The United Great Priory in New Zealand

The Very High and Right Eminent Grand Seneschal

R.Em.Kt. Ian R. Souster, KCT

Chartered Accountant in Public Practice since 1967  
Cost & Management & Accountant and Institute of Management qualifications
 Offices in Papatoetoe Central, a suburb of Auckland. 
.Wide and varied general practice with a client base of 600.
Chairman -
Hutchinson Bros Ltd ‑ Pak'N'Save  Supermarket operations
Nitron Australasia Ltd ‑ Liquid Fertiliser Company
Marinescape NZ Ltd ‑ International Aquarium Constructors and Operators
 

The Coat of Arms

 

The description is: Argent, a chevron sable between three boars heads.
Crest a boars head sable erased. Motto "Vai Victis" ( Woe to the conquered). The jewel is that of a  KCT.

 

Masonic Profile

CRAFT LODGES

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Initiated into Lodge of Harmony 2180 EC July 1971

              Master 1986
bullet Deputy District Grand Master, District Grand Lodge of North Island NZ,
              United Grand Lodge of England (current)  2001
bullet Grand Rank PGJD 2001
bullet Joined Lodge Ara 348 IC 1989
              150th Master 1991
              Currently Past Provincial Grand Steward of Charities

ROYAL ARCH

bullet Exalted into Chapter of Harmony 2180 EC 1972
              1st Principal 1998
              Scribe E 23 years
bullet Joined Duke of Albany Chapter 2073 EC 1979
              1st Principal 1989
bullet District Grand Third Principal 1996‑1999
bullet Grand Rank PGStd.B.1998

ROSE CROIX

bullet Perfected into Southern Cross Chapter No. 88 1975
              MW Sovereign 1984
bullet Currently 320
KNIGHT TEMPLAR
bullet Installed into Waitemata St George Preceptory No. 5 1979 (Then Waitemata Preceptory 254 EC)
              Preceptor 1983
bullet District Grand Prior Northern District 1995 - 1999
bullet KCT 1998
bullet Grand Seneschal 2001

OTHERS

bullet Lewis Mark Lodge (EC)
bullet Akarana Tabernacle of Knights Templar Priests
bullet United Masters Lodge 169 NZC (Research Lodge)
bullet Lodge of Light (IC)
bullet Lodge of St Patricks (IC.)
bulletAra R A Chapter (IC)
bulletAra Preceptory (IC)
bullet Waipuna Priory

CHARITABLE INTERESTS

bullet Trustee-
Northern Masonic Trust Association
English Masonic District Trust
Ara Charitable Trust (IC)
bullet Administration‑
Adams Charitable Trust (SC)
St Andrew (EE Hewitt) Charitable Trust (SC)
bullet Chairman-
Northern District Knights Templar Charitable Trust
bullet Trustee-
Methodist Mission Northern  1968‑ 1998
  Secretary 1972‑ 1995
  Continues on the Asset Management Committee

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