FRIENDLY SOCIETY RETURNS. UNDER "THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1867."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, H-19

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1877. NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETY RETURNS. UNDER "THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1867."

Presented to loth Souses of the General Assembly, in pursuance of Section 52 of " The Friendly Societies Act, 1867."

Betuen delating to Fbiendly Societies under " The Friendly Societies Act, 1867," fob tiie Tear ending 30th June, 1877.

Tabular Statements are herewith attached, showing — 1. The Number of Registered and Unregistered Societies respectively, known to exist in the Colony, and giving a general view of the extent to which tho statistical information asked for by the Government has been supplied by them. 2. The Number of Members, and the Sickness, Mortality, &c, during the Year 1876, in 140 Friendly Societies in the Colony of New Zealand. 3. A Statement for tho Year 1876 of the Benefit Funds of all Friendly Societies included iv Table 11. 4. A Statement for the Year 1876 of the Management Funds of all Friendly Societies included in Table 11. 5. The Assets and Liabilities at the close of the Year 1876, of all Friendly Societies included in Table 11. 6. Comparative Return deduced from Tables 11., 111., IV., and V., of tho Experience, during 1870, of the Four Principal Orders of Friendly Societies in the Colony.

The following is a list of Registrations, Amalgamations, Amendments, and Dissolutions, notified at the Office of The Registrar of Friendly Societies, viz., — Newly Registered. Primitive Methodist Aid Society, No. 1, of New Zealand, Dunedin. Amalgamated. Loyal Effort Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U. (Greytown), with Loyal Unity Lodge (Featherston Unregistered), under the name of the latter. Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U. (Hokitika), with Loyal Hokitika Ledge (Registered), under the name of the latter. Loyal Hand of Friendship Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U. (Greymouth), with Loyal Greymouth Lodge (Registered), under the name of the latter. Dissolved. Widow and Orphan Society, 1.0.0. F., M.U., Dunedin. Amended By-law. Court Robin Hood, A.0.F., No. 3930, Nelson. G. S. Cooper, 26th September, 1877. (For the Registrar.)

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TABLE I.—Showing the Numbers of Registered and Unregistered Societies respectively, known to exist in the Colony, and giving a general view of the extent to which the statistical information asked for by the Government has been supplied by them.

* Since the compilation of the following tables, complete returns have been received from one other registered Branch of the Hokitika District of the M.U.I.O.O.F., and from one other registered and two unregistered Branches of tliu H.A.C.B.S.

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Name of Society. SQ II -"I o s » E-l -S g I!, Ill No. o: Ekgis: w ".a |IS h SEED SOCI i a !TIES l| ill pi No. op gj * i 'nkegis: :ki n Si i a o I tCIETIKS SOCIE WHICH Mm is K Q C o d STIES OF l No. o» MBEBS Ikowk. i | O d 3 Manchester Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,— Auckland District New Plymouth District... Wellington District Wanganui District Nelson District Motueka District Marlborough District ... North Canterbury District Lyttelton District North "Westland District Hokitika District* Otago District... Invorcargill District 15 3 14 2 5 2 2 18 7 3 7 23 4 5 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 5 17 3 2 7 1 2 2 3 2 6 2 2 7 17 3 5 2 7 2 2 2 5 1 8 12 2 2 18 3 14 2 5 2 2 IS 4 3 5 21! 1. 1,121 189 1,113 71 545 124 172 1,175 321 264 494 1,569 453 2 3 2 9 3 12 5 1 i 2 3 V; l 3 1 Total ... 105 48 4 2 54 27 51 98 7,611 20 Independent Order of Odd Fellows... 17 1 1 3 11 16 16 560 Ancient Order of Foresters, — Auckland District "Wellington District Nelson District Canterbury District Westland District Otago District Unafllliated Courts 6 16 13 2 3 18 2 2 4 8 1 1 8 2 1 0 1 2 4 8 2 1 10 2 2 7 4 2 "i i 4 12 5 (1 11 ia i 2 10 2 707 751 720 386 62 1,203 240 i i 2 5 i l 2 8 Total ... 60 26 1 2 29 16 7 31 B0 J,074 Ancient Order of Shepherds 1 1 1 25 Independent Order of Rechabites, — Auckland District New Zealand Central District ... 3 19 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 10 2 IS 2 8 204 54 Total ... 22 1 1 2 3 17 20 258 Sons and Daughters of Temperance... 5 3 3 173 Hibernian Aust ralasian Catholic Benefit Society* 27 3 1 6 3 2 18 21 10 576 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia 3 1 2 235 1 1 3 Miscellaneous Societies 9 3 1 4 1 5 5 -K>7 Grand Total 249 86 7 7 100 54 39 66 149 188 13,963

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GENERAL EXPERIENCE. TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Members, and the Sickness, Mortality, &c., during the Year 1876, in 140 Friendly Societies in the Colony of New Zealand.

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Name of Society. 03 I 3 1 o 6 So _ « ■s a |i ■h- 5 °a i 1 :ered by llSCO] rnsrE: fj a 7_ o h Jj 5 B_ T. K « u © o * o S 6"S cog , S+i ■*_ s 3 m © K Vh £ °> ° sS s £ b I | . o^ .feS O © . T3 Sm tfl-S ! £ ° _. H I 9>-r) o ° ■_ d te , m c_ ,g £ _ | £. p. M m u © p o o te V rt o. % 1 6 02 S5 rMVlra * I a * «3 sn DO 5 s "5. H-1 © o a 3 1 _© o Total. a a E 1 o 5 Total. Manchester Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, — Auckland District ... New Plymouth District Wellington District ... Wanganui District ... Nelson District Motueka District Marlborough District North Canterbury District Lyttelton District ... North Westland District . Hokitika District Otago District Inyercargill District... 10 3 9 2 5 2 2 7 4 2 5 20 4 728 162 616 77 498 112 167 402 247 169 510 1,387 439 S 117 ! 25 ! 143 3 i 61 ! 13 10 ! 71 96 I 18 I 14 ' 166 ' 67 6 4 13 0 13 1 0 7 9 0 59 34 9 123 29 156 3 74 14 10 78 105 18 73 200 76 : 5 i 0 ; 3 : 2 ■ 4 i 1 0 2 2 1 4 8 3 10 0 9 2 5 0 0 22 5 10 12 35 6 85 2 64 5 18 1 5 21 24 17 73 118 53 I 100 : 2 i 76 9 27 2 5 45 31 28 89 161 62 0 751 2 189 G 696 9 71 7 545 2 124 5 172 5 435 1 321 . 159 3 494 1 1,426 2 453 I 739-5 ) 175-5 ! 656 . 74 i 521-5 , 118 i 169-5 , 418-5 284 i 164 • 502 ; 14065 446 , # i 0 * 1 3 # # 94 # 45 # # 84 * # # 0 # 0 # # 1 5 # # 23 80 13 97 19 14 57 39 28 74 147 40 4,040 720 4,363 704 3,620 513 791 1,669 1,611 1,284 2,224 7,456 2,166 6-076 6-563 7-701 11-612 10-875 15-221 10037 6-787 6-635 10-855 12-635 10-882 10749 2 14 * 1 5 * 82 270 # 0 1 # 2 247 3 Total of the Order 75 5,514 i 804 155 959 35 116 486 637 1 5,836 5675 t t t 631* 31,161 9-418 Independent Order of Odd Fellows 4 170 l 69 2 71 3 10 20 33 i 208 189 33 145 1 9 * 3859 Ancient Order of Foresters, — Auckland District ... Wellington District ... Nelson District Canterbury District ... Westland District ... Otago District Court Coromandel ... Court Southern Cross 4 11 12 1 2 10 1 1 560 647 660 386 81 818 74 176 139 222 99 32 3 92 12 16 20 11 6 11 0 24 0 2 159 233 105 43 3 116 12 18 4 3 4 2 0 3 1 2 16 11 13 5 1 9 1 0 54 115 28 36 21 81 16 20 74 129 45 43 22 93 18 22 1 645 ) 751 i 720 I 386 ! 62 I 841 i 68 ! 172 602-5 699 690 380 71-5 8295 71 174 7 * 17 12 1 • 403 * * 231 42 # 5 * 2 * 93 75 117 32 18 84 14 12 1,154 2,163 3,088 924 423 2,384 665 270 5-328 3675 5-324 4-766 7-209 4-589 4-574 7-360 * 1 6 # 105 2 Total of the Order 42 3,402 615 74 689: 19 56 371 446 r i 3,645 35235 : t t + 445 11,071 4870 L I Ancient Order of Shepherds 1 20 6 1 7 0 0 2 2 ! 25 22-5 # • * 3 185 2320 Independent Order of Rechabites, — Auckland District ... New Zealand Central District,.. 2 2 210 46 30 15 7 9 37 24 0 1 6 1 37 14 43 16 204 i 54 207 50 5 6 13 2 0 0 39 9 2,075 196 3-235 4-666 Total of the Order 4 256 45 16 61 1 7 51 59 i 258 257 11 15 0 48 2,271 3-534 Sons and Daughters of Temperance 3 186 33 1 34 0 2 45 47 173 179-5 3 121 3 24 805 5676 Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society 269 42 9 25 37 274 271-5 26 * 31 1,028 2-877 6 39 3 3 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia ... 148 27 27 3 14 18 157 152-5 8 01 18 634 2388 1 0 1 Central Volunteer Fire Brigade ... 1 35 15 0 15 0 0 15 15 35 35 0 0 0 8 106 3-371 Kaeo and Wangaroa Friendly Society 40 0 0 19 20 20 30 * 6 # 5-025 1 0 L I New Plymouth Friendly Society... .1 128 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 124 126 o 100 25 769 16-471 L Otago Railway Employes Benefit Society 109 140 140 248 1 0 1 0 203 0 1 178-5 105 1-578 Total of all the Societies '. 140 10,277 : 1,793 252 2,045 I 64 1,052 1,319 — - 11,0031 1,253* 48,135* 7-274 10640

Information incomplete. Information so defective as to render totals valueless,

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BENEFIT FUNDS. TABLE III.—Exhibiting a Statement for the Year 1876 of the Benefit Funds of all Friendly Societies included in Table II.

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RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. Nime of Society. 1 c B 6 Benefit Funds at commencement of Year. COKTHIBl HI0M3. Refund of Funeral Benefits from District. Total. Fukeral Benefit. Entrance Fees. Interest and Rent. Other Receipts. Total Sick Pay. Other Benefits. District Funeral Levy. Other Payments. Amount of Funds at end of Year. Sick and Funeral Fund. Other Funds. Member. Wife. ifanchestcr Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, — Auckland District ... New Plymouth District Wellington District... ... ... Wanganui District ... Nelson District Motueka District Marlborough District North Canterbury District ... ... ... Lyttelton District ... North Wcstland District ... ... ,.. Hokitika District Otago District Invercargill District 10 3 9 2 5 2 2 7 4 2 5 20 4 £ s. d. 3,631 10 31 986 19 0 4,861 16 5i 832 17 7 5,442 16 3 1,750 4 41 1,474 4 3 2,438 0 10 1,607 3 3 1,517 19 5i 4,603 17 51 14,273 3 9i 4,435 15 Hi £ s. d. 147 18 0 25 9 10 130 18 3 0 5 3 121 13 9 18 8 6 23 4 6 516 3 3fi 8 0 40 15 6 40 1 0 287 10 9 95 15 0 £ s. d. 1,192 8 11 218 13 7| 540 3 10 84 7 2 700 14 9 157 18 0 206 0 11 735 2 11 587 15 7 228 11 6i 593 19 2 1,795 13 4 572 16 2 £ s. d. 0 4 4 94 "4 31 40 4 61 14 3 £ s. d. 284 19 0 90 6 0 234 12 2 19 7 317 17 8 89 5 0 122 11 10 160 1 4 119 15 11 85 11 10 330 0 7 656 14 6 169 17 8 £ s. d. 136 0 0 65* 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 12 0 0 90 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 80 0 0 180 0 0 40 0 0 £ $. d. 231 15 61 49 3 8 41 4 3 7 16 3 6 11 10 20 9 9 40 19 10 110 4 8 14 10 3 57 15 8i 1,215 11 21 82 12 9 36 9 2 £ s. d. 5,624 10 111 1,370 12 If 5,873 19 3J 941 15 10 6,683 18 61 2,066 6 1J 1,919 5 101 3,586 0 3 2,375 13 0 1,948 13 11| 6,863 9 5 17,275 15 li 5,355 6 Hi £ s. d. 516 1 2 70 3 0 375 3 3 73 9 2 484 14 2 109 3 4 92 4 5 264 9 0 178 16 8 158 17 2 342 12 2 957 5 3 262 7 8 £ s. d. 100 0 0 65 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 £ s. d. 36 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 218 10 6 8 19 7 56 3 6 17 12 6 172 9 0 25 19 1 31 6 0 116 19 0 19 18 0 8 6 0 81 4 0 212 2 3 97 17 6 £ s. d. 190 7 9J 51 4 li 17 6 3 11 3 5 99 14 91 13 13 0 I 57 7 2 i 161 2 81; 36 16 7 j 35 0 104! 117 17 41 84 8 9 39 15 0 £ s. d. 4,563 11 6 1.240 5 6* 5,360 6 81 824 10 9 5,927 0 7 1,887 10 81 1,726 8 3i 2,953 9 61 2,130 1 9 1,726 4 5i 6.241 15 101 15,841 18 10i 4,915 6 91 40 0 0 18 0 0 80 0 0 160 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 2 "5 6 4 13 0 Total of the Order 75 47,856 8 11 1,019 14 7 7,614 5 71 140 10 5 676 0 0 3,885 6 5 1,067 6 11 2,663 3 1 1,915 4 10i 61,885 7 5i 516 0 0 160 0 0 2 5 6 915 17 9| 55,338 10 10 independent Order of Odd Fellows 737 2 6 53 10 4h 341 19 1 14 19 6 34 7 6 5 0 0 1 17 6 1,188 16 51 36 18 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 102 5 6 132 6 3 907 6 61 Indent Order of Foresters, — Auckland District ... Wellington District... Nelson District Canterbury District... Westland District ... Otago District Court Coromandel ... Court Southern Cross 4 11 12 1 1 10 1 1 2,746 14 9| 2,218 7 6 3,234 11 Hi 1,691 7 7 438 2 5i 3,348 17 2i 303 17 2 1,113 9 71 164 19 8 177 11 1 101 9 0 54 (> C, 6 1'.) 6 149 0 6 14 It 0 49 15 10 930 12 8 883 0 61 956 0 5 446 0 3 85 8 11| 1,604 8 7| 95 2 11 187 18 7 12 10 6 165 0 10 60 5 7 157 8 7 66 7 8 21 13 6 285 12 10$ 12 10 0 20 6 1 150 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 77 18 8 59 2 9 4,225 6 7J 3,389 7 81 4,596 3 2i 2,258 2 0 552 8 41 5,584 0 9| 441 17 5 1,371 10 11 350 13 4 329 5 2 464 6 9 154 0 0 76 10 0 367 19 10 110 10 0 57 9 0 120 0 0 40 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 45 0 0 58 14 8 71 15 30 209 15 0 165 1 10 88 18 0 115 9 5 28 18 0 120 18 6 19 6 8 85 1 10 48 9 9 2 18 0 0 5 0 68 0 5 3,436 16 11* 2,759 18 101 3,842 12 10i 1,985 14 7 446 15 41 3,859 13 10i 311 7 5 1,266 0 11 20 1 0 130 0 0 0 3 Hi 45 16 7 15 12 10 100 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 30 0 0 1,037 8 21 1 14 0 1 '"i 0 Total of the Order 42 15,095 8 3i 708 19 7 5,188 13 0 32 15 6 789 5 If 405 0 0 198 14 9i 22,418 16 3i 1,910 14 1 360 0 0 115 0 0 1,169 12 81 729 0 9 225 8 8 17,909 0 OJ incient Order of Shepherds 43 0 0 r, 7 6 19 17 6 2 17 9 71 2 9 13 5 0 57 17 9 Independent Order of Eechabites, — Auckland District ... New Zealand Central District 2 2 622 1 8 199 0 5| 7 8 9 27 10 101 322 1 7 66 5 41 58 9 7 7 0 0 1,010 1 7 314 8 H 201 14 6 31 3 4 90 3 2 9 1 10 718 3 11 251 17 9J 1 2 I] 13 9 3 22 "5 H Total of the Order 821 2 1| 34 19 7i 388 6 111 1 2 li 13 9 3 65 9 7 1,324 9 8i 232 17 10 99 5 0 22 5 11 970 1 8f » 3ons and Daughters of Temperance 870 14 6 32 11 0 259 9 1 36 13 4 10 0 0 4 10 2 1,213 18 1 114 17 9 20 0 0 41 5 1 50 11 0 0 5 9 986 18 6 Efiberniau Australasian Catholic Benefit Society 735 3 11 33 11 9 313 18 6 7 14 6 15 6 6 59 3 2 1,164 18 4 177 12 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 122 17 111 33 15 11 800 12 51 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia ... 328 10 5 17 17 9 157 5 OJ 8 13 4 25 0 0 537 6 6i 97 13 0 25 0 0 39 11 8 375 1 10* Central Volunteer Fire Brigade ... 118 4 6 19 15 6 4 4 0 142 4 0 13 5 0 11 0 0 117 19 0 £aeo and Wangaroa Friendly Society ... ... 95 14 4 29 16 0 3 0 0 128 10 4 16 16 0 3 0 0 8 7 0 100 7 4 Sew Plymouth Friendly Society ... ... ,,, 2,608 3 9 157 16 9 211 7 8 2,977 8 2 96 2 6 94 13 9 2,786 11 11 Dtago Kailway Employes'Benefit Society ... 126 16 6 133 10 0 328 10 0 9 4 8 27 2 10 625 4 0 14 10 0 15 0 0 179 0 6 25 7 0 391 6 6 Total of all the Societies... 140 69,436 9 9 2,040 2 2 14,819 13 01 197 2 01 3,787 8 21 2,276 6 101 93,678 2 li 6,609 17 0 924 0 0 325 0 0 1,502 17 6i 2,210 18 91 1,363 13 6J 80,741 14 6 1,121 0 0

MANAGEMENT FUNDS. TABLE—Exhibiting a Statement for the Year 1876 of the Management Funds of all Friendly Societies included in Table II.

* These Societies have no separate fund for expenses of management.

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RECEIPTS. •AYMENTS. Name of Society. & Amount of Fund at commencement of Year. Donations of Honorary Members. Contributions of Members for Management. Levies upon Members for Management. Interest and Bent. Sale of Goods. Collected for other lodges. Loan from Benefit Funds. Total. Rent. Podges. Management. ; Goods. Refunds to other Lodges. Repayment ol Loans from Benefit Funds. Bad Debts and Losses. Cost of Medical Attendance. &c. Amount of Fund at end of Year. Fines. Entrance Fees. Other Receipts. Salaries. Other Payments. Manchester Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, — Auckland District New Plymouth District Wellington District Wanganui District Nelson District Mot ucka District Marlborough District North Canterbury District... Lyttelton District North Westland District ... Hokitika District Otago District Invercargill D istrict £ b. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ ». d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. (1. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 10 !> 2 5 2 2 7 153 7 li 21 5 7i 411 12 10 5 4 10 936 3 5 10 0 3 8 12 0 184 15 01 261 15 0 21 17 0 8*0 0 0 5 0 944 11 0 223 11 6i 489 6 0 41 13 10 455 2 51 109 17 2 167 8 41 320 8 3 228 1 1 346 12 3J 1,185 6 8 1,966 7 10 527 19 5 8 17 9 3 15 6 6 17 6 19 2 0 103 10 0 4 14 0 0 10 34 15 3 3 3 7 2 16 9 2 8 0 3 9 4 10 9 2 4 ( 17 0 19 12 2 3 7 0 2 7 0 14 2 0 23 12 0 6 11 0 6 7 6 4 10 0 91 2 3 2 17 9 2 2 6 10 0 52 12 11 9 15 0 62 11 0 50 18 6 51 '9 0 14 2 4 0 10 3 1 14 9 19 3 6 2 2 10 1 13 11 25 0 8 59 0 1 17 7 0 1 18 8 49 16 0 13 0 6 38 17 71 0 10 9 144 14 11 11 5 3 11 14 3 0 1 10 50 6 0 108 5 0 16 9 9 7 10 77 15 4 80 5 8 30 8 3 45 18 9 9 3 3 27 19 3i 0 12 5i 9 10 11 1,327 12 111 256 17 7 1,213 9 5 90 3 4 1,583 15 10.} 129 0 1 239 11 6.V 855 17 8 596 0 9 435 7 Hi 1,546 4 4 6,088 1 2ri 945 10 4 MS 2 li 86 16 0 151 5 0 16 10 0 86 4 0 13 10 0 30 18 G 72 3 8 38 15 0 Co 14 0 ISO 8 8 407 5 3 56 0 0 40 13 5 18 10 0 1 17 6 1 10 0 3 0 0 7 16 5 66 10 6 8 17 4 43 5 10 7 19 0 27 1 9 2 11 5 6 19 7 29 11 4 23 7 01 4 8 7 26 9 6 67 1 10 19 1 6 139 0 1 15 4 11 50 5 4 43 12 1 7 6 1 24 10 0 80 2 6 7 5 0 1 14 7 40 5 6 20 17 5 11 0 0 0 15 0 20 5 2 95 8 0 16 15 9 9 15 6 97 12 9 22 11 6 15 13 3 11 14 6 54 9 31 6 11 10 2 11 3 35 19 10 29 4 7 165 19 91 7 3 6 131 11 99 16 35 13 2 2 11 0 7 2 6 122 15 7 92 7 Hi 38 14 1 130 0 9 567 7 2 148 3 1 535 18 10 164 16 3 319 3 11 42 11 11 319 9 4 60 13 6 106 17 6 278 12 9 105 5 11 179 8 8 595 7 8 1,620 18 6 370 11 11 184 0 8 13 15 0 475 14 7 12 10 11 1,011 6 31 21 0 5 14 14 11 212 18 1 239 16 10 2 6 20 164 11 31 2,836 17 7i 320 7 8 8 12 0 3 13 6 14 7 0 2 7 6 26 13 3 13 0 0 148 8 0 2 4 0 4"5 6 17 6 0 23 17 6 109 16 2 9 12 0 101 16 41 13 7 4 18 1 4i 01 19 41 74 1 1 10 4 0 10 0 32 0 0 49 12 0 158 10 0 25 0 0 41 19 0 99 13 11 67 16 9 48 4 0 14 10 0 24 12 8 110 3 2 28 19 0 41 17 10i 198 17 10i 52 5 1 10 0 230 5 91 2,939 0 8i 226 19 4 6 0 9 778"9 1 33 0 0 Total of Order 7,006 5 11 371 18 3 92 4 5 176 8 8 980 13 1 205 10 6 577 15 71 215 13 8 307 8 2i 15,307 13 0 1,203 12 2i 349 13 4 333 5 21 617 14 8 344 6 2 205 12 7 421 17 7i 1,458 11 10 10 0 4,729 16 8 5,582 2 8J 75 5,314 12 8i 59 2 0 Independent Order of Odd Fellows 352 7 2 10 0 211 5 31 1 17 6 57 1 2 5 5 6 10 0 21 8 0 C51 4 71 33 10 0 30 13 0 28 0 2 21 17 0 14 7 0 63 9 4 100 16 1 358 12 01 Ancient Order of Foresters — Auckland District Wellington District Nelson District Canterbury District Westland District Otago District Court Coromandel Court Southern Cross 11 12 1 p 10 1 1 115 4 11* 572 3 Hi 984 14 7i 385 2 3 110 87 8 11 8 19 0 10 10 15 0 716 17 2 768 14 6i 885 2 4 411 15 0 134 17 101 609 10 2£ 95 10 8 237 10 11 50 16 6 16 18 6 21 12 6 11 19 3 11 13 6 22 13 6 1 19 0 21 9 0 2 6 6 3 14 6 34 9 0 67 2 8 9 8 6 2 13 75 9 10 51 1 6 69 12 0 14 4 8 24 1 6 21 5 0 4 5 6 40 0 0 1 11 0 53 14 5 68 15 8 36 19 10 13 2 0 7 18 2 15 4 0 17 19 6 5'"9 7 19 6 8 76 7 10 11 6 9 990 19 6| 1,720 11 10 2,095 12 Hi 897 6 10 178 13 0% 2,113 10 7i 118 10 4 508 13 5 92 0 0 125 5 1 132 8 11 38 10 0 37 6 0 161 15 0 24 13 9 16 15 0 59 19 0 46 0 0 93 2 0 13 0 0 90 19 2 8 0 0 48 13 9 46 18 11 40 2 1 15 10 5 6 17 467 4 4 6 10 6 14 16 9 80 6 5 62 17 H 86 7 3 17 7 9 124 13 2 59 4 3i 101 9 8 92 19 9 25 3 11 2 19 7 85 8 2 0 3 3 19 5 4 7 15 6 3 4 5 0 3 Hi 7 14 4 15 12 10 87 7 7 47 16 7 190 13 6 40 4 7 0 15 6 56 15 6 13 13 3 128 3 4i 5 12 8 8 12 4 475 10 5 615 2 8 567 8 6 253 17 6 86 9 4 93 14 10 650 3 91 889 6 6i 507 12 7 13 13 7i 1,519 0 llf 1,331 17 IS 62 4 6 2"2 0 0 5 0 8 16 71 12 10 0 25 "4 2 50 0 0 284 8 9 267 8 0 5 17 5 68*12 It Total of Order 42 3,056 10 11 98 7 6 3,859 18 8} 129 19 6 97 7 9 113 7 2 147 19 2i 173 8 3 182 1 1 38 13 1 132 5 5 8,629 18 7 628 13 9 311 0 246 13 31 371 12 6 373 2 9i 27 4 1 26 15 6* 565 9 10i 14 5 0 2,332 17 2 3,732 4 5i Ancient Order of Shepherds ... 11 2 8 6 9 6 0 3 17 15 8 1 14 6 1 10 2 6 0 12 5 2 Independent Order of Rechabites, — Auckland District New Zealand Central District n a 43 9 10 15 6 3i 2 4 0 0 16 3 95 11 li 31 19 01 10 5 6 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 9 0 33 19 1 18 6 21 7 4 3 18 5 143 12 9 33 0 0 352 9 7J 90 2 5] 32 16 6 8 8 0 19 10 0 8 12 0 7 12 0 5 3 7 2 0 0 9 6 0 11 17 101 40 5 10 42 3 10 0 11 11 160 5 0 30 9 6 47 16 5i 15 13 4i Total of Order 4 58 16 1± 3 0 3 127 10 2 10 5 6 2 5 3 9 35 7 7 25 5 9 176 12 9 412 12 1J 41 4 6 28 2 0 12 15 7 11 6 0 11 17 101 40 5 10 42 15 9 190 14 9 63 9 9i Sons and Daughters of Temperance 38 18 0 2 5 6 1 9 3 22 0 0 0 5 9 185 8 8 23 17 6 21 4 o 11 6 4 18 12 6 1 18 0 1 14 6 0 14 0 103 5 11 2 15 11 q 5 1 11 1 5 0 114 3 3 Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society 103 19 5 12 7 0 388 2 1 35 10 6 17 11 48 0 3 4 6 4 62 7 10 48 13 2 10 0 32 5 9 754 3 4 115 9 8 1 10 0 76 8 6 21 0 2 54 0 11 25 5 0 14 5 0 334 1 5 112 2 8 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia 19 19 6 157 5 01 16 6 17 10 3 18 0 0 12 6 198 1 9J 20 2 0 9 15 0 5 18 41 12 15 5 50 3 6 99 7 6 Central Volunteer Fire Brigade* Kaco and Wangaroa Friendly Society* New Plymouth Friendly Society 34 1 4 115 6 3 5 6 154 14 1 41 10 6 8 0 2 19 85 6 3 14 15 7 Otago Railway Employes' Benefit Society* Total of all the Societies ... 417 5 9 1,195 11 8i 469 3 li 1,007 3 11 472 5 li l',172 14 7 761 7 6 718 15 21 1,074 18 3 849 16 3 234 11 2 514 3 Hi 2,145 5 91 15 5 0 7,976 5 9 9,878 8 4i *" 140 9,536 12 21 195 1 3 11,986 6 2f 586 11 9 220 4 2 255 6 9 26,341 11 10:

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. TABLE V.—Showing the Assetes and Liabilities, at the close of the Year 1876, of all Friendly Societies included in Table II.

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LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Benefit _\d Mil i-GEMENT F_lf__. Name of Society. 00 © torn Debts Outstanding. Sick and Funeral Fund. Management Fund. Other Funds. Total. Private Savings Banks. Shares in Building Societies. Land and Buildings. Loans to Members. Deposits in Banks at Interest. j Mortgages ou Real Securities. Cash in Post Office Savings Bank. Miscellaneous. Cash in Hand. Total Receipts. Total Payment*. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. tfanchester Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, — Auckland District ... ... New Plymouth District Wellington District Wanganui District Nelson District Motueka District Marlborough District North Canterbury District... Lyttelton District North Westland District ... Hokitika District Otago District Invercargill District ... ... 10 3 9 2 5 2 2 7 4 2 5 20 4 20 0 0 0 10 0 400 0 0 6 4 0 25o" 0 0 8 15 10 4,563 11 6 1.240 5 51 5,360 6 31 824 10 9 5,927 0 7 1,887 10 81 1,726 8 31 2,952 11 2i 2,130 1 9 1,726 4 5i 6.241 15 10} 15,518 13 104 4,869 6 71 184 0 8 13 15 0 475 14 7 12 10 11 1,011 6 3i 21 0 5 14 14 li 212 18 1 239 16 10 0 18 4 4,767 12 2 1,254 10 5i 6,236 0 101 837 1 8 6,938 10 101 1,908 11 li 1,741 2 5 3,416 7 7i 2,378 14 5 1,726 4 54 6,483 18 8 18,830 8 91 5,495 8 Oi 195 17 2 111 13 4 334"6 6 903 16 6 2,863 11 8 688 15 9 973 2 6 100 0 0 86 8 8 1,111 10 6 1,550 0 0 288 13 0 206 14 6 1,765 0 0 25 0 0 380 0 0 927' 9 4 1,006 15 0 1,235 0 0 1,065 0 0 1,414 10 0 3,520 0 0 500 0 0 1,305 0 0 140 2 6 10 18 2 35 0 0 15 0 0 576 18 9 25 0 0 12 0 0 93 0 0 40 0 0 518 0 0 855 15 8 568 4 101 210 1 6 148 4 4 39 7 0 208 6 1 161 8 11 1,178 6 10 370 17 5 131 2 3 59 9 4 206 0 9 255 1 6 527 16 0 153 12 31 1,060 8 41 93 18 11 332 7 101 70 1 71 176 4 10 933 10 31 267 17 0 147 2 2i 292 11 8 1,890 6 4 88 13 61 3,167 6 6 619 5 14 1,813 19 5 193 16 9 1,888 14 9 435 1 7 676 1 2 1,819 2 01 1,102 15 6 866 2 5| 3,641 5 0 6,253 14 11 1,544 13 8 2,204 11 9 373 9 34 1,251 7 10 194 17 6 1,329 7 6i 286 15 1 417 15 0 1,275 10 3i 601 15 2 657 17 5i 1,937 12 1 4,582 16 9 1,158 11 2 500 0 100 0 0 11 17 0 49 9 3 353 1 11 230 5 91 2,939 0 8j 226 19 4 323 5 0 46 0 2 100 0 0 158 0 0 760 "0 0 560 12 10 2,885 0 0 1,860 19 4 600 0 0 2,570 9 2 1,422 19 6 41 7 2 100 0 0 330 0 0 1,285 0 0 11,599 17 4 2,805 0 0 234"5 0 100 0 0 Total of Order 75 1,093 18 0 54,968 7 4 5,582 2 8| 370 3 6 62,014 11 6| 565 10 6 1,328 11 6 13,583 17 9 645 7 6 8,839 0 2 25,159 7 4 3,100 1 5} 2,758 4 5 6,034 10 11: 24,021 18 101 16,272 6 11 [ndependent Order of Odd Fellows ... 1,632 3 8 804 18 2ll 358 12 01 102 8 4 2,898 2 3 2,685 7 6 90 0 9 122 14 0 750 11 5 574 2 6 Indent Order of Foresters, — Auckland District Wellington District Nelson District Canterbury District ... Westland District Otago District Court CoromaDdel Court Southern Cross ... 4 11 12 1 2 10 1 1 35014 10 4 16 0 3,436 16 Hi 2,759 18 101 3,833 7 4i 1,839 15 5 446 15 41 3,859 13 104 311 7 5 1,266 0 li 93 14 10 650 3 91 889 6 6i 507 12 7 13 13 74 1,519 0 Hi 9 5 6 145 19 2 3,530 11 9i 3,760 17 6 4,736 15 41 2,493 7 2 460 8 11| 5,378 14 10 311 7 5 1,331 19 3 2,002 16 10 115 "0 0 167 3 4 40 0 0 1,440 17 0 sob" 0 0 40 0 0 1,370 0 0 230 0 0 680 0 0 1,085 0 0 1,604 11 8 450 0 0 5 0 0 212 7 11 1,152 11 6 12 9 3 150 18 0 230 0 0 1,176 16 6 140 5 81 434 11 3 914 12 21 66 10 8 27 10 5i 627 9 8 11 7 5 2,360 6 5 2,319 8 1 2,472 9 7 1,078 19 0 292 18 11} 3,016 17 11 256 10 7 499 5 11 1,691 14 4i 1,699 16 10i 1,959 16 9 662 1 8 270 12 54 2,318 16 7i 249 0 4 555 11 3i 97" 13 6 85 0 0 426 0 01 522 0 0 300 0 0 500 0 0 2,890' 0 0 6 18 6 1,044 17 0 11114 8 f* 7 0 58 "l2 11 593" 4 2 238 15 1 Total of Order ... 42 362 17 10 17,753 15 4i 3,732 4 54 155 4 8 22,004 2 4 2,117 16 10 207 3 4 2,931 14 125 0 0 4,028 0 0i 6,029 11 8 2,660 10 0 1,681 18 5 2,222 7 4, 12,296 15 8 9,407 10 44 Indent Order of Shepherds 67 17 9 12 6 2 70 2 11 28 7 3 36 1 3 5 14 5 34 15 9 18 15 6 tndependent Order of Rechabites— Auckland District ... ... ... ... New Zealand Central District ... 2 2 660 0 2 251 17 91 47 16 51 15 13 44 58 3 9 766 0 41 267 11 2 111 4 11 217 6 7 60 0 0 180 0 0 150 0 0 42 15 6 12 0 0 150 1 1 64 12 31 45 11 2 696 19 8} 190 3 10 596 10 10 136 19 5 Total of Order ... 911 17 Hi 63 9 91 58 3 9 1,033 11 61 111 4 11 277 6 7 330 0 0 54 15 6 150 1 1 110 3 51 887 3 61 733 10 3 Ions and Daughters of Temperance... 982 4 9 2 15 11 4 13 9 989 14 5 25 0 0 780 0 0 16 1 3 50 10 0 118 3 2 523 10 4 409 12 4 libernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society 166 4 11 788 6 61 100 14 2 23 14 6 1,078 19 3 70 13 5 35 0 0 462 0 0 31 10 0 479 15 10 1,079 18 4 1,006 6 6i ?rotestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia 375 1 101 375 1 101 25 0 0 338 13 4 11 8 61 406 17 11 360 6 5i Central Volunteer Fire Brigade ... ... 117 19 0 117 19 0 100 0 0 17 19 0 23 19 6 24 5 0 _aeo and Wangaroa Friendly Society ... ... 100 7 4 100 7 4 90 0 0 10 7 4 32 16 0 28 3 O Tew Plymouth Friendly Society ... ... 2,786 11 11 14 15 7 2,801 7 6 2,763 19 3 37 S 3 489 17 2 330 14 9 )tago Railway Employes' Benefit Society ... ,,, 391 6 6 391 6 6 6 11 0 384 15 6 498 7 6 233 17 6 Total of all the Societies... ... 140 3,255 3 7i 80,038 14 6 9,866 19 10J 714 8 6 93,875 6 5| 2,794 12 3 1,535 14 10 19,296 13 4 805 7 6 13,696 6 91 35,062 18 3 6,112 17 21 5,400 4 0 9,170 12 3 41,046 12 0 29,399 11 It

COMPARATIVE RETURN, deduced from Tables II., III., IV. and V., of the Experience, during 1876, of the Four Principal Orders of Friendly Societies in the Colony.

* The expenses of management referred to in these columns include all payments from the Management Funds, except " Refunds to other Societies," " Purchase of Goods," and " Medical Expenses." C. Godfrey Knight, Actuary.

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