Masters of Antrim, Armagh, North Connaught, South Connaught, Down, Londonderry & Donegal, Meath, Midland Counties, North Munster, Tyrone & Fermanagh and Wicklow & Wexford; R.W. Brother Daniel B. Fincher, Past Senior Grand Warden; R.W. Brothers Rev. Charles McCurdy, Rev. Canon Richard H. Bertram and the Rev. W. Warren Porter, Past Junior Grand Chaplains; V.W. Brothers Albert Topping, Terence O. Read, William J. McElwaine, Leslie V. Johnston, John McLean, John N. Millar, John R. Hadden, John S. Dunlop and Charles R. Knipe, Past Grand Deacons; V.W. Brother Ralph B. McGuckin, Past Grand Superintendent of Works; V.W. Brothers David McKee and Alan G. Megarry, Past Grand Directors of Ceremonies; V.W. Brothers Arthur W. White, Stanley Mcllroy, Trevor Monteith, J. Ardle Agnew, Samuel H. Boyle, William J. Johnston and Richard J. Reid, Past Grand Stewards of Charities; V.W. Brothers Bernard V.A. Woods and David A.R. Lovesy, Past Grand Almoners; V.W. Brothers Norman Jackson, S. Gordon Leathern and Samuel A. Mackenzie, Past Grand Master's Standard Bearers; and R.W. Brother Henry M. Robinson, Past Grand Representative.

SISTER CONSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED
The following Grand Lodges were represented:‑ Scotland, Canada in Ontario; Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Western Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Croatia, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Cuscatlan of El Salvador, Argentina, Grand Orient of Brazil, Ecuador, Sao Paulo, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa, China, Japan, the Philippines and the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of Massachusetts and Ohio.

APOLOGIES FOR NON‑ATTENDANCE
Apologies for non-attendance were received from M.W. Brother Lord Donegall, Past Grand Master; R.W. Brother Rt. Rev. Samuel G. Poyntz, Past Senior Grand Chaplain; the R.W. Grand Treasurer; the R.W. Grand Registrar; the V.W. Grand Inner Guard; the Provincial Grand Masters of Armagh and South Connaught; R.W. Brothers Rev. Canon Kenneth W. Cochrane and Rev. Walter Herron, Past Junior Grand Chaplains; R.W. Brothers Robert J. Thompson, John Greer and Noel Bownes, Past Provincial Grand Masters; V.W. Brother Arnold J. Cooke, Honorary Past Grand Deacon; V.W. Brother Herbert A. Walsh, Past Grand Steward of Charities; V.W. Brother Cecil G. Oakes, Past Grand Almoner; V.W. Brothers Thomas A.D. Martin and Robert Bashford, Past Grand Master's Standard Bearers; the Representatives of the Grand Lodges of Victoria, Portugal, Arkansas, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and Guinea; and R.W. Brothers Douglas Wakefield and Harold Ross, Past Grand Representatives.

WELCOME BY THE GRAND MASTER  
The Grand Master welcomed the Brethren saying how pleased he was to see so many present; and, in particular, he welcomed W. Brother Peter Shortland, Past Provincial Grand Registrar of Surrey (EC), brother of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master of South Connaught, R.W. Brother William W.T. Shortland, who was saluted.

OBITUARY
The Grand Master then referred to the recent death of R.W. Brother Valentine R. McCormack, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, whose memory was saluted in accordance with ancient custom.

INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS FOR 2002
The Grand Master, M.W. Brother Eric N. Waller, was proclaimed and saluted. The Deputy Master, R. W. Brother George Dunlop, was proclaimed and saluted. The Assistant Grand Master, R.W. Brother William Mawhinney, was proclaimed and saluted.   The Grand Master then announced his appointment of Provincial Grand Masters and Grand Inspectors Overseas as follows:

Munster Alan J. Campbell; Antrim Adam J. McKinley; North Munster Geoffrey G. Ashton; Londonderry & Donegal Robert G. Quigley; Down John F Kerr; Armagh    George Miskimmins; North Connaught George F. Ginnelly; South Connaught           Hugh Milling; Meath John F. Wood; Midland Counties  J. Kenneth Dunne; South Eastern  R. Arthur Keppel; Tyrone & Fermanagh  W. James Dukelow; Wicklow & Wexford Harvey F.J. Heavener; New Zealand Roland J. Whyte; South Africa, Northern George W.G. Moir; Southern Cape  Wyndham G. Morgans; Zimabwe        Peter A. Birkett; Natal Petrus J. Marx; Ireland in India Lahu C. Chogle; Nigeria        Alabo T.O. Graham‑Douglas; Ghana  Nana Herman A. Mould; Hiralal J. Bodalia Bermuda Ralph D. Seligman; The Far East Chamson Chan; Jamaica James S. Moss‑Solomon; Chairman of the Metropolitan Board  Selwyn Davies; Grand Inspectors South East Asia Koh Thian Swee; Sri Lanka  Isaac N.S. Samson; Malta  Joseph Cordina; Sierra Leone Kenneth A.B. Fergusson; Gibraltar Joseph Chiara.

The Grand Master announced that he would instal R.W. Brother Alan J. Campbell as Provincial Grand Master of Munster when Grand Lodge met in Cork on Saturday March 2"a° 2002. He also indicated his intention to instal R.W. Brother Ralph D. Seligman as Provincial Grand Master of Bermuda on the same date.

INVESTITURE OF SENIOR GRAND WARDEN
The Grand Director of Ceremonies formed a procession and presented R.W. Brother R. Stanley Johnston to the Grand Master for investiture and installation as Senior Grand Warden. R.W. Brother Johnston was conducted to his seat and was saluted.

INVESTITURE OF JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN
In like manner the Grand Master invested and installed R.W. Brother James Kirk, Past Provincial Grand Master of Down, as Junior Grand Warden. R. W. Brother Kirk was conducted to his seat and was saluted.

R.W. Grand Treasurer	Charles W. Olden
R.W. Grand Registrar	Arthur D.S. Moran
R.W. Grand Secretary	Michael W. Walker
R.W. Senior Grand Chaplain	The Ven. E. Brian Snow
R.W. Junior Grand Chaplains	V. Rev. Philip J. Knowles
	Rev. Canon George N. Little
V.W. Senior Grand Deacon	Allen G. Megarry
V. W. Junior Grand Deacon	Norman Humes
V.W. Grand Superintendent of Works	David T. Young
V.W. Grand Director of Ceremonies	Cecil D. Burns
V.W. Assistant Grand Treasurer	Cecil Taylor
V.W. Assistant Grand Secretaries	D. Barry Lyons
	Michael R. McWilliam
V.W. Ass. Grand Director of Ceremonies	Marcus O. Steenson
V.W. Grand Steward	Richard H. Gray
V.W. Grand Sword Bearer	William G. Manning
V.W. Grand Stewards of Charities	Charles A. McCullough
	Samuel J. Patience
	Dennis R. Millen
V.W. Grand Almoners	Alan R.G.R. Patterson
	William M. Lee
V.W. Grand Organist	John N. Rowden
V.W. Grand Lodge Standard Bearer	Winston Patterson
V.W. Grand Master's Standard Bearer	William J. Dixon
V.W. Grand Inner Guard	Alan R. Crowe
PRESENTATION OF PAST GRAND RANK CERTIFICATES The following Brethren were then presented with their Certificates of Past Grand Rank:
R.W. Bro. Alan S. Watt	Past Senior Grand Warden
V. W. Bro. Harvey F.J. Heavener	Past Senior Grand Deacon
V. W. Bro. George B. Crooks	Past Junior Grand Deacon
V.W. Bro. Michael J. Ward	Past Grand Director of Ceremonies
V.W. Bro. Adam J. McKinley	Past Grand Steward
V.W. Bro. John F. Kerr	Past Grand Almoner
V.W. Bro. Victor Whyte	Past Grand Almoner
V.W. Bro. Donald H. Finlay	Past Grand Master's Std. Bearer