FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1903 Session I, H-01

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to " The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," Section 5, Subsection (8).

By the statute above mentioned the Registrar is required every year to " lay before the General Assembly a report of his proceedings and of the principal matters transacted by him, and of the valuations returned to or caused to be made by the Registrar during the year preceding." Mr. Edmund Mason, who had held the office of Registrar of Friendly Societies since 1885, and in that capacity rendered great service to the provident classes by the exposition and inculcation of sound principles of finance in connection with the business of friendly societies, died suddenly on the 27th June, 1902, and Mr. George Leslie, Assistant Actuary of the Government Life Insurance Department, was appointed to succeed him. TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1902. Registration of Societies and Branches. The total number of registrations during the year 1902 was 17, distributed thus: M.U.I.O.O.F.,* 1 society and 3 lodges; I.O.O.F., 1 lodge; B.U.O.O.F., 1 lodge; A.O.F., 3 courts; U.A.O.D., 6 lodges; I.F.S., 1 society; W.M.G, 1 club. Of the societies registered during the year, one, the New Zealand Branch of the Manchester Unity, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, is the first of its class in the colony, inasmuch as it conforms to the threefold division of the highest type of the federated or affiliated form of society composed of society (or order), districts, and lodges. The promoters of this society appear to have been of opinion that a federation of districts would unite the vigilance of local management with the directing and correcting influences of a central authority, having a larger outlook, and composed of the best minds in the several districts affiliating. The society was registered on the 30th July, and before the end of the year the legal status of one district had been changed to that of a " branch," and the conversion of several others was in progress. In the following table the progress of registration during the year is shown by a comparison of the number of societies and branches on the register as at the beginning and end of the year respectively.

Name or Class of Society. Statement as on the 1st January, 1902. Statement as on the 31st December, 1902. M.U.I.O.O.F. 16 districts, 164 lodges, 1 juvenile lodge, and 1 widow and orphan society 1 grand lodge and 39 lodges 1 district and 2 lodges 1 district and 1 lodge 8 districts, 121 courts, and 2 juvenile courts 1 sanctuary 3 grand lodges and 64 lodges 2 districts and 41 tents 1 grand division and 10 divisions 1 district and 25 branches 1 grand lodge and 12 lodges 2 societies 10 societies 14 clubs 1 grand lodge, 53 subordinate lodges, and 2 temples 24 societies 1 society, 16 districts, 167 lodges, 1 juvenile lodge, and 1 widow and orphan society. 1 grand lodge and 39 lodges. 1 district and 2 lodges. 1 lodge. 8 districts, 123 courts, and 2 juvenile courts. 1 sanctuary. 3 grand lodges and 70 lodges. 2 districts and 41 tents. 1 grand division and 10 divisions. 1 district and 22 branches. 1 grand lodge and 10 lodges. I society. II societies. 15 clubs. 1 grand lodge, 53 subordinate lodges, and 2 temples. 24 societies. I.O.O.P. N.I.O.O.P. .. B.U.O.O.P. .. A.O.P. A.O.S. U.A.O.D. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. .. P.A.P.S.A. .. R.E.B.S. I.F.S. W.M.C. I.O.G.T. S.A.S. * LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS MADE USE O .O.F., Ancient Order of Foresters. A.O.S., Ancient Order of Shephen Fellows. H.A.C.B.S., Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit I.O.G.T., Independent Order of Good Templars. I.O.O.P., Ind Constitution). I.O.R., Independent Order of Rechabites. M.' Order of Odd Fellows. N.I.O.O.F., National Independent Ord Allianoe Friendly Society of Australasia. R.E.B.S., Railway En Authorised Society. S.D.T., Sons and Daughters of Temperanoe W.M.C. Working-men's Club. )F IN THIS REPORT. :ds. B.U.O.O.P., British United Order of Odd Society. I.P.S., Isolated Friendly Society, lependent Order of Odd Fellows (American .U.I.O.O.F., Manchester Unity Independent ler of Odd Fellows. P.A.P.S.A., Protestant mployees' Benefit Society. S.A.S., Specially s. U.A.O.D., United Ancient Order of Druids.

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A complete list of societies and branches on the register as at the end of 1902 is given in Appendix II. Complete Amendments of Rules Registered. The following societies and branches registered complete amendments of their rules during the year, viz.:— I.O.O.F.—Alexandrovna Lodge. I.O.R.—New Zealand District Independent Order of Rechabites. P.A.F.S.A.—The Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. I.F.S.—Wellington Wharf Employees' Society; Wellington Friendly Societies' Jubilee Orphanage Society; Waikato Medical and Accident Society. W.M.C.—Palmerston North Working-men's Club. S.A.S.—Hawke's Bay United Friendly Societies' Dispensary. Partial Amendments of Rules Begistered. Partial amendments were made and registered in respect of the undermentioned: — M.U.I.O.O.F. —Auckland District —Fountain of Friendship and Waikato Lodges ; Hawke's Bay District; Wellington District —Sister Wallis and Rose of the Valley Lodges ; Nelson District —Howard and Nelson Lodges ; Lyttelton District—Pleasant Point and City of Norwich Lodges; Otago District —Mount Wendon Lodge. I.O.O.F.—Grand Lodge ; and Southern Cross Lodge. N.I.O.O.F.—Auckland Pioneer Lodge. U.A.O.D.—District Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand; Grand Lodge of Canterbury ; and Albion Lodge. I.F.S.—Millerton Collieries Medical and Accident_ Relief Association; and Denniston Collieries Medical and Accident Relief Association. W.M.C.—Wellington, Christchurch, Oxford, Greytown, and Petone Working-men's Clubs. Cancellations by Dissolution, Etc. Registration of the societies and branches hereunder was cancelled : — I.O.O.F.—Te Ao Marama Lodge. B.U.O.O.F. —The British United Order of Odd Fellows, and Aorangi Lodge. H.A.C.B.S. —St. Patrick's (Rangiora), Invercargill, and Hokitika Branches. P.A.F.S.A.—Pioneer, and Pride of Ngapara Lodges. R.E.B.S.—New Zealand Railway Employees' Benefit Society. Conversions during the Year. M.U.I.O.O.F.—The Wellington District of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows was converted into a district branch of the New Zealand. Branch of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A.O.F.—Court Egmont of the Wellington District Ancient Order of Foresters became Court Opunake of the Taranaki District Ancient Order of Foresters. Changes of Trustees. During the year 123 notices of changes of trustees of the various organizations were received and dealt with. Returns and Statistics for 1901. By the Friendly Societies Act, all societies and branches registered under it are required to forward to the Registrar before the 1st April in each year a general statement of the receipts and expenditure, funds and effects of the society or branch, made out to the 31st December then last, termed the Annual Return; and, as respects friendly societies proper, they are required to supply at the same time a list of the members admitted, and the names and particulars of the periods of sickness, deaths, and other contingencies experienced by the members during the year. During the month of December, 1901, a supply of forms to contain the above information was sent to each of the societies with branches (with the exception of the I.O.G.T.) for the use of the same, and also to all the societies separately registered. These returns and lists, having been filled up and sent to this office, were examined and compared with the totals at the end of 1900, and entries found to be defective, incorrect, contradictory, or not in accordance with law were queried, for the purpose of having the necessary corrections made and an explanation given of the cause thereof.

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The number of returns issued and received, and the months in which they reached the Begistry Office, is shown in the following table : —

It will be seen by the foregoing that, while close on three quarters of the required returns were furnished during the first four months of the year, only 158 reached this office before the 1st April. Seeing that the figures embodied in the returns relate to the year terminated in December, it does not seem too much to expect that the whole of the returns should be sent in some time during the first quarter of the year. A large amount of delay also arises in the compilation of the statistical tables, on account of the difficulty experienced in obtaining satisfactory corrections in the returns from a number of the branches of societies. It may also be pointed out that so long as one branch of a society withholds the particulars of its proceedings it is impossible to finally deal with the figures of such society, and that the dilatoriness of a few secretaries causes much loss of time in a variety of ways. With a view of remedying this tardiness it is intended to move the Treasury to authorise legal proceedings against defaulting secretaries to enforce compliance with the statute. The number of lodges* whose returns are tabulated is 445, and of central bodies 35, distributed according to Orders thus : —

In Table I. details are given of the name, place, and year of establishment of each lodge, with the membership and funds of the same at the end of 1901. The funds under the control of the central bodies are also included in the district totals. In the final column is entered the average surplus or deficiency per member in each lodge, as shown at the last valuation. Tables II. to VI. contain a summary of the details relating to the membership, mortality and sickness, receipts and expenditure, funds, and investments of each separately registered society, with totals for the several Orders. In Tables III. to VI. shillings and. pence have been omitted, there being no apparent advantage in publishing the values more accurately than as shown by the nearest pound. , Membership and Total Funds. The number of members in these 445 lodges at the beginning of 1901 was 39,637; the members admitted by initiation and reinstatement were 4,420; those admitted by clearance were 280 : total admitted, 4,700. The number who left by arrears, resignation, and expulsion was 2,587 ; by clearance, 238; and by death, 276 : total left, 3,101. The net increase for the year was 1,599, or slightly over 4. per cent., and the number of members at the end of 1901 was therefore 41,236. The deaths of members' wives during the year were 151. The total funds of the societies and branches as on the 31st December, 1901, amounted to £804,753, made up as follows : Sick and Funeral Funds (inclusive of amounts transferred to special funds out of surplus), £744,088 ; Medical and Management Funds, goods, &c, £60,665. Dividing the total funds by the number of members at the end of the year, it is found the average capital per member is now £19 10s. 4d.

* The word "lodge," when applied to all societies, is to be understood as embracing the synonymous terms "court," " tent," &c, as used in the various Orders.

Society. Reti irns.* (Received. Jan. The Months in 1902 wl len the Returns for 1901 reached office. Issued. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. and after. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. N.I.O.O.F. .. B.U.O.O.F A.O.F. A.O.S U.A.O.D. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. .. P.A.F.S.A. .. R.E.B.S 181 40 3 2 129 1 67 43 11 26 12 2 180 32 3 2 122 1 64 38 11 14 12 1 a 10 8 38 4 3 118 9 8 3 5 1 4 11.. 1 1 1 5 2 12 1 3 1 30 63 *6 a i .. i " i 2 2 11 3 1 33 23 9 1 2 1 4 1 1 h "i 3 2 "i .. .. l .. l .. "i 1 i 9 l l .. .. 1 i i 10 Total Friendly Societies I.F.S. W.M.C. S.A.S 517 14 14 24 480 10 12 8 10 37 1 100 2 3 1 258 1 5 2 24 1 1 1 21 1 7 9 1 G 2 4 1 4 i 3 i i i Total 27 22 8 10 569 510 11 41 106 266 * Includes central bodies.

Society. Central Bodies. Lodges. Society. Central Bodies. Lodges. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. N.I.O.O.F... B.U.O.O.F. A.O.F. A.O.S. 16 1 1 1 8 164 31 2 1 114 1 U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. P.A.F.S.A. R.E.B.S. .. 3 2 1 1 1 61 36 10 13 11 1

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Taking the several years 1897-1901, the number of members, total funds, and average capital per member at the end of each were as under : —

The following balance-sheet gives the total funds (including those of the central bodies) as on the 31st December, 1901: — Funds. £ Assets. £ Sick and Funeral Funds .. .. .. 716,513 Investments at interest .. .. .. 627,383 Special funds out of surplus.. .. .. 27,575 Value of land and buildings .. .. .. 129,983 Management Funds, goods, &o. .. .. 60,665 Cash not bearing interest .. .. .. 31,998 Value of goods .. .. .. .. 11,400 Other assets .. .. .. .. 3,989 £804,753 j £804,753

At the same dace these funds were disposed of as follows : —

Sickness. The number of members sick during the year was 8,204, equal to 21-40 per 100 members at risk ; the sickness experienced was 60,278 weeks 5 days, equal to 7 weeks 1\ days per sick member, and 1 week 4 days for each member at risk. The ratio to the total of the sickness in the first six months was 59 per cent., in the second six months 7 per cent., and after twelve months 34 per cent. These averages and percentages are compared with those for previous years in Appendix I. Owing in great measure to differences in the proportion of members at the several ages, the averages in the several districts differ considerably; also in the several societies or Orders. The figures for the five larger Orders are found to be as follows : —

From the above it will be seen that the percentage of members sick and the- average sickness per member at risk was, for the year 1901, highest in the M.U.I.O.O.F and lowest in the I.O.O.F. Deaths. The number of members who died during 1901 was 276, equal to 7-20 per 1,000 members at risk as against 7-00 in 1900 and 7-57 in 1899. The number of wives who died was 151, equal to 394 per 1,000 members as against 3-42 for 1900 and 3-93 for 1899.

Year. No. of Members. Total Funds. Average Capital. 1897.. 1898.. •1899.. 1900.. 1901.. 32,670 35,501 38,202 40,257 41,236 £ 637,011 678,746 728,249 766,480 804,753 I £ s. d. 19 10 0 19 2 5 19 1 3 19 0 9 19 10 4

At 31st December, 1U01. Disposition of Funds. Perccijtagc of Total Assets. Amount. On mortgage of freehold property In land and buildings In othir banks on deposit In Post Office Savings-Bank Cash not bearing interest In Government and municipal debentures Furniture, goods, &c. .. Other investments Other assets .. £ 504,227 129,983 49,998 44,525 31,998 20,066 11,400 8,567 3,989 62-66 16-15 6-21 5-53 3-98 2-49 1-42 1-06 0-50 804,753 100 0

Sickness per Member Ratio (per Cent.) to Total Sickness. Order. Percentage Sick. Sick. At Risk. First Second After 6 Months. 6 Months. 12 Months. il.U.I.O.O.F. ■ O.O.F. LO.F. J.A.O.D. .. .O.R. 22-75 18-21 19-63 21-57 21-93 Weeks. 7-96 5-42 6-32 503 6-09 Wks. dys. hrs. 1 5 16 0 6 22 1 3 23 1 0 14 12 8 54 68 62 77 72 7 3 9 7 3 39 29 29 16 25 All Societies 21-40 7-35 7 1 4 69 34

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Sick and Funeral Funds. The contributions and entrance fees paid to Sick and Funeral Funds were £58,229 ; and, dividing by the mean number of members, the average is found to be £1 8s. 10d., as against £1 8s. 7d.'for 1900. The interest and rent received by the lodges was £25,565, and by central bodies £4,924 : in all £30,489, equal to 15s. Id. per member. The amount of sickness benefit paid was £43,921, equal to £5 7s. Id. per member sick, and an average of £1 Is. 9d. per member, as against £5 9s. and £1 0s. lid. respectively for 1900. Viewing the amount paid in relation to the weeks of sickness the average benefit per week is found to be 14s. 7d.; in 1900 the average was Id. less. The funeral benefit paid amounted to £7,626 ; this is equal to 3s. 9d. per member, and is Id. greater than the average for 1900. The total worth of the Sick and Funeral Funds at the beginning of 1901 being £675,977, and at the end of the year £716,513, the balance of gain on the transactions of the year was £40,536, or slightly over £1 per member. The averages for the five leading Orders, and for all societies, are given in the following table:—

Eate of Interest realised. Although the rate of interest on first-class securities has for some years past been gradually falling, it is satisfactory to find that the total income from investments credited to the Sick and Funeral Funds for 1901 amounted to £30,489, which is found to yield an average rate of £4-48 per cent, (say, £4 9s. 7d.). The formula for finding the rate is, r = , * =. ; r being the rate, I the amount of ini (A + A — 1) terest credited to the fund during the year, and A, A' the values of the fund at the beginning and end of the year respectively. But, while the average rate for societies in the aggregate may be regarded as satisfactory, affording as it does a fair margin for safety over the rate hitherto employed in valuations—namely, 4 per cent.—it has to be remembered that as each lodge is for most purposes under the control of its own committee of management in matters affecting investments, its position will depend in great measure on the care and attention bestowed on this subject by the responsible officers. Hence the position of a district or Order depends almost entirely upon the good or bad management which has characterized the several branches in respect of the investment of the funds. While the rate of interest realised by each lodge cannot be set forth here, some idea of the position in the several societies or Orders will be obtained by an examination of the figures in the last column of the following table :— Table showing the Totai Worth of the Sick and Funeral Fund as on the 1st January, 1901, and the 31st December, 1901, inclusive of the Accumulations held by the Central Bodies; also the Amount and Average Eate of Interest earned.

It may also be added that in the M.U.I.O.O.F., with its sixteen districts, the average rate percent, realised varies from £3-11 in the case of the North Canterbury District to £6-15 in the North Westland District. In the A.O.F., with eight districts, the rate varies from £3 - 51 in the South Canterbury District to £4'83 in the United Otago District.

Order. Income per Member from Contributions. Interest. Outgo per Sicknes. 'ember for Sick-benefit per Member Sick. Average Sickpay per Week. Gain per Member. Funerals. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. £ a. d. 1 11 10 1 10 10 1 6 11 15 7 15 3 £ >. d. 0 18 4 0 12 3 0 15 0 0 7 9 0 19 4 £ a. d. 15 0 0 14 3 117 0 16 9 0 18 11 £ a. d. 0 3 11 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 3 6 0 3 4 £ a. d. 5 15 3 4 4 0 5 14 11 4 3 6 4 10 11 £ a. d. 0 14 6 0 15 6 0 14 5 0 16 7 0 14 11 £ s. d. 17 0 12 7 0 12 11 0 16 0 117 All societies 1 8 10 0 15 1 119 0 3 9 5 7 1 0 14 7 10 1

Name of Society. Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Fund as on— January 1,1901. December 31,1901. Amount of .Interest. Average Rate per Cent. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. N.I.O.O.F. .. B.U.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. A.O.S. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. .. P.A.F.S.A. .. R.E.B.S. .. £ 327,524 30,705 3,840 1,100 191,232 989 53,725 34,157 8,950 10,765 9,881 3,109 £ 349,748 32,905 4,122 1,205 198,560 1,043 58,609 35,939 9,724 11,053 10,470 3,135 £ 15,100 1,197 106 39 8,496 50 2,378 1,594 483 393 497 156 £ 4-56 3-84 2-70 3-44 4-46 5-05 4-33 4-65 5-31 3-67 501 5-12 Total 675,977 716,513 30,489 4-48

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A consideration of the foregoing rates makes it evident that, while the responsible officers in a large majority of the lodges have laboured with zeal and intelligence to invest the funds profitably, there is a minority of managers who, through ignorance, carelessness, or indifference, have never realised the fact that the regular and judicious investment of the funds at the highest rate of interest obtainable consistent with perfect security is a primary condition of success in every friendly society. It matters not how carefully the rates of contribution and benefits may have been adjusted if this important item has been neglected. And, while strongly opposed to other than adequate rates of contribution being charged in any lodge, examples are not wanting where defects in this particular have been successfully overcome by superior management in the investment of the funds. In the case of a few lodges recently established in country districts it is quite possible that facilities for the profitable investment of small sums may not be numerous ; yet if the district of which the lodge is a branch has taken power in its rules that the district trustees may receive money from lodges for purposes of investment, or that the trustees of one lodge may receive money from any other lodge for the like purpose, any lodge taking advantage of these facilities may easily overcome the difficulty of profitably investing its funds. The bearing of these remarks on the rate of interest to be employed in a valuation is obvious. In lodges where the management of the funds has been good, and the rates realised over a series of years is in excess of 4 per cent., this rate may be continued; but in cases where a less rate has been realised the valuation will have to be made at such rate of interest as the character of the investments and the rate of interest realised may appear justifiable to the valuer. In this connection it may be noted that the Ancient Order of Foresters in England, among other financial reforms passed in recent years for the purpose of improving the stability of the society, has decided that, in the valuation of a court or district, " the rate of interest assumed shall be the nearest onehalf per cent, below that actually earned in the past quinquennium." One way in which the rate realised may be improved is by a strict compliance in all cases with the terms of the statute in regard to the separation of the several funds, and the payment of all expenses of management out of the Management Fund. In a number of lodges it is found that the expenses of trustees in connection with the management of the investments, as well as the cost of collecting interest by agents or secretaries, have been paid out of the Sick and Funeral Fund, whereas it has been held by high legal authorities that the contributions to this fund and the whole of the interest arising from the investment of the capital thereof should be applied exclusively to the payment of sickness and funeral benefits, except in the case of lodges which have obtained the consent of a valuer to an appropriation of surplus capital or interest; and hence that any deduction from the interest accruing is wholly illegal. Another way in which the rate may be improved in those lodges which have invested part of the capital in halls, is for the trustees to see that a fair rent is paid by the Management Fund for the accommodation afforded—rent of lodge-room being a necessary expense of management. In a number of cases it is found that the Sick and Funeral Fund suffers from illegal appropriations of the funds for management purposes. Not only is no interest earned on the amounts so misappropriated, but care has to be exercised that the principal is not lost sight of in the accounts. It is to be hoped that the amounts so misappropriated will be repaid as quickly as possible, and that the Eegistrar will be saved the unpleasant duty of exercising the powers conferred upon him to secure compliance with the statute. The reason for dwelling so fully upon this subject is to arouse the responsible officers to a lively Jense of their duties and obligations, a proper understanding of which, together with a proper application of them, would soon remedy the few defects now existing. Medical and Management Expenses Funds. The contributions, entrance-fees, and levies to the Medical and Management Expenses Funds amounted to £55,813; interest, £1,255; and other receipts, £8,757: making a total income of £65,825. The total outgo for the year was £65,333, including £37,840 for medical attendance and medicine, £19,899 for management expenses and levies to central bodies, and £7,594 for other expenses. The total worth of the funds at the end of the year, including goods, &c, was £60,665. The averages of the chief items of income and outgo in each of the five leading Orders and in all the societies combined, also the percentage of total contributions (to both the Sick and Funeral and the Medical and Management Funds) spent for management, are given in the following table:—

Medical and Management Expenses Func Is. Order. Average Payment per Member for Percentage of total Contributions spent for Management. Average Contribution per Member. Total. Medical Aid. Management. M.U.I.O.O.F. .. :.o.o.f. LO.F. .. J.A.O.D. :.O.R. .. £ s. d. 15 5 1 10 6 19 5 1 10 6 17 9 £ s. d. 0 17 10 0 19 2 10 0 10 3 0 15 2 £ s. d. 0 9 6 0 12 5 0 9 4 0 10 6 0 11 4 £ s. d. 17 4 1 11 7 19 4 1 10 9 16 6 16-70 20-37 16-74 18-83 21-44 All societies 17 7 0 18 9 0 9 10 18 7 17-53

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The self-help afforded to the members of these societies by their voluntary combination is obtained by adding the sums disbursed in providing the three chief benefits assured—namely, sickpay, funeral benefits, and medical attendance and medicine. The total sum is found to be £89,387, and the receipt thereof, instead of lowering the independence or self-respect of any member as charitable donations would do, is felt to be but the honestly earned reward of the member's own prudence and forethought. Valuations. The Friendly Societies Act is based on the assumption that men who combine for mutual aid may be trusted voluntarily to take such action as may be found necessary to secure the solvency and permanence of their institutions. By means of periodical investigation the State has provided that, if any loss is suffered through errors in finance, members shall not be able to plead ignorance of their society's unsound position. The values of the prospective assets and liabilities have been calculated on the general mortality experience of the colony, on the sickness experience of New Zealand friendly societies up to age 70, and on English sickness-rates (Sutton's Friendly Societies, 1876-80) above that age, the rate of interest assumed being 4 per cent. But in the future it may be found necessary to modify this rate, for reasons stated in the paragraph relating to rate of interest realised. Valuations were made of the following societies : — M.U.I.O.O.F.—Wellington District: Wellington District Widow and Orphans Fund; Marlborough District. U.A.O.D.— Bud of Hope Lodge. Summarised results of the valuations are given in two tables A and B (Appendix V.). Societies, on application to the Eegistrar, may have their valuations made free of cost. The experience of the societies valued in the office during the year represents 7,752-5 years of life at risk. This experience has been grouped with that published in tabular form in last year's report, and the combined results are exhibited hereunder.

Sickness and Mortality Experience of Societies valued in the Office (Men Members only).

The following table shows the ratio to the total of the sickness in the first six months, in the second six months, and after twelve months respectively, in quinquennial age-periods : —

Averages and percentages deduced from the tabulated returns for 1881-1901 are given in Appendix I. Information as to the forms kept in the Eegistry Office for the convenience of societies, and sent free on application, is to be found in Appendix IV,

Sickness (Weeks). Number of Deaths. Nil! Age of Members. Years of Life at Risk. First Six Months. Second Six After Twelve Months. Months. • Total. ° f b^r|ofWi V es. Under 25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 .. 70 and upwards .. 33,244-0 34,783-0 31,949-5 28,199-0 23,124-0 17,773-0 13,764-5 9,024-5 4,886-5 2,063-5 993-5 23,337 22,066 21,063 19,693 19,343 18,608 18,278 14,359 9,192 4,876 2,897 2,051 2,243 1,722 2,730 1,674 3,616 1,734 4,028 2,379 6,778 2,348 8,605 3,244 11,734 2,887 14,937 2,275 17,152 1,539 13,907 1,197 13,918 2,243 2,730 3,616 4,028 6,778 8,605 11,734 14,937 17,152 13,907 13,918 27,631 26,518 26,353 25,455 28,500 29,561 33,256 32,183 28,619 20,322 18,012 27,631 26,518 26,353 25,455 28,500 29,561 33,256 32,183 28,619 20,322 18,012 144 150 159 132 134 154 192 163 118 82 71 16 64 93 113 107 86 95 . 72 41 22 19 All ages 1,499 728 199,805-0 173,712 23,050 99,648 296,410

Ratio (per Cent.) to Total Sickness. Age. First Six Months. Second Six Months. After Twelve Months. Under 25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70 and upwards .. 85 83 80 77 68 63 55 45 32 24 16 7 7 6 7 8 8 10 9 8 8 7 8 10 14 16 24 29 35 46 60 68 77

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The following table shows the number of members of friendly societies, the amount of their accumulated capital, and the average capital per member in each of the Australasian States and in the Colony of New Zealand, according to the latest received statistics, arranged in order of membership :—-

Trade-unions. There were no registrations under "The Trade-union Act, 1878," during the year. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, allowing trade-unions to be registered as industrial unions, is bringing about the cancellation of a number of registrations under the former statute, as the provisions of the two Acts are somewhat in conflict. A list of registered trade-unions, as on the 31st December, 1902, is given in Appendix III. Geo. Leslie, 30th July, 1903. Eegistrar of Friendly Societies and Trade-unions.

State or Colony. Date of Return. Number of Lodges. Number of Members. Amount of Funds. Capital per Member. Victoria few South Wales Tew Zealand South Australia Queensland 'asmania Vestern Australia .. 31st December, 1900 .. 1897 .. 1901 .. 1899 .. 1901 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1,111 817 445 396 361 117 108 97,937 69,124 41,236 39,346 31,167 12,883 6,890 £ 1,316,370 596,463 804,753 535,198 269,111 100,562 46,306 £ s. d. 13 8 10 8 12 7 19 10 4 13 12 1 8 12 4 7 16 1 6 14 5

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. «H-A o»<j -,-fl fl *>.2 fl H ■»8S o OSS . «! rH 1> 01 rH ss<3 e « Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund. Management Fund, Goods, &c. SurpluB or Deficiency per Member at last Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.F, Auckland District — Fountain of Friendship Lodge Good Intent Parnell Charles Bruce Waikato Duke of Cambridge Gisborne „ Howick Whangarei Franklin „ Warkworth Pioneer Hauraki „ Hokianga Karangahake John Lejdon Jubilee „ Manukau Waitekauri aud Golden Cross Lodge Waipu Lodge Mangonui Hot Springs Central Body Auckland Parnell Thames Cambridge .. Gisborne Howick Whangarei .. Otahuhu Warkworth .. Coromandel Rawene Karangahake Waihi Paeroa Onehunga .. Waitekauri .. 1844 1850 1859 1865 1866 1867 1874 1876 1881 1881 1884 1895 1896 1897 1897 1897 1898 1899 419 352 162 188 271 64 119 72 36 88 64 84 41 134 237 77 44 108 £ s. d. 18,926 13 0 6,216 14 8 4,714 4 10 2,486 11 11 4,314 10 8 597. 9 7 3,186 18 1 1,287 1 3 908 5 2 826 2 1 427 3 5 504 5 4 84 17 10 350 14 0 383 5 10 241 0 4 141 6 8 296 4 0 £ s. d. 13,591 4 7 5,964 15 1 3,107 11 3 2,363 13 1 4,096 5 0 597 9 7 3,120 5 5 1,185 17 8 901 2 3 826 2 1 404 11 8 448 8 6 73 11 9 308 15 8 328 6 10 214 19 8 120 2 10 275 19 0 £ s. d. 5,335 8 5 251 19 7 1,606 13 7 122 18 10 218 5 8 66 12 8 101 3 7 7 2 11 22 11 9 55 16 10 11 6 1 41 18 4 54 19 0 26 1 1 21 3 10 20 5 0 £ + 6-88 + 3-81 + 4-42 + 0-86 - 5-46 + 1-90 + 5-83 - 0-77 + 18-83 + 0-92 - 1-88 Waipu Mangonui .. Te Aroha .. Auckland .. 1900 1900 1900 56 26 32 101 14 9 47 8 7 37 17 1 12,122 3 3 73 2 7 26 12 9 22 6 0 11,981 18 0 28 12 2 20 15 10 15 11 1 140 5 3 Total 2,674 58,202 12 4 50,033 0 10 8,169 11 6 Hawke's Bay District — Napier Lodge Meeanee Abbotsford Clive „ .. Hastings Tavistock Woodville Ruahine Forest Home Dannevirke Maraekakaho Central Body Napier Taradale Waipawa Clive Hastings Waipukurau Woodville .. Hampden .. Ormondville Dannevirke.. Maraekakaho Napier 1856 1871 1873 1876 1878 1879 1880 1885 1887 1888 1891 293 48 206 28 187 67 27 65 46 106 41 8,527 19 1 520 16 3 6,032 10 5 1,032 17 6 2,708 3 2 1,175 18 3 964 17 3 668 18 10 300-11 10 723 10 3 365 7 5 390 16 2 6,507 10 8 520 16 3 6,027 17 11 992 8 8 2,568 2 2 1,146 1 5 939 14 6 667 13 0 259 14 3 707 8 4 365 7 5 283 9 8 2,020 8 5 4 12 6 40 8 10 140 1 0 29 16 10 25 2 9 1 5 10 40 17 7 16 1 11 + 14-74 - 0-92 + 10-33 + 12-78 + 3-74 + 11-38 + 19-76 + 3-25 - 1-24 + 0 33 + 2-60 107 6 6 Total 1,114 23,412 6 5 20,986 4 3 2,426 2 2 New Plymouth District — Egmont Lodge Excelsior „ Waitara Union „ Manaia Eltham Midhirst Central Body New Plymouth ■ Waitara Hawera Manaia Eltham Midhirst New Plymouth 1857 1865 1876 1881 1887 1889 1893 200 117 48 109 74 50 67 4,683 7 0 3,831 8 10 1,484 9 11 1,642 9 4 1,097 9 10 325 8 11 235 17 9 613 5 10 4,655 19 11 3,826 7 2 1,442 9 2 1,555 6 10 1,081 9 3 325 8 11 166 16 2 492 16 0 27 7 1 5 18 42 0 9 87 2 6 16 0 7 - 5-79 + 6-27 + 4-63 - 3-86 + 4-12 - 4-62 - 1-03 69 1 7 120 9 10 Total 665 13,913 17 5 13,546 13 5 367 4 0 Wanganui District — Wanganui Lodge Manawatu „ Manchester „ Apiti „ Rangitikei Hautapu „ Central Body Wanganui .. Palmerston N Feilding Apiti Mangaweka Utiku Wanganui .. 1858 1881 1883 1894 1895 1897 - 605 197 111 79 33 30 17 8,331 2 5 1,363 9 10 549 17 10 203 5 4 201 1 0 83 11 4 126 13 0 5,857 18 2 1,339 4 10 500 6 8 145 1 0 191 13 1 67 11 10 122 5 3 2,473 4 3 24 5 0 49 11 2 58 4 4 9 7 11 15 19 6 4 7 9 Total 467 10,859 0 9 8,224 0 10 2,634 19 11 Wellington District — Britannia Lodge Antipodean Rose of the Valley „ Kainapoura Rose oi Sharon St. George Unity Combination „ Heart of Oak Masterton Greytown „ Petone Eketahuna „ Martinborough Wellington .. Lower Hutt Porirua Upper Hutt Pahautanui Feathers ton Johnsonville Carterton Masterton .. Greytown .. Petone Eketahuna .. Martinborough 1843 1847 1849 1857 1857 1867 1872 1876 1877 1877 1879 1882 1887 1892 480 349 135 16 64 24 64 32 72 56 71 82 60 40 17,913 8 9 13,077 11 9 2,694 10 3 380 6 10 1,296 8 10 382 7 10 967 13 6 671 4 9 1,264 9 0 529 3 10 1,706 14 0 1,292 1 6 641 18 1 424 9 8 15,323 4 10 11,770 13 5 2,449 10 1 367 3 2 1,274 1 4 361 11 8 967 13 6 503 13 2 1,264 9 0 514 3 10 1,482 18 0 1,247 2 8 550 4 1 409 6 1 2,590 3 11 1,306 18 4 245 0 2 13 3 8 22 7 6 20 16 2 + 7-76 + 12-89 - 1-24 - 6-02 - 0-23 -13-50 + 0-45 + 1-37 - 3-70 + 1-72 + 4-68 - 1-82 + 1-63 + 7-30 167 11 7 15 0 0 223 16 0 44 18 10 91 14 0 15 3 7

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Name of Society and Branch. O co .. Place of (.jc Establishment. % a 2 ! rH"S H u® o o3 -Ho Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund. Management Fund, Goods, &c. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at last Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.F.— con tinned. Wellington District —continued. Mangatainoka Newtown „ Victoria Diamond „ Sister Wallis Widow and Orphan Society Central Body Mangatainoka Newtown Levin Wellington .. 1894 1897 1897 1895 1849 63 58 19 34 [59] £ s. d. 144 14 10 207 8 11 88 14 7 66 16 8 2,306 1 1 2,200 16 10 £ s. d. 132 3 11 197 18 1 82 16 5 45 8 11 2,306 1 1 2,080 13 2 £ s. d. 12 10 11 9 10 10 5 18 2 21 7. 9 £ - 0-57 - 017 - 0-32 - 1-23 120 3 8 Total 1719 48,257 1 6 43,330 16 5 4,926 5 1 Marlborough District — Marlborough Lodge Renwick „ Central Body Blenheim .. Renwick Blenheim .. 1860 1867 + 3-88 - 1-32* 111 37 5,083 17 10 2,074 10 9 1,143 8 4 5,071 19 1 2,069 19 7 1,142 1 4 11 18 9 4 11 2 17 0 Total 148 8,301 16 11 8,284 0 0 17 16 11 Nelson District — Nelson Lodge Travellers' Rest Howard „ Mansion of Peace General Cameron „ Central Body Nelson Richmond :. Nelson Wakefield .. Brightwater Nelson 1842 1847 1847 1859 1865 219 108 202 173 46 3,925 11 3 1,664 0 5 7,738 4 2 4,436 6 11 1,417 13 7 7,494 9 7 3,850 10 3 1,604 12 8 7,433 11 6 4,294 0 3 1.417 13 7 7.418 1 11 75 1 0 59 7 9 304 12 8 142 6 8 - 7-47 - 4-05 + 9-55 + 7-20 + 396 76 7 8 Total 748 26,676 5 11 26,018 10 2 657 15 9 Motueka District — Motueka Lodge Good Intention Takaka „ South Star Central Body Motueka Riwaka Takaka Dovedale Motueka 1850 1860 1863 1880 163 86 93 58 4,265 4 4 2,831 0 ~i 1,608 9 11 591 3 6 2,208 9 6 4,226 1 11 2,697 0 9 1,588 8 6 557 16 10 2,166 14 2 39 2 5 133 19 7 20 1 5 33 6 8 41 15 4 + 1-18 + 1-88 - 5-56 - 500 Total 400 11,504 7 7 11,236 2 2 268 5 5 North Westland District — Westport Lodge Charleston Reefton Waimangaroa „ Blackball Central Body Westport Charleston .. Reefton Waimangaroa Blackball .. Reefton 1867 1867 1872 1886 1898 93 55 68 50 34 3,853 8 3 2,439 17 7 2,-421 4 5 292 16 8 50 5 5 65 7 7 3,853 8 3 2,439 17 7 2,421 4 5 274 16 9 19 18 0 65 5 11 + 14-38 - 4-24 + 3-87 - 0-39 17 19 11 30 7 5 0 18 Total 300 9,122 19 11 9,074 10 11 48 9 0 Hokitika District — Hokitika Lodge Waimea Greymouth „ Albert Central Body Hokitika Stafford Greymouth .. Kumara Hokitika 1866 1867 1867 1870 53 28 (18 60 4,002 10 10 641 17 1 3,665 13 10 569 7 9 5 12 5 4,002 10 10 618 4 0 3,656 17 2 463 18 8 5 12 5 23 13 1 8 16 8 105 9 1 + 1-78 -47-94 + 3-31 -25-59 Total 209 8,885 1 11 8,747 3 1 137 18 10 Ashley District — Rangiora Lodge Nil Desperandum „ Leithfield Oust Woodend , Oxford Ohoka „ Amberley Waikari Cheviot Central Body Rangiora East Oxford Leithfield .. Cust Woodend West Oxford Ohoka Amberley .. Waikari MoKenzie .. Rangiora 1860 1868 1873 1874 1874 1876 1876 1876 1880 1896 337 90 69 73 63 71 71 73 51 16 6,729 2 0 2,150 15 8 1,554 7 8 972 14 5 882 14 1 347 0 11 888 19 2 1,602 18 0 337 3 1 82 13 5 855 6 3 6,644 2 5 2,060 2 6 1,528 9 6 959 17 11 878 7 8 347 0 11 888 19 2 1,602 18 0 294 18 5 76 6 9 715 13 2 84 19 7 90 13 2 25 18 0 12 16 6 4 6 5 - 0-18 + 6-76 + 5-05 + 3-18 + 2-05 - 605 + 1-33 + 6-40 - 1-29 - 1-00 42 4 8 6 6 8 139 13 1 Total 914 16,403 14 6 15,996 16 5 406 18 1 North Canterbury District — City of Christchurch Lodge Kaiapoi Volunteer „ Benevolent „ Perseverance Malvern „ Phillipstown Leeston Papanui Addington Coleridge Heart of Oak Riccarton „ Jubilee Sister Pearce Tamahine „ Central Body Christchurch Kaiapoi Sydenham .. Christchurch Woolston Waddington Linwood Leeston Papanui Addington .. Q lentunnel .. Kaikoura Up. Riccarton Prebbleton .. Christchurch Kaiapoi Christchurch 1853 1858 1866 1866 1872 1877 1879 1880 1880 1882 1883 1885 1886 1887 1896 1896 490 130 184 120 151 63 58 107 61 106 74 99 52 53 58 47 3 13,453 13 7 2,447 19 0 1,624 19 7 3,836 0 6 1,868 0 7 694 17 6 256 14 1 1,244 19 6 759 14 1 1,614 0 7 646 7 3 1,308 4 11 851 10 2 463 14 3 34 5 2 36 1 8 698 4 6 10,953 4 1 2,239 19 0 1,576 9 0 3,801 4 9 1,868 0 7 568 9 0 239 18 7 1,216 12 8 744 3 3 1,529 6 1 518 3 7 951 11 2 817 l'8 10 429 19 5 2,500 9 6 108 0 0 48 10 7 34 15 9 36 8 6 16 15 6 28 6 10 15 10 10 84 14 6 128 3 8 356 13 9 33 11 4 33 14 10 34 5 2 29 1 6 220 9 11 - 1-33 ■- 3-72 -11-81 + 12-46 - 7-86 - 3-75 -11-61 - 619 - 5-40 - 2-88 - 6-16 - 7-02 + 1-25 - 6-53 7 0 2 477 14 7 Total 1,856 31,839 6 11 28,129 14 9 3,709 12 2 * This deficiency has since been made good out of a former surplus,

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Name of Society and Branch. •si* Place of * 3 fl Establishment. | & S m ■n Ah O Oo £ s-h Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund. Management Fund, Goods, &c. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at last Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.F. — continued, "jyttelton District — City of Norwich Lodge Good Intent Timaru „ Heart of Friendship „ Hand of Friendship Hand and Heart Perseverance „ Pleasant Point Wairewa Central Body Lyttelton Akaroa Timaru Waimate Okain's Bay Pigeon Bay.. Barry's Bay Pleasant Pt. Little River Lyttelton .. 1850 1860 1864 1871 1875 1876 1881 1891 1897 241 65 286 77 36 47 38 29 45 1 £ s. d. 8,914 6 6 1,535 3 2 3,990 13 0 747 0 0 806 18 4 906 16 3 606 8 5 557 12 2 102 13 7 341 5 4 £ s. d. 8,797 4 9 1,527 12 5 3,718 2 11 743 13 5 792 2 4 885 17 10 586 6 10 538 7 8 87 10 5 153 14 9 £ s. d. 117 0 9 7 10 9 272 10 1 3 6 7 14 11 0 20 18 5 20 1 7 19 4 6 15 3 2 187 10 7 £ + 11-78 - 8-63 -10-63 -12-44 - 612 - 6-48 - 3-48 - 6-20 - 6-94 Total 865 18,508 10 9 17,830 13 4 677 17 5 ishburton District Ashburton Lodge Waterton „ South Rakaia „ Pioneer „ Tinwald Methven Mayfield „ Central Body Ashburton .. Waterton .. South Rakaia Springburn .. Tinwald Methven Ashburton .. Ashburton .. 1873 1881 1881 1881 1882 1900 1901 157 59 48 58 34 36 17 2,347 11 6 977 10 10 1,514 10 7 799 5 5 860 13 8 51 17 4 10 13 11 605 17 7 2,348 1 8 962 17 0 1,409 16 1 794 5 '9 852 4 5 35 17 4 5 19 5 543 17 8 4 9 10 14 18 10 104 14 6 4 19 8 8 9 3 16 0 0 4 14 6 61 19 11 + 370 + 6-16 + 7-85 + 5-70 + 8-32 Total 220 1 6 409 7,168 0 10 6,947 19 4 ~)tago District — Hand and Heart Lodge Dunedin ,, Dalton Prince of Wales „ Albion ., Oamaru Tuapeka Pioneer Waitahuna Prince Alfred Waipori Bluespur Naseby „ Alexandra Roxburgh Tapanui Lake Wakatipu Palmerston Cromwell „ Mount Wendon Band of Friendship Outram „ Mosgiel Caversham Valley Ngapara Dunback Pride of Kaitangata United Brothers „ Milton Waikaka Central Body Dunedin Balclutha .. Port Chalmers Dunedin Oamaru Lawrence .. Waitahuna .. Waikouaiti .. Waipori Bluespur Naseby Pt. Molyneux Roxburgh .. Tapanui Queenstown Palmerston S. Cromwell Waikaia Kakanui . .. Outram Mosgiel Caversham .. N.E. Valley Ngapara Dunback Kaitangata .. Cambrian Milton Waikaka Dunedin 1848 1862 1864 1864 1864 1864 1865 1866 1866 1867 1867 1868 1869 1869 1869 1869 1870 1870 1871 1872 1875 1879 1881 1881 1891 1892 1892 1897 1897 1899 554 293 218 127 208 134 84 42 53 44 54 81 48 68 130 26 75 106 45 34 66 177 176 112 17 53 85 53 147 35 24,210 0 .5 12,524 11 2 3,716 2 4 2,927 7 9 3,290 13 3 3,504 17 4 2,407 0 2 1,299 16 5 2.623 1 0 569 18 4 1.624 9 3 1,202 16 2 1,979 15 10 1,351 15 11 3,049 4 0 3,190 1 5 1,666 18 1 4,388 17 8 2,005 5 8 865 13 4 2,679 6 7 3,397 15 6 2,029 10 10 1,341 2 4 347 1 6 188 0 4 596 1 3 275 11 10 597 18 2 101 14 1 1,001 9 11 22,030 12 1 12,231 3 4 3,357 16 9 2,885 2 7 3,225 13 3 3,285 15 2 2,244 19 4 1,289 5 10 2,588 19 8 504 2 9 1,471 14 2 1,099 18 4 1,891 15 7 1,225 11 7 2,929 0 8 2,951 12 8 1,609 0 9 4,209 10 7 1,999 2 9 732 0 5 2,636 12 2 3,294 5 0 2,021 2 2 1,299 12 5 346 7 2 187 16 2 568 3 4 257 7 0 501 13 8 88 13 10 20 13 7 2,179 8 4 293 7 10 358 5 7 42 5 2 65 0 0 219 2 2 162 0 10 10 10 7 34 1 4 65 15 7 152 15 1 102 17 10 88 0 3 126 4 4 120 3 4 238 8 9 57 17 4 179 7 1 6 2 11 133 12 11 42 14 5 103 10 6 8 8 8 41 9 11 0 14 4 0 4 2 27 17 11 18 4 10 96 4 6 13 0 3 980 16 4 + 2-80 + 6-14 - 4-61 + 3-22 - 5-30 - 069 -13-26 - 5-32 + 6-24 -20-45 -1491 - 7-73 + 7-90 + 0-02 - 3-14 + 53-70 - 2-97 - 274 -10-57 - 6-27 + 8'54 - 0-69 - 485 - 304 - 330 - 570 - 4-88 - 7-54 - 5-77 Total 3,340 90,953 17 10 84,985 4 9 5,968 13 1 louthland District — Shamrock,Rose, AThistle Lodge St. George Win ton United Gore Lumsden ,, Awarua Riversdale „ Mataura Falls Central Body Invercargill.. Winton Gore Lumsden Campbelltown Riversdale .. Mataura Invercargill.. 1860 1868 1874 1878 1882 1883 1889 1900 301 246 94 104 103 69 29 26 9,009 4 3 5,286 10 0 874 5 6 1,526 16 4 1,139 2 6 1,069 13 10 146 1 10 50 9 6 483 8 1 8,850 19 5 5,074 4 3 860 2 1 1,431 10 5 1,111 9 0 1,032 12 8 64 1 10 35 19 0 184 16 2 158 4 10 212 5 9 14 3 5 95 5 11 27 13 6 37 1 2 82 0 0 14 10 6 298 11 11 - 4-16 - 4-58 - 5-36 - 6-65 - 8-09 - 5-73 -14-35 Total 972 19,585 11 10 18,645 14 10 939 17 0 Total of Order 16800 403,594 13 4 372,017 5 6 131,577 7 10 • I.O.O.F. hand Lodge of Neiv Zealand— Pioneer Lodge Leith » Alfred Star of Canterbury „ Alexandrovna Unity Victoria Linden » Dunedin Oamaru Timaru Temuka S. Dunedin .. Geraldine .. Kaikorai 1862 1867 1869 1869 1874 1875 1875 1875 103 90 94 27 39 143 34 71 592 1 4 2,399 13 10 1,642 16 9 507 6 9 601 2 6 357 5 11 573 19 11 819 16 2 495 7 8 2,320 10 11 1,617 4 2 475 7 4 575 2 6 344 12 11 525 19 2 816 0 9 96 13 8 79 2 11 25 12 7 31 19 5 26 0 0 12 13 0 48 0 9 3 15 5 - 1-29 + 11-61 + 9-09 + 2-00 + 12-41 - 0-93 + 7-58 + 1-00

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. -Total Worth Sick and -rotai woitn. Fun eral Fund. Surplus Management or Deficiency Fund, per Member Goods, &c. at last Valuation. I.O.O.F.— continued. Grand Lodge of N.Z. —continued. Southern Cross Lodge Pioneer of Southland „ Star of Auckland „ Washington Prebbleton Alma „ Wallace Ridgley Kawakawa „ Gladstone Kaeo „ Orient Hope of Maheno „ Waiareka Star of Eden Star of Waiuku „ Victoria Rebekah „ Aparima Northern Wairoa „ Myrtle Rebekah Wynyard Opotiki „ Owaka „ Central Body Wellington .. Invercargill.. Auckland Sydenham .. Prebbleton .. Wyndham .. Riverton Christchurch Kawakawa .. Fairlie Kaeo Palmerston N. Maheno Weston Ponsonby .. Waiuku Wellington .. Otautau Te Kopuru .. Anckland Auckland Opotiki Owaka Dunedin 1877 1878 1878 1878 1881 1882 1882 1882 1883 1883 1884 1885 1889 1891 1894 1895 1895 1895 1896 1896 1899 1899 1899 135 145 233 83 34 37 77 58 43 32 20 54 38 34 73 27 12 42 73 27 65 36 30 £ s. d. | 4,142 6 1 2,599 11 9 3,001 6 0 1,064 6 10 561 8 0 708 17 9 555 3 7 685 10 11 378 13 7 459 6 9 287 5 7 323 6 1 384 14 2 114 13 6 304 3 11 199 19 8 43 1 8 242 11 7 324 6 5 105 17 7 214 15 11 109 15 7 129 18 3. 12,866 9 8 £ s. d. 3,552 8 8 2,423 2 1 2,396 6 7 993 5 4 511 3 0 646 3 5 525 6 6 612 10 11 374 2 10 438 7 3 285 9 11 323 6 1 384 14 2 114 18 6 279 11 10 172 17 10 38 1 8 228 16 5 207 4 8 62 11 4 163 19 6 103 3 11 92 16 6 11,122 15 0 £ s. d. 589 17 5 176 9 8 604 19 5 71 1 6 50 0 0 62 14 4 29 17 1 73 0 0 4 10 9 20 19 6 1 15 8 £ + 11-73 + 1-92 + 5 29 + 8-21 + 6-11 + 13-22 + 933 + 3-53 + 13-46 + 9-73 + 8-25 + 4-33 + 9-85 + 2-50 + 2-37 24 12 1 27 1 10 5 0 0 13 15 2 117 1 9 43 6 3 50 16 5 6 11 8 37 1 9 1,743 14 8 + 2-48 Total 2,009 37,301 9 0 33,223 4 4 4,078 4 8 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District — Auckland Pioneer Lodge United Brothers „ Central Body Auckland 1878 1879 211 197 830 0 9 1,284 3 10 2,215 7 4 762 7 7 1,177 7 5 2,183 1 2 67 13 2 56 16 5 32 6 2 -11-94 - 9-56 Total 408 4,279 11 11 4,122 16 2 156 15 9 B.U.O.O.F. Wellington District — Aorangi Lodge Central Body Wellington .. 821 3 8 506 19 8 1884 119 740 10 9 463 13 1 80 12 11 43 6 7 - 9-02 Total 119 1,328 3 4 1,204 3 10 123 19 6 A.O.F. Auckland District — Court City of Auckland Pride of Parnell Zealandia Pride of Onehunga „ Pride of the North Robin Hood Northern Wairoa Pride of Newmarket Nil Desperandum Royal Oak Star of the South Star of Helensville „ Victoria Queen of the North Chisman „ Waihi Townley Pride of Waitekauri „ Aroha Central Body Auckland .. Parnell Auckland .. Onehunga .. Grahamstown Panmure Dargaville .. Newmarket.. Newton Tauranga .. Otahuhu Helensville.. Devonport .. Maungaturoto Auckland .. Waihi Gisborne Waitekauri .. Te Aroha Auckland .. 1863 1864 1873 1875 1875 1876 1877 1879 1880 1880 1881 1883 1885 1886 1894 1895 1895 1899 1899 420 117 145 134 107 39 83 50 245 41 14 45 148 58 42 152 17 53 25 6,682 9 6 4,489 8 2 1,824 10 8 1,252 0 0 251 13 11 364 17 5 647 3 6 564 15 8 2,100 18 8 473 12 5 314 13 1 701 5 2 1,315 12 9 198 2 0 140 3 10 273 16 11 82 2 4 155 19 5 54 0 11 8,628 1 5 6,609 10 0 4,438 19 7 1,808 19 6 1,145 0 1 222 3 11 341 7 2 586 6 2 556 15 8 2,016 11 5 415 12 0 282 2 0 607 3 10 1,155 10 7 151 15 8 107 1 10 222 14 9 63 2 2 131 6 10 37 14 6 7,814 14 0 72 19 6 50 8 7 15 11 2 106 19 11 29 10 0 23 10 3 60 17 4 8 0 0 84 7 3 58 0 5 32 11 1 94 1 4 160 2 2 46 6 4 33 2 0 51 2 2 19 0 2 24 12 7 16 6 5 813 7 5 - 608 + 6-47 - 6-68 -11-44 -12-44 - 7-04 -10-54 - 8-04 -10-34 -10-35 - 9 90 - 4-59 - 7-30 - 9-75 Total .. 1,935 30,515 7 9 28,714 11 8 1,800 16 1 Hawke's Bay District — Court Sir Charles Napier „ Lord Clyde „ Captain Cook Sir Henry Havelock „ Robin Hood „ Ruahine „ Heretaunga „ Little John „ Waitangi Napier Wairoa Napier Havelock .. Ahuriri Waipukurau Hastings Waipawa .. Clive 1872 1873 1875 1875 1878 1879 1882 1883 1884 142 46 111 114 94 33 57 45 16 5,398 12 9 710 12 8 2,482 4 11 2,080 16 3 982 5 2 720 13 11 788 5 1 588 19 0 312 12 9 5,285 11 7 690 12 8 2,231 5 4 2,080 15 7 959 18 3 690 13 11 788 5 1 570 9 0 305 16 2 113 1 2 20 0 0 250 19 7 0 0 8 22 6 11 30 0 0 + 2-52 - 3-44 - 520 - 6-75 - 8-30 - 5-96 - 6-33 - 545 - 4-23 1810 0 6 16 7

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Name of Sootbtt and Branch. Place of Establishment. o!3~ S3£S oj « fl aq ■ Surplus atni, * n A Management ! or Deficiency Total Worth. Wn „i™, £,' A Fund, per Member luneialFund. Goods, &c. at last Valuation. A.O.F. — continued. Hawke's Bay District— continued. Court Rising Sun „ Ormond , Redoliffe Viking Central Body Dannevirke.. Makotuku .. Taradale Norse wood .. Napier 1885 1885 1886 1894 59 68 25 23 £ s. d. 356 4 8 559 15 1 243 2 3 87 14 4 5,568 9 8 £ s. d. 356 4 8 529 15 1 213 8 3 77 5 2 5,433 18 9 £ s. d. 30 0 0 29 14 0 10 9 2 134 10 11 £ - 7-15 - 5-45 - 5-69 Total 833 20,880 8 6 20,213 19 6 666 9 0 Taranaki District — Court Taranaki „ Waireka Patea .. „ Inglewood Forest Raleigh „ Egmont Stratford Central Body New Plymouth Patea Inglewood .. Waitara Hawera Stratford New Plymouth 1864 1866 1867 1876 1883 1884 1887 111 338 63 180 57 45 84 2,741 11 1 4,923 1 10 913 2 3 2,098 3 4 551 18 8 1,076 9 1 626 19 10 447 17 1 2,740 0 1 4,573 10 1 766 10 3 2,071 11 11 546 2 9 1,070 12 5 604 6 8 196 17 11 1 11 0 349 11 9 146 12 0 26 11 5 5 15 11 5 16 8 22 13 2 250 19 2 + 7-38 + 0-40 -12-15 -12-29 - 4-97 + 2-58 - 6 17 Total 878 13,379 3 2 12,569 12 1 809 11 1 Wellington District — Court Sir George Grey Robin Hood Little John Roderick Dhu Sir George Bowen Blenheim Wairarapa Loyal Enterprise Clarendon Manawatu Marquis of Normanby .. Loyal Feilding William Gladstone Pioneer Egmont Loyal Halcombe Woodville Pohangina Epuni Pahiatua Kopuaranga Hunterville Sir William Jervois Pride of Levin Bloomfield ... Lady Glasgow Primrose Makakahi Onward Star of Levin Ruapehu Pongaroa Central Body Wellington .. Marton Wanganui .. Wellington .. Blenheim .. Greytown .. Masterton .. Picton Palmerston N. Carterton Feilding Gisborne Te Nui Opunake Halcombe .. Woodville .. Ashhurst Petone Pahiatua Mauriceville Hunterville Newtown Levin Lower Hutt Wellington .. Petone Eketahuna .. Wanganui .. Levin Raetahi Pongaroa Wellington .. 1862 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1874 1875 1876 1876 1877 1877 1882 1884 1884 1885 1886 1886 1887 1888 1889 1891 1891 1894 1894 1895 1895 1898 1900 1900 282 258 131 172 353 127 54 134 84 175 134 96 140 48 46 18 51 13 215 177 56 43 123 67 27 83 40 79 11 5 33 59 9,842 18 1 2,760 5 11 1,865 6 1 2,317 8 9 5,095 1 8 4,382 19 11 1,121 13 4 789 17 1 2,068 14 0 1,368 12 5 700 6 6 1,468 0 10 2,577 10 2 978 2 7 454 19 5 294 1 0 554 4 5 137 12 6 1,980 16 11 1,459 5 10 584 6 3 177 18 9 585 18 0 300 15 10 206 7 10 143 5 10 71 5 4 197 4 6 45 5 5 25 0 0 66 17 1 83 9 2 10,272 4 9 9,327 0 5 2,379 15 2 1,822 14 4 2,213 4 6 4,881 17 7 3,884 19 3 1,115 9 2 721 5 0 2,035 3 3 1,246 4 8 663 18 1 1,437 8 10 2,414 7 6 910 14 10 452 2 8 246 2 5 554 4 5 118 13 10 1,777 8 2 1,124 5 9 464 12 4 166 5 8 461 12 11 222 17 3 174 11 2 123 15 11 50 3 1 156 17 0 41 19 0 18 5 1 35 10 6 43 17 8 9,329 8 5 515 17 8 380 10 9 42 11 9 104 4 3 213 4 1 498 0 8 6 4 2 68 12 1 33 10 9 122 7 9 36 8 5 30 12 0 163 2 8 67 7 9 2 16 9 47 18 7 + 2'84 -11-06 - 7-75 - 5-32 - 5-39 + 12-92 - 3-44 -12-86 + 1-83 -ll-0t - 9-2S + 0-40 - 0-57 - 3-05 + 2-32 - 1-7C - 6-33 - 8-50 - 5-53 - 7-05 - 4-60 - 7-21 - 7-71 - 8-06 - 6-79 18 18 8 203 8 9 335 0 1 119 13 11 11 13 1 124 5 1 77 18 7 31 16 8 19 9 11 21 2 3 40 7 6 3 6 5 6 14 11 31 6 7 39 11 6 942 16 4 - 7'39 Total 3,334 54,977 16 2 50,616 15 10 4,361 0 4 Nelson District — Court Robin Hood „ Perseverance Pride of the Forest Concord Unity Charleston Sherwood Forest Aorere Royal Oak Inangahua Central Body Nelson Motueka Wakapuaka Greymouth .. Havelock Charleston .. Stoke Collingwood Westport Reefton Nelson 1862 1863 1864 1867 1871 1871 1872 1873 1875 1878 282 53 55 91 74 19 45 101 28 38 6,558 5 7 703 3 1 1,555 5 5 698 13 10 1,402 1 5 522 16 9 1,619 18 7 3,097 2 9 1,008 17 11 782 1 0 1,066 3 9 6,467 4 11 694 5 8 1,531 12 6 632 2 9 1,249 7 3 522 16 9 1,594 2 5 3,009 0 4 976 1 1 710 18 10 750 17 1 91 0 8 8 17 5 23 12 11 66 11 1 152 14 2 -1004 - 7-72 -14-15 -20-94 - 23-67 -20-40 - 4-04 - 3 94 - 9-87 - 964 25 16 2 88 2 5 32 16 10 71 2 2 315 6 8 Total 786 19,014 10 1 18,138 9 7 876 0 6 Canterbury United District — Court Star of Canterbury Queen of the Isles „ Pride of Courtenay „ Thistle of the Forest Woodford Christchurch Lyttelton .. Courtenay .. Sydenham .. Kaiapoi 1852 1859 1876 1879 1880 407 33 50 105 141 10,084 8 2 1,773 16 1 1,085 9 0 1,766 2 5 2,162 2 0 10,082 7 8 1,371 17 0 922 13 2 1,329 12 4 2,089 9 6 2 0 6 401 19 1 162 15 10 436 10 1 72 12 6 - 0-34 - 3-07 + 200 + 6-12 + 2-03

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. •"4 o.S* H I-* flri o oS S X H a 2^ ill SgrH Total Worth. Sick and Management Funeral Fund. Go^f&c . Surplus or Deficiency per Member at last Valuation. A.O.F. — continued. Canterbury United District— ctd. Court Papanui „ Star of Dunsandel Star of Belfast.. „ Ashburton „ Queen of Canterbury „ Victoria Central Body Papanui Dunsandel .. Belfast Ashburton .. Christchurch Kaiapoi Christchurch 1881 1888 1888 1889 1895 1896 44 45 26 66 38 42 £ s. d. 414 7 1 429 13 2 321 10 2 530 11 1 80 19 2 48 14 1 6,966 12 8 £ s. d. 409 6 3 343 3 8 321 4 5 501 0 11 68 7 4 25 2 9 6,765 19 5 £ s. d. 5 0 10 86 9 6 0 5 9 29 10 2 12 11 10 18 11 4 200 13 3 £ - 5-37 - 3-17 - 1-97 - 109 + 0-84 Total 997 25,659 5 1 24,230 4 5 1,429 0 8 South Canterbury District — Court Southern Cross Foresters' Pride „ Progress Central Body Timaru Waimate St. Andrew's Timaru 1865 1875 1883 343 148 37 5,959 7 1 1,530 14 10 304 8 4 569 14 7 5,751 5 11 1,437 4 3 300 5 1 480 14 1 208 1 2 93 10 7 4 3 3 89 0 6 - 6-60 -14-07 - 8-17 Total 528 8,364 4 10 7,969 9 4 394 15 6 United Otago District — Court Pride of Dunedin Pride of the Lake Enterprise Robin Hood Pride of the Leith Star of the Dunstan Pride of Oamaru Star of Tuapeka Pride of Alexandra „ Havelock Roxburgh Star of the South St. Andrew's „ Excelsior Little John Royal Oak Queen of the South Star of the Forest Central Body Dunedin Queenstown Dunedin Port Chalmers Dunedin Clyde Oamaru Lawrence .. Alexandra .. Waitahuna.. Roxburgh .. Invercargill Caversham .. Mornington.. Roslyn Wyndham .. Invercargill Woodlands .. Dunedin 1862 1863 1863 1864 1864 1866 1868 1868 1869 1869 1873 1874 1875 1877 1888 1890 1896 1896 268 13 320 130 213 40 205 33 71 32 56 316 141 109 73 78 44 47 8,497 9 1 529 1 9 6,610 6 11 1,204 5 2 3,378 18 9 577 10 10 2,536 9 0 463 14 11 680 19 2 617 3 1 562 6 10 3,036 2 3 1,179 11 3 1,374 9 10 629 5 4 459 10 4 98 13 0 255 3 4 10,914 8 0 8,173 4 1 519 13 11 6,214 5 10 1,118 8 8 3,156 13 9 563 10 10 2,332 19 0 403 14 11 650 14 9 491 11 3 522 4 2 2,944 18 9 1,022 15 2 1,337 1 7 609 17 4 389 18 0 94 3 0 226 8 6 9,131 9 6 324 5 0 9 7 10 396 1 1 85 16 6 222 5 0 14 0 0 203 10 0 60 0 0 30 4 5 125 11 10 40 2 8 91 3 6 156 16 1 37 8 3 19 8 0 69 12 4 4 10 0 28 14 10 1,782 18 6 + 381 - 1-68 + 5-05 -12-67 - 3-81 + 091 - 0-37 -2331 + 5-30 + 011 - 3-09 - 2-50 - 9-69 + 1-56 - 0-41 - 1-95 - 0-37 - 214 Total . 2,189 43,605 8 10 39,903 13 0 3,701 15 10 Court not in any District — Court Coromandel Coromandel 1871 39 1,199 2 4 1,113 16 1 85 6 3 + 2-09 Total of Order 11,519 217,595 6 9 203,470 11 6 14,124 15 3 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey Wellington .. 1865 63 1,083 18 6 1,042 18 10 40 19 8 - 0-71 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island — Stonehenge Lodge Auckland „ Totara Oroua Bishop Blenheim Mistletoe Turanganui Pacific „ Poneke „ Ponsonby Star of Egmont Morgan Horowhenua „ Otaki Hawera Holly Moturoa Star of Paeroa Pride of Waihi Manukau „ Victoria Central Body Masterton .. Auckland .. Carterton .. Palmerston N. Wanganui .. Blenheim .. Gisborne Wellington .. Petone Ponsonby .. Patea Marton Levin Otaki Hawera Pahautanui.. N. Plymouth Paeroa Waihi Manukau .. Waikino Wanganui .. 1880 1882 1883 1883 1883 1884 1884 1886 1886 1887 1891 1893 1895 1895 1895 1895 1896 1896 1897 1898 1899 *65 160 104 112 119 67 288 226 161 281 53 59 44 28 49 33 88 75 66 13 56 249 2 2 197 6 8 780 13 4 733 6 6 450 15 1 335 3 4 812 8 7 795 17 6 1,940 8 11 1,859 0 10 506 8 5 489 6 6 2,332 6 0 2,012 4 2 1,606 2 7 1,428 6 10 811 3 0 731 15 3 1,306 5 11 1,076 0 11 247 10 8 210 8 4 237 2 10 189 9 4 220 13 3 159 14 2 120 1 9 102 6 3 158 8 0 143 8 0 148 5 4 122 9 6 389 4 0 371 13 4 262 2 4 242 7 10 137 7 11 112 5 5 26 13 1 26 12 10 78 0 4 63 1 1 3,458 1 5 3,188 16 6 51 15 6 47 6 10 115 11 9 16 11 1 81 8 1 17 1 11 320 1 10 177 15 9 79 7 9 230 5 0 37 2 4 47 13 6 60 19 1 17 15 6 15 0 0 25 15 10 17 10 8 19 14 6 25 2 6 0 0 3 14 19 3 269 4 11 - 907 -1019 - 7-62 - 5-37 - 1-41 + 0-26 - 5-58 - 7-47 - 5-33 - 6-01 - 4-55 - 8-02 - 753 - 7-31 - 8-76 - 6-75 - 6-23 - 6-59 Total 2,147 16,279 4 11 14,591 1 1 1,688 3 10

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Namf. of Socif.ty and Branch. 1 «-■§ PSS I Surplus Vlnc-enf £s-£ S b rt _ I . sick mid Management or Deficiency KsfilSm'entJpg ||S + Tota, Worth. *i§ zS* Valuation. i " [ U.A.O.D.— continued. Grand Lodge of Canterbury — Pioneer Lodge .. Hope of St. Albans Mistletoe „ .. Oak of Sydenham „ Ethelbert „ .. Lyttelton Hearts of Oak „ Star of Anglesea „ Perseverance „ Hope of Amberley „ ,.. Anchor Ohoka „ Timaru Trafalgar Star of Ashburton „ Old Oak „ .. Ivy of Linwood Ellesmere Olive Branch „ Central Body Christchurch St. Albans .. Christchurch Sydenham .. Springston .. Lyttelton .. Lincoln Addington .. Amberley Woolston .. Ohoka Timaru Kaiapoi Ashburton .. Southbridge Linwood Doyleston .. Hornby Christchurch 1875 1879 1879 1379 1880 1880 1880 1880 1880 1880 1882 1882 1882 1883 1883 1888 1895 1897 246 97 105 161 51 90 76 87 63 140 36 270 56 134 52 75 33 23 £ s. d. 3,918 15 9 1,589 13 0 1,476 14 4 2,468 0 9 449 5 1 970 13 3 1,118 18 8 443 15 0 262 1 3 816 13 3 372 0 8 2,159 12 1 240 14 2 1,194 10 9 461 5 11 437 2 1 101 19 1 50 9 0 5,935 3 3 £ s. d. 3,898 11 11 1,498 18 0 1,441 12 1 2,292 4 0 407 18 2 939 8 6 1,100 7 11 443 10 9 262 1 8 756 0 2 371 12 11 2,060 18 10 235 7 11 1,160 15 6 350 10 2 388 1 7 77 0 11 36 8 10 5,749 7 10 £ s. d. 20 3 10 91 0 0 35 2 8 175 16 9 41 11 11 31 4 9 13 10 9 10 4 3 60 18 1 0 7 4 98 13 3 5 6 8 33 15 8 110 15 9 49 0 6 24 18 2 14 5 2 185 15 5 £ - 6-84 - 4-99 - 8-08 -11-18 -13-04 -11-12 - 5-07 -13-35 -11-12 - 10-91 - 7-84 - 8-27 -12-85 - 8-65 - 11-54 - 8-22 -1034 - 1018 Total 1,795 24,462 6 11 23,460 2 3 1,002 4 8 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland — Otago Lodge Enterprise Royal Oak Acorn Linden West Harbour Endeavour „ Good Intent Rose of Palmerston Gore Oraka St. Patrick's Pride of Mornington „ Central Body Dunedin S. Dunedin .. Caversham .. Invercargill Roslyn Rothesay .. Oamaru Mosgiel Palmerston S. Gore Colac Bay .. Waikouaiti .. Mornington.. Dunedin 1880 1880 1881 1881 1883 1883 1884 1885 1886 1889 1899 1899 1900 146 174 109 158 65 76 125 63 71 22 71 28 32 1,723 7 5 1,421 15 0 675 8 _7 1,704 16 7 829 10 1 626 9 9 1,005 13 9 695 7 0 492 8 0 243 12 8 106 8 11 85 1 7 19 0 9 2,011 9 7 1,576 3 6 1,248 14 11 600 19 5 1,566 0 2 781 16 8 596 12 1 935 11 9 671 9 7 404 11 5 233 12 8 86 16 9 67 7 5 18 15 5 1,933 19 0 147 3 11 173 0 1 74 4 2 138 16 5 47 13 5 29 17 8 70 2 0 23 17 5 87 16 7 10 0 0 19 12 2 17 14 2 0 5 4 77 10 7 - 0-99 - 7-41 - 675 - 8-80 - 815 - 0-62 - 2-70 - 3-16 - 554 Total 1,140 11,640 4 8 10,722 10 9 917 13 11 Lodges separately registered — Excelsior Lodge .. Bud of Hope Star of New Zealand Ivanhoe „ Star of the West Albion All Nations Brunner Reefton » Wellington .. Rangiora Lower Hutt Dunedin Greymouth .. Napier Port Chalmers Brunnerton .. Reefton 1879 1880 1880 1880 1881 1882 1883 1883 1897 305 94 67 210 129 151 96 97 70 3,882 19 8 739 1 0 961 15 4 1,796 2 1 566 16 11 568 14 10 980 13 0 820 10 2 161 18 10 3,784 7 5 588 12 1 923 10 8 1,753 17 0 453 1 2 548 6 7 931 2 1 787 4 1 54 17 11 98 12 3 150 8 11 38 4 8 42 5 1 113 15 9 20 8 3 49 10 11 33 6 1 107 0 11 - 1-44 -10-49 - 3-61 - 4-90 - 7-35 - 500 - 307 - 4-22 Total 1,219 10,478 11 10 9,824 19 0 653 12 10 Total of Order 6,801 62,860 8 4 58,598 13 1 4,261 15 3 I.O.R. New Zealand District — Hope of Auckland Tent Star of Hauraki Eden Northern Star „ Gordon Whangaroa Advance Central Body Auckland .. Thames Newmarket.. Aratapu Onehunga .. Whangaroa .. Waihi Auckland 1863 1870 1874 1881 1885 1886 1899 223 92 34 10 27 15 19 3,499 0 6 2,049 7 10 1,234 13 1 5 10 8 445 8 4 181 9 11 22 9 8 4,741 4 5 3,396 0 9 2,010 9 1 1,234 13 1 102 19 9 38 18 9 5 10 8 23 5 0 14 1 7 1 15 11 607 1 7 - 6-96 - 0-93 + 8-16 -1310 - 004 -12-72 422 3 4 167 8 4 20 13 9 4,134 2 10 Total 420 12,179 4 5 11,385 11 2 793 13 3 New Zealand Central District — Hope of Wellington Tent Hope of Napier Perseverance „ Haste to the Rescue Excelsior Sir Wilfrid Lawson Bud of Promise Unity Excelsior Hope of Dunedin „ Pride of Christchurch Scandia's Hope Hope of Ormondville „ Hope of Woodville Masterton „ Hope of Carterton Star of Wakefield Progress Wellington .. Napier Wellington .. Waipukurau Sanson Nelson New Plymouth Wellington .. Dunedin Christchurch Norsewood .. Ormondville Woodville .. Masterton .. Carterton .. Wakefield .. Kaikora N. .. 1866 1870 1872 1872 1873 1874 1874 1875 1875 1876 1877 1877 1878 1878 1881 1883 1883 1884 142 10 40 14 7 10 94 138 49 121 124 14 30 21 43 41 62 12 5,513 9 10 336 7 8 854 7 5 463 9 1 624 11 5 430 15 7 2,158 11 5 707 13 10 891 18 10 1,456 13 1 1,554 18 8 183 17 11 397 2 9 469 1 7 352 15 8 499 9 3 632 11 2 165 3 9 5,437 14 3 332 7 5 847 4 8 449 19 6 619 11 5 418 16 11 2,132 9 5 696 1 3 886 3 0 1,355 14 3 1,547 1 0 178 19 7 333 3 10 469 1 7 339 3 3 484 15 6 627 3 0 163 4 9 75 15 7 4 0 3 7 2 9 13 9 7 5 0 0 11 18 8 26 2 0 11 12 7 5 15 10 100 18 10 7 17 8 4 18 4 63 18 11 + 9-12 + 16-33 - 0-39 + 16-25 + 88-40 - 1-87 - 304 - 8-50 - 7-36 - 7-41 - 6-96 - 4-06 -12-18 - 837 - 8-68 - 7-17 - 7-37 - 5-09 13 12 5 14 13 9 5 8 2 1 19 0

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TABLE I.—Membership and Funds — continued.

Name of Socikty and Branch. Place of Establishment. 0 ."-rJ tH Cft w a o os §9d fl <u co Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund. Management Fund, Goods, &c. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at last Valuation. I.O.R. — continued. New Zealand Central District —otd Rescue Tent .. Onward Gisborne » Pride of Egmont Brightwater „ Pahiatua Lily of the South Moa New Century „ Star of New Zealand Central Body Nelson Palmerston N. Gisborne Hawera Brightwater Pahiatua Invercargill.. Inglewood .. Levin Gisborne Wellington .. 1886 1891 1892 1893 1894 1894 1895 1899 1901 1901 17 16 38 24 81 13 47 27 14 24 9 £ s. d. 82 1 0 291 15 9 167 10 1 184 2 10 118 0 10 29 3 1 56 2 7 59 19 4 13 17 11 12 7 5 7,930 10 2 26,638 9 11 £ s. d. 62 4 7 216 6 4 147 1 9 178 14 0 114 8 4 29 3 1 28 14 11 53 14 10 11 14 0 2 2 2 6,226 8 2 24,389 1 9 £ s. d. 19 16 5 75 9 5 20 8 4 . J 5 8 10 "j3 17 6 ' is? 27 7 8 6 4 6 2 3 11 10 5 3 1,704 2 0 £ - 3-30 - 8-54 -12-33 - 786 - 9-50 -10-42 Total 1,232 i 2,249 8 2 -16-73 Albert District — Star of Hope Tent Hokitika 1869 19 343 15 2 306 9 0 37 6 2 Total of Order 1,671 39,161 9 6 36,081 1 11 3,080 7 7 S.D.T. National Division of New Zealand— Perseverance Division .. Resolution Excelsior „ Elim Helpmate „ Advance „ Sunbeam „ Hope of Sydenham Central Body Christchurch Rangiora Addington .. St. Albans .. Ashburton .. Wellington .. Wanganui .. Sydenham .. Addington .. 1872 1873 1885 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 66 77 44 90 31 32 25 32 867 6 2 570 10 3 43 11 11 8 9 8 9 2 8 15 5 8 9 0 1 30 1 3 3,677 11 11 843 12 8 469 2 2 13 18 1 23 13 6 101 8 1 29 13 10 8 9 8 9 2 8 0 19 7 8 18 1 22 19 11 42 3 11 + 4-61 - 0-13 - 5-97 - 5-97 - 5-97 - 5-97 - 5-97 - 5-97 14 6 1 0 2 0 7 14 3,635 8 0 Total 397 5,230 19 7 4,983 10 4 247 9 3 Divisions separately registered — Antidote Division Progress „ Dunedin Kaiapoi 1871 1872 204 165 -15-57 - 2-29 3,249 1 7 1,809 6 1 2,992 12 4 1,692 10 9 256 9 3 116 15 4 Total 369 5,058 7 8 4,685 3 1 373 4 7 Total of Order 766 10,289 7 3 9,668 13 5 620 13 10 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District — Charleston Branch Grahamstown St. Joseph's Auckland „ St. Patrick's St. Patriok's Waipawa St. John's „ St. Patrick's St. Joseph's St. Michael's Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Branch St. Columbkillie's Branch Central Body Charleston .. Thames Dunedin Auckland Christchurch Wellington .. Waipawa Leeston Lincoln Hastings Masterton .. 1870 1870 1873 1873 1874 1874 1876 1882 1882 1885 1886 17 51 163 159 97 132 33 23 27 31 21 43 12 3 532 2 3 1,409 18 0 2,738 15 11 1,222 4 10 521 18 4 373 12 6 300 6 8 228 9 5 265 5 7 170 3 1 23 16 6 394 9 5 1,173 14 5 2,087 19 6 1,139 9 10 458 17 6 319 3 11 228 4 4 169 1 5 229 6 9 159 4 6 19 15 9 137 12 10 236 3 7 650 16 5 82 15 0 63 0 10 54 8 7 72 2 4 59 8 0 35 18 10 10 18 7 -16-97 -12-22 -12-97 -11-89 -15-51 - 14-08 -1251 -12-56 -11-18 -12-27 Milton Denniston .. 1891 1901 21 22 111 14 11 20 12 0 4,816 16 3 87 0 9 11 8 3 4,573 11 6 24 14 2 9 3 9 243 4 9 Total 797 12,755 12 0 11,055 8 7 1,700 3 5 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand — Prince of Wales Lodge Excelsior Wickliffe John Knox Alexandra Triumph Valley True Blue „ Star of Hastings Star of Oamaru Pride of Ngapara „ St. Albans Central Body Thames Green Island Napier Wellington .. Auckland .. S. Dunedin.. N.E.Valley.. Hastings Oamaru Ngapara Auckland .. 1873 1876 1877 1879 1879 1883 1883 1883 1883 1890 1896 109 68 27 60 74 136 27 18 115 13 32 1,123 17 1 514 18 1 665 16 5 912 5 8 574 16 2 709 1 1 257 17 5 215 4 7 814 4 1 133 12 3 202 10 3 5,211 14 3 1,083 17 1 452 1 10 665 13 8 892 18 7 556 19 0 611 4 6 240 13 8 195 17 11 739 9 5 133 12 3 180 11 4 4,716 1 7 40 0 0 62 16 3 0 2 9 19 7 1 17 17 2 97 16 7 17 3 9 19 6 8 74 14 8 -17-67 -12-56 - 6-48 - 4-45 -12-23 -11-36 -11-96 - 7-33 -12-67 - 8-85 - 5-48 2118 11 495 12 8 Total 679 11,335 17 4 10,469 0 10 866 16 6 R.E.B.S. Otago R.E.B.S. Dunedin 1875 - 8-53 104 3,167 7 6 3,134 12 6 32 15 1 Grand Total 41236 804,753 4 9 i'744,088 10 5 60,664 14 4

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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1901.

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Number of Members Sickness Experience. Admitted by Left by Deaths of Eegistered Wives. Namk of SociBTy. a i c Clear-■-'3 g ance an( l 'S -j Amalga - £ mation. Total. Arrears, Clear- ~ .. &c. ance. Death ' Total. At Beginning of Year. At End of Year. Sick during Year. Total. First Six Montbs. Second Six Months. After Twelve Months. I 1 Manchester Unity Independent Order op Odd Fellows — Auckland District Hawke's Bay District New Plymouth District Wanganui District Wellington District Marlborough District Nelson District Motueka District North Westland District Hokitika District Ashley District North Canterbury District Lyttelton District Ashburton District Otago District Southland District 358 11 141 3 71 40 2 193 7 20 51 16 1 33 3 9 56 1 130 6 75 4 60 357 17 100 5 358 141 71 40 193 20 51 16 33 9 56 130 75 60 357 100 11 3 2 7 1 3 369 144 71 42 200 20 51 17 36 9 57 136 79 60 374 105 230 80 45 34 145 3 31 11 25 9 36 94 58 8 118 38 13 2 4 •• 1 1 24 10 7 1 14 3 1 5 4 8 6 5 2 25 5 267 92 56 35 159 7 38 12 31 13 46 104 67 12 161 48 2,572 1,062 650 460 1,678 135 735 395 295 213 903 1,824 853 361 3,127 . 915 I 2,674 1,114 665 467 1,719 148 748 400 300 209 914 1,856 865 409 3,340 972 605 217 153 98 309 45 180 91 73 76 204 416 196 93 605 209 Wks. ds. 4,105 5 1,687 3 783 0 649 2 2,458 3 514 1 2,108 1 720 5 670 5 881 3 1,525 3 2,821 2 1,631 0 556 0 5,501 0 1,785 5 Wks. ds. 2,647 3 1,053 3 533 1 442 4 1,160 0 213 6 687 1 334 4 326 3 321 3 949 0 1,822 4 801 0 392 0 2,526 0 926 1 Wks. ds. 187 1 200 2 10 5 31 3 110 1 62 0 138 0 129 1 •26 0 79 3 82 0 171 2 94 6 132 0 408 2 76 6 Wks. ds. 1,271 1 433 5 239 1 175 2 1,188 2 238 2 1,283 0 257 0 318 2 480 4 494 3 827 3 735 1 32 0 2,566 5 782 5 . 11 3 6 1 8 1 2 3 1 3 5 4 1 12 3 1 1 6 4 2 4 4 2 18 5 17 5 Total of Order 1,710 60 57 126 1,148 16,178 11,323 1 1,710 60 1,770 965 16,800 3,570 28,399 3 15,136 5 1,939 4 64 Independent Order op Odd Fellows — Grand Lodge of New Zealand .. 253 6 1,799 2 253 6 j 259 131 139 1,889 2,009 332 1,228 2 46 0 525 0 7 National Independent Order op Odd Fellows — Auckland Provincial District 24 1 I ' 24 24 41 352 6 335 3 5 3 12 0 2 42 j 426 408 9-1 British United Order op Odd Fellows — Wellington District 21 21 21 8 134 1 49 5 19 3 • 65 0 106 119 20 * Ancient Order op Foresters — Auckland District Hawke's Bay District Taranaki District Wellington District Nelson District Canterbury United District South Canterbury District United Otago District Court Coromandel 201 15 67 5 67 5 379 32 32 61 5 44 2 244 10 1 201 67 67 379 32 61 44 244 1 15 5 5 32 216 72 72 411 32 66 46 254 1 145 44 15 218 43 53 26 146 6 6 1 30 2 5 11 3 6 23 10 14 2 15 163 53 22 271 55 72 28 171 6 1,882 814 828 3,194 809 1,003 510 2,106 . 44 1,935 833 878 3,334 786 997 528 2,189 39 455 186 213 318 190 238 93 425 11 2,828 5 840 1 1,178 6 4,735 2 1,290 5 1,925 4 750 6 3,237 6 146 0 2,025 3 630 0 891 6 2,815 2 799 3 1,177 4 351 3 1,703 1 86 2 239 2 210 1 50 0 312 6 129 2 284 4 31 3 194 6 7 5 564 0 237 0 | 1,607 1 362 0 463 3 368 0 1,339 6 52 0 I 12 1 11 1 8 5 2 10 10 •■ Total of Order 1,096 74 1,096 74 1,170 696 (il S4 841 11,190 11,519 2,129 16,934 0 10,480 3 1,460 1 j 4,993 3 44

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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness— continued.

Name of Society. Admitted by gn"S ; Clearer- '3 2 ance .gPn g , and ■~ c a Amalgas 1 S mation. Number of Members Left by At End of Year. Sick during Year, Sickness Experience. Deaths of .Registered Wives. Total. Arrears, &c. Total. At Beginning of Year. Total. First Six Months. Second Six Months. After Twelve Months. Clearance. Death. Ancient Okdee op Shepherds — Sanctuary Sir George Grey 6 Wks. ds. 154 3 Wks. ds. 48 3 Wks. ds. 2 0 Wks. ds. 104 0 59 68 16 1 United Ancient Obder op Druids — Grand Lodge of the North Island Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 386 172 193 162 35 10 12 6 412 182 205 168 262 90 59 78 22 ■23 17 8 5 10 7 5 289 123 83 91 2,015 1,736 1,018 1,142 2,147 1,795 1,140 1,219 394 1,600 5 390 2,124 0 198 1,084 0 240 1,341 3 1,261 4 1,517 4 869 2 1,067 1 111 0 129 6 50 5 134 0 228 1 476 4 164 0 140 2 1 8 3 6 Total of Order 913 63 18 976 489 70 I 27 586 5,911 6,301 1,222 6,150 1 4,715 4 425 4 1,009 0 Independent Order op Rechabites — New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Albert District 34 156 9 21 43 177 48 86 20 17 3 6 71 448 109 1,164 19 420 1,232 19 102 831 1 234 1,136 2 7 122 1 410 6 1,089 0 48 5 45 2 19 3 420 2 52 0 54 0 I 1 2 1 Total of Order 37 9 180 , 1,631 1,671 343 2,089 4 1,498 4 190 30 220 134 64 5 526 2 Sons and Daughters op Temperance — National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered 32 12 1 38 12 13 23 2 3 3 18 26 382 383 I 397 369 71 72 453 6 629 5 272 5 370 0 22 1 159 3 159 0 100 2 1 2 ■• Total of Order 44 765 143 ! 1,083 4 642 5 181 4 259 2 44 j 1 45 30 6 | 766 3 Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society — New Zealand District 118 5 7 ! 797 580 4 5 123 56 71 745169 1,345 1 629 2 135 2 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia — Grand Council of New Zealand 679 164 4 331 2 Railway Employees' Benefit Societies — Total of Railway Employees' Benefit Societies 45 41 86 | 25 2 9 36 629 i 119 1,081 1 585 2 I 1 4 4 | 108 3,101 i 39,637 260 0 27 0 468 0 1 104 | 47 755 0 Grand Total 4,420 280 4,700 2,587 ( 238 276 41,236 8,204 60,278 5 35,610 3 4,471 2 20,197 0 151

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TABLE III.—Sick and Funeral Funds. —Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1901.

Name of Society. CO a •laB •SCO'S lr-1 o " O "3 fl !TI cosj 9 £ « Receipts. a 00 00 a rH t-t co B pS CO CD A 5 « O CD Expenditure. " >>! . I 7" >>„ to R ° I ,3 S ' 3 rvfeCD to b .3 q)-r* 7Ja Oh O-rS --.TJ 3 H co Q « O I I H Expenditure. CO '3 o o M "3 +-; 0 roo g s IS o a y! o aS as CO -»- fH § fell 28 a * <!0 I M.U.I.O.O.F. Auckland District .. Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Marlborough „ Nelson Motueka „ North Westland Hokitika Ashley North Canterbury „ Lyttelton „ Ashburton Otago Southland £ 4,895 1,838 917 659 2,293 171 1,207 614 472 250 1,470 2,783 1,449 697 4,845 1,364 £ 3 3 "2 £ 1,392 928 577 427 1,633 367 948 362 484 424 651 821 726 259 3,515 686 £ 756 230 218 38 290 18 84 66 90 240 250 180 60 560 120 £ I 119 93 15 97 5,797 5 53 85 57 56 125 288 131 3 127 100 £ 3,511 1,284 574 555 1,516 342 1,235 543 466 551 1,113 2,007 1,155 474 3,898 1,343 £ 706 202 184 14 449 71 303 46 93 64 105 372 165 107 468 137 £ 719 250 228 38 325 17 42 90 90 240 200 180 70 600 110 £ 135 308 10 88 177 172 35 CS 106 78 160 281 170 (i 256 101 £ 7,162 3,092 1,727 1,224 10,013 543 2,226 1,147 1,079 831 2,486 4,142 2,507 1,019 9,309 2,270! £ 5,071 2,044 996 695 2,467 585 1,590 699 755 783 1,618 2,860 1,670 657 5,222 1,691 £ 35,133 19,655 12,233 7,573 29,709 6,447 17,966 8,621 7,893 8,694 13,164 25,804 16,717 6,042 74,959 16,873 £ 37,224 20,703 12,964 8,102 37,255 6,405 18,602 9,069 8,217 8,742 14,032 27,086 17,554 6,404 79,046 17,452 11 . , 21 262 Total of Order 25,924 302 14,200 3,200 7,151 20,567 3,486 3,199 2,151 50,777 29,403 307,483 328,857 I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of New Zealand 3,001 730 160 57 1,391 717 210 422 3,948 2,740 20,133 21,341 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District.. 511 74 44 2 341 85 44 1 631 471 1,779 1,939 B.U.O.O.F. Wellington District 122 5 39j 12 75 " 12 178 87 650 741 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Canterbury United „ South Canterbury United Otago Court Coromandel 2,659 1,161 1,183 3,990 1,143 1,410 649 2,865 54 37 34 8 19 5 14 701 616 554 1,510: 771 710 274 1,327 41 1 220 110 130 j 560 325 530 52 300 533 241 22. 179 70 110 150 14 49J 2,290 742 945 3,257 988 1,361 437 2,112 98 195 380 205 659 171 289 105 580 219 110 130 570 360 500 52 300 2741 165! 34 100 31 71 1,504 866 49 4,150 2,128 1,923 6,247 2,328 2,765 1,139 4,506 146 2,978 1,397 1,314 4,586 1,550 2,221 2,098 3,858 147 19,729 14,048 11,765 37,069 16,609 16,919 8,447 28,866 1,115 20,901 14,779 12,374 38,730 17,387 17,463 7,488 29,514 1,114 2 Total of Order 15,114 119 6,504 2,227 1,368| 12,230 2,584 2,241 3,094 25,332 20,149 154,567 159,750 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey .. 61 50 52 5 111 57 989 1,043 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered .. 2,563 2,234 1,495 30 24 436' 781 ! 337 ' 340 1 310 180 188 119 81 1,320 1,700 919 538 523 285 365 363 180 213 42 95 3,557 3,468 2,093 2,436 2,628 1,479 10,289 16,872 8,176 11,410 17,712 8,790 1,455 7,747 3 338 120 13 1,165 256 160 07 1,929 1,648 9,544 9,825 Total of Order 57 1,892 950 401 5,104 1,602 1,068 417 11,047 8,191 44,881 47,737 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Albert District 655 1,399 29 4 355 762 21 116 1 192 12 7 52 530 964 65 93 230 8 73 190 12 185 24 1,137 2,4051 62 881 1,408 85 6,995 17,025 329 7,251 18,022 306 Total of Order 2,083 4 1,138 ! 320 59 1,559 331 275 209 3,604 2,374 24,349 25,579 S.D.T. National Division of New Zeal'd Divisions separately registered 563 493 1 1 65 250 78 65 287 361 200 78 50 134 772 744 699 411 1,275 4,353 1,348 4,686 6,034 Total of Order 1,056 2 315 78 65 648 200 128 134 1,516 1,110 5,628 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 945 32 228 160 1 859 203 179 4 1,366 1,245 6,359 6,480 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 924 6 239 255 183 770 161 255 6 1,607 1,192 5,339 5,754 R.E.B.S. Total of R.E.B. Societies 214 156 325 10 9 370 344 3,109 3,135 Grand Total 57,702 527 25,565 7,406 9,287 43,921 9,369 7,626 6,447 100487 67,363| |575,266 608,390 ♦District Funeral Funds at 31st December, 1901, £108,123, making total amount £716, ,513.

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TABLE IV.—Medical and Management Expenses Funds.—Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1901.

Nam: of Sooibty. DO a o it 13 a r. IrS ■S°a S"S§ § s a Receipts. a s . ss oo 00 Ufa -w a rH CO o a, o 'i M oo --.co. 01 cs a a a a (3 tj M £ Expenditure. <w-£ CD ci a n jh — oo Hr* a S3 «c ><■" 9c a co o, Oh ©orj » CO OjBcrJ S* g op -a a o " a »a %o ° a « co fl M CO % % co> oo A 1 o cV (0 3 "9 a oo 6 H fl o o -3 a cStj 13 <" 3 O a M.U.I.O.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Marlborough „ Nelson Motueka North Westland Hokitika Ashley „ North Canterbury Lyttelton Ashburton „ Otago Southland £ 3,251 1,475 1,092 531 1,912 223 810 344 561 388 818 1,988 910 457 4,859 1,355 £ 173 277 202 33 4 1 £ 460 141 137 144 781 40 74 22 130 56 297 388 326 42 701 174 £ 2,155 1,100 702 454 1,470 173 443 192 338 161 593 1,492 749 300 3,363 1,022 £ 932 410 236 169 582 40 240 112 248 168 216 528 304 108 1,192 243 £ 431 153 132 42 188 26 139 62 58 45 153 186 59 62 248 122 £ 303 108 183 143 525 47 91 41 44 51 112 290 113 155 480 138 3,884 1,893 1,229 877 2,726 263 884 370 692 444 1,115 I 2,515 i 1,246 502 5,741 1,534 £ 3,821 1,771 1,253 808 2,765 286 913 407 688 425 1,074 2,496 1,225 625 5,283 1,525 £ 6,185 451 128 2,404 1,446 30 217 35 123 203 3,307 254 150 4,257 302 139 10 3 181 5 Total of Order 20,974 1,028 3,913 14,707 5,728 2,106 2,824 25,915 25,365 119,492 I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1,866 863 2,969 22 573 350 456 3,564 3,535 553 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District.. 543 10 338 156 45 56 553 595 78 B.U.O.O.F. Wellington District 144 97 48 144 146 40 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay Taranaki „ Wellington „ Nelson Canterbury United „ South Canterbury United Otago „ Court Coromandel 2,721 1,311 1,265 4,714 1,161 1,258 739 3,248 55 5 3 19 7 13 440 232 73 744 47 183 94 409 19 1,722 1,003 818 3,212 762 88§ 543 2,384 27 807 348 262 1,832 294 320 104 721 26 239 80 67 241 66 97 48 222 12 498 128 202 667 75 138 205 382 20 3,166 1,543 1,341 5,477 1,215 1,454 833 3,706 86 3,266 1,559 1,349 5,452 1,197 1,441 900 3,709 85 540 10 218 1,015 501 556 256 1,151 45 49 12 Total of Order 16,472 108 2,241 11,357 4,214 1,072 2,315 18,821 18,958 4,292 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey .. 20 20 20 20 18 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of th e North Island Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered .. 3,060 2,543 1,837 14 9 13 434 503 478 1,822 1,824 1,299 855 770 415 225 167 184 534 354 432 3,508 3,055 2,328 3,436 3,115 2,330 679 415 388 1,875 10 169 1,246 487 110 131 2,054 1,974 332 Total of Order 9,315 46 1,584 6,191 2,527 686 1,451 10,945 10,855 1,814 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Albert District 605 1,642 45 10 1 74 132 330 899 23 220 407 17 60 232 2 83 204 689 1,775 45 693 1,742 42 71 249 20 Total of Order 2,292 II 206 1,252 644 294 287 2,509 2,477 340 S.D.T. National Division of New Zeal'd Divisions separately registered 500 373 3 11 38 321 267 129 96 83 27 5 541 384 560 368 122 294 Total of Order 873 14 38 588 225 83 32 925 928 416 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 1,120 26 108 720 357 83 126 1,254 1,286 806 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 936 84 601 223 127 47 1,020 998 92 R.E.B.S. Total of R.E.B. Societies 155 123 47 155 170 20 Grand Total 55,813 1,255 8,757 37,840 15,052 4,847 7,594 65,825 65,333 27,961

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TABLE V.—Disposition of Funds as on the 31st December, 1901.

Name of Society. Total. Investments ™»oi t i i and Interest. Buildings . Value of Cash Goods, not bearing Furniture, Interest. and Regalia. Other Assets. M.U.I.O.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Marlborough Nelson Motueka North Westland Hokitika Ashley North Canterbury Lyttelton Ashburton Otago Southland £ 58,203 23,412 13,914 10,859 48,257 8,302 26,676 11,504 9,123 8,885 16,404 31,839 18,509 7,168 90,954 19,586 £ 32,607 16,689 11,855 5,712 23,775 7,097 23,451 10,024 8,434 7,226 13,394 21,963 13,499 4,472 80,600 16,784 297,582 £ 21,913 5,740 1,302 4,817 22,649 995 2,597 605 236 1,454 2,328 8,259 2,693 2,251 7,138 1,578 2,764 831 632 164 1,380 183 442 858 ! 440 190 462 I 976 979 399 2,595 816 899 115 125 154 304 27 186 17 13 15 230 365 114 46 347 398 £ 20 37 12 149 276 1,224 274 10 Total of Order 403,595 86,555 14,101 3,355 2,002 I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of New Zealand 37,302 30,314 1,322 4,535 977 154 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District 4,280 4,126 134 20 B.U.O.O.F. Wellington District 1,328 1,285 41 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Canterbury United South Canterbury „ United Otago Court Coromandel 30,516 20,881 13,379 54,978 19,014 25,659 8,364 43,605 1,199 21,341 16,626 12,193 39,784 17,390 23,319 6,198 38,550 768 7,255 3,288 684 10,724 543 1,300 1,620 1,857 107 1,006 629 415 2,710 944 770 292 2,339 284 892 296 87 1,371 137 229 231 574 40 22 42 389 41 23 285 Total of Order 217,595 176,169 27,378 9,389 3,857 802 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey 42 15 1,084 1,027 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island .. Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of'Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 16,277 24,464 11,639 10,480 13,173 21,184 9,139 7,843 1,100 1,952 1,020 1,764 1,253 441 820 664 746 408 447 209 5 479 213 Total of Order 62,860 51,339 5,836 3,178 1,810 697 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central Distriot Albert District 12,178 26,639 344 11,595 21,899 334 2,695 401 1,902 98 80 10 89 63 Total of Order 39,161 33,828 2,695 2,303 183 152 S.D.T. National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered 5,231 5,058 4,446 4,665 345 251 327 180 29 9 37 Total of Order 578 209 46 10,289 9,111 345 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 12,756 9,270 2,169 657 561 99 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 11,336 10,178 470 292 359 37 R.E.B.S. Total of R.E.B. Societies 3,167 3,154 13 Grand Total.. 31,998 11,400 3,989 804,753 627,383 129,983

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TABLE VI.—Investments at Interest as on the 31st December, 1901.

Deposited with Government and Municipal Debentures. Mori ;es Other Investments. Name or Society. Total. PostOmee SavingsBank. Other Banks. on Freehold Property. M.U.I.O.O.F. Auckland Distriot Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Marlborough Nelson Motueka North Westland Hokitika Ashley North Canterbury Lyttelton Ashburton Otago Southland £ 32,607 16,689 11,855 5,712 23,775 7,097 23,451 10,024 8,434 7,226 13,394 21,963 13,499 4,472 80,600 16,784 £ 2,243 368 410 1,009 2,342 554 544 248 593 17 3,585 2,464 752 589 3,635 468 £ 2,214 510 £ 28,150 14,891 10,995 4,703 18,866 6,543 15,030 9,776 7,276 5,300 9,443 17,769 11,781 3,458 67,330 13,360 £ £ 400 450 520 "97 2,470 300 7,514 "63 65 1,909 366 1,730 966 350 8,599 556 500 700 2,400 "75 336 Total of Order 297,582 19,821 17,662 244,671 11,964 3,464 I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of New Zealand 30,314 2,560 2,587 25,076 91 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District 4,126 2,651 1,475 B.U.O.O.F. Wellington District 1,285 250 1,035 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke'sBay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Canterbury United South Canterbury United Otago „ • • Court Coromandel 21,341 16,626 12,193 39,784 17,390 23,319 6,198 38,550 768 852 946 1,069 4,622 1,059 1,550 438 1,444 9,999 250 119 215 1,497 2,130 2,438 1,064 175 10,490 12,054 10,905 34,247 10,532 18,203 3,322 36,042 ' 593 100 700 4,302 3^376 M86 Total of Order 176,169 11,980 17,887 136,388 5,102 4,812 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey 1,027 52 975 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 13,173 21,184 9,139 7,843 829 2,277 844 843 509 382 1,673 1,381 11,335 18,450 6,622 5,619 500 75 Total of Order 51,339 4,793 3,945 42,026 500 75 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Albert District 11,595 21,899 334 234 2,268 114 762 ■700 10,599 16,306 220 2^500 125 Total of Order 33,828 2,616 1,462 27,125 2,500 125 S.D.T. National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered 4,446 4,665 483 296 3,963 4,360 9 9,111 779 1 Total of Order 8,323 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 9,270 515 1,839 6,916 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 10,178 1,061 1,956 7,161 R.E.B.S. Total of R.E.B. Societies 3,154 627,383 98 3,056 Grand Total 44,525 504,227 20,066 8,567 49,998

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APPENDIX I. Percentages and Averages deduced from the Statistics of New Zealand Friendly Societies for the Years 1881-1901.

Description of Percentage or Average. 1881-85. 1886-90. Years. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. Mortality of members (rate per 1,000 members at risk) „ wives Sick members, percentage of Sickness (weeks), average per member „ sick „ death of member Contribution to Sick and Funeral Fund, average per member (on mean number) Sickness benefit, average per member (on mean number) » „ sick „ Funeral benefits, average per member Contribution* to Medical and Management Fund, average per member.. Medical expenses, average per member Management expenses,! average per member 7-23 4-18 14 ; 37 0-93 6-51 129-31 £1-35 6-37 4-06 16-58 1-12 6-74 175-48 £1-36 6-87 3-78 19-06 1-23 6-44 178-78 £1-41 6-38 3-33 19-96 1-33 6-65 208-09 £1-41 6-86 3-65 19-84 1-31 6-61 191-09 £1-41 7-53 3-65 21-45 1-41 6-55 186-59 £1-40 6-52 3-54 17-93 1-34 7-49 205-89 £1-39 6-89 3-32 17-90 1-36 7-61 197-83 £1-40 5-82 3-23 19-20 1-40 7-36 240-67 £1-41 7-24 3-46 20-22 1-43 7-06 197-08 £1-40 7-57 3-93 20-26 1-44 7-10 189-93 £1-42 7-00 3-42 19-18 1-44 7-52 205-91 £1-39 7-20 3-94 21-40 1-57 7-35 218-40 £1-44 15s. 3d. £5-32 3s. 4d. £1-38 18s. lid. lis. 2d. 17s. 9d. £5-36 3s. 4d. £1-36 18s. 9d. 10s. 5d. 19s. 7d. £5-08 3s. 6d. £1-37 19s. Id. 10s. 20s. lOd. £5-22 3s. Id. £1-37 19s. 2d. 10s. 2d. 20s. 5d. £5-14 3s. 6d. £1-36 19s. 9s. lOd. 22s. £5-13 3s. 9d. £1-37 18s. lid. 9s. lid. 21s. 4d. £5-66 3s. 8d. £1-38 19s. 9s. lOd. 20s. Id. £561 3s. 7d. £1-38 18s. lid. 9s. lOd. 20s. 9d. £5 42 3s. Id. £1-39 18s. lid. 9s. lOd. 22s. 3d. £5-50 3s. 8d. £1-37 18s. 9d. 9s 6d. 21s. 3d. £5-24 4s. 5d. £1-40 18s. lOd. 9s. 6d. 20s. lid. £5-45 3s. 8d. • £1-39 18s. 9d. 9s. 6d. 21s. 9d. £5-35 3s. 9d. £1-38 18s. 9d. 9s. lOd. Ratio to total sickness (per cent.) of— 1. Sickness experienced during first six months .. 2. „ during second six months 3. „ after twelve months 67-65 7-44 24-91 64-57 8-00 27-43 64-34 7-57 28-09 64-53 7-82 27-65 64-57 681 28-62 65-27 7-67 27-06 61-77 7-88 30-35 58-99 791 33-10 60-16 6-61 33-23 61-20 7-33 31-47 6007 7-71 32-22 57-65 8-79 33-56 59-08 7-42 33-50 Ratio to total assets (per cent.) of— 1. Investments at interest 2. Value of land and buildings 3. Cash not bearing interest 4. Value of goods, &c. 5. Other assets 59-24 31-06 6-33 2-83 0-54 64-80 27-39 4-97 2-54 0-30 69-18 24-45 3-96 2-13 0-28 71-03 22-56 4-11 2-06 0-24 72-29 21-29 4-20 1-91 0-31 73-52 20-59 3-79 1-69 0-41 73-93 20-04 403 1-72 0-28 74-49 19-48 407 1-72 0-24 75-45 18-45 4-16 1-67 0-27 76-49 17-65 3-93 1-66 0-27 77-57 16-74 3-91 1-54 0-24 77-98 1587 4-29 1-47 0-39 77 95 1615 3-98 1-42 050 * Inclusive of levies and entrance and clearance fees. + I.e., management expenses of lodges, and levies of the Management Fund of central bodies.

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APPENDIX. II. List of Registered Societies, with their Registered Branches, as on 31st December, 1902 I. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH", M.U.I.O.O.F. Reg. No. Reg. No. 312. 312. 1. Wellington District —Wellington. (11.) Britannia Lodge, Wellington. (1.) Combination Lodge, Johnsonville. (12.) Antipodean Lodge, Wellington. (2.) Masterton Lodge, Masterton. (13.) Eketahuna Lodge, Eketahuna. (3.) Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton. (14.) Martinborough Lodge, Martinborough. (4.) Greytown Lodge, Greytown. (15.) Rose of the Valley Lodge, Lower Hutt. (5.) Unity Lodge, Peatherston. (16.) Mangatainoka Lodge, Mangatainoka. (6.) St. George Lodge, Pahautanui. (17.) Newtown Lodge, Newtown. (7.) Kainapoura Lodge, Tawa Plat. (18.) Victoria Diamond Lodge, Levin. (8.) Petone Lodge, Petone. (19.) Sinter Wallis Lodge, Wellington. (10.) Rose of Sharon Lodge, Upper Hutt. Reg. No. Reg. No. 18. Auckland District— Auckland. 170a. 1. Howick Lodge, Howick. 92. North Westland District —Reefton. 2. Charles Bruce Lodge, Thames. 1. Reefton Lodge, Reefton. 3. Good Intent Lodge, Auckland. 2. Westport Lodge, Westport. 4. Waikato Lodge, Thames. 3. Charleston Lodge, Charleston. 5. Gisborne Lodge, Gisborne. 5. Waimangaroa Lodge, Waimangaroa. 6. Whangarei Lodge, Whangarei. 6. Blackball Lodge, Blackball. 7. Franklin Lodge, Otahuhu. _. . , . 9. Parnell Lodge, Parnell. i0 ' Hokitika Dtstrict-Kokitik* 14. Warkworth Pioneer Lodge, Warkworth. £■ Eokitika \*> d Sp Hokitika. 15. Fountain of Friendship Lodge, Auckland. 2. Albert Lodge, Kumara. 16. Duke of Cambridge Lodge, Cambridge. »• Wa.mea Lodge Stafford. 17. Hauraki Lodge, Coromandel. 4 - Greymouth Lodge, Greymouth. 18. Hokianga Lodge, Hokianga. 170a. Ashley District —Rangiora. 19. Karangahake Lodge, Karangahake. 1. Leithfield Lodge, Leitufield. 20. John Leydon Lodge, Waihi. 2. Oust Lodge, Oust. 21. Jubilee Lodge, Paeroa. 3. Woodend Lodge, Woodend. 22. Manakau Lodge, Onehunga. 4. Ohoka Lodge, Ohoka. 23. Rotorua Lodge, Rotorua. 5. Oxford Lodge, Oxford. 24. Waitekauri and Golden Cross Lodge, Waite- 6. Amberley Lodge, Amberley. kauri. 8. Waikari Lodge, Waikari. 25. Waipu Lodge, Waipu. 9. Rangiora Lodge, Rangiora. 26. Mangonui Lodge, Mangonui. 10. Nil Desperandum Lodge, East Oxford 27. Hot Springs Lodge, Te Aroha. 11. Cheviot Lodge, McKenzie. 196. Hawke's Bay District— Napier. 18 orth Canterbury District— Christchurch. 1. Meeanee Lodge, Taradale. !, Volunteer Lodge, Sydenham. 2. Abbotsford Lodge, Waipawa. 2. Perseverance Lodge, Woolston. 3. Clive Lodge, Clive. 4, Benevolent Lodge, Christchurch. 4. Hastings Lodge, Hastings. 8 Kaiapoi Lodge, Kaiapoi. 6. Tavistock Lodge, Waipukurau. 9 Phillipstown Lodge, Phillipstown. 7. Woodville Lodge, Woodville. 10 . Leeston Lodge, Leeston. 8. Napier Lodge, Napier. u Papanui Lodge, Papanui. 9. Forest Home Lodge, Ormondville. 12 . Coleridge Lodge, Glentunnel. 10. Dannevirke Lodge, Dannevirke. 14 Addington Lodge, Addington. 12. Rualiine Lodge, Hampden. 16 Malvern Lodge, Waddington. 14. Maraekakaho Lodge, Maraekakaho. 2 0. 0itv of Christchurch Lodge, Christchurch. 93. New Plymouth District— Nejv Plymouth. 21. Heart of Oak Lodge, Kaikoura. 1. Excelsior Lodge, New Plymouth. 22. Riccarton Lodge, Upper Riccarton. 2. Waitara Lodge, Waitara. 23. Jubilee Lodge, Prebbleton. 3. Union Lodge, Hawera. 24. Sister Pearoe Lodge, Christchurch. i. Egmont Lodge, New Plymouth. 25. Tamahine Lodge, Kaiapoi. 5. Manaia Lodge, Manaia. g Lyttelton ZHsirici-Lyttelton. 6. Eltham Lodge, Eltham. 2. Hand of Friendship Lodge, Okain's Bay. 7. Midhirst Lodge, Midhirst. 3 Timaru Lodge> Timaru . 297. Wanganui District —Wanganui. 4. Good Intent Lodge, Akaroa. 1. Manawatu Lodge, Palmerston North. 5. Perseverance Lodge, Barry's Bay. 2. Manchester Lodge, Feilding. 6. City of Norwich Lodge, Lyttelton. 3. Awarna Lodge, Ohingaiti. 7. Hand and Heart Lodge, Pigeon Bay. 4. Apiti Lodge, Apiti. 8. Heart of Friendship Lodge, Waimate. 5. Rangitikei Lodge, Mangaweka. 9. Pleasant Point Lodge, Pleasant Point. 6. Hautapu Lodge, Utiki. 10. Wairewa Lodgo, Little River. ,_.„.. 256. Ashburton District —Ashburton. 24. Wellington District Widow and Orphan Society— L Ashburton Lodge, Ashburton. Wellington. 2. Pioneer Lodge, Springburn. 77. Marlborough District— Blenheim. 3. Waterton Lodge, Waterton. 1. Marlborough Lodge, Blenheim. 4. South Rakaia Lodge, South Rakaia. 2. Renwick Lodge, Renwick. 5. Tinwald Lodge, Tinwald. „ , _. . . . v. , 6. Methven Lodge, Methven. 25. Nelson District-N e\son Mayfield Lodge, Mayfield. 1. Howard Lodge, Nelson. 'J s J 2. General Cameron Lodge, Brightwater. 28 otago District— Dunedin. 4. Mansion of Peace Lodge, Wakefield. i, Outram Lodge, Outram. 5. Travellers' Rest Lodge, Richmond. 2. Albion Lodge, Dunedin. 6. Nelson Lodge, Nelson. 3. Alexandra Lodge, Port Molyneux. ">44 Motueka District— Motueka. 4. Prince of Wales Lodge, Port Chalmers. 1 Motueka Lodge, Motueka. 5. Tapanui Lodge, Tapanui. 2 Good Intention Lodge, Riwaka. 6. Roxburgh Lodge, Roxburgh. 3 Takaka Lodge, Takaka. 7. Prince Alfred Lodge, Hawksbury. i South Star Lodge, Dovedale. 8. Dunedin Lodge, Dunedin.

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List op Registered Societies, etc. — continued. I. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows— continued. Reg. No Reg. No. 23. Otago District— Dunedin— continued. 23. 26. Dunback Lodge, Dunback. 9. Waipori Lodge, Waipori. 27. Pride of Kaitangata Lodge, Kaitangata. 10. Palmerston Lodge, Palmerston South. 28. Milton Lodge, Milton. 11. Dalton Lodge, Balclutha. 29. United Brothers Lodge, Cambrian. 12. Lake Wakatipu Lodge, Queenstown. 30. Waikaka Lodge, Waikaka. 13. Cromwell Lodge, Cromwell. 14. Hand and Heart Lodge, Dunedin. 64. Southland District —Invercargill. 15. Oamaru Lodge, Oamaru. 1. Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle Lodge, Inver 16. Band of Friendship Lodge, Kakanui. cargill. 17. Tuapeka Pioneer Lodge, Lawrence. 2. St. George Lodge, Invercargill. 18. Waitahuna Lodge, Waitahuna. 3. Lumsden Lodge, Lumsden. 19. Bluespur Lodge, Bluespur. 4. Winton Lodge, Winton. 20. Mosgiel Lodge, Mosgiel. 5. United Gore Lodge, Gore. 21. Mount Wendon Lodge, Waikaia. 6. Awarua Lodge, Campbelltown. 22. Caversham Lodge, Caversham. 8. Riversdale Lodge, Riversdale. 23. Valley Lodge, North-east Valley. 9. Mataura Palls Lodge, Mataura. 24. Naseby Lodge, Naseby. 10. Star of the West L- dge, Orepuki. 25. Ngapara Lodge, Ngapara. 11. Star of Nightcaps Lodge, Nightcaps. II. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (American). 146. Grand Lodge of New Zealand —Dunedin. 146. 31. Washington Lodge, Sydenham. 1. PioneerLodge, Dunedin. 32. Linden Lodge, Kaikorai. 2. Star of Canterbury Lodge, Timaru. 35. Otaki Lodge, Otaki. 4. Alexandrovna Lodge, Temuka. 37. Popotnnoa Lodge, Clinton. 5. Unity Lodge, South Dunedin. 39. Hope of Maheuo Lodge, Maheno. 8. Southern Cross Lodge, Wellington. 44. Waiareka Lodge, Weston. 12. Alfred Lodge, Oamaru. 46. Rangitikei Lodge, Bull's. 15. Pioneer of Southland Lodge, Invercargill. 47. Star of Eden Lodge, Ponsonby. 16. Leith Lodge, Dunedin. 48. Britannia Lodge, Campbelltown. 17. Star of Auckland Lodge, Auckland. 49. Northern Wairoa Lodge, Te Kopuru. 19. Victoria Lodge, Geraldine. 50. Myrtle Rebekah Lodge, Auckland. 20. Prebbleton Lodge, Prebbleton. 51 Aparjma Lodge. Otautau. 21. Alma Lodge, Wyndham. 52. Linda Rebekah Lodge, Roslyn. 22. Ridgley Lodge, Christehuroh. 53. Victoria Rebekah Lodge, Wellington. 23. Wallace Lodge, Riverton. 54. Wynyard Lodge, Auckland. 25. Gladstone Lodge, Fairlie. 55. Opotiki Lodge, Opotiki. \ 26. Mataura Lodge, Mataura. 56. Naomi Rebekah Lodge, Christchurch. 27. Kawakawa Lodge, Kawakawa. 57. Star of Waiuku Lodge, Waiuku. 28. Orient Lodge, Palmerston North. 58. Owaka Lodge, Owaka. 29. Kaeo Lodge, Kaeo. 59. Star of Gisborne Lodge, Gisborne. III. National Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 160. Auckland Provincial District —Auckland. '2. United Brothers Lodge, Newton. 1. Auckland Pioneer Lodge, Auckland. IV. British United Order of Odd Fellows. 311. Aorangi Lodge, Wellington. | V. Ancient Order of Foresters. 17. Auckland District —Auckland. 216. Taranaki District —New Plymouth. 1. Court City of Auckland, Auckland. 1. Court Taranaki, New Plymouth. 2. „ Eureka, Auckland. 2. „ Inglewood Forest, Inglewood. 3. „ Zealandia, Auckland. 3. „ Raleigh, Waitara. 4. „ Robin Hood, Panmure. 4. „ Egmont, Hawera. 5. „ Nil Desperandum, Newton. 5. „ Patea, Patea. 6. „ Royal Oak, Tauranga. 6. „ Stratford, Stratford. 7. „ Pride of Onehunga, Onehunga. 7. „ Pride of New Plymouth, New Plymouth. 8. „ Pride of the North, Grahamstown. 8. „ Opunake, Opunake. 9. „ Star of the South, Otahuhu. 55. Court Waireka —New Plymouth. 10. „ Pride of Newmarket, Auckland. 11. „ Northern Wairoa, Dargaville. 144. Wellington District— Wellington. 12. „ Pride of Parnell, Thames. 1. Court Robin Hood, Wellington. 13. „ Star of Helensville, Helensville. 2. „ Sir George Bowen, Wellington. 14. „ Victoria, Devonport. 4. „ Clarendon, Picton. 15. „ Queen of the North, Maungaturoto. 5. „ Manawatu, Palmerston North. 18. „ Chisman, Auckland. 6. „ Loyal Feilding, Feilding. 19. „ Waihi, Waihi. 7, „ William Gladstone, Gisborne. 20. „ Townley, Gisborne. 8. „ Pioneer, Te Nui. 21. „ Pride of Waitekauri, Waitekauri. 9. „ Roderick Dhu, Wanganui. 22. „ Aroha, Te Aroha. 10. „ Blenheim, Blenheim. 23. „ Birkenhead, Birkenhead. 11. „ Loyal Enterprise, Masterton. 12. „ Marquis of Normanby, Carterton. 150. Hawke's Bay District —Napier. 13. „ Little John, Marton. 1. Court Sir Charles Napier, Napier. 14. „ Wairarapa, Greytown. 2. „ Captain Cook, Napier. 16. „ Woodville, Woodville. 3. „ Sir Henry Havelock, Havelock. 17. „ Loyal Halcombe, Halcombe. 4. „ Robin Hood, Port Ahuriri. 18. „ Pohangina, Ashhurst. 5. „ Ruahine, Waipukurau. 19. „ Epuni, Petone. 6. „ Lord Clyde, Wairoa. 20. „ Pahiatua, Pahiatua. 7. „ Heretaunga, Hastings. 21. „ Kopuaranga, Mauriceville. 8. „ Little John, Waipawa. 22. „ Hunterville, Hunterville. 9. „ Ormond, Makotuku. 23. „ Sir William Jervois, Newtown. 10. „ Rising Sun, Dannevirke. 24. „ Pride of Levin, Levin. 11. „ Waitangi, West Clive. 25. . Bloomfield, Hutt. 12. „ Redclyffe, Taradale. 26. » Activity, Ohingaiti. 14. „ Viking, Norsewood. 27. „ Makakahi, Eketahuna. 4—H. 1.

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List of Registered Societies, etc. — continued. V. Ancient Order of Foresters— continued. Reg. No. Reg. No. 144. Wellington District —Wellington— continued. 143. Court Queen of the Isles—Lyttelton. 28. Court Lady Glasgow, Wellington. 29. „ Primrose, Petone. 252. South Canterbury District— Timaru. 30. „ Onward, Wanganui. 1. Court Southern Cross, Timaru. 31. „ Star of Levin, Levin. 2. „ Progress, St. Andrew's. 32. „ Pride of Palmerston North, Palmers- 2 00. Court Foresters' Pride—Waimate. ton N. 33. „ Pride of Foxton, Foxton. m n.aj/ii r>- *_• * t. j- „,„,„.',. 10. United Otago District —Dunedin. 34. „ Ruapehu, Raetahi. . n ,%, . ■ t> jo- t>. I t> 1- Court Enterprise, Dunedin. 35. „ Pongaroa, Pongaroa. ,, ... r , „' ,. j-. ,. oa n i o- n n \i7 n- t 2. „ Pride of Dunedin, Dunedin. 34. Court Sir George Grey—Wellington. „ -r, ■ -, , „ V> _ n J ° 3. „ Pride of Oamaru, Oamaru. 4. Nelson District— Nelson. 5. „ Robin Hood, Port Chalmers. 1. Court Pride of the Forest, Wakapuaka. 7. „ Roxburgh, Roxburgh. 2. „ Concord, Greymouth. 8. „ St. Andrews, Caversham. 3. „ Sherwood Forest, Stoke. 11. „ Pride of Alexandra, Alexandra. 4. „ Robin Hood, Nelson. 12. „ Bruce, Milton. 5. „ Aorere, Collingwood. 13. , Pride of the Lake, Queenstown. 6. „ Inangahua, Reefton. 14. „ Excelsior, Mornington. 7. „ Unity, Havelock. 15. „ Pride of the Leith, Dunedin. 8. „ Perseverance, Motueka. 16. „ Havelock, Waitahuna. 9. „ Charleston, Charleston. 17. „ Star of the South, Invercargill. 10. „ Royal Oak, Westport. 18. „ Star of the Dunstan, Clyde. 28. Canterbury United District— Christchurch. 19 - » Little John > Eoslyn. 1. Court Pride of Courtenay, Courtenay. 20 - » R °y al 0ak . Wyndham. 2. „ Thistle of the Forest, Sydenham. 21 - » Southern Star, Bluff. 4. „ Woodford, Kaiapoi. 22 - . Woodland's Pride, Dunedin. 8. , Papanui, Papanui. 23 - » Queen of the South, Invercargill. 9. „ Ashburton, Ashburton. 2i - » Star of the Forest, Woodlands. 10. » Star of Dunsandel, Dunsandel. ni - Court; Ster of Tuapeka—Lawrence. 11. „ Star of Belfast, Belfast. 13. „ Queen of Canterbury, Christchurch. Court not in any District. 14. „ Victoria, Kaiapoi. 88. Court Coromandel—Coromandel. 15. „ Star of Canterbury, Christchurch. VI. Ancient Order of Shepherds. 11. Sanctuary Sir George Grey—Wellington. VII. United Ancient Order of Druids. 296. Grand Lodge of North Island —Wellington. 281. 13. Trafalgar Lodge, Kaiapoi. 1. Oroua Lodge, Palmerston North, 14. Star of Ashburton Lodge, Ashburton. 3. Horowhenua Lodge, Levin. 15. Oak of Sydenham Lodge, Sydenham. 4. Otaki Lodge, Otaki. 16. Old Oak Lodge, Southbridge. 5. Stonehenge Lodge, Masterton. 17. Ellesmere Lodge, Doyleston. 6. Bishop Lodge, Wanganui. 18, Olive Branch Lodge, Hornby. 7. Turanganui Lodge, Gisborne. 19. Cable Lodge, Redcliffs. 8. Auckland Lodge, Auckland. 20. Lily of Burwood, Burwood. 9. Pacific Lodge, Wellington. 298. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland. 10. Blenheim Mistletoe Lodge, Blenheim. L Otago Lodge, Dunedin. 11. Totara Lodge, Carterton 2 . Enterprise Lodge, South Dunedin. 12. Star of Egmont Lodge, Patea. 3 R al 0ak Lodg Caversham. 13. Morgan Lodge Marton. 4 Aco J m Lod In V eroargill . 14. Holly Lodge, Pahautanui. 5 Linden Lod Roslyn 5 15. Hawera Lodge, Hawera. 6 West Harbour Lodf / e Rotnesay . 16. Star of Paeroa Lodge, Paeroa. 7 Endeavour Lodge, Oamaru. 18. Moturoa Lodge, New Plymouth. 8 Good Intent L< £ Mosgiel. 19. Poneke Lodge, Petone. 9 Rose of p a , merston Lod | e p aImersto n S. 20. Ponsonby Lodge, Ponsonby. 10 Gore Lod „ e Gore 21. Pride of Waihi Lodge, Waihi. n 0raka Colao B 22. Victoria Lodge, Waikino. 12 . Lil 0 , the Valley Lodge, Dunedin. 23. Manakau Lodge, Manakau. 13 _ st p atriok . s W e aikouaiti . 24. Pahiatua Lodge, Pahiatua u _ Pride of Mornington Lodge, Mornington. 25. Coronation Lodge, Wellington. 15 8tar ot Tuapeka Lodge, Lawrence. 281. Grand Lodge of Canterbury —Christchurch. 171. Ivanhoe Lodge—Dunedin. 1. Pioneer Lodge, Christchurch. 174. Star of the West Lodge—Greymouth. 2. Hope of St. Albans Lodge, St. Albans. 177. Excelsior Lodge—Wellington. 3. Mistletoe Lodge, Christchurch. 178. Star of New Zealand Lodge—Lower Hutt. 4. Ethelbert Lodge, Springston. 181. Bud of Hope Lodge—Rangiora. 5. Lyttelton Hearts of Oak Lodge, Lyttelton. 219. All Nations Lodge—Port Chalmers. 6. Star of Anglesea Lodge, Lincoln. 222. Brunner Lodge—Brunnerton. 7. Perseverance Lodge, Addington. 232. Albion Lodge—Napier. 8. Hope of Amberley Lodge, Amberley. 292. Maitai Lodge—Nelson. 9. Anchor Lodge, Woolston. 301. Lady Ranfurly Lodge, Wellington. 10. Ohoka Lodge, Ohoka. 302. Reefton Lodge—Reefton. 11. Timaru Lodge, Timaru. 308. Takaka Lodge, Takaka. 12. Ivy of Linwood Lodge, Christchurch. VIII. Independent Order of Rechabites. 190. New Zealand District —Auckland. 110. New Zealand Central District —Wellington. 1. Hope of Auckland Tent, Auckland. 2. Murihiku Tent, Invercargill. 2. Eden Tent, Newmarket. 3. Scandia's Hope Tent, Norsewood. 3. Northern Star Tent, Aratapu. 4. Hope of Woodville Tent, Woodville. 4. Star of Hauraki Tent, Thames. 5. Hope of Wellington Tent, Wellington. 6. Gordon Tent, Onehunga. 6. Hope of Dunedin Tent, Dunedin. 10. Whangaroa Tent, Whangaroa. 7. Pride of Christchurch Tent, Christchurch, 11. Advance Tent, Waihi. 8. Perseverance Tent, Wellington.

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Hope of Johnsonville Tent, Johnsonville. 98. Star of Hope Tent—Hokitika. 30. Star of Wakefield Tent, Wakefield. IX. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. 170. National Division of New Zealand —Linwood. 170. 10. Sunbeam Division, Wanganui. 2. Helpmate Division, Ashburton. 11. Hope of Sydenham Division, Sydenham. 4. Resolution Division, Rangiora. 15. Perseverance Division —Christchurch. 6. Excelsior Division, Addington. 118. Antidote Division—Dunedin. 7. Elim Division, St. Albans. 147. Progress Division —Kaiapoi. 9. Advance Division, Wellington. X. Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. 198. New Zealand District —Auckland. 198. 18. St. Joseph's Branch, Dunedin. 2. St. John's Branch, Leeston. 19. Charleston „ Charleston. 3. St. Patrick's „ Christchurch. 21. Greymouth „ Greymouth. 6. St. Patrick's „ Lincoln. 22. Onehunga „ Onehunga. 8. St. Mary's „ Timaru. 25. St. Michael's „ Masterton. 10. St. Joseph's , New Plymouth. 26. St. Patrick's „ Oamaru. 11. St. Patrick's „ Wellington. 27. St. John's „ Napier. 12. Auckland „ Auckland. 28. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Branch, Milton. 14. St. Patrick's „ Blenheim. 29. St. Patrick's Branch, Waimate. 15. Grahamstown „ Thames. 30. St. Columbkillie's Branch, Denniston. 16. Waipawa „ Waipawa. 31. St. Canice's Branch, Westport. 17. St. Joseph's „ Hastings. XI. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. 197. Grand Council of New Zealand —Thames. I 197. 9. Triumph Lodge, South Dunedin. 1. Prince of Wales Lodge, Thames. 11. Star of Hastings Lodge, Hastings. 3. Excelsior Lodge, Green Island. 12. Valley True Blue „ North-east Valley. 4. Wickliffe „ Napier. 1-4. Star of Oamaru „ Oamaru. 5. John Knox „ Wellington. 18. St. Albans Auokland. 6. Alexandra „ Auckland. XII. Railway Benefit Societies. 161. Otago Railway Employees' Benefit Society—Dun- I edin. XIII. Isolated Friendly Societies. 183. Grey Valley Accident Relief Fund—Brunnerton. 299. Auckland Labourers'Acoident Fund Association— 277. Denniston Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief Auckland. Association —Denniston. 300. Wellington Wharf Employees' Society—Wellington. 279. United Fire-brigades' Accident Assurance Society 304. Auckland United Friendly Societies' Conference - of New Zealand—Napier. Auckland. 286. Wellington Friendly Societies' Jubilee Orphanage 306. Waikato Medical and Accident Society—Huntly. Society—Wellington. 307. Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief 293. Blackball Colliery Accident Relief Fund Society— Association —Granity. Blackball. 310. New Zealand Collieries, Railway, and Oil Syndicate Employees' Benefit Society—Kaitangata. XIV. Juvenile Friendly Societies. 288. Court Pride of the Forest, A.O.F.—Dunedin. I 303. Kaiapoi Lodge, M.U.I.O.O.F.—Kaiapoi. 290. Court Pride of Invercargill, A.O.F. —Invercargill. XV. Working-men's Clubs. 151. Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary 238. Petone Working-men's Club and Literary InstiInstitute—Wellington. tute—Petone. 162. Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual 264. Richmond Working-men's Club—Richmond, ChristSchool of Arts—Christchurch. churoh. 186. Greytown Working-men's Club —Greytown. 267. Palmerston North Working-men's Club and Literary 202. Club Garibaldi —Wellington. Institute—Palmerston North. 209. Sydenham and Addington Working-men's Club and 271. Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts—AshMutual School of Arts—Sydenham. burton. 215. Auckland Working - men's Club and Mechanics' 272. Blenheim Working-men's Club—Blenheim. Institute —Auckland. 287. Wellington Social Club—Wellington. 231. Kaiapoi Working-men's Club —Kaiapoi. 305. Oxford Working-men's Club—East Oxford. 309. Napier Working-men's Club—Napier. XVI. Specially authorised Societies. 169 Grand Lodge of New Zealand of the Independent 169. 4. Hope of Christchurch Lodge, Christchuroh. Order of Good Templars —Dunedin. 6. Pioneer Lodge, Wellington. 1. Pioneer Lodge, Dunedin. 7. Star of South Canterbury Lodge, Waimate. 2. Aggressive Lodge, Blenheim. 9. Loyal Nelson Lodge, Nelson. 3. Dauntless Lodge, Christchurch. 12. West Coast Pioneer Lodge, Greymouth.

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APPENDIX III. Registered Trade-unions, as on the 31st December, 1902. Reg. No. Eeg. No. 1. Christchurch Operative Bootmakers' Society. 22. New Zealand Federated Fellmongers', Skinners', 2. Dunedin Operative Bootmakers' Union. Tanners', and Curriers' Union. 3. Federated Stewards' and Cooks' Union of Australasia. 23. New Zealand Federated Butchers'Employees' Union. 4. Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand. 24. Amalgamated Labour Union. 5. Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society. 25. New Zealand Gasworks Employees' Union. 6. Auckland Operative Bootmakers' Society. 27. Shipmasters' Association of New Zealand. 7. Operative Bakers' Association of Dunedin. 28. Association of the Master Ironworkers and Farriers of 8. Grey Valley Coal-miners' Association. the Provincial District of Auckland. 9. New Zealand Federated Boot-trade Union. 29. United Millers', Engine-drivers', and Mill Employees' 11. Oamaru Operative Bakers' Association. Society of New Zealand. 12. Grey District Trades and Labour Union of the 32. Dunedin Cabmen's Union. Colony of New Zealand. 33. New Zealand Workers' Union. 13. New Zealand Federated Wharf Labourers' Union. 34. Thames Miners' Union. 14. Mercantile Marine Officers' Association of Australasia. 35. United Employees' Society of Boilermakers and Iron15. New Zealand Federated Wharf Carters', Express- ship Builders of New Zealand. men's, and Storemen's Union. 36. New Zealand Boot-manufacturers' Association. 16. Southland Trades and Labour Union. 37. Boilermakers' and Iron-ship Builders' Society of 17. Associated Iron and Brass Moulders of New Zealand. Christchurch. 18. Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of New 38. Wellington Typographical Society. Zealand. 39. Otago Typographical Society. 19. New Zealand Fishermen's Union. 40. Hawke's Bay Operative Bootmakers' Society. 20. New Zealand Federated Timber-workers' and Furni- 41. Wellington Eight Hour Federated Union. ture Trade Association.

APPENDIX IV. Forms which may be obtained free on application to the Registrar of Friendly Societies. Form of application to register a society under the Friendly Societies Act. Form of notice of establishment of branch of registered society. Form of application for the conversion of a registered society into a branch. Form of declaration to accompany the foregoing. Form of application to register complete amendment of rules (societies). Form of application to register complete amendment of rules (branches). Form of application to register partial amendment of rules (societies). Form of application to register partial amendment of rules (branches). Form of declaration in support of amendment of rules (societies). Form of declaration in support of amendment of rules (branches). Form of notice of appointment of trustees (societies). Form of notice of appointment of trustees (branches). Form of notice of change of registered office of society. Form of notice of change of place of establishment of branoh. Form of return to District Land Registrar.

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. 43 a CO °i si K o.2 . -Sa r* EC JH fc o o CD r* CD ■e a a co com ao IH Ph <d a 3 O CD O Ph 9-,+= a O cS 3 CD sfe rH CO re a 3 CO a CD QO a ID as w a > a CO a . CD U Q CD tS QO !H £V CD O ® CO •a CO CD > H *-• CD SSgg .h SI'S cp Sti © -i Q 13 fA g a no g a o Sa >. © c6 r O (3 3 com to CO , 3 OC Q r- gS I-H CD > CD ° a a fogla M.U.I.O.O.P. Wellington District — Britannia Lodga Antipodean Rose of the Valley Kainapoura Rose of Sharon » St. George Unity Combination Heart of Oak Masterton „ Greytown Petone Eketahuna Martinborough Mangatainoka Newtown „ Victoria Diamond Sister Wallis Wellington Lower Hutt Porirua Upper Hutt Pahautanui Feathers ton Johnsonville Carterton .. Masterton .. Greytown .. Petone Eketahuna Martinborough Mangatainoka Newtown .. Levin Wellington 1843 1847 1849 1857 1857 1867 1872 1876 3877 1877 1879 1882 1887 1892 1894 1897 1897 1895 1901. Deo. 31 480 351 135 16 64 24 64 32 71 54 70 82 60 40 63 58 19 34 £ 23,486 16,789 5,607 928 2,910 1,170 2,943 1,469 3,442 2,252 2,915 3,994 2,445 1,502 2,248 2,316 756 624 £ 11,124 8,842 2,812 439 1,582 469 1,924 970 1,826 1,770 2,066 2,491 1,927 1,346 2,020 2,045 655 537 £ 16,089 12,470 2,627 392 1,313 377 1,048 543 1,353 575 1,177 1,354 616 448 192 261 104 45 £ 3,727 4,523 "29 44 £ 168 97 15 324 263 £ 7-76 12-89 0-45 1-37 £ 1-24 6-02 0-23 13-50 3-70 Years. 36-62 36-56 42-26 42-44 36-45 41-10 34-29 34-10 36-39 30 61 30-23 36-94 30-45 26-73 23-96 2895 29-63 24-38 £ 1-38 1-49 1-31 1-83 1-47 1-24 1-76 1-80 1-54 1-85 1-65 1-87 1-79 1-82 1-70 1-96 1-93 0-82 £ 33-51 3553 19-46 24-50 20-52 15-71 16-38 16-97 19-06 10-65 16-81 16-51 1027 11-20 3-05 450 5-47 1-50 £ 5-12 4-53 4-48 3-70 2 53 4-76 3-75 3-43 4-19 3-60 7-70 3-96 5-31, 0-49 0-52 3 08 Nil 2 06 £ + 7-86 + 7-96 - 12 62 - 117 - 306 - 6-77 - 0-34 - 0-66 - 563 + 2-68 + 17-21 - 2-52 + 1-55 + 2-83 -(- 0-63 93 328 1-72 4-68 149 1-63 7-30 1-82 "'98 292 36 10 6 42 0-57 0-17 0-32 1-23 * * Total .. 1,717 77,805 44,845 40,984 '8,024 Wellington District — Widow and Orphan Fund Wellington 1849 1901. Dec. 31 6-70 51-32 0-22 37-10 5-30 + 7-74 59 1,958 164 2,189 395 Marlborough District — Marlborough Lodge Renwick „ Blenheim .. Renwick .. 1860 1867 1901. Dec. 31 111 37 6,483 2,089 1,788 619 5,083 1,338 388 132t 3-50 3-57 42-72 41-18 1-35 1-31 45-79 3616 4-76 5-21 + 12-05 + 14-11 Total .. 148 8,572 2,407 6,421 256 U.A.O.D. Bud of Hope Lodge Rangiora .. 1880 1901. Dec. 31 10-49 37-53 1-42 6-26 5-96 - 916 94 3,359 1,784 589 986 * Not previously valued. 1 This deficiency has since been made food out of a former sur] ilus.

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Ratio to Liabilities, per £1, of Name of Society and Branch. Present Value of Future Contributions to Benefit Funds. B' C0U fit Fund's Total AssetH - Surplus. Deficiency, M.U.I.O.O.F. Wellington District — Britannia Lodge Antipodean Rose of the Valley „ Kainapoura „ Rose of Sharon „ St. George Unity Combination Heart of Oak Masterton Greytown Petone „ Eketahuna Martinborough „ Mangatainoka „ Newtown Victoria Diamond Sister Wallis „ s. d. 9 6 10 7 10 0 9 6 10 11 8 0 13 1 13 2 10 8 15 9 14 2 12 6 15 9 17 11 18 0 17 8 17 1 17 3 s. d. 13 8 14 10 9 5 8 5 9 0 6 6 7 1 7 5 7 10 5 1 8 1 6 9 5 1 6 0 1 8 2 3 2 9 1 5 s. d. 23 2 25 5 19 5 17 11 19 11 14 6 20 2 20 7 18 6 20 10 22 3 19 3 20 10 23 11 19 8 19 11 19 10 18 8 s. d. 3 2 5 5 6' 2 0 7 010 2 3 s. d. 0 7 2 1 0 1 5 6 i' 6 0 9 010 3 11 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 Widow and Orphans Fund 24 0 4 0 1 8 22 4 Marlborough District — Marlborough Lodge Renwick „ 5" 6 5 11 15 8 12 10 21 2 18 9 1 2 T 3* U.A.O.D. Bud of Hope Lodge .. 14 2 5 10 10 8 3 6 * This deficieucy has since been made good out of a former surplus.