Sec. 1. This R. W. Grand Lodge shall be hereafter known by the name, style, and title of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of New Zealand, and shall be composed of all Past Grands in good standing, who are contributing members of Lodges subordinate to this Grand Lodge, and who have been admitted as required by this Constitution.

Sec. 2. The objects of this Right Worthy Grand Lodge shall be the entire supervision and control of all Subordinate Lodges of this Order existing or established by warrant or charter from this Grand Lodge and its general place of business shall be the City of Dunedin, in the, Colony of New Zealand.

Sec. 3. The Grand Lodge has jurisdiction in "Odd Fellowship" over the Colony of "New Zealand, and over all Subordinate Lodges situated within said Colony, or working under the authority of the same, and is the Supreme Tribunal of the Order in its jurisdiction. No Lodge can be formed or continue to exist without its sanction. It possesses the sole right and power, in the manner hereinafter provided, of granting or suspending charters; of receiving appeals and redressing page 5 grievances arising in Lodges; of originating and regulating the means for its own support; of deciding, as the last resort in this jurisdiction, all questions arising out of its Constitution, Laws, and Rules of Order, and of doing all other acts necessary to promote the interests of the Order, in all respects wherein the same are not inconsistent with, or in violation of, any of the laws of the land.

Sec. 4. To entitle a past Grand to be admitted as a member of this Grand Lodge, he must produce satisfactory evidence that he is a Past Grand, and is a member in good standing, of a Lodge subordinate to this Grand Lodge, at the time of his admission.