ODDFELLOWSHIP
AUCKLAND HEADQUARTERS FOUNDATION STONES LAID (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 9. The ceremony of laying the foundation stones of the new headquarters of the Auckland district of the New Zealand branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows took place this afternoon. Two stones were laid, one on each side of the proposed main entrance to the building. The ceremonies were conducted by the Grandmaster for New Zealand, Bro. Thomas Aiken, and the District Grand Master, Bro. J. W. Best, respectively. The growth of the Manchester L T nity Order in New Zealand was outlined by the Grand Master. He said that the first lodge, the Loyal Nelson Lodge, was founded in Nelson in 1842. Since then there had been a steady Increase in the number of lodges, and there were now in the Dominion 16 distrlcta, 12 of which were affiliated to the Now Zealand branch, and four came directly under the head office in Manchester. The order at present had a membership in New Zealand of 29,500. Of that number 21,000 were under the New Zealand branch, and 8500 were included In lodges affiliated directly with Manchester.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19788, 11 March 1927, Page 5
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