FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, TRADE-UNIONS, AND INCORPORATED SOCIETIES. (THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1909.)

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, TRADE-UNIONS, AND INCORPORATED SOCIETIES. (THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1909.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, Section 9, and the Trade-unions Act, 1908, Section 16. The Registrar of Friendly Societies to the Right Hon. the Minister of Finance. Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith, in accordance with the Act, the annual report of this office for the year ended 31st December, 1909. ' ■ I have, &c, Robt. E. Hayes, Registrar Friendly Societies, Trade-unions, and Incorporated Societies Wellington, 31st May, 19-10.

LEGISLATION. The year 1909 marks the passing of an amending Friendly Societies Act that came into operation on the Ist January, 1910. The friendly societies legislation in New Zealand had remained practically unaltered from the year 1882, although since then the Imperial Act and those of most of the Australian States had been remodelled and brought up to date. As the 1909 Act contains several new and important features, a short resume of the measure as far as it relates to a divergence from the old Act is subjoined. The classes of societies entitled to registration have been extended to include those established for medical or surgical attendance, relief, or requisites, and for guaranteeing the performance of their duties by officers and servants of any society or branch. The machinery for registering what are known as " specially authorised " societies—that is, societies formed for any purpose which the Governor may by Order in Council authorise—has been re-enacted, and replaces in the Act a very useful provision. In applying for the registration of a branch of a society, whether with or without rales, it is now necessary to forward the application and rules signed by the secretary and three members of the branch (section 19, subsection (1) ), as well as by the District or Grand Secretary, instead of, as formerly, by the District Secretary alone. This new method binds the founders of a branch to the application, and places upon them the responsibilities of registration. The failure to register a branch of a society within three months of its establishment renders every officer of the branch or society liable to a penalty for an offence under the Act. This, of course, relates to Juvenile branches established after the Ist January, 1910, and the attention of the officials of registered societies is specially directed to the section. Sections 25-27 set out the means by which a registered branch may secede from a society, and also the conditions enjoined in such cases upon the society and branch. yg An important check against ill-considered amendments of rules is imposed by section 30. It has come under notice that serious financial difficulties have been created through the alteration of rules to reduce members' contributions or increase their benefits without any provision being made to meet the extra demands on the funds, and in some cases the alteration has been made by delegates in utter ignorance of the effects of their action. This new section is the more important as it will insure the societies more frequently obtaining the advice of the Actuary in carrying out their financial reforms. Section 35 (3) is a new provision designed as a first step towards an improved system of audit, which is well known to be so urgently required. One of the principal obstacles to an expert audit for all lodges is the question of expense, as the employment of Public Auditors in the case of many small societies and lodges is quite beyond their means. Under section 35 (3) the Registrar now has power to compel a society or lodge to submit its accounts to a Public Auditor in certain cases— i.e., where either a society has failed to furnish returns to the Registrar, or if, when received, those returns disclose an unsatisfactory state of affairs. It is observed that lodges so conducted are as a rule those that urge they are least able to pay heavy audit fees, and to compel them to call in a Public Auditor from a

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distance (it has to be remembered that there are hundreds of places in New Zealand where there are no Public Auditors available) would at once raise the expense difficulty. To n overcome this it has been decided to constitute the Kegistrar and the Actuary licensed Auditors whose services will be' Available only in such cases. If on requiring a lodge to submit its books and accounts to a Public Auditor the expense and impracticability is urged as an excuse by the lodge for not doing so, then the Registrar or Actuary is authorised to require the accounts, books, &c, to be sent to his office for examination. It is hoped that by this method it will be possible to prevent such extensive irregularities as have come under notice within the last few years. The right of a member or person interested in the funds of a society to demand a copy of the last annual return or balance-sheet is now modified in so far as a copy may be produced for inspection only, in terms of section 39. In section 41 authority is given to allocate surplus moneys under certain conditions, and the purposes to which such appropriations may be applied are set out. In the cases of societies who have authority to appropriate over 5 per cent, interest earned by their benefit funds it is now enacted that the Sick and Funeral Fund during each of the two preceding years must have been credited with not less than 5 per cent, net interest. There is a new and express power given to societies or branches to remove a trustee by resolution; and trustees are prohibited from holding the additional office of secretary, treasurer, or auditor. Section 49 places a restriction on the improper investment of funds, whereby moneys advanced in on mortgage shall not exceed a fixed proportion of the value of the securities. It is further enacted that any benefit funds invested in the purchase of land, buildings, or halls must receive at least 4 per cent, interest in return ; and if this rate is not payable out of the investment itself the Management Fund must make good the shortage. No branch can invest its funds in this mode without the consent of the central body. It is unnecessary, perhaps, to repeat the warnings against hall-investments, but the operation of this section of the Act should have the effect of bringing before lodges more sharply the responsibilities they incur by placing benefit funds in this form of investment. The law relating to payments on death is slightly amended in regard to the proof required in certain cases. Where the usual certificate is not available the Registrar of Friendly Societies is empowered, on being satisfied of the fact of death, to grant an exemption from the production of the usual certificate. The provisions governing payments on nomination are enlarged on the. lines of the British Act. For the amalgamation or transfer of engagements of friendly societies a special resolution may now be passed by two-thirds in value of the members, instead of five-sixths as under the old Act. Any person dissatisfied with the provision made for him in an amalgamation or transfer of engagements may apply for redress to the Registrar, who has power to deal with the application as in a dispute under the Act; and similar rights are granted to persons dissatisfied with the provision made for them in a voluntary dissolution. Formerly redress could be obtained only by recourse to a Magistrate. An important power is given to central bodies when granting consent to the dissolution of a branch, whereby the former may impose their own terms and conditions. The number of members required to sign an application for an investigation into the affairs of a branch is less than under the old Act. The conversion of societies into branches may now be carried by a bare majority, in place of by a three-fourths majority as formerly. For the settlement of disputes the reference has been considerably widened to extend the right to persons who have ceased to be members, and the reference may also apply between societies and between branches or both. Special power is given the Registrar to appoint, without application, an inspector to examine into the affairs of a society. Any trustee or officer of a society who wilfully takes part in any expenditure or investment contrary to the provisions of the Act commits an offence thereunder, and the trustees of friendly societies are now deemed to be trustees within the meaning of section 25 of the Crimes Act, 1908. The restriction as to the age of persons who may be members of societies has been removed, and members may be admitted at any age. Every officer in receipt of money shall in all cases give the security of a guarantee society, the former provision for personal bonds being no longer acceptable. Section 95 enables a society to obtain, on application to the Registrar, an actuarial certificate of the adequacy of its rate of contributions. A valuable privilege is granted by section 99, which exempts from attachment by legal process, or assignment in bankruptcy, any moneys payable by to a member or payable on the death of a member. It should be noted that anything in the present rules of societies that is contrary to the provisions of this Act is voided thereby (section 108 (3)), and the earliest, [opportunity should be taken of submitting all rules for revision and complete amendment.? It has been decided to compile the new Act, and regulations thereunder, into booklet form with suitable index and notes for the guidance of those working under the Act. The law in this form will be more]easily and conveniently handled, and a small charge will be made for copies. Societies will be notified as soon as the publication is ready for issue. Hospital Treatment. By section 71 (4) of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, specific power is given to Boards to enter into agreements with friendly societies or their branches for the relief and treatment of members,

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REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES AND BRANCHES. There were registered during the past year 32 new branches, distributed among the various orders as follows : M.U.1.0.0.F., 7 lodges ;j 1.0.0. F., 12 lodges ; A.0.F.,t;5 courts];! U.A.0.D.,1,5 lodges ; H.A.C.8.5., 3 branches ; and 2 isolated friendly societies—viz., the NightcapsfjCollieriespiedical Sick and Accident Relief Association, and the Stockton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Association. The registrations of the following were cancelled by dissolution, &c. : — I.O.O.F.—Britannia Lodge, Campbelltown. A.O.F. —Court Havelock, Waitahuna, and Court Tuapeka, Lawrence. S.A.S.—Newton Band Society, Auckland. The secession of the Eden Tent, Auckland, of the New Zealand District No. 84, 1.0. R., has also been notified. The following amalgamations were registered :— A.O.F.—Court Pride of Waitekauri with Court Waihi (Auckland District). IJ.A.O.D.—Ahaura Lodge with Star of the West, and Seig Lodge witbjlNaumai Lodge (Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand). Cable Lodge with Anchor Lodge (GrandJjLodge of Canterbury). P.A.F.S.A. —Royal Standard Lodge with Queen's Own Lodge. The position of the orders in respect of registration is shown by the following summary as at the beginning and the end of 1909: —

A complete list of societies and branches on the Register as at the end of 1909 is given in Appendix 11. RULES. The rules of 41 societies and branches came under revision in one form or another for amendment during 1909, and with the passing of new legislation it is to be expected that this branch of the office will be kept fully engaged for the next few years. Complete amendments were registered during the year, viz. : — M.U.l.O.O.F.—Britannia Lodge (Wellington District); Auckland District; Waipori, Milton, and Middlemarch Lodges (Otago District). W.M.C. —North Island Brass Bands' Association. Partial Amendments of Rules registered. Partial amendments for the following were made*:— M.U.1.0.0.F. —Wellington District; Unity and Antipodean Lodges (Wellington District); Howard Lodge (Nelson District) ;~, Hawke's Bay District; Tavistock, Woodville, and Napier Lodges (Hawke's Bay District); Waikato, Parnell, and Fountain of Friendship (2) Lodges (Auckland District); Ashburton District; Westport Lodge (North Westland District); Awarua Lodge (Southland District). 1.0.0.F. —Southern Cross Lodge. A.O.F.- —Auckland District, Hawke's Bay District, Taranaki District, United Otago District. U.A.O.D. —Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand (2), Grand Lodge of Canterbury, Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland (2). 1.0.R. —New Zealand Central District. S.D.T.—Antidote Division. R.E.B.S.—Otago Railway Employees' Benefit Society, I.F.S.- —New Zealand Collieries Railway and Oil Syndicate Employees' Benefit Society. W.M.C.—Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual School of Arts, Oxford Workingmen's Club, Napier Working-men's Club (2). S.A.S. —Hawke's Bay United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, Wellington United Friendly Societies' Dispensary.

Ifame ot Order. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows Independent Order of Odd Fellows National Independent Order of Odd Fellows British United Order of Odd Fellows*.. Ancient Order of Foresters Ancient Order of Shepherds United Ancient Order of Druids Independent Order of Rechabites .. Sons and Daughters of Temperance Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society.. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia Railway Employees' Benefit Society .. .. Isolated Friendly Societies Working-men's Clubs Independent Order of Good Templars Specially Authorised Societies .. Registrations at 1st January,! Established. 1909. l_ j _ 201 7 55 12 .. 3 1 138 5 I! 123 *5 .. I 45 11 39 3 13 1 14 2 17 55 18 Closed. 1 3 3 1 i i Registrations at 31st December, 1909. 208 f66 F3 Hi 140 2 125 44 11 42 12 1 16 17 55 17 Totals 736 34 10 760

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CHANGE OF NAME. The following changes of name were registered :— M.U.l.O.O.F.—Hokitika District to Westland District. U.A.O.D.—Lily of Burwood Lodge to Lily of Richmond Lodge (Grand Lodge of Canterbury). ANNUAL RETURNS. The furnishing of the annual returns of receipts and expenditure, sickness and mortality, by secretaries of societies and branches is not so prompt as it should be, particularly when it is considered that a fee is paid to secretaries for their trouble. A considerable sum is annually expended out of the Consolidated Fund for this service, the payment having been authorised for the purpose of inducing secretaries to render the returns in time for the figures therein to be tabulated and published for the use and benefit of societies and their members. The payment of the fees is in no way bound up with the legal obligation to render the returns ; and, whether or not payment be made, the returns must be furnished. It should be clearly understood that the fee is paid for prompt work, and it is not to be expected for returns received long after the legal date, and too late for inclusion in the annual report to Parliament. The comparative table hereunder shows that on the 31st March this year there were more returns outstanding than at the same date in 1909, and the increased number of central bodies who have offended in this respect is regrettable. The latitude allowed in the past is apparently not appreciated, and it will probably require an application of the penalising powers of the Act to bring about a change for the better.

Returns outstanding.

UNSOUND FINANCE. In my 1908 report I referred to the adoption in New Zealand by certain friendly societies of the special levy or assessment system of providing for death benefits. The Parliamentary Committee that investigated the proposed legislation of that year adduced much valuable information on this subject, and the evidence of the Actuary of the Department made it abundantly clear that no such haphazard method of providing for life assurance or death benefits can guarantee any security, and that a scale of contributions graduated according to age on the lines adopted by all New Zealand friendly societies for insuring their usual benefits affords the only satisfactory means of meeting their liabilities.

Same of Society. At 31st March, 1909. At 31st March, 1910. Central Body. Branches. i_ Central Body. I Branches. t ■ _ M.U.I.O.O.F., New Zealand Branch — Central Body Auckland District .. . ■ New Plymouth District . . .. ■ • | 1 Wanganui District .. . • ■ • ■ ■ Wellington District .. .. • • ■ • 1 Motueka District Westland District .. .. • • • • 1 Ashley District .. • • ■ ■ North Canterbury District Lyttelton District South Canterbury District Otago District l.O.O.P. of New Zealand . . .. • ■ I N.I.O.O.F. A.O.F.— Auckland District Hawke's Bay District .. • • • • * Taranaki District Wellington District Nelson District .. . . • • ■ • ' Canterbury United District .. .. ,. United Otago District .. ■ • ■ ■ 1 Court Coromandel U.A.O.D.— Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. . • • ■ ! 1 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland I.O.R.— New Zealand District New Zealand Central District .. .. . ■ 1 S.D.T.— National Division .. .. • ■ Separately registered divisions .. H.A.C.B.S : l P.A.F.S.A. .. .. •• •■ • • I.F.S., &c. .. • • • ■ 13 7 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 10 30 1 8 5 6 3 1 1 7 :: i i i 1 3 i 6 1 2 1 30 1 35 1 20 1 6 2 5 1 5 3 3 i 27 2 11 1 16 1 1 15 2 6 1 2 1 9 i 20 1 1 1 16 1 1 24 20 Total •■ •• n 189 Iβ 216 Grand total .. " .. ■ ■ 2i )0 2: !2 _L •

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The introduction of this pernicious scheme for offering large death benefits without adequate provision is probably the most dangerous attack yet made on the stability and good standing of our societies, and should it spread throughout these valuable organizations the friendly society movement in this country will most certainly receive a serious setback, and bring nothing but disappointment to numbers of persons who have been induced to join the scheme. Whatever may be said to the contrary, the systems that have been adopted in New Zealand are on the same fallacious basis as similar schemes that have been and are now working such havoc among fraternal societies in America, and any difference in detail that may exist is to the disadvantage of the New Zealand system. VALUATIONS. The volume of work completed during the year can be judged by the number of societies and branches whose affairs came under supervision—viz., 255 bodies, with a membership of 26,094 — a number far exceeding the output for .1907, which constituted a record up to that date. There is, I regret to state, considerable delay on the part of some societies in furnishing this office with the data necessary for the valuations to be proceeded with, and I hope that secretaries will in future send their statistics in as soon as they receive the forms, in order to insure compliance with the new Act, which legalises only the actuarial valuation carried out in this office. The desirability of more, widely circulating valuation reports and statistics among the members of societies generally has come under my notice on several occasions. It frequently happens that the Valuer's report, after its receipt by the secretary, gets no further than that officer or his immediate confreres, and, as there was only the one copy supplied, no other result was to be expected. Several societies, of course, print the reports and supply a copy to all members ; but these, as a rule, are favourable reports. The valuation reports, and their accompanying statements and returns, taks a very great deal of preparation, and much expert knowledge is expended on their compilation. All members should have the opportunity of seeing the report of their society and lodge, as by this means alone can they learn something of the principles governing the financial security of their organizations, and so be enabled to intelligently apply that knowledge to the task of carrying out the reforms necessary for the improvement and progress of their orders. On the completion of a valuation the practice is now adopted of preparing a sufficient number of copies of the report, and forwarding them to the society for distribution among a wider circle of members than hitherto—a change that should prove of great benefit to societies. The Use of a Surplus. As an outcome of the valuations made in this office, the funds of a number of societies and branches have disclosed surpluses, which during the year have been authorised to be allotted for the reduction of members' contributions or the increasing of their benefits. The use of surplus funds for the purpose of reducing the contributions of old members must be regarded as one of the most humane objects for which such moneys could be appropriated, and those members who have for many years been paying what they considered a high rate of contribution can now congratulate themselves on the fact that whatever they paid over and above the estimated requirements is now coming back to them as a welcome relief by reducing their payments for the remainder of life. MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITS. in my report for the year 1908 I drew attention to the possibilities awaiting friendly societies in the direction of attracting members by means of increased funeral benefits, and I published tables setting out the better terms that the societies could offer for such benefits as compared with the rates quoted by industrial insurance bodies. It is most encouraging to find that the lead given then has been followed by so many societies, who have during the last twelve months adopted increased funeral benefits on terms that should bring them an increasing membership, and it is the more gratifying to record that these societies are establishing their benefits on a sound and safe basis, with due provision for an actuarial reserve. COMPULSORY INSURANCE AGAINST SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY. A most important step, and one fraught with great changes in the social and economic condition of the nation, has recently been taken by the British. Government in formulating a scheme, in conference with the friendly societies' representatives, for compulsorily insuring all workers against sickness and infirmity. The aim of the proposed legislation is apparently to draw the unthrifty into some scheme by which it is hoped not only to relieve the burden on the thrifty, but to increase the comfort and raise the standard of living for the lowest members of the community. As the proposed British reforms are to a great extent evolved from a study of the German system, it will probably be recognised that the present is an opportune time to make more generally known the main features of those great and far-reaching laws which are universally regarded as the greatest effort yet made to repair defects in the social system. I have therefore compiled from various sources an account of the operation of these laws, and attach it hereto in Appendix 1. AUDIT. The number of licensed auditors available for the use of societies has been considerably increased within the past few years, with the object of encouraging the employment of more competent accountants than, unfortunately, societies in general have been trusting to in the past. I have already referred to the measures which the Act of 1909 enables this office to take in certain cases, and it is significant to note that the use of competent auditors is now recognised by several societies who a few

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years ago were satisfied'that the auditors chosen from among their own members, and maybe quite unfitteof for the position, were good enough for this important has cost somefjoffjthese societies a considerable sum in losses to learn the lesson, and now that their funds have been depleted they are hastening to take such steps as will prevent a recurrence of these irregularities. A most important and highly practicable scheme has come into prominence in England that promises to go a long way towards solving the audit difficulty. It is proposed to set up a standard test for members of societies who, on passing an examination in friendly society rules, practice, and finance, might be accepted as auditors, to be licensed only as such, and to be paid a fee for their work. There appears on the face of it to be a great deal to be said in favour of such a system, in preference to any attempt to force friendly societies' accounts to be audited by Public Auditors only. The following new appointments of Public Auditors under section 5 of the 1908 Act were made during the year : — Name. Place. Name. Place. A Oakey .. • • Wellington. John Kaeburn .. . . Paeroa. W Gibb, jun. .. .. Oamaru. Herbert Bolton .. .. Wellington. C.J.Salter .. ■• Wellington. E. C. Ludwig .. .. „ E. J. Harvey .. ■ • Blenheim. T. E. Whitton .. .. Auckland. E W Hunt '• • Wellington. A. L. Gray .. .. Kaiapoi. Henry Ivory .. .. „ Mark Maxton .. .. Greytown. DISSOLUTIONS AND SECESSIONS. A reference has already been made to the specific powers now given to central bodies whereby they may impose their own conditions when giving consent to the dissolution of a branchy and it behoves all societies to carefully examine their rules on this point in order that the powers of may not in any way be impaired by an old and ill-considered rule. As regards secession it cannot be too strongly impressed upon societies that rules setting out the terms on which a branch may take this step should be made as clear as possible for all parties, and at the same time impose that restraint that is so necessary to prevent the existence of a large fund from tempting members to disband and share the lodge benefit funds without due regard to the financial position of the remaining lodges Some cases have come under the this: office that show to what extent ambiguous and loosely drawn rules on these points may lead to friction and needless expense. SAVINGS-BANK ACCOUNTS. In the new regulations gazetted under the Act of 1909 provision is made for the Registrar to notify the Postal authorities of changes in the trustees of friendly societies and branches. In the form now issued by this office for the use of societies notifying a change of trustees, there is a space provided for the particulars of the Post-Office Savings-Bank account open in the name of the society or branch Secretaries are required to fill in the particulars m all such cases, and where t ,there is no such account open the secretary should put his pen through the part relating thereto in the form By this system societies will be relieved of the necessity of also advising the Postal Department of the alteration, and obviate the delay of waiting until the change is confirmed by reference.tothis.office in Wellington, as the Registrar will, on receiving the particulars from the society, notify the Postal Department forthwith. GENERAL STATISTICS. . Membership and Funds. The following table shows the increased membership in 567 lodges* which furnished returns for 1909:— ___

The increase in membership during 1909 was 2-27 per cent, only, a very sharp fall in the rate as compared with the previous year, when it was 6-4 per cent.

1909. ! Number of members, 1st January .. .... Number admitted by— g Initiation, &c. .. •• •• " " ' 546 Clearance .. • • • • • ■ <j g^g 70,316 Number who died Number left by— g05 Clearance .. • ■ • ■ • ■ " 88 q Arrears, &c. •• •• •■ '• ", ' j 5,888 j Number of members at 31st December .. • • ■ • | 70,316 64,428 * 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.

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The total funds of the societies and branches as on the 31st December, 1909, amounted to £1,266,296 15s. 3d., made up as follows: Sick and Funeral Funds (inclusive of amounts transferred to special funds out of surplus), £1,171,562 9s. 4d.; Medical and Management Funds, goods, &c, £94,734 ss. lid. 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 13s. Id. Taking the several years 1900-1909, the number of lodges whose returns were tabulated, the number of members, total funds, and average capital per member at the end of each were as under :—

The following statement shows the total funds (including those of the central bodies) as on the 31st December, 1909:—

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 Australian States and in the Dominion of New Zealand, according to the latest received statistics, arranged in order of membership : —

Sickness. The number of members sick during 1909 was 10,381, equal to 17-14 per 100 members at risk. The sickness experienced during 1909 was 86,558 weeks 3 days, equal to 8 weeks 2 days per sick member, and 1 week 3 days for each member at risk. 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 for 1909 are found to be as follows:—

Year. ' Number of Lodges tabulated. Number of Members. Total Funds Average Capital. .900 .901 .902 .903 .904 .905 .906 .907 .908 .909 443 445 462 465 479 501 500 516 505 567 40,257 41,236 43,408 45,255 47,302 51,103 53,759 56,817 58,517 64,428 £ 766,480 804,753 846,315 883,751 936,388 996,224 1,057,821 1,118,217 1,123,886 1,266,297 & s. a. 19 0 9 19 10 4 19 9 11 19 10 7 19 15 11 19 9 11 19 13 6 19 13 7 19 4 1 19 13 1

Funds. Assets. Sick and Funeral Funds Surplus Appropriation Funds, &o. .. Management Funds, goods, &o. Widow and Orphans' Funds Distress, Benevolent Funds, &o. .. £ 1,183,534 38,029 02,389 11,045 21,300 Investments at interest .. Value of land and buildings Cash not bearing interest.. Value of goods Other assets Owing by Management Fund £ .. 1,042,088 153,557 46,594 12,730 9,938 1,390 Total .. 1,266,297 Total .. 1,266,297

State or Dominion. Date of Return, Number Number of of Lodges. Members. Amount of Funds. Capital per Member. Victoria New South Wales .. New Zealand South Australia Queensland Tasmania.. Western Australia .. i .. j 31st December, 1907 1908 1908 1906 1908 .. I „ 1907 .. i , 1908 1,376 1,393 505 506 446 179 258 123,443 ; 118,276 I 58,517 52,165 37,557 i 18,954 ! 16,098 £ 1,793,186 1,258,023 1,123,886 743,795 461,238 162,643 129,537 £ s. a. 14 10 6 10 12 9 19 4 1 14 5 2 12 5 8 8 11 7 8 0 11 J I

Sickness per Member. Eatio (per Cent.) to Toti il Sickness. Order. Percentage Sick. Sick. J At Eisk. First Second 6 Months. 6 Months. After 12 Months. MU.I.O.O.F. i.O.O.F. LO.P. J.A.O.D. .. :.o.r. 17-68 15-15 17-81 16-41 15-49 Weeks. 9-62 6-11 8-98 5-92 7-76 Wks. dys. hrs. i 1 4 22 ; 0 6 12 14 5 j 0 6 19 1 1 10 48 75 53 73 69 7 7 8 9 8 45 18 39 18 23 All societies 8 37 17-14 8-34 1 3 0 58

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The percentage of members sick for the year 1909 was therefore highest in the A.0.F., while the average sickness per member at risk was highest in the M.U.1.0.0.F. and lowest in the 1.0.0. F. In 1908 the percentage of members sick was 17-68, the average sickness per member sick was 8-30 weeks, and the average sickness per member at risk 1 week 3 days 7 hours.

Mortality. The following statement of average mortality experienced for the year is given herewith, but it takes no account of age incidence : —

Sick and Funebal Funds. The contributions and entrance fees paid to Sick and Funeral Funds in 1909 amounted to £94,078. Divided by the mean number of members the average was £1 9s. 6d., as against £1 9s. Bd. for 1908. The interest and rent received by the lodges and central bodies amounted to £52,916 in 1909, equal to 16s. 7d. per member, as against 16s. 3d. for 1908. The amount of sickness benefit paid was £61,406 in 1909, equal to £5 18s. 4d. per member sick, and 19s. 3d. per member, as against £5 18s. 4d. and 19s. 7d. respectively for 1908. Viewing the amount paid in relation to the weeks of sickness, the average benefit per week is found to be 14s. 2d. in 1909, as compared with 14s. 3d. in 1908. The funeral benefit paid amounted to £12,376 in 1909, equal to 3s. lid. per member, as compared with 3s. Bd. for 1908. The total worth of the Sick and Funeral Funds at the beginning of 1909 of 567 lodges was £1,065,549, and at the end of the year £1,133,534, as compared with 505 lodges, worth £943,196 and £1,006,057, at the beginning and end of 1908. The balance of gain for the year was £67,985, or £1 Is. 4d. per member in 1909, as compared with £62,861, or £1 2s. 2d., in 1908. The averages for the five leading orders and for all societies are given in the following table for the year 1909:—

Investment of Funds. The net income from investments credited to the Sick and Funeral Funds for 1909 amounted to £52,916, the average rate being 4 - 93 per cent, (say, £4 18s. Bd.), as against £4 14s. 3d. in 1908.

Table showing the Rate of Interest per Cent. earned on Sick and Funeral Funds during 1908 and 1909.

Mei ibers. Wives. I Year. Number who died. i Number per 1,000 Members at Risk. Number who died. Number per 1,000 Members at Risk. 1905 L906 L907 L908 L909 351 348 385 376 403 7-53 7-08 7-52 708 6-65 174 162 217 216 236 3-73 330 424 407 3'90

Income per Member from I Order. HU.I.O.O.P. :.o.o.f. .. V.O.F. J.A.O.D. .. .O.R. iContributions.! Interest. £ 8. d. £ b. d. 112-3 12 3 19 9 0 11 9 17 7 0 18 6 19 3 0 7 8 13 8 15 0 Outgo per Member for ! sick-benefit per Member .-.. , i sick. Sickness. Funerals. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 131 0 4 0 6 15 1 0 18 3 i 0 3 0 ; 4 15 4 106 050 5 19 10 0 14 9 0 2 7 i 16 1 0 17 2 043 5 19 1 Average Sickpay per Week. L i £ s. d. ! 0 14 0 0 15 7 0 13 4 0 16 3 0 15 4 Gain per Member. £ a. d. 14 2 0 10 11 1 1 1 1 0 11 1 6 10 All societies 19 6 0 16 7 ' 0 19 3 0 3 11 5 18 4 0 14 2 114 I {

Name of Society. Rat Rate of Interest per Cent, earned. 1908. 1909. te of Intere 1908. est per < Cent, earned. 1909. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.P. N.I.O.O.P. .. B.U.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. .. .. •■ A.O.S. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.O.B.S. .. P.A.F.S.A. .. R.E.B.S. .. ■ • J £ 4-76 4 09 4 04 5-40 4-83 4-73 4'46 4-84 5-21 4-82 4-71 5'05 ! £ 4-86 4-76 8-19 4-94 5-05 5-95 466 5 : 63 5-38 5-10 5-22 469 All societies 4-71 4-71 493 493

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Other Societies on Register. At the end of 1909 there were 17 isolated friendly societies, 4 juvenile societies, 1 1 working-men's clubs, and 18 specially authorised societies : total, 56. TRADE-UNIONS. Two trade-unions were registered during the year—viz., the Greymouth Branch of the New Zealand Locomotive Engine Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, and the West Coast General Labourers' Industrial Union of AVorkers. j INCORPORATED SOCIETIES ACT. The Incorporated Societies Act, 1908, came into operation on the Ist January, 1909. During 1909 there were 52 societies, clubs, orTassociations incorporated under this Act, and amendments of rules of 27 societies were accepted. Four societies were wound up, and five dissolved. On the 31st December, 1909, there were 575 incorporated bodies under this Act.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Foresters. A.O.S. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Shepherds. 8.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. British United Order of Odd Fellows. H.A.C.B.S. .. .. .. .. Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. I.F.S. .. .. .. .. Isolated Friendly Society. 1.0. G.T. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1.0. R. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Reohabites. M.U.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows. N.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. National Independent Order of Odd Fellows. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia, R.E.B.S. .. .. .. .. Railway Employees' Benefit Society. S.A.S. .. .. .. .. Specially Authorised Society. S.D.T. .. .. .. .. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. United Ancient Order of Druids. W.M.C. .. .. .. .. Working-men's Club.

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The Registrar. During the year 1909 an unusually large number of valuations were completed and issued. As in the two preceding years, the valuations were made upon the statistics of New Zealand f iendly societies themselves up to age 70, Sutton's English sickness tables and Farr's healthy English mortality table being used after that age. In some instances the results were modified, particularly in those cases where the sickness was persistently abnormal, and a fictitious surplus would otherwise have been brought out. On the whole the tables employed in the valuations have been found to agree pretty closely with the experience of the societies. As regards the financial position of the societies valued during the year, there has in most cases been an improvementl]smce the previous valuation, due largely to increased interest-yields. In this and certainv'otherrdireetions societies. can do a great deal to improve their positions. In other cases I regret to say I find that unsound schemes have been entered into without proper consideration. The adoption by one society of the notorious equal levy or assessment scheme of iife insurance in a militant form, which at one time'jthreatened to set up a competition amongst the societies in unsound schemes, has no doubt been largely responsible for the financial set-back shown by another large which was induced to considerably increase its funeral benefit on an inadequate addition to members' contributions. Fortunately the spread of this downward competition appears to have been checked. Amongst the societies valued, one or two possess " superannuation schemes " designed to relieve members from the duty of paying contributions after some age such as 65 or 70. In adopting such schemes societies exhibit very praiseworthy motives, but these are often combined with a disposition to believe that two and two can somehow be made to produce five. This failing, however, is not peculiar to friendly societies, but is common to nearly all superannuation and pension schemes drawn up by laymen. The real trouble is that schemes of this nature are nearly always left until it is too late to establish them inexpensively. In my opinion friendly societies should have their scales of contributions designed£at the outset so that payments will cease at some selected age. The extra contribution is trifling when paid from the time of entry into the society. I Jappend some comments regarding the |societies valued. The figures are fully set out in Appendix V. Ashley District, M.U.1.0.0.F. : Valued as at Zlst December, 1907. At the valuation date there were 10 branches, with a membership of 1,091. The sickness experience of the quinquennium was unfavourable to the extent of £337, or 6J per cent., while for twenty years past the death-rates have been very low, the deaths in that period numbering 78, against an expectation of 103. Only 3of the 10 lodges succeeded in earning 4 per cent, on their funds. The rate earned on the. District Funeral Fund was practically 4 per cent.

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The District Funeral Fund, which is credited with 15 per cent, of the sick and funeral contributions received by lodges, is in a deficiency of £6,016, which is a charge against the lodges. After carrying this deficiency down to their debit it is found that 4 lodges have surpluses aggregating £3,477, and 6 have deficiencies aggregating £2,954, the surpluses exceeding the deficiencies by £523 ; so that the, district as a whole may be said to have a surplus of £523. The fact that any deficiencies exist _in individual lodges is due largely to the loss of capital and interest in hall speculations. The district, however, shows a general improvement as compared with five years ago, and it is likely this improvement will continue. The method of contributing to the District.Funeral Fund is not quite equitable. P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand : Valued as at 31st December, 1906. At the valuation date there were 12 branches, with a membership of 853. The sickness experience of the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £577, or nearly 13 per cent., whilst the death-rate for the past fifteen years has been identical with the standard table. Only 4 of the lodges earned more than 4 per cent, in their Sick and Funeral Funds, whilst the rate earned by the Grand Council Funeral Fund was over 5 per cent. The Funeral Fund is maintained by the inequitable method of equal levies, the levy in this instance being 6s. per member per annum. On this basis the fund mentioned has the comparatively small deficiency of £527 only. On this being carried to the debit of the branches it is found that one lodge has a surplus of £9, and the remaining 11 have deficiencies totalling £10,435. The unfavourable position of the society is due principally to the inadequacy of the contributions of the earlier members, coupled in some cases with the failure to properly invest the funds. The society is far too small to have 12 separate Sick Funds, and in my opinion some measure of consolidation is not only advisable but necessary. Wellington District, A.O.F. : Valued as at 31st December, 1906. At the valuation date there were 30 courts, with a total membership of 3,960. The sickness experience of the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,762, or about 10 per cent., whilst the death-rate of the past fifteen years has also been below the present standard tables, the deaths being 276 as against an expectation of 306. Usually a low death-rate is unfavourable to a friendly society's finances, but in this instance, owing to the high funeral benefit (£5O), the loss in one direction is counterbalanced by the gain in another. Of the 30 courts, only 11 succeeded in earning more than 4 per cent, on their funds. The District Funeral Fund produced over 5 per cent. The District Funeral Fund is supported by the inequitable system of equal levies, —viz., Bs. per male member and 2s. per female member. On the basis of a continuance of the levies at these particular rates the fund mentioned is found to have a deficiency of £33,218, which will sooner or later have to be made good by further levies on the branches. Transferring this deficiency, then, to the branches as a liability, it is found that two courts possess surpluses aggregating £51, and 28 courts have deficiencies aggregating £55,449, the net deficiency over the whole society being £55,398. The financial position of the society shows a considerable retrogression as compared with five years previously, and this is due mainly to the increase of £30 per member made in the funeral benefit without a sufficient increase in the contribution. Owing partly to the same cause, the scale of contributions is now considerably below an adequate basis, so that new entrants add to the deficiency. A slight improvement has been made in the scale since the valuation. Grand Lodge of the North Island, U.A.O.D. : Valued as at 31st December, 1906. At the valuation date there were 61 branches, with a membership of 6,980, the membership having increased largely since the adoption of the special funeral benefit of £100 referred to below. The sickness experience of the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,397, or about 10 per cent., whilst the mortality was also less than the expectation, the number of actual deaths being 80, against 90 expected. A large proportion of the members are new entrants, who have not long since passed, the doctor. Only 15 of the 61 lodges succeeded in earning more than 4 per cent, on their funds, and of the remainder the majority failed to earn even 3 per cent. The District Funeral Fund yielded nearly 4| per cent. The Funeral Fund is supported by the inequitable system of equal levies, the rate at present being 6s. per member per annum. On this basis the Funeral Fund is found to have a deficiency of £6,262. This deficiency is a charge on the lodges, and after debiting them with their share thereof it is found that all the lodges have deficiencies, the aggregate being £58,413, due principally to inadequate contributions and insufficient interest-earnings. The contribution-scale is now better than formerly, but it is still in need of a slight revision. A good deal can be done towards improving the position by increasing the interest-earnings of several lodges. In addition to the ordinary benefits payable out of the above funds, the society has a special death benefit of £100, which is worked upon the same equal levy or assessment principle that has been responsible for the failure of so many societies in America. As in America, the scheme is attracting numbers of new members, and it will undoubtedly flourish for a while, but later on will be the cause of loss and disappointment to the majority of members and damage to the society.

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Grand Lodge of Canterbury, U.A.O.D. : Valued as at 2>\st December, 1905. At the valuation date there were 21 branches, with a total membership of 1,993. The sickness experience of the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £450, or about 5 per cent., whilst the deaths during a period of fifteen years numbered 141, against an expectation of 138. Of the 21 lodges, 10 lodges earned more than 4 per cent, on their funds, 6 less than 3 per cent., and the remainder between 3 and 4 per cent. The District Funeral Fund earned the good rate of 5-15 per cent. The District Funeral Fund now receives 20 per cent, of the Sick and Funeral Fund contributions of male members, and a somewhat lower percentage in the case of female members. This system, though not a bad one when the percentages are properly fixed, is somewhat inequitable as applied in the present case. When valued at 4 per cent, .the District Funeral Fund shows a deficiency of £4,021, which has been carried to the balance-sheets of lodges. The valuation of lodges shows an aggregate deficiency of £14,775, no lodge possessing a surplus. The position as a whole shows an improvement as compared with 1898, due largely to the good intere3t-rates earned by the District Funeral Fund and some individual lodges. The main cause of the deficiency is inadequate contributions, coupled in some cases with poor interest-returns. The society possesses a District Grand Lodge Superannuation Fund, to which members pay 3d. per quarter, and which undertakes to pay members' contributions to all funds after reaching age 70. There is no hope of this fund carrying out its engagements, except, of course, in case of those members who call upon it early, after having paid nearly nothing into it. In making the valuation of the society it has been assumed that the Sick and Funeral Funds will continue to receive contributions after members pass age 70, either from the above Superannuation Fund ,or, in default thereof, from the members themselves. In addition to the foregoing, there is another fund called the Special Fund, the members being liable to a levy of 6d. per death, the proceeds of which up to £50 are paid over to the representatives of the deceased. This is the same system as that known as " assessmentism," which was responsible for the failure of so many societies in America. Bud of Hope Lodge, U.A.O.D. : Valued as at Zlst December, 1906. This lodge, which was previously affiliated to the Grand Lodge of Australia, joined the Grand Lodge of Canterbury in 1907. Making the valuation as at 31st December, 1906, on the assumption that the affiliation with Canterbury was complete then, there is found to be a deficiency of £1,579. The Grand Lodge of Canterbury loses about £400 by taking over the lodge's funeral liabilities from the Australian body without adequate compensation. United Otago District, A.O.F. : Valued as at 31st December, 1907. At the valuation date there were 23 branches, with a membership of 3,214. The sickness experience of males during the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,671, or about 12 per cent., whilst in the case of females the sickness was excessive. The mortality for the past twenty years has been a little above the standard tables, the deaths numbering 332, against an expectation of 320. Of the 23 courts, 12 earned more than 4 per cent, on their funds, 5 over 3 per cent., and 6 under 3 per cent. The District Funeral Fund produced nearly 5| per cent. The Funeral Fund, which is a properly constituted one, is found to have a surplus of £3,507. Exclusive of any share of this surplus, it is found that 14 courts have deficiencies amounting to £9,015, and 9 have surpluses aggregating £6,181; so that the net deficiency in courts may be said to be £2,834. With a surplus of £3,507 in the District Funeral Fund and a not deficiency of £2,834 in the courts the society as a whole has, therefore, a net surplus of £673, showing a considerable improvement since the previous valuation. The society is in capable hands, and its outlook is distinctly encouraging. Canterbury United District, A.O.F. : Valued as at 'ilst December, 1907. At the valuation date there were 12 branches, with a membership of 1,188. The sickness experience of male members during the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,743, or nearly 24 per cent., whilst in the case of females the experience was unfavourable. The mortality during the past twenty years has been slightly lower than the standard table, the deaths numbering 169, against an expectation of 180. Of the 12 courts, 8 earned more than 4 per cent, on their funds, only 4 failing to do so. The District Funeral Fund yielded over 5 per cent. The District Funeral Fund is based on the inequitable system of a fixed equal levy per member, irrespective of age. On valuation it shows a surplus of £777. Exclusive of any share in this surplus it is found that six courts have surpluses aggregating £2,139, and six have deficiencies aggregating £1,501, so that the excess of surpluses over deficiencies in courts is £638. Adding this to the surplus in' District Funeral Fund we have a total surplus of £1,415 in the society, showing a considerable improvement over the position at the previous valuation. The society has been fortunate in having experienced low rates of sickness, and in having had its investments looked after well enough to produce a profitable rate of interest. These causes have insured its progress.

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1.0.0. F. : Valued as at 31st December, 1907. This valuation lias some unique features, as it was made just as the society was on the eve of consolidating all its Sick Funds. The society was therefore valued as one compact body at a single rate of interest (viz., 4 per cent.), but at the same time a valuation of each lodge was separately made at the same rate of interest, in order to assist in arriving at financial adjustments between lodges on coming into the consolidation scheme. There were included in the valuation 48 lodges, with 4,160 members. The sickness experience of the male members in the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,142, or 11 per cent., whilst the experience of females was somewhat unfavourable. The mortality of all members for twenty years has been a little below the tables, the deaths being 189, as compared with 201 expected according to the tables. More than half the lodges failed to earn 4 per cent. ; but in consequence of the consolidation these branches (whose funds are in many cases small) will now derive the benefit of the common rate of interest earned by the whole society, which during the quinquennium amounted to nearly 4J per cent. The valuation disclosed a surplus of £14,986 over the whole society. Of this, £9,366 represents surpluses in individual lodge Sick Funds, which it was agreed were to be appropriated to the benefit of those particular lodges, and not brought into the consolidation. If, therefore, we exclude this amount, it is seen that the society is in the enviable position of starting its career as a consolidated body with a surplus of £5,620 ; and this must be deemed to be very satisfactory indeed, reflecting great credit on those responsible. The outlook for the future is very encouraging indeed. It may be added that the payment of Old Members' Dues. Fund, which exists to relieve members from the necessity of paying further contributions after age sixty-five, is not at present in a sound condition ; but, I understand, steps are being taken to rectify this. North Canterbury District, M.U.1.0.0.F. : Valued as at 31st December, 1906. At the valuation date there were 16 branches, with a membership of 2,053. The sickness experience of male members during the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £1,029, or about 10 per cent., whilst that of females was unfavourable. The mortality for the last fifteen years has been extremely low —namely, 141 actual deaths, against 187 expected. Of the 16 lodges, 7 earned over 4 per cent, on their funds, 5 over 3 per cent., and 4 under 3 per cent. The District Funeral Fund is supported by a periodical levy on the percentage system (15 per cent, for males and 20 per cent, for females), no levy being made so long as the fund exceeds a certain sum. The system is inequitable, and, moreover, the fund is incapable of valuation. After debiting the funeral liabilities against the lodges, 4 are found to have surpluses aggregating £1,597, and 12 deficiencies aggregating £11,802, the net deficiency being therefore £10,205. The causes of the deficiencies are (1) losses through building halls, and through failure to invest funds remuneratively ; (2) low contributions. An improvement has taken place since 1901, owing to gains from favourable sickness experience, and improved interest-earnings, and other causes. New Zealand District, 1.0. R. (Auckland) : Valued as at 31st December, 1907. At the valuation date there were 10 branches, with a membership of 521 (excluding a tent in process of seceding). The district is a consolidated one, with two central benefit funds—viz., the Central Sick Fund and the Central Funeral Fund. The sickness experience during the quinquennium was favourable to the extent of £248, or about 9| per cent., whilst the mortality for the past fifteen years has been slightly lower than the expectation —viz., actual deaths, 45 ; expected deaths, 50. The interest earned by the Sick and Funeral Funds combined was 5-25 per cent. The valuation of the combined Sick and Funeral Fund shows a surplus of £3,165, subject to deduction of an undetermined liability on account of the secession of Eden Tent. The position is very creditable indeed, and the outlook of the society is encouraging. There is, however, a waste of labour to no purpose in keeping the Central Sick and Funeral Funds separate. Otago Railway Employees , Benefit Society : Valued as at 31st December, 1907. This is a small separately registered society, and it is somewhat unique, inasmuch as it has admitted no new members since 1888, and therefore furnishes a practical and convincing proof of the fact that the accumulations of a friendly society are required to make good the benefits of the members as their demands increase with age. In an ordinary society the funds of the old and new members are mixed up, but here the funds of the old members are separate, for the simple reason that there are no new members. Although the membership and contribution income are gradually decreasing, the annual outgo for sickness is nevertheless increasing, owing to the age of members, and for some years past the funds have been declining in During the five years ended 1907 the members paid in £859, or about £1 18s. per member per annum, and drew out £1,994£0r about £4 Bs. per member per annum. This is an example of the fact that, whilst a friendly society receives money when members are young, it fays out money when they are old. Although, the society's Sick "and Funeral Fund still amounted at December, 1907, the valuation shows that this sum, together with future interest at 4 per cent., are insufficient (to the extent of a present sum of £1,307) to provide the benefits assured to members, on equal sickness-rates to those experienced in the past fifteen years. It should be added that, as the membership is decreasing, there will be a considerable risk of fluctuation in the experience, and it is therefore impossible to estimate the position with the same certainty as if the membership were larger. A. T. Teaveesi,! Wellington, 24th May, 1910. Actuary.

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APPENDIX T.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKERS' COMPULSORY INSURANCE ACTS OF GERMANY. In describing these Acts, it must be clearly understood that the wisdom or otherwise of copying them in any form is not advocated. Indeed, it can be'said right away that their adoption as they stand would be practically impossible under our present national conditions, even had we not already solved threefourths of the problem by our own methods, through the Workers' Compensation and Old-age Pension Acts. The laws are extremely complicated and intricate, as might be expected of a system which enters ■so thoroughly into the social and industrial life of a nation ; but in the following resume every effort has been made to avoid technicalities where possible, to insure clearness even at the risk of redundancy, and to present a unified view of the whole scheme. The German system is divided into thbeu great parts, under the following headings : — First, the Sichness Assurance Act, 1883, which provides an allowance for all sickness in the first stages, from whatever cause, and also provides for medical attendance, medicine, and surgical appliances. Second, the Accident Insurance Act, 1885, provides for allowances after the first stage for sickness caused through trade injury, and for compensation in case of total or partial disablement or death from the same cause. It is practically the Workers' Compensation Act with some different features to be afterwards referred to, and no doubt this Act wak considered when tha Home authorities were framing the English Act of 1897, of which our New Zealand Act is a copy. Third, the Invalidity or Infirmity Assurance and Old-age 1889, provides an allowance for permanent incapacity for work from any cause (except sickness caused by trade accident), and also for an allowance at age 70 whether the recipient be able to earn a living or not. In general, the three Acts operate as follows: If a workman falls sick, whether from accident or otherwise, he ipso facto becomes entitled to the minimum benefits of the Sickness Assurance Act — that is, immediate medical attendance, and a varying period of sick-allowance. If his incapacity last longer than thirteen weeks, he comes under the Accident assurance benefits, provided his injury was the result of a trade accident. If he becomes a permanent invalid from any cause not trade accident, he comes under the Infirmity Assurance and Old-age Pensions Act; and in any case he is entitled to a pension in his old age. The provisions of the Acts will now be described, taking first Sickness Assurance. It has to be remarked, in the first place, that prior to the passing of the Sickness Assurance Act it was even then compulsory in certain States of the German Empire for workmen to join sick-benefit societies, and the law of 1883 was designed to extend the system to all workers throughout the Empire. In 1880, before the passing of this measure, there were in Prussia 1,300,000 persons belonging to these sick-benefit societies, and in 1885, the year after the Act came into force, there were 2,200,000 embraced by this statute ; so that provision had to be made right away to insure nearly a million persons. The Act provided that all persons from age 16 upwards engaged in trades and industries earning up to a certain income were to be compulsorily insured. In those places where no voluntary or registered assistance funds already existed there were inaugurated different kinds of organized or obligatory funds to suit varying conditions and localities. The most important of these obligatory funds was termed the " Local Sick Fund," established under the supervision of the local authorities, and comprising all industrial workers whose factories were not large enough to form separate funds. There were also several other funds, such as the Building Sickness Funds, embracing all workers on high-roads, railways, and canals, which stood in a separate class, owing to their extra risk, and the Factory Funds, composed of distinct trade funds of all works or factories employing over fifty workers. These latter it may be mentioned, are said to show the best management results. The group is completed by the Trade Guild or Association Funds, which were on the same footing as the preceding funds, and were so recognised, provided the masters of the guilds established Sick Funds on the legal base for their employees. These obligatory or organized funds, with similar proportionate rates of contribution and minimum benefits were established by the Government, which advanced the preliminary expenses, to be repaid when the funds were on a sound footing. They were maintained on a premium basis of two-thirds paid by the worker and one-third by the employer. There are also the " Communal Funds," established and administered by the municipality or Town Board at those places where either the trades are not organized or industries are languishing. These funds are maintained by striking a rate on the community of 1|- per cent, of the current local daily wage, with a maximum of 2 per cent. This form of insurance is very much like our charitableaid rating system, and it has been noted that in 1892 out of all persons insured there were in this class one-seventh of the total.

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TWj voluntary or friendly societies were also included in the system. Their members were exempted from the compulsory insurance, provided the society was sound enough to guarantee the minimum benefits under the Act. The whole contribution in these funds was found by the members without assistance from State or employer. All these funds, obligatory and voluntary, were liable for the minimum benefits as follows :— Free medical attendance, medicines, and surgical fittings. In disability, after the third day an allowance equal to one-half the average daily wage. Or The insured may elect to take free nursing in a hospital, and have one-half of his sick-allowance paid to his dependents. The provision that no claim can "be made for the first three days' sickness is apparently designed to discourage triflers. The sick-allowance due by these funds is payable for thirteen weeks, but, excepting in the Communal Funds, there is power to extend the period, as well as to grant treatment in sanatoria and other extra benefits, including a funeral allowance equal to twenty times the average daily wage.., If, however, the sickness is the result of a trade or industrial accident, the cost from the fifth to the thirteenth week is borne by the individual employer, and should the worker be not insured under a Sickness Fund, then the whole cost of the first thirteen weeks' sickness is paid by the employer. The total money value of the legal benefits is not to exceed three-fourths of the average daily wage upon which the contributions are based, and if a worker is a member of a friendly society as well as compulsorily insured, the total benefits to be received must not exceed the standard wage. For the purpose of assessing the contributions and benefits, the light of practical experience is closely followed, and, of course, in a largo compulsory system of this sort age is disregarded, just as it is in our New Zealand workers' compensation system. The workers are classified into age groups, from which a standard or average is computed. The contribution to be paid by the worker insured in the local or trade obligatory funds is not permitted by the law to exceed 3 per cent, of the average wage. As before mentioned, the rate for the Communal or Municipal Funds must not exceed 2 per cent, of the wage —a rate, however, which may be exceeded on appeal to the Imperial Insurance authorities. The scale computed by actuaries on the above basis at the outset of the scheme was fixed for ten years, with a provision that after the expiry of the ten years it was to be reviewed every five years in the light of experience. These fixed periods were known as the " contributory periods." The funds must create a reserve equal to the average expenditure of the previous three years, and in some funds for five years. The actual payment of the contributions to the Sickness Funds is made by the employer, who is responsible for the insurance of his workmen and also for the collection of the contributions and the furnishing of the necessary data to the funds. The employer has power to deduct from wages the two-thirds of the premium-charge due from the worker, so as to reimburse himself to that extent. The employer is bound to insure the worker within three days of the commencement of work unless the employment is for less than a week's duration, or unless the worker is a member of a friendly society. A person during unemployment is not only relieved of the duty of contributing, but is also debarred from the benefits, and it can be readily seen that no other course could be adopted in order to protect the funds and meet the danger of abuse of the system by malingerers or impostors. The insurance against unemployment is a separate branch of reform. All of the funds bear the cost of management except the Communal Funds, the administration charges of which are payable by the municipality. The management rate of the Sickness Funds is estimated at about 5 per cent, of the total income. This sickness assurance has turned out to be very popular in Germany —much more so than the accident or pensions part of the system. There are probably two causes of this : — (1.) The democratic form of management; and (2.) The immediate and substantial benefits from improved medical attendance. The management of the funds was by Act vested in boards or committees to be composed of twothirds representatives of workers and one-third of employers. The latter, however, appear to have taken no great interest in the management, and it is stated that the control has passed over to the workers. Probably the employers reasoned that, as the worker had to find two-thirds of the cost, he could be trusted to administer the funds on careful business lines; and the result appears to have justified the confidence. It is said by observers who are conversant with both systems that, apart from the compulsory element, these sickness assurance funds are very much akin to our friendly societies in constitution and management. Indeed, the intention of the whole legislation was to decentralise the management and vest it in the people affected, eliminating as far as practicable direct State control. The medical benefits under this assurance are highly prized, and have been developed in all possible directions. The statutory right given to the funds to amalgamate for the purpose of acquiring by legal agreements the best medical skill, places the medical attendance question on a satisfactory footing. As an instance of the value of this benefit it is stated that in one Berlin Industrial Sickness Fund alone the members have the choice of one hundred skilled and qualified doctors. An interesting return is furnished showing the proportion of the funds expended on the various benefits during the first ten years. Out of eveiy £100 spent — £47 went for sick-allowances. £37 ~ doctors, medicines, and appliances. £11 ~ hospitals and homes. „ other expenditure, including funerals, &c. £100

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Comparing the proportions for a year's transactions in New Zealand friendly societies, as well as can be deduced, the figures are as follows : — £46 went for sick-allowances. £45 „ doctors, medicines, and appliances. £1 „ hospitals and homes. £8 „ other expenditure, including funerals, &c. £100 It is also of interest to observe the proportions of income under the different heads. The amount paid to the funds directly in contributions constituted 94-3 per cent, of the total income, and only 2-5 per cent, represented interest. In New Zealand friendly societies thejproportions are 71 per cent, contribution and 29 per cent, from interest and investments —a result of u actuarial accumulation of funds, as compared with the limited reserves held under the German system. The grouping of the insured into trade and wage classes results in every particular group bearingits own peculiar risk of sickness, and the rate of contribution will consequently vary in the different industries. This system of grouping regardless of age meets the difficulty"experienced by our worker above a certain age in gaining entry into a friendly society ; but such?ja solution is"'of course 'only possible in a compulsory scheme. Critics of the system state that ten years' experience showed the sickness rates to have increased since its inauguration. The evidence is not regarded as conclusive, and the supporters of the Act claim in explanation that, at first, ignorance of the insurance failed to insure the reporting of many cases which are now admitted as legal claims. In any case they point out that malingering and imposition are inseparable from any system, voluntary or compulsory. A consideration of the sickness experience brings out an interesting fact. It is found that, while there is a greater proportion of men sick, the sickness of women is of longer duration. This either means thatjmen power or a stronger incentive to resume work. Accident Assurance. The Accident Insurance Act might be regarded as the equivalent to our Workers' Compensation Act, and was the second step in the scheme. Prior to its enactment in 1885 its main provisions already applied to several important industries, such as railways, mining, &c, and they were now extended to other trades. The German Act, however, has several important features which distinguish it from our Workers' Compensation Act. In the first place, the employers, upon whom the whole cost is thrown, as under our Act, form themselves into trade associations for the various industries, and again into geographical sections. These organizations are in three groups, viz.,— • (1.) The manufacturing and mechanical industries ; (2.) Agricultural and forestry ; (3.) Public works. The associations are corporate bodies, and have the sole management (through boards) of the funds created by the employers to cover the trade risks of accident—that is, the employers form their own insurance funds, instead of placing the risks with private insurance companies as under our system. In the agricultural districts the local government administers the Act. The premiums are fixed, as is done in New Zealand, on a basis deduced from tne amount of wages paid by each employer, duly considering at the same time the extent of risk in the particular trade. These Accident Funds only take over the cost of accident sickness from the fourteenth week of illness, as up to that time the ordinary Sickness Funds or the employer individually meet the liability. It is, however, a noteworthy point that in taking over the liabilities the Accident Fund authorities permit the machinery of the Sickness Fund in which the worker is insured to continue to be used as the paying medium, and in such cases the Sickness Fund authorities have power to claim from the Accident Fund the cost of the prolonged sickness : that is to say, only one legal fund can pay a benefit to any one person at the same time. The economic value of this will no doubt appeal to those who complain that the Workers' Compensation Act in England has had the effect of doublingfriendly societies' sick-claims. The German system effectively checks multiplication of payments. It will be remembered that the Sickness Fund pays the whole cost for the first five weeks' sickness though caused by trade injury, and such an apparently singular provision requires explanation. The reason given, however, is a very simple one. It was considered that by throwing part of the monetary liability for an accident on that fund towards which the worker himself pays two-thirds of the premium he would be led to exercise greater care in avoiding risks. The compensation to be received for incapacity from a trade accident would be thirteen weeks' allowance at the rate of one-half the average wages, with medical attendance and appliances, and thereafter two-thirds of the average wage. In cases of disputes as to allowances the practice appears to be followed allowing the tradeunion of which the insured is a worker to apply for a committee of arbitration to be set up, on which the workers are represented, and the union pleads on behalf of its member. From this committee there is a final appeal to the Imperial Insurance authorities. Some interesting results are said to be observed in the working of the German Accident Assurance. 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and simple safeguards for employees. Under the influence of this study the number of serious and fatal'accidents is stated to have been reduced by half. The accumulated funds have also enabled the employers, through their trade associations, to establish hospitals and convalescent homes for workers, where a more prompt and complete recovery impossible, rather than leave the worker a permanent or prolonged charge on the funds. | ] Invalidity and Old Age. The third enactment, and what was looked upon as the coping-stone of the system, passed into law in 1889, and provided insurance against invalidity and old age. Invalidity is also called " infirmity," and was defined as incapacity through physical or mental disability to earn at least one-third of the average local daily wage current in the particular trade, disability caused by trade accident always excepted, as this is covered by the accident law. The oldage pension was payable at age 70 whether the recipient'jwas able or not to earn wages. ,* A This is the only part of the system that is State-subsidised and State-controlled. For purposes of administration the Government established " Insurance Institutes " charged with the carrying-out of the Act in the various districts and provinces. The Boards of the Institute consist of Government officials, local and honorary authorities, but the State officers exercise the predominating power. § The cost of the allowances and pensions is met by three parties under this assurance —viz., the State, the employer, and the worker —in the following proportions : A minimum allowance of £5 10s. per annum was fixed, and £3 of this is found in equal shares by the employer and worker, the remaining £2 10s. representing the State subsidy paid for every person insured under this Act. The cost of this to the State was estimated to increase from £320,000 in the first year to £3,450,000 in the eightieth year, from which time it would gradually decrease and disappear. The contributions are fixed by the Institute for terms : the first was for ten years, and thereafter for periods of five years. An illustration of the method of arriving at the contribution-rate for invalidity is now given. All the insured were grouped as already indicated into wage classes as follows : —

For the first contribution period the weekly contributions for invalidity were fixed at— Class 1, about ljd.\ 2 2d " ' " Ol A \ One-half paid by worker, and one-half by employer. „ 4, „ 3d. j The rate is expected to slightly increase until the financial equilibrium is reached. The weekly-contribution rate for the old-age pension in the same wage classes is— Class 1, about §&.\ " Z , " ,1 " i One-half payable by worker, and one-half by employer. „ 4, „ lid.) The total contribution of the worker in the lowest class for invalidity and old-age pension comes out at about 1-5 per cent, of the standard wage. The minimum allowance for invalidity is £5 14s. B|d., and for old age £5 6s. sd. The allowances are very small, but in each class they are equal to more than one-third of the average wages. The benefits for invalidity increase with the length of the contribution periods. No claim is recognised until the insured has contributed for at least five years for invalidity or thirty years for the pension ; but the Act makes exemptions in favour of workers who were over forty yeais of age at the inauguration of the system. If a contributor should die before paying at least five years' contributions, or before receiving an allowance, his relatives are entitled to a refund of half the contributions. Unemployment does not break the continuity of periods counting for the allowances, provided the unemployment does not exceed a certain maximum period altogether. During illness contributions cease, provided a certificate is furnished from the'' Sick Fund authorities. In cases where the invalidity claim is ultimately found to be a proper charge on the Accident Assurance Fund, the Institute funds continue the payment, but are entitled to claim a refund from the Accident Fund. The pension allowance may be paid wholly or partly in kind in certain cases, such as, for instance, habitual drunkenness. The Insurance Institutes are required to hold a reserve equal to one-fifth of the capital value of the liabilities estimated to fall due during the first contributory period. A portion of the accumulated funds is permitted by law to be loaned for the building of workers' dwellings, and in agricultural districts for enterprises such as local railways, public-road extensions, and educational advancement. Investments in the vstablishment of hospitals, sanatoria, &c, are also a feature of the administration

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e inn ndB- mt- At 1901 investments of Institutes under these headings amounted to close on £14,000,000. Thecost of management is met out of the contributed funds, and is estimated at about 5 per cent, of the income. The contributions and allowances aie collected and paid through the Post Office, and a great saving in the cost of administration is effected by this method. It is canied out by means of a card system much on the lines of the penny savings-bank cards, with spaces foi a year's contributions and when filled up a receipt is given, and a fresh card issued. Special stamps' are issued by the Insurance Institutes to the Post Office, where they are sold, at the various denominations, to the employers who in most cases stamp the cards, and deduct the workers' half of the contributions from wages In fact the Post Office is largely availed of in the whole system, including the Accident and Compensation Branch. r The Invalidity and Old-age Insurance is stated to have been the least popular of any branch of the German system. In addition to the fact that the allowances and pensions were regarded as inadequate, there was the difficulty which appears to be common to all superannuation systems— that is, the inability of the worker to see the necessity of contributing when young towards a benefit which he reckons he may possibly never require or live to enjoy. The same difficulty is experienced in our friendly society system ; and the objections of the German worker, who, moreover, is asked to pay less than a third of the cost, merely affirm the truism that human nature is much the same the world over, and at the same time put a strong argument at the disposal of those who contend that o!d-age-pension systems based on compulsory contributions are impracticable. So great, indeed, was the dissatisfaction that the old Act was repealed, and from 1900 a new Act became law, increasing the benefits and extending the privileges. This concludes the description of the system, and it may be of interest to offer some general remarks gleaned from different writers on the subject. Remaeks. In the first place, the system has been credited by its supporters with having brought about several indirect improvements in national and municipal government. Free medical attendance is now so generally available that persons of the poorer class, hitherto without these benefits are frequently visited by doctors, which led to the exposure of defects in dwellings and of irregularities common to such places, with the result that the attention of the municipal authorities was more promptly and directly focussed on these spots. In the words of one German eulogist the system " introduced a fresh breeze into municipal government." From the national point of view it is stated that the Government as an entity now commands much greater respect as a dispenser of good things compared with the position it previously occupied in the minds of the mass of the people as an extractor of taxes ; and, m the opinion of some, this has done a great deal to strengthen the patriotism of the German people. An American observer gives it as his view that the sickness and accident assurances are of enormous value to the national economy, and are producing results out of all proportion to the cost. They have, in his opinion, been one of the main factors in Germany's industrial progress. It was claimed by one German writer that the system has also had the further effect of lowering the cost of poor-relief, and that it has been the means of inculcating thrifty habits in the people. It would be surprising to find that the poor-relief expenditure has not been reduced in actual amount with such a highly subsidised system as this in operation, but the evidence is not conclusive as to a reduction in the fundamental rates of poor-law cost. Indeed, a German authority is understood to have recently stated that the poor-law expenditure had gone up ; but he added that it would have gone up much higher but for this system. This is not a very satisfactory explanation, particularly as applied to a country like Germany, where the aged proportion of the population might be expected to be fairly stationary. As a proof of thrift, it ispointed out that, whereas in 1870 there was only one person in eighteen of the population with a savings-bank account in Germany, there was in 1894 one in five Other causes, however, may bring this about; and, as a matter of fact, in New Zealand during the same period the number rose from one in thirty to one in five of the population. It is not unreasonable to assume that where compulsory thrift showed the workers substantial benefits, there might be created a desire to exercise further saving voluntarily. In any case,lthe system does not appearlto have been detrimental to thrift. The English criticism on the inauguration of the system was mainly aimed at the principle of State subsidy and the compulsion element. A great deal of the objection then raised is now without much point, seeing that we have since adopted State pensions. The compulsory feature of the system, with its attendant concomitants of tutelage and the right of interference by officials, is quite repugnant to our ideas of government, and, indeed, it is reported that regulations under some of the German Acts had to be modified, so strong were the objections. The Germans, however, argue on the compulsory question that, no matter how free they may be*politically they cannot be economically independent, because of the intricate and complicated'system'of modern industry. a 3 The law on its establishment entailed considerable sacrifices on the part of the employer, who had not only to contribute under all three Acts, but was also held responsible for the insuring of his employees, and, further, had to keep payments and particulars up to date, and furnish the necessary data to the authorities. But, against this, it is stated that capital has greatly profited by the scheme having produced better workers and better workmanship. The Director of the Insurance Department reports that some of the largest employers have extended the principles of the legislation to provide further benefits, such as allowances to widows and orphans.

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Any one who studies this system must be struck with the ingenious manner in which the different parts of the legislation are made to co-operate with each other. The practical value of this is well illustrated in the case of the worker who meets with a mishap. He at once receives medical attendance without any question as to the particular authority responsible for the cost: that is an after-settle-ment. The value of this co-ordination is further shown by the method of providing that one fund only shall be the paying medium, no matter under what designation the cause of sickness may be ultimately classed, each fund having legal powers to recover the cost afterwards ; and the further provision by which the Invalidity Act takes over the permanently infirm after the first stage of the sickness has expired. It was complained that there was a gap between the termination of this thirteen weeks and the time when it was determined whether the insured was to be admitted to the permanent invalidity benefit; but no doubt this defect has been remedied, as it had a bearing on the poor-relief expenditure. As giving an indication of the magnitude of the system, the following figures are quoted :—■ During the first ten years the total amounts paid into the funds for sickness, benefits, and annuities was £48,487,000 by the employers, £44,393,254 by the workers ; and the value of the benefits paid out came to £62,188,198. Up to 1901 the following amounts have been paid out in benefits : — £ For sickness, medical help, &c. .. .. •. • • ■ • 92,000,000 ~ accident allowances and compensation .. .. . ■ • • 35,700,000 „ infirmity and old-age pensions .. .. • • • • 29,900,000 The reserve funds held amounted to — ■ * Sickness, &c. .. •■ •• 8,250,000 Accident 9,250,000 Invalidity and old-age .. .. ... .. •■ •• 46,000,000 Mining funds 6,500,000 : The total number of persons insured was about 20,000,000. i These figures, combined with the fact that the insurance has now been operating for over twenty years, show that the scheme is well out of the experimental stage. The German_ people have not abolished the legislation, but, on the contrary, they appear to have shown a desire to extend its principles ; and, whatever the ultimate result may be, the student of social problems must come to the conclusion that these laws constitute one of the greatest humanitarian achievements in history.

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APPENDIX 11. List of Registered Societies, with theih Registered Beanches, as on 31st December, 1909. I. Manchester Unity Independent Oeder of Odd Pillows.

Reg. No. 312. — New Zealand Branch, Wellington. 1. Wellington District —Wellington. 5. (16.) Duke of Cambridge Lodge, Cambridge. (1.) Combination Lodge, Johnsonville. (17.) Hauraki Lodge, Coromandel. (2.) Masterton Lodge, Masterton. (18. Hokianga Lodge, Hokianga. (3.) Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton. (19. Karangahake Lodge, Karangahake. (4.) Greytown Lodge, Greytown. (20. Waihi Lodge, Waihi. (5.) Unity Lodge, Featherston. (21.) Jubilee Lodge, Paeroa. (6.) St. George Lodge, Pahautanui. (22.) Manukau Lodge, Onehunga. (8.) Petone Lodge, Petone. (23.) Rotorua Lodge, Rotorua. (10.) Rose of Sharon Lodge, Upper Hutt. (24.) Waitekauri and Golden Cross Lodge, Waite(ll.) Britannia Lodge, Wellington. kauri. (12.) Antipodean Lodge, Wellington. (25.) Waipu Lodge, Waipu. (13.) Eketahuna Lodge, Eketahuna. (26.) Mangonui Lodge, Mangonui. (14.) Martinborough Lodge, Martinborough. (27.) Hot Springs Lodge, Te Aroha. (15.) Rose of the Valley Lodge, Hutt. (28.) Te Awamutu Lodge, Te Awamutu. (16.) Mangatainoka Lodge, Mangatainoka. (29.) Hamilton Lodge, Hamilton. (17.) Newtown Lodge, Newtown. (30.) Hikurangi Lodge, Hikurangi. (18.) Victoria Diamond Lodge, Levin. (31.) Hand of Friendship Lodge, Huntly. (19.) Sister Wallis Lodge, Wellington. (32.) Pakekohe Lodge, Pukekohe. (20.) Kilbirnie Lodge, Kilbirnie. (33.) Matamata Lodge, Matamata. (34. Te Kuiti Lodge, Te Kuiti. 2. Ashley District —Rangiora. (35.) Morrinsville Lodge, Morrinsville. (1.) Leithfield Lodge, Leithfieid. . (36.) Nganiawahia Lodge, Ngaruawahia. (2.) Oust Lodge, Oust. (37.) Marnaku Lodge, Mamaku. (3.) Woodend Lodge, Woodend. (4.) Ohoka Lodge, Ohoka. 6. Ashburton District —Ashburton. (5.) Oxford Lodge, Oxford. (1. Ashburton Lodge, Ashburton. (6.) Amberley Lodge, Amberley. (2. Pioneer Lodge, Springburn. (8.) Waikari Lodge, Waikari. (3. Waterton Lodge, Waterton. (9.) Rangiora Lodge, Rangiora. (5. Tinwald Lodge, Tinwald. (10.) Nil Desperandum Lodge, East Oxford. (6. Methven Lodge, Methven. (11.) Cheviot Lodge, McKenzie. (7.) Mayfield Lodge, May field. (12.) Waiau Lodge, Waiau. 7. Motueka District —Motueka. 3. Nelson District— Nelson. (1. Motueka Lodge, Motueka. (1.) Howard Lodge, Nelson. (2. Good Intention Lodge, Riwaka. (2. General Cameron Lodge, Brightwater. (3. Takaka Lodge, Takaka. (4. Mansion of Peace Lodge, Wakefield. (4.) South Star Lodge, Dovedale, (5. Travellers' Rest Lodge, Richmond. (6.) Nelson Lodge, Nelson. 8. New Plymouth District —New Plymouth. (7.) Mataki Lodge, Murchison. (1.) Excelsior Lodge, New Plymouth. (8.) Palmyra Lodge, Tadmor. (2.) Waitara Lodge, Waitara. (3.) Union Lodge, Hawera. 4. Hawhe's Bay District —Napier. (4.) Egmont Lodge, New Plymouth. (1. Meeanee Lodge, Taradale. 5.) Manaia Lodge, Manaia. (2. Abbotsford Lodge, Waipawa. 6.) Eltham Lodge, Eltham. (3. Olive Lodge, Clive. 7.) Midhirst Lodge, Midhirst. (4. Hastings Lodge, Hastings. (6. Tavistock Lodge, Waipukurau. 9. Westland District —Hokitika. (7. Woodville Lodge, Woodville. (2.) Albert Lodge, Kumara. (8. Napier Lodge, Napier. (3.) Waimea Lodge, Stafford. (9. Forest Home Lodge, Ormondville. (4.) Greymouth Lodge, Greymouth. (10.) Dannevirke Lodge, Dannevirke. (12.) Ruahine Lodge, Tikokino. 10. Wangamti District —Wanganui. (13.) Te Reinga Lodge, Clyde. (1.) Manawatu Lodge, Palmerston North. (2.) Manchester Lodge, Feilding. 5. Auckland District —Auckland. (3.) Awarua Lodge, Ohingaiti. (1.) Howick Lodge, Howick. (4.) Apiti Lodge, Apiti. (2.) Charles Bruce Lodge, Thames. (5.) Rangitikei Lodge, Mangaweka. (3.) Good Intent Lodge, Auckland. (6.) Hautapu Lodge, Taihape. (4.) Waikato Lodge, Thames. (7.) Bunnythorpe Lodge, Bunnythorpe. (5.) Gisborne Lodge, Gisborne.. (8.) Mataroa Lodge, Mataroa. (6.) Whangarei Lodge, Whangarei. (9.) Wanganui Lodge, Wanganui. (7.) Franklin Lodge, Otahuhu. (10.) Hunterville Lodge, Hunterville. (9.) Parnell Lodge, Parnell. (11.) Foxton Lodge, Foxton. (14.) Warkworth Pioneer Lodge, Warkworth. (12.) Kimbolton Lodge, Kimbolton. (15.) Fountain of Friendship Lodge, Auckland. (13.) Ohakune Lodge, Ohakune.

5. (16.) Duke of Cambridge Lodge, Cambridge. (17.) Hauraki Lodge, Coromandel. (18.) Hokianga Lodge, Hokianga. (19.) Karangahake Lodge, Karangahake. (20.) Waihi Lodge, Waihi. (21.) Jubilee Lodge, Paeroa. (22.) Manukau Lodge, Onehunga. (23.) Rotorua Lodge, Rotorua. (24.) Waitekauri and Golden Cross Lodge, Waitekauri. (25.) Waipu Lodge, Waipu. (26.) Mangonui Lodge, Mangonui. (27.) Hot Springs Lodge, Te Aroha. (28.) Te Awamutu Lodge, Te Awamutu. (29.) Hamilton Lodge, Hamilton. (30.) Hikurangi Lodge, Hikurangi. (31.) Hand of Friendship Lodge, Huntly. (32.) Pukekohe Lodge, Pukekohe. (33.) Matamata Lodge, Matamata. (34. Te Kuiti Lodge, Te Kuiti. (35.) Morrinsville Lodge, Morrinsville. (36.) Ngaruawahia Lodge, Ngaruawahia. (37.) Marnaku Lodge, Mamaku. 6. Ashburton District —Ashburton. (1.) Ashburton Lodge, Ashburton. (2.) Pioneer Lodge, Springburn. (3.1 Waterton Lodge, Waterton. (5.) Tinwald Lodge, Tinwald. (6..) Methven Lodge, Methven. (7.) Mayfield Lodge, Mayfield. 7. Motueka District —Motueka. (1.) Motueka Lodge, Motueka. (2.) Good Intention Lodge, Riwaka. (3.) Takaka Lodge, Takaka. (4.) South Star Lodge, Dovedale. 8. New Plymouth District —New Plymouth. (1.) Excelsior Lodge, New Plymouth. (2.) Waitara Lodge, Waitara. (3.) Union Lodge, Hawera. (4.) Egmont Lodge, New Plymouth. (5.) Manaia Lodge, Manaia. (6.) Eltham Lodge, Eltham. (7.) Midhirst Lodge, Midhirst. 9. Westland District —Hokitika. (2.) Albert Lodge, Kumara. (3.) Waimea Lodge, Stafford. (4.) Greymouth Lodge, Greymouth. 10. Wanganui District —Wanganui. (1.) Manawatu Lodge, Palmerston North. (2.) Manchester Lodge, Feilding. (3.) Awarua Lodge, Ohingaiti. (4.) Apiti Lodge, Apiti. (5.) Rangitikei Lodge, Mangaweka. (6.) Hautapu Lodge, Taihape. (7.) Bunnythorpe Lodge, Bunnythorpe. (8.) Mataroa Lodge, Mataroa. (9.) Wanganui Lodge, Wanganui. (10.) Hunterville Lodge, Hunterville. (11.) Foxton Lodge, Foxton. (12.) Kimbolton Lodge, Kimbolton. (13.) Ohakune Lodge, Ohakune.

Reg. No. 77. Marlborough District —Blenheim. 1. Marlborough Lodge, Blenheim. 2. Renwick Lodge, Renwiok. 92. North Westland District —Reef ton. 1. Reefton Lodge, Reefton. 2. Westport Lodge, Westport. 3. Charleston Lodge, Charleston. 5. Waimangaroa Lodge, Waimangaroa. ■ 6. Blackball Lodge, Blackball. 7. Ngakawau Lodge, Granity. 18. North Canterbury DisiWci—Christchurch. 1. Volunteer Lodge, Sydenham. 2. Perseverance Lodge, Woolston. 4. Benevolent Lodge, Christchurch. 8. Kaiapoi Lodge, Kaiapoi. 9. Phillipstown Lodge, Phillipstown. 10. Leeston Lodge, Leeston.

Reg. No. 18. 11. Papanui Lodge, Papanui. 12. Coleridge Lodge, Glentunnel. 14. Addington Lodge, Addington. 16. Malvern Lodge, Waddington. 20. City of Christchurch Lodge, Christchurch. 21. Heart of Oak Lodge, Kaikoura. 22. Riccarton Lodge, Upper Riccarton. 23. Jubilee Lodge, Prebbleton. 24. Sister Pearee Lodge, Christchurch. 25. Tamabine Lodge, Kaiapoi. 5. Lyttelton District —Lyttelton. 2. Hand of Friendship Lodge, Okain's Bay. 4. Good Intent Lodge, Akaroa. 5. Perseverance Lodge, Barry's Bay. 6. City of Norwich Lodge, Lyttelton. 7. Hand and Heart Lodge, Pigeon Bay. 10. Wairewa Lodge, Little River.

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List op Kegistebed Societies, etc. — continued. Manchester Unity Independent Obdee of Odd Fellows — continued. Beg. No. Keg. No. 815. South Canterbury District— Timaru, . 23. 21. Mount Wendon Lodge, Waikaia. 1. Timaru Lodge, Timaru. 22. Caversham Lodge, Gaversham. 2. Pleasant Point Lodge, Pleasant Point. 23. Valley Lodge, North-east Valley. 3. Heart of Friendship Lodge, Waimate. 24. Naseby Lodge, Naseby. 4. Makikihi Lodge, Makikihi. 25. Ngapara Lodge, Ngapara. 26. Dunback Lodge, Dunback. 23. Otago District— Dunedin. 27. Pride of Kaitangata Lodge, Kaitangata. 1. Outram Lodge, Outram, 28. Milton Lodge, Milton. 2. Albion Lodge, Dunedin. 29. United Brothers Lodge, Cambrian. 3. Alexandra Lodge, Port Molyneux. 30. Waikaka Lodge, Waikaka. 4. Prince of Wales Lodge, Port Chalmers. 31. Middlemarcb. Lodge, Middlematoh. 5. Tapanui Lodge, Tapanui. 6. Eoxburgh Lodge, Boxburgh, 64. Southland District —Invercargill. 7. Prince Alfred Lodge, Waikouaiti. 1. Shamrock, Eose, and Thistle Lodge, Inver. 8. Dunedin Lodge, Dunedin. cargill. 9. Waipori Lodge, Waipori. 2. St. George Lodge, Invercargill. 10. Palmerston Lodge, Palmerston South. 3. Lumsden Lodge, Lumsden. 11. Dal ton Lodge, Balclutha. 4. Winton Lodge, Winton. 13. Cromwell Lodge, Cromwell. 5. United Gore Lodge, Gore. 14. Hand and Heart Lodge, Dunedin. 6. Awarua Lodge, Campbelltown. 15. Oamaru Lodge, Oamaru. 8. Riversdale Lodge, Riversdale. 16. Band of Friendship Lodge, Kakanui. 9. Mataura Falls Lodge, Mataura. 17. Tuapeka Pioneer Lodge, Lawrence, 10. Star of the West Lodge, Orepuki. 18. Waitahuna Lodge, Waitahuna. 11. Star of Nightcaps Lodge, Nightcaps. 19. Bluespur Lodge, Bluespur. 12. Hearts of Oak Lodge, Invercargill. 20. Mosgiel Lodge, Mosgiel. 13. Balfour Lodge. Balfour. 11. Independent Obdeb of Odd Fellows of New Zealand. 146. Grand Lodge of New Zealand —Dunedin. 146. 56. Naomi Rebekah Lodge, Christchurch. 1. Pioneer Lodge, Dunedin. 57. Star of 'Waiuku Lodge, Waiuku. 2. Star of Canterbury Lodge, Timaru. 58. Owaka Lodge, Owaka. 4. Alexandrovna Lodge, Temuka. 39. Star of Gisborne Lodge, Gisborne.' 5. Unity Lodge, South Dunedin. . 60. Te Ngawai Lodge, Albury. "• 8. Southern Cross Lodge, Wellington. 61. Star of Napier Lodge, Napier. 12. Alfred Lodge, Oamaru. 62. Hereweka Lodge, Portobello. 15. Pioneer of Southland Lodge, Invercargill. 63. Star of Linwood Lodge, Linwood. 16. Leith Lodge, Dunedin. 64. Royal Oak Lodge, Drummond. 17. Star of Auckland Lodge, Auckland. 65. Awbina Lodge, Mamaku. 19. Victoria Lodge, Geraldine. 66. Hakatere Lodge, Ashburton. ; 20. Prebbleton Lodge, Prebbleton. 67. Star of Sydenham Lodge, Sydenham. 21. Alma Lodge, Wyndham. •.. . ■ 68. Waiau Lodge, Clifden. 22. Bidgley Lodge, Christchurch. 69. Star of St. Albans Lodge, St. Albans. 23. Wallace Lodge, Riverton. 70. Aroatea Lodge, Birkenhead. 25. Gladstone Lodge, Fairlie Creek. 71. Wairoa Lodge, Wairoa. 26. Mataura Lodge, Mataura. . 72. Zealandia Lodge, Wellington. 27. Kawakawa Lodge, Kawakawa. 73. Clevedon Lodge, Clevedon. 28. Orient Lodge, Palmerston North. 74. Star of Papakaio Lodge, Papakaio.. 29. Kaeo Lodge, Kaeo. 75. Excelsior Lodge, Pukekohe. . 31. Washington Lodge, Sydenham. 76. Star of Ohaeawai Lodge, Ohaeawai. 82. Linden Lodge, Kaikorai. 77. Royal Pukeravt Lodge, Pukerau. 37. Popotunoa Lodge, Clinton. 78. Star oiHokianga Lodge, Kohukohu. 39. Hope of Maheno Lodge, Maheno. 79. Star of Avondale Lodge, Avondale. 44. Waiareka Lodge, Enfield. 80. Star of Waikato Lodge, Hamilton. 46. Rangitikei Lodge, Bull's. 81. Ruth Rebekah Lodge, Dunedin. 47. Star of Eden Lodge, Ponsonby. . 82. Moana Rebekah Lodge, Riverton: 49. Northern Wairoa Lodge, Newport. 83. Miriam Rebekah Lodge, South Dunedin. 50. Myrtle Rebekah Lodge, Auckland. ,84. Golden Link Rebekah Lodge, Linwood. 51. Aparima Lodge, Otautau. 85. Lily of Sydenham Rebekah Lodge, Sydenham 52. Linda Rebekah Lodge, Roslyn. 86. Gisborne Rebekah Ledge, Gisborne. 54. Wynyard Lodge, Auckland. )". 87. Te Ara Rebekah Lodge, Otautau. 55. Opotiki Lodge, Opotiki. 88. Takiara Rebekah Lodge, Invercargill. 111. National Independent Obdeb ob . Odd Fellows. 160. Auckland Provincial District— Auckland. 160. 2. United Brothers Lodge, Newton. . 1. Auckland Pioneer Lodge, Auckland. IV. British United Obdeb of Odd Fellows. 811. Aorangi Lodge, Wellington. | V. Ancient Obdee of Fobestebs. 17. Auckland District —Auckland. 17. 26. Court Taumarunui, Taumarunui. 1. Court City of Auckland, Auckland. .'■': 27. „ Shaldrick, Onehunga. •;.-, 3. „ Zealandia, Auckland. 4. „ Robin Hood, Panmure. , 5. „ Nil Desperandum, Newton. 150. Hawke's Bay District —Napier. 6. „'-. Royal Oak, Tauranga. 1. Court Sir Charles Napier, Napier. , 7. „ Pride of Onehunga, Onehunga. 2. „ Captain Cook, Napier. 8. „ Pride.of the North, Thames. 3. „ Sir Henry Havelock, Havelock. 9. „ Star of the South, Otahuhu. 4. » Robin Hood, Port Ahuriri. 10. „ Pride of Newmarket, Auckland. 5. „ Ruahine, Waipukurau. 11. „ Northern Wairoa, Dargaville. 6. „ Lord Clyde, Wairoa. 12. „ Pride of Parnell, Thames. 7. „ Heretaunga, Hastings. 13. „ Star of Helensville, Helensville. 8. „ Little John, Waipawa. 14. „ Victoria, Devonport. .. 9. , Ormond, Makotuku. 15. „ Queen-of the North, Maungaturoto. 10. „ Rising Sun, Dannevirke, 18. „ Chisman, Auckland. 11. „ Waitangi, West Cliye. 19. .. „ Waihi, Waihi. . . 12. „■ Red.clyffe, Taradale. 23. '■ ■„ -Birkenhead, Birkenhead. : 14. „ Viking, Norsewood. 24. „ Pride of Awanui, Awanui. 15. „ Johnston, Takapau.

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K&; ; * 4. „ Clarendon, Picton. 15 Sfcar of Canter £ ur Ohristohurch. 5. ~ Manawatu Palmerston North. 16 Loburn, Loburn. t. I 143. Court Queen of the Isles-Lyttelton. 8. ~ Pioneer, Te Nui. „_„ o Jt „ , , _. ~ , ,„. 9. „ Roderick Dhu, Wanganui. 202 ' South Canterbury Disirict-Thw,m. 10. „ Blenheim, Blenheim L Court Southern Cross Timaru. 11. „ Loyal Enterprise, Masterton. \ " ll°^ e f% -i L 12. ~ Marquis of Normanby, Carterton. ?• " Star of Waihao, Moryen 15. „ Little John, Marton. 4 ' " Foresters' Pride, Waimate. 14. „ Wairarapa, Greytown. 16. „ Woodville, Woodville. 10 - United Otago District— Dunedm. 17. „ Loyal Haloombe, Halcombe. \- Oourt Enterprise, Dunedin. 18. „ Pohangina, Ashhurst. 2 - » p " ae of Dunedin, Dtinedm. 19. Bpuni, Petone. 3 - » Prlde of Oamaru, Oamaru. 20. „ Pahiatua, Pahiatua. ■>'• » Robin Hood . Port Chalmers. 21. „ Kopuaranga, Maurieeville. 7 - » Roxburgh, Roxburgh. 22. „ Hunterville, Hunterville. 8 - » 8t - Andrew's, Caversham. 23. „ Sir William Jervois, Newtown. n - » Pride of Alexandra, Alexandra. 24. „ Pride of Levin, Levin. 12 - « Bruce, Milton. 25. „ Bloomfield, Hutt. 18 - » Prlde of fche Lake ' Queenstown. 27. „ Makakahi, Eketahuna. v - ■■ Excelsior, Mornington. 28. „ Lady Glasgow, Wellington. 15 - » Pride o£ the Leith - Dunedin. 29. „ Primrose, Petone. 17 - » star ot tne South, Invercargill. 31. „ Star of Levin, Levin. 18 - ( , • Star of the Dunstan, Clyde. 33. „ Pride of Foxton, Foxton. 19 - » Little John, Eoslyn. 34. „ Buapehu, Raetihi. 20 - » Royal Oak, Wyndham. 35.. „ Pongaroa, Pongaroa. 21 - » Southern Star, Bluff. " 36. „ Alexandra, Marton. 22 - » Woodlands' Pride, Euuedin. 37. „ Loyal Northland, Northland. 23 - » Q ueen o£ the South, Invercargill. • 38. Sir George Grey, Wellington. 2i - » star of the Forest, Woodlands. 39. „ Tamaki, Hamua. 25 - » Marion, Mosgiel. 26. „ Victoria, Oamaru. 4. Nelson District —Nelson. 27. „ Pride of Awarua, Bluff. 1. Court Pride of the Forest, Wakapuaka. 28. „ Pride of Waitaki, Kurow. 2. „ Concord, Greymouth. 29. „ Pride of Green Island, Green Island. 3. „ Sherwood Forest, Stoke. 30. „ King Edward's Pride, South Dunedin. 4. „ Robin Hood, Nelson. 5. „ Aorere, Collingwood. Court not in any District. 6. „ Inangahua, Reefton. 88. Court Coromandel —Coromandel. 7. „ Unity, Havelock. VI. Ancient Obdbh of Shepherds. 11. Sanctuary Sir George Grey—Wellington. | 325. Sanotuary Epuni —Petone. VII. United Ancient Oedbb of Deuids. 296. Grand Lodge of North Island —Wellington. 296. 29. Eltham Lodge, Eltham. 1. Oroua Lodge, Palmerston North. 30. Mungaroa Lodge, Upper HuU._ 3. Horowhenua Lodge, Levin. 31. Inglewood Lodge, Inglewood. 4. Otaki Lodge, Otaki. 32. Myrtle Lodge, Eketahuna. 5. Stonehenge Lodge, Masterton. 33. Exoelsior Lodge, Wellington. 6. Bishop Lodge, Wanganui. 34. Maitai Lodge, Nelson. 7. Turanganui Lodge, Gisborne. 35. Star of the West Lodge, Greymouth. 8. Auckland Lodge, Auckland. 36. Star of Newmarket Lodge, Auckland. 9. Pacific Lodge, Wellington. 37. Whangarei Lodge, Whangarei. 10. Blenheim Mistletoe Lodge, Blenheim. 89. Seddon Lodge, Dunollie. 11. Totara Lodge, Carterton. 40. Trafalgar Lodge, Wakefield. 12. Star of Egmont Lodge, Patea. 41. Shedwood Lodge, Motupiko. 13. Morgan Lodge, Marton. 42. Star of New Zealand Lodge, Hutt. 14. Holly Lodge, Johnsonville. 43. Reefton Lodge, Reefton. 15. Hawera Lodge, Hawera. 44. Eden Lodge, Auckland. 16. Star of Paeroa Lodge, Paeroa. 45. Millerton Lodge, Millerton. 18. Moturoa Lodge, New Plymouth. 46. Buller Lodge, Westport. 19. Poneke Lodge, Petone. 47. Devonport Lodge, Devonport. 20. Ponsonby Lodge, Ponsonby. 48. Tβ Aroha Lodge, Te Aroba. 21. Pride of Waihi Lodge, Waihi. 49. Waitemata Lodge, Auckland. 22. Victoria Lodge, Waikino. 50. lakaka Lodge, Takaka. 23. Manakau Lodge, Manakau. 51. Fern Loaf Lodge, Greytown. 24. Pahiatua Lodge, Pahiatua. 52. Makino Lodge, Feilding. 25. Coronation Lodge, Wellington. 53. Okato Lodge, Okato. 26. Alexandra Lodge, Karangahake. 54. Stratford Lodge, Stratford. 27. Ruahine LoSge, Dannevirke. ; . 55. Pride of Brooklyn Lodge, Brooklyn. 38. Shannon Lodge, Shannon. :'-• .. 56. Blackball Lodge, Blackball.. .

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Karamea Lodge, Karamea. 71. Dominion Lodge, Thames. ' 298. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, Dunedin. 72. Pride of the West Lodge, Kumara. 1. Otago Lodge, Dunedin. 73. Manawatu Lodge, Poxton. 2. Enterprise Lodge, South Dunedin. 74. Clifton Lodge, Waitara. 3. Royal Oak Lodge, Gaversham. 75. Okotuku Lodge, Waverley. 4. Aoorn Lodge, Invercargill. 76. Eastbourne Lodge, Rona Bay. 5. Linden Lodge, Roslyn. 77. Wairoa Lodge, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. 6. West Harbour Lodge, Rothesay. 78. Mackay Lodge, Taihape. 7. Endeavour Lodge, Oamaru. 79. Light of Manukau Lodge, Onehunga. 8. Good Intent Lodge, Mosgiel. 80. Star of Rodney Lodge, Warkwortb. 9. Rose of Palmerston Lodge, Palmerston S. 81. Roskill Lodge, Auckland. 10. Gore Lodge, Gore. 11. Oraka Lodge, Colac Bay. 281. Grand Lodge of Canterbury —Christchurch. 12. Lily of the Valley Lodge, Dunedin. 1. Pioneer Lodge, Christchurch. 13. St. Patrick's Lodge, Waikouaiti. 2. Hope of St. Albans Lodge, St. Albans. 14. Pride of Mornington Lodge, Mornington. 3. Mistletoe Lodge, Christchurch. 15. Star of Tuapeka Lodge, Lawrence. 4. Ethelbert Lodge, Springston. 16. Star of Duntroon Lodge, Duntroon. 5. Lyttelton Hearts of Oak Lodge, Lyttelton. 17. Ivanhoe Lodge, Dunedin. 6. Star of Anglesea Lodge, Lincoln. 18. Bay Lodge, Dunedin. 7. Perseverance Lodge, Aldington. 19. Hampden Lodge, Hampden. 8. Hope of Amberley Lodge, Amberley. 20. Alexandra Lodge, Alexandra South. 9. Anchor Lodge, Woolston. 219. All Nations Lodge—Port Chalmers. 10. Ohoka Lodge, Ohoka. I 301. Lady Ranfurly Lodge, Wellington. VIII. Independent Obdeb of Rbchabites. 190. New Zealand District —Auckland. 110. 17. Sir Wilfrid Lawson Tent, Sanson. 1. Hope of Auckland Tent, Auckland. 19. Excelsior Tent, Wellington. 3. Northern Star Tent, Aratapu. 20. Haste to the Rescue Tent, Wellington. 4. Star of Hauraki Tent, Thames. 21. Bon Accord Tent, Blenheim. 6. Gordon Tent, Onehunga. 26. Hope of Oarterton Tent, Carterton. 10. Whangaroa Tent, Whangaroa. 28. Hope of Johnsonville Tent, Johnsonville. 11. Advance Tent, Waihi. 30. Star of Wakefield Tent, Wakefield. 12. Mahurangi Homeguara Tent, Warkworth. 37. Rescue Tent, Nelson. 38. Onward Tent, Palmerston North. 40. Gisborne Tent, Gisborne. 110. New Zealand Central District— Wellington. 41. Pride of Egmont Tent, Hawera. 2. Murihiku Tent, Invercargill. 42. Pahiatua Tent, Pahiatua. 3. Scandia's Hope Tent, Norsewood. 43. Brightwater Tent, Brightwater. 4. Hope of Woodville Tent, Woodville. 44. Lily of the South Tent, Invercargill. 5. Hope of Wellington Tent, Wellington. 45. Wai Aroha Tent, Stratford. 6. Hope of Dunedin Tent, Dunedin. 46. Moa Tent, Inglewood. 7. Pride of Ghristchurch Tent, Christchurch. 47. New Century Tent, Levin. 8. Perseverance Tent, Wellington. 48. Waingongoro Tent, Cardiff. 9. Bud of Promise Tent, Nelson. 50. Star of Petone Tent, Petone. 10. Unity Tent, New Plymouth. 52. Hope of Wanganui Tent, Wanganui. 11. Hope of Ormondville Tent, Ormondville. 53. Ashburton Tent, Ashburton. 12. Masterton Tent, Masterton. 54. Kia Ora Tent, Hastings (H. 8.). 15. Hope of Napier Tent, Napier. 98. Star of Hope Tent—Hokitika. IX. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. 170. National Division of New Zealand—Sydenh&m. 170. 10. Sunbeam Division, Wanganui. 2. Helpmate Division, Ashburton. 11. Hope of Sydenham Division, Sydenham. 4. Resolution Division, Rangiora. 15. Perseverance Division—Ghristchurch. 6. Excelsior Division, Addington. j 118. Antidote Division—Dunedin. 7. Elim Division, St. Albans. j 147. Progress Division—Kaiapoi. 9. Advance Division, Wellington. X. Hibebnian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. 198. New Zealand District— Auckland. 198. 25. St. Michael's Branch, Masterton. 2. St. John's Branch, Leeston. 26. St. Patrick's „ Oamaru. 3. St. Patrick's „ Ghristchurch. 27. St. John's „ Napier. 6. St. Patrick's „ Lincoln. 28. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Branch, Milton 8. St. Mary's „ Timaru. 29. St. Patrick's Branch, Waimate. 10. St. Joseph's „ New Plymouth. 30. St. Columbkilles Branch, Denniston. 11. St. Patrick's „ Wellington. 31. St. Canice's Branch, Westport. 12. Auckland „ Auckland. 32. St. Patrick's „ Gisborne. 14. St. Patrick's „ Blenheim. 3,3. St. Patrick's „ Palmerston North. 15. Grahamstown „ Grahamstown. 34. St. Patrick'; , „ Reefton. 16. Waipawa „ Waipawa. 35. Sancta Maria „ Auckland. 17. St. Joseph's „ Hastings. 36. St. Mary's „ Wellington. 18. St. Joseph's „ Dunedin. 37. St. Aloysius's „ Newtown. 19. Charleston „ Charleston. 38. St. Joseph's „ Waihi. 21. Greymouth „ Greymouth. 39. St. Patrick's „ Kaiapoi. 22. Onehunga „ Onehunga. 40. St. Patrick's „ Ashburton.

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List of Eegistered Societies, etc. — continued. X. Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society— continued. Reg. No. Be B- No. 198. 41. St. Ibar's Branch, Newton. I 198. 46. St. Joseph's Branoh, Stratford. 42. Sts. Peter and Paul's Branch, Hutt. 47. St. Mary's „ Invercargill. 43. St. Ita's Branch, Hawera. 48. Sts. Peter and Paul's Branch, Gore. 44. St. Mary's „ Taihape. 49. Sacred Heart Branch, Otautau. 45. St. Patrick's „ Manaia. I 59. St. Mary's „ Geraldine. XI. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. 197. Grand Council of New Zealand— Auckland. 9. Triumph Lodge, South Dunedin. 1. Prince of Wales Lodge, Thames. 197. 11. Star of Hastings Lodge, Hastings. 3. Excelsior Lodge, Green Island. 12. Valley True Blue „ North-east Valley. 4. Wickliffe „ Napier. 14. Star of Oamaru „ Oamaru. 5. John Knox „ Wellington. 18. St. Albans „ Auckland. 6. Alexandra „ Auckland. 19. Queen's Own „ Christohurch. XII. Railway Benefit Societies. Reg. No. 161. Otago Railway Employees' Benefit Society—Dunedin. XIII. Isolated Friendly Societies. 24. Wellington District M.U. Widow and Orphan! 313. Auckland United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, Society—Wellington. Auckland. 183. Grey Valley Accident Relief Fund—Brunnerton. 316. Auckland United Friendly Societies' Medical Insti--277. Denniston Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief tute, Auckland. Association—Denniston. ■ 319. Christchurch United Friendly Societies' Dispen--279. United Fire-brigades' Accident Assurance Society sary, Christchurch. of New Zealand—Napier. 322. Auckland Tramways Sick and Accident Friendly 286. Wellington Friendly Societies' Jubilee Orphanage Society, Auckland. Society Wellington. 323. Point Elizabeth Accident Relief Fund, Runanga. 293. Blackball Colliery Accident Relief Fund Society— 324. Waihi United Friendly Societies Hospital ConBlackball, ference, Waihi. 306. Waikato Medical and Accident Society—Huntly. 327. Nightcaps Collieries Medical, Sick, and Accident 307. Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Relief Association, Nightcaps. Association—Millerton. 328. Stockton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief 310. New Zealand Collieries, Railway, and Oil Syndi- Association, Ngakawau. oate Employees' Benefit Society—Kaifcangata. XIV. Juvenile Friendly Societies. 288. Court Pride of the Forest, A.o.lf.—Dunedin. I 303. Kaiapoi Lodge, M.U,l.O.O.F.—Kaiapoi. 290. Court Pride of Invercargill, A.O.F.—lnvercargill. | 314. Court Pride of Napier, A.O.F.—Napier. XV. Working-men's Clubs. 151. Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary 264. Richmond Working-men's Club—Richmond, ChristInstitute—Wellington, church. 162. Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual 267. Palmerston North Working-men's Club and Literary School of Arts—Christchurch. Institute—Palmerston North. 186. South Wairarapa Working-men's Club — Grey- 271. Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts—Ashtown, burton. 202. Club Garibaldi—Wellington. 272. Blenheim Working-men's Club—Blenheim. 209. Sydenham and Addington Working-men's Club and 305. Oxford Working-men's Club—East Oxford. Mutual School of Arts—Sydenham. 309. Napier Working-men's Club—Napier. 215. Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' 317. City Working men's Club—Wellington. Institute —Auckland. 318. North Island Brass Bands Association of New Zea--231. Kaiapoi Working-men's Club—Kaiapoi. land—Palmerston North 238. Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Insti- 326. South Island Bands Association of New Zealand - tute—Petone. Christchurch. XVI. Specially authorised Societies. 169. Grand Lodge of New Zealand of the Independent 169. 57. Dawn of Peace Lodge, Ashburton. Order of Good Templars —Dunedin. 59. True Blue Lodge, Waitahuna. 1. Pioneer Lodge, Dunedin. 66. St. Helena Lodge, Greymouth. 2. Aggressive Lodge, Blenheim. 68. Phcenix Lodge, Masterton. 3. Dauntless Lodge, Christchurch. 69. North Star Lodge, Kaikoura. 4. Hope of Christchurch Lodge, Christchurch. 72. Pride of Brookside Lodge, Brookside. 6. Pioneer Lodge, Wellington. 73. Mount Fyfe Lodge, Mount Fyfe. 7. Star of South Canterbury Lodge, Waimate. 76. Heart and Hand Lodge, Lumsden. 9. Loyal Nelson Lodge, Nelson. 77. Pride of Mount Grey Lodge, Mount Grey. 12. West Coast Pioneer Lodge, Greymouth. 85. Southern Cross Lodge, Invercargill. 13. Good Intent Lodge, Rangiora. 86. Guiding Star Lodge, Dunedin. 17. Robert Bruce Lodge, Bannockburn. 89. Akaroa Hope Lodge, Akaroa. 18. Star of the East Lodge, Ashburton. 91. Undaunted Lodge, Owaka. 19. Hope of Westport Lodge, Westport. 93. Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine. 21. Haste to the Rescue Lodge, Havelock. 94. Loyal Marine Lodge, Nelson. 24. Reefton Fraternal Lodge, Reefton. 95. Union of Otago Temple, Dunedin. 30. Pride of Hawke's Bay Lodge, Port Ahuriri. 96. St. John's Lodge, Wellington. 31. Premier Lodge, Hokitika. 99. Southern Star Lodge, Wanganui. 32. Hope of Stafford Lodge, Stafford. . 104. Lily of the Valley Lodge, North Dunedin. 33. Providence Lodge, Courtenay. 106. Bushman's Pride Lodge, Alford Forest. 35. Golden Stream Lodge, Alexandra, Otago. 107. Hope of Wakefield Lodge, Wakefield. 37. New Era Lodge, Purakanui. 108. Pride of Dunedin Lodge, Dunedin. 40. Second-to-none Lodge, Pigeon Bay. 110. Seashell Lodge, Lyttelton. 41. Hope of Brunnerton Lodge, Brunnerton. 112. Lifeboat Lodge, Timaru. 42. Woodstock Lodge, Woodstock. 113. Rose of Springburn Lodge, Springburn. 44. New River Pioneer Lodge, Dunganville. 223. Invercargill United Friendly Societies' Dispensary 47. Victory Lodge, No Town. —Invercargill. 48. Victoria Lodge, Noble's. 229. Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club 50. Kumara Lodge, Kumara. —Sydenham. 53. Rock of Freedom Lodge, Ashley Bank. 241. New Zealand Friendly Societies' Mutual Fidelity and Homes Lodge, Orepuki. Guarantee Association—Wellington.

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List oe , Registered Societies, etc. — continued. XVI. Specially authobised Societies— continued. Beg. No. Beg. No. 242. Dunedin United Friendly Societies' Dispensary— 263. Stanmore Brass Band—Richmond (Ohristohuroh). Dunedin. 275. Ivy of Linwood Go-operative Money Club—Christ--245. Star of Newtown Lodge, 1.0.G.T. —Wellington. . church. 246. Lyttelton United Friendly Societies' Dispensary— 276. Waimate Brass Band—Waimate. Lyttelton. 283. Hawke's Bay United Friendly Societies' Dispensary 248. Timaru United Friendly Societies' Dispensary— —-Napier. Timaru. 284. Christchurch and St. Albans Go-operative Money 251. New Zealand Foresters' Guarantee Association— Glub—Christchurch. Christchurch. 285. Westport City Band Society—Westport. 255. Temple of Peace Lodge, I.O.G.T.—Kaiwarra. 294. Wellington United Friendly Societies' Dispensary— 257. Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- Wellington. ment Society—Opotiki.

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Registered Trade-unions, as on the 31st December, 1909. 1. Ghristchurch Operative Bootmakers' Society. 35. United Employees' Society of Boilermakers and Iron3. New Zealand Union of the Federated Stewards' and ship Builders of New Zealand. Cooks' Union of Australasia. 36. New Zealand Boot-manufacturers' Association. 5. Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society. 40. Hawke's Bay Operative Bootmakers' Society. 8. Grey Valley Coal-miners' Association. 41. Wellington Eight Hour Federated Union. 9. New Zealand Federated Boot-trade Union. 43. Napier Carpenters and Joiners' Union. 15. New Zealand Federated Wharf Garters', Express- 44. New Zealand Locomotive Engine Drivers, Firemen, men's, and Storemen's Union. and Cleaners' Association. 16. Southland Trades and Labour Union. 45. Gtfeymouth Branch of the New Zealand Locomotive 18. Amalgamated Society of Eailway Servants of New Engine Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association. Zealand. 46. West Coast General Labourers' Industrial Union of 27. Shipmasters' Association of New Zealand. Workers.

APPENDIX IV.

Forms which may be obtained free on Application to the Registrab 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 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 application to register a special resolution for amalgamation of societies. Form of declaration relating to amalgamation of sooieties. 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 registered office of branch. Form of return to District Land Eegistrar.

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APPENDIX V.

Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.— Table A.

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.B. —These figures refer to Sick ,nd Funeral Funds only, and do not include Managemei it and other Funds.] Rate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. O U o 5 r Liability Sickness in respect Benefit. „ , Funeral Benefit. Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. ProporContribu- tion of tions Funeral for Benefits Benefits. reassured. Present Value of Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Surplus. Deficiency. o 3 ® S'iS Contribution to Funeral Fund. Total Liabilities. Total Assets. M.U.I.O.O.F. shley District — District Funeral Fund £ s. d. o/ o/ 3-98 ! 4 £ £ 11,750 £ £ £ 1,080 £ 5,734 £ 1907 £ 11,750 £ 4,654 £ £ 6,016 s. d. Rangiora Lodge Nil Desperandum ,, Leithfield ,, Cust Woodend '■„ Oxford „ Ohoka ,, Amberley „ Waikari „ Cheviot „ 1860 1868 1873 1874 1874 1876 1876 1876 1880 1896 1907 386 130 83 81 89 93 87 80 35 27 641 13 2 223 12 0 134 16 9 130 19 6 149 1 4 151 15 6 145 7 8 129 17 10 59 3 0 45 10 0 5-11 I 4 4-48 j 4 3-50 4 3-80 3| 3-07 3J 3-07 . Si 2-69 i 3J 4-43 ! 4 0-45 j 3 1-59 3 14,311 4,583 2,930 3,196 3,416 3,749 3,528 2,901 1,527 1,021 4,340 1,368 873 957 1,011 1,126 1,056 872 450 290 1,606 582 349 366 424 416 399 330 182 157 2,076 752 452 473 548 538 516 426 235 202 22,333 7,285 4,604 4,992 5,399 5,829 5,499 4,529 2,394 1,670 10,706 3,880 2,330 2,442 2,826 2,772 2,662 2,199 1,214 1,043 ! 4,340 1,368 873 957 1,011 1,126 1,056 872 450 290 8,212 ! 23,258 3,123 I 8,371 2,202 5,405 1,315 4,714 1,264 5,101 524 4,422 1,181 4,899 2,123 5,194 456 2,120 240 1,573 925 1,086 801 665 278 298 1,407 600 274 97 18 18 14 17 17 18 Total 1,091 1,811 16 9 4-26 ' 41,162 12,343 4,811 6,218 64,534 32,074 12,343 20,640 65,057 523 P.A.F.S.A. rand Council of New Zealand — District Funeral Fund 1906 5-24 4 •• 11,129 11,129 4,104 6,498 10,602 527 Prince of Wales Lodge Excelsior ,, Wickliffe John Knox „ Alexandra ,, Triumph „ Valley True Blue „ Star of Hastings ,, Star of Oamaru ,, St. Albans „ Queen's Own „ Royal Standard ,, 1873 1876 1877 1879 1879 1883 1883 1883 1883 1896 1874 1874 1906 76 86 28 63 71 141 42 30 124 39 108 45 119 18 10 137 13 4 44 8 4 100 1 2 115 4 10 225 6 2 67 12 0 54 7 8 196 7 8 62 16 8 196 2 9 73 13 4 3-59 31 3-72 ! 4 : 4-49 ! 4 4-18 ' 4 5-37 " 4 3-69 : 4 2-96 j 3J 3-64 j 3J 3-78 i 4 4-66 I 4 .. 4 .. i 4 3,688 3,094 1,464 2,660 3,005 5,967 1,798 1,207 4,902 1,312 4,715 2,040 1,353 951 476 801 969 1,822 537 356 1,448 378 1,455 622 286 447 107 303 : 325 672 231 173 625 217 503 j 204 37 58 14 39 42 87 30 23 81 28 65 27 5,364 4,550 2,061 3,803 4,341 8,548 2,596 1,759 7,056 1,935 6,738 2,893 1,486 2,387 576 1,592 1,770 3,592 1,241 1,048 3,307 1,169 3,072 1,117 1,353 951 476 801 969 1,822 537 356 1,448 378 1,455 622 | 826 616 849 997 739 1,056 281 297 1,187 397 407 4-1 3,665 3,954 1,901 3,390 3,478 6,470 2,059 1,701 5,942 1,944 4,934 1,780 1,699 596 160 413 863 2,078 537 58 1,114 1 *11 6 16 8 18 0 17 3 14 11 13 10 14 9 19 2 16 0 9 l',804 1,113 13 2 flO 2 Total I 853 1,393 12 9 4-06 35,852 11,168 4,093 531 51,644 22,357 11,168 7,693 41,218 10,426 ! * Benefits taken on reduced scale. t Benefits taken on full scale.

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.B. —These figures refer to Sick ,nd Funeral Funds only, and do not include Management and other Funds.] Rate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. O 5 to b. c3 © Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation SNumber of j Members. Annual Income from Contributions. .2 a, c o a a r Liability Oontrl . Sickness mrs » a P eot button to Benefit. Fu °' ral Funeral Benefit. Fuad - Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Total Liabilities. Contributions for Benefits. Present Value of Proportion of Funeral Benefits reassured. Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Total Assets. Surplus. Deficiency. A.O.F. Wellington District — District Funeral Fund £ s. d. /o 5-40 % 4 £ £ 72,528 £ £ £ 72,528 £ 26,258 £ £ 13,052 £ 39,310 £ £ 33,218 s. d. 1906 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 „ Loyal Haleombe „ Woodville „ Pohangina „ Epuni „ Pahiatua ,, Kopuaranga .. „ Hunterville .. „ Sir William Jervois.... „ Pride of Levin „ Bloomfield „ Lady Glasgow ,, Primrose „ Makakahi .. „ Ruapehu .. .. „ Pongaroa „ Alexandra 1862 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1874 1875 1876 1876 1877 1877 1884 1884 1885 1886 1886 1887 1888 1889 1891 1891 1894 1894 1895 1900 1900 1905 5» 291 289 171 263 351 193 65 152 107 215 139 90 175 62 38 69 37 328 154 92 33 188 63 49 96 53 127 15 41 14 463 12 4 468 12 0 266 4 0 431 2 8 573 1 8 343 15 10 105 19 0 253 16 0 172 18 0 355 2 4 224 13 8 156 4 4 295 4 0 97 6 8 58 10 0 118 14 8 62 3 8 540 11 8 259 7 0 149 5 8 53 1 8 317 14 10 107 0 8 78 0 0 96 4 0 45 13 3 205 3 8 25 2 8 65 10 8 12 17 10 3-48 4-35 3-18 5-41 5-05 7-12 2-00 1-57 4-28 5-19 5-70 3-06 5-49 5-23 3-17 1-85 1-35 5-44 3-51 1-78 1-38 5-03 3-36 2-84 1-53 3-70 2-26 Nil 0-63 Nil 3 4 31 4 4 -4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 3} 3 3 4 3 31 3 3 4 15,161 11,364 7,404 9,660 14,076 7,795 3,177 7,346 4,112 7,514 5,123 4,416 6,607 2,307 1,509 2,468 1,563 11,067 6,356 3,867 1,473 6,380 2,817 1,820 2,296 1,060 4,436 631 1,517 197 7,678 5,898 3,872 4,873 7,363 3,676 1,734 3,923 2,129 3,749 2,616 2,350 3,360 1,182 743 1,239 788 5,429 3,236 1,937 751 3,137 1,438 895 344 142 2,142 313 745 32 2,076 1,876 1,186 1,804 2,245 1,305 458 1,113 706 1,519 947 649 1,179 420 337 481 312 2,373 1,127 781 267 1,356 508 387 208 113 1,039 128 324 28 2,645 2,390 1,510 2,297 2,859 1,662 583 1,418 900 1,935 1,206 826 1,502 534 429 613 397 3,022 1,435 995 339 1,727 647 493 265 144 1,324 163 413 35 27,560 21,528 13,972 18,634 26,543 14,438 5,952 13,800 7,847 14,717 9,892 8,241 12,648 4,443 3,018 4,801 3,060 21,891 12,154 7,580 2,830 12,600 5,410 3,595 3,113 1,459 8,941 1,235 2,999 292 8,240 7,545 4,596 7,334 9,091 5,812 1,827 4,572 2,827 6,228 3,793 2,756 4,930 1,635 1,292 2,021 1,286 9,684 4,709 3,135 1,057 5,642 2,118 1,536 2,041 969 4,174 529 1,288 253 7,678 5,898 3,872 4,873 7,363 3,676 1,734 3,923 2,129 3,749 2,616 2,350 3,360 1,182 743 1,239 788 5,429 3,236 1,937 751 3,137 1,438 895 344 142 2,142 313 745 32 7,906 2,770 2,133 3,130 6,497 4,990 1,170 833 2,678 1,184 1,206 1,722 2,974 1,283 320 823 150 2,792 1,764 701 170 605 427 180 264 81 ' 227 21 142 18 23,824 16,213 10,601 15,337 22,951 14,478 4,731 9,328 7,634 11,161 7,615 6,828 11,264 4,100 2,355 4,083 2,224 17,905 9,709 5,773 1,978 9,384 3,983 2,611 2,649 1,192 6,543 863 2,175 303 40 3,736 5,315 3,371 3,297 3,592 1,221 4,472 213 3,556 2,277 1,413 1,384 343 663 718 836 3,986 2,445 1,807 852 3,216 1,427 984 464 267 2,398 372 824 16 3 13 2 13 4 15 2 16 3 14 3 10 11 15 4 13 6 13 9 15 2 17 0 17 11 14 2 16 0 12 8 15 2 14 6 13 7 11 10 13 2 12 10 12 9 16 8 15 11 12 11 11 11 12 8 11 Total I 3,960 6,402 14 5 4-44 155,519 77,714 27,252 34,708 295,193 112,920 77,714 49,161 239,795 55,398

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Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.— Table A— continued.

[' .B.— Thi ie figures refer to Sick and Funeral Funds only, and do not include ManagemeJ t and other Funds.] liate of Interest. Assets. Liabilities. C CD >>' jjli a os © <3P Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of ; Members. Annual Income from Contributions. O c 1-1 <D o a*s> S Liability Contri . Sickness in res P ect button to Benefit. Fuueral Funeral Benefit. Fund ' Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Total Liabilities. ProporContribu- tion of tions Funeral for Benefits Benefits. reassured. Present Value of Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Total Assets. Surplus. Deficiency. U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North IslandDistrict Funeral Fund 1906 £ s. d. °/ /o 4-71 o/ ,0 4 £ £ 52,892 £ £ ( £ 52,892 £ 38,419 £ £ £ 8,211 46,630 £ 6,262 s.'d. Excelsior Lodge .. Stonehenge „ Star of New Zealand „ Star of the West „ Auckland „ Albion „ .. Totara „ Oroua „ Bishop ,, Brunner „ Blenheim Mistletoe „ Turanganui ,, .. Pacific „ Poneke ■',- ,, Ponsonby „ Star of Egmont „ Maitai „ Morgan „ Horowhenua „ Otaki Hawera ,, Holly „■ ... Takaka ,, Moturoa „ Star of Paeroa „ Pride of Waihi „ Reefton ,, Victoria ,, Star of Newmarket ,, Pahiatua ,, Coronation „ Alexandra „ Ruahine „ 1879 1880 1880 1881 1882 1882 1883 1883 1883 1883 1884 1884 1886 1886 1887 1891 1892 1893 1895 1895 1895 1895 1895 1896 1896 1897 1897 1899 1900 1902 1902 1902 1903 1906 522 143 86 210 294 187 164 304 229 124 106 379 401 134 383 95 256 68 51 42 69 34 93 144 103 94 155 97 88 42 134 61 103 853 16 8 222 19 0 134 7 8 352 2 8 485 17 10 260 5 4 246 11 8 498 9 4 373 11 0 197 15 0 167 9 0 543 11 8 680 12 10 215 18 4 602 14 6 157 2 10 440 16 0 102 4 8 90 18 4 69 11 8 113 17 4 53 19 4 132 11 0 224 19 8 186 17 0 157 6 10 275 1 8 161 1 0 143 12 4 72 8 0 235 12 8 105 12 4 203 19 0 4-52 3-80 3-97 3-41 3-22 1-92 5-05 4-55 5-36 3-54 4-84 5-26 5-04 4-51 4-81 4-53 5-02 4-28 3-75 3-34 1-65 4-29 1-18 6-41 1-70 Nil 1-14 2-09 0-82 0-34 3-10 0-64 2-60 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3i 4 34 4 3 31 3* 3i 4 4 4 4 . 20,779 5,113 ! 3,917 ! 8,971 12,473 8,895 5,720 : 10,895 8,478 5,512 3,751 14,101 15,237 5,037 13,858 3,247 9,402 2,518 1,988 1,516 2,744 1,204 3,770 5,093 4,800 3,728 6,142 3,757 2,987 1,429 4,616 2,068 4,160 4,419 1,079 842 1,894 2,640 1,882 1,200 2,293 1,794 1,172 789 2,977 3,223 1,065 2,911 678 1,981 533 421 319 575 252 794 1,066 1,013 781 1,288 784 623 299 964 431 874 2,722 789 410 1,208 1,700 1,170 916 1,678 1,244 693 588 2,055 2,153 723 2,108 536 1,398 369 271 231 415 189 553 801 658 566 934 592 498 237 754 346 615 444 28,364 129 7,110 67 5,236 197 12,270 277 17,090 191 12,138 149 ! 7,985 274 15,140 203 11,719 113 7,490 96 5,224 335 19,468 351 : 20,964 118 6,943 344 19,221 87 4,548 228 :: 13,009 60 I 3,480 44 2,724 38 I 2,104 68 ! 3,802 31 1,676 90 5,207 131 I 7,091 107 6,578 92 5,167 152 8,516 96 5,229 81 4,189 39 2,004 123 6,457 56 2,901 100 5,749 14,808 4,080 2,148 6,714 9,351 5,350 4,572 9,113 6,721 3,656 3,051 9,809 12,132 3,857 11,001 2,932 7,942 1,846 1,604 1,267 2,262 992 2,619 4,147 3,932 3,130 5,442 3,251 2,690 1,344 4,376 1,975 3,983 4,419 1,079 842 1,894 2,640 1,882 1,200 2,293 1,794 1,172 789 2,977 3,223 1,065 2,911 678 1,981 533 421 319 575 °52 794 1,066 1,013 781 1,288 784 623 299 964 431 874 5,027 ! 24,254 444 | 5,603 1,145 4,135 938 9,546 1,410 13,401 793 8,025 724 6,496 1,335 12,741 2,405 10,920 876 5,704 620 ! 4,460 3,031 15,817 2,759 18,114 1,187 6,109 1,621 I 15,533 453 4,063 2,090 12,013 325 2,704 365 2,390 290 1,876 419 1 3,256 354 j 1,598 189 i 3,602 870 | 6,083 453 ! 5,398 58 | 3,969 383 I 7,113 327 ! 4,362 108 3,421 125 1,768 247 5,587 114 2,520 246 5,103 4,110 1,507 1,101 2,724 3,689 4,113 1,489 2,399 799 1,786 764 3,651 2,850 834 3,688 485 996 776 334 228 546 78 1,605 1,008 1,180 1,198 1,403 867 768 236 870 381 646 16 ' 15 ( 15 ( 14 ! 14 i: 12 ( 15 ' 16 : 18 ! 14 < 16 ' 15 ' 16 ! 17 : 15 I 17 I 18 : 14 I 17 : 17 ; 16 ' 18 i: 12 ! 16 ! 15 ! 14 l 16 16 15 ! 17 : 16 II 16 1 17 ■

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Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.—Table A— continued.

.B. —These figures refer to Sick ,nd Funeral Funds only, and do not include Management and other Funds.] "Rate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. "£=« a 5s § •3 o Present Value of Present Value of Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. •■HO fa Liability Sickness ™ respect Benefit. Funeral Benefit. Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Surplus. Deficiency. O a Contribution to Funeral Fund. Total Liabilities. Contributions for Benefits. Proportion of Funeral Benefits reassured. Total Assets. U.A.O.D. — continued, rand Lodge of the North Island — continued. Shannon Lodge .. Eltham „ Mungaroa „ Inglewood „ Myrtle Okato „ Devonport „ Star of Te Aroha „ Trafalgar „ Whangarei „ Seddon „ Waitemata ,, Buller „ .. Ahaura „ Shedwood ,, Eden Millerton . „ .. Makino „ Fern Leaf „ Stratford „ Pride of Brooklyn ,, Blackball Naumai „ Pride of Hamilton „ Nelson Creek „ Island Bay „ Denniston „ Pride of the West „ 1903 1903 1903 1903 1904 1904 1904 1904 1894 1905 1905 1905 1905 1905 1903 1905 1905 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 40 97 69 73 52 22 114 47 90 30 73 91 103 28 79 42 92 62 28 32 24 21 61 78 35 29 36 37 £ s. d. 83 10 0 162 15 8 123 12 4 129 7 4 84 1 4 36 18 8 204 3 6 79 15 0 138 16 0 60 16 0 126 2 4 166 2 4 190 3 0 51 14 8 127 18 4 75 0 0 148 1 4 110 18 0 50 0 0 52 10 0 41 8 8 39 0 4 112 2 4 127 8 0 69 4 4 51 7 8 57 3 4 64 3 8 /o Nil 0-87 1-82 1-17 Nil 1-42 4-51 2-85 Nil /o 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 £ I 1,461 3,115 2,344 2,535 ! 1,716 i 719: 4,385 ! 1,519 ! 2,991 j 1,088 2,396 3,107 3,494 948 2,541 1,400 2,916 2,085 j 913 1,003 768 I 705 2,062 2,461 1,211 950 1,100 j 1,206 : £ 306 645 489 530 357 150 914 314 622 228 498 648 728 197 526 291 603 434 189 207 159 147 429 509 252 197 227 250 £ 220 562 391 409 298 127 698 272 514 165 419 514 584 159 457 240 535 353 161 187 139 120 346 455 197 167 212 213 £ 36 92 64 67 49 21 114 44 84 27 68 84 95 26 75 39 87 57 26 30 23 19 56 74 32 27 35 35 £ 2,023 4,414 3,288 3,541 2,420 1,017 6,111 2,149 4,211 1,508 3,381 4,353 4,901 1,330 3,599 1,970 4,141 2,929 1,289 1,427 1,089 991 2,893 3,499 1,692 1,341 1,574 1,704 £ 1,514 3,118 2,295 2,387 1,592 702 4,112 1,518 2,621 1,103 2,391 3,085 3,546 962 2,440 1,407 2,845 2,079 946 1,012 792 731 2,094 2,458 1,283 978 1,114 1,221 306 645 489 530 357 150 914 314 622 228 498 648 728 197 526 291 603 434 189 207 159 147 429 509 252 197 227 250 £ 77 133 114 185 68 39 136 35 214 23 151 ! 86 135 39 177 57 89 42 14 18 11 11 103 45 24 20 15 28 £ 1,897 3,896 2,898 3,102 2,017 891 5,162 1,867 3,457 1,354 3,040 3,819 4,409 1,198 3,143 1,755 3,537 2,555 1,149 1,237 962 889 2,626 3,012 1,559 1,195 1,356 1,499 £ 126 518 390 439 403 126 949 282 754 154 341 534 492 132 456 215 604 374 140 190 127 102 267 487 133 146 218 205 s. "d. 18 6 17 3 17 3 17 1 16 1 17 1 16 4 16 11 15 10 17 7 17 8 17 1 17 8 17 8 17 0 17 5 16 7 17 0 17 5 16 11 17 3 17 7 17 10 16 9 18 2 17 5 16 9 17 2 2-56 Nil Total 6,980 11,527 18 4 4-31 261,045 54,902 39,234 6,397 361,578 214,443 54,902 33,820 303,165 58,413 I

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Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.—Table A— continued.

' [: .B. —These figures refer to Sick ,nd Funeral Funds only, and do not include Manageme: it and other Funds.] Hate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. O EG >s c o > "-".2 1.1 I-a Present Value of Present Value of Name of Societv or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. Liability rontir v in respect D Conta o Funeral F « neTal Benefit. F ™ d - Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Total Liabilities. Proportion of Funeral Benefits reassured. Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Total Assets. Surplus. Deficiency. Sickness Benefit. Contributions for Benefits. U.A.O.D. — continued. Grand Lodge of Canterbury — District Funeral Fund .. .. j 1905 ! 1905 £ s. d. /o 5-15 O" /o 4 £ £ \ 21,552 £ £ £ 21,552 £ 10,101 £ £ £ 7,430 j 17,531 £ 4,021 s. d. Pioneer Lodae 1875 1905 Hope of St. Albans „ " 1879 Mistletoe „ 1879 Oak of Sydenham „ 1879 Ethelbert „ 1880 Lyttelton Hearts of Oak „ 1880 Star of Anglesea „ 1881 „ Perseverance ,, 1880 „ Hope of Amherley „ 1880 „ Anchor „ 1880 „ Ohoka „ 1882 Timaru „ 1882 „ Trafalgar „ 1882 Star of Ashburton „ 1883 „ Old Oak „ 1883 Ivy of Linwood „ 1888 „ Ellesmere „ 1895 Olive Branch „ 1897 Lily of Burwood „ 1902 Ivy „ 1903 Success of Ashburton „ 1904 242 107 167 167 55 75 76 90 52 144 31 291 60 157 45 84 29 25 21 59 16 352 7 10 153 11 8 248 14 2 242 16 4 79 14 6 119 11 2 105 16 8 138 2 2 76 16 0 208 4 10 47 7 4 463 14 10 88 14 8 224 3 6 68 11 10 131 4 10 43 19 6 36 4 0 34 4 10 94 17 6 16 9 4 5-52 4-97 4-42 5-07 3-73 4-43 4-32 4-66 3-37 3-99 2-06 4-86 3-33 4-60 4-29 3-87 2-36 1-77 Nil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 31 4 3 4 4 4 4 31 4 4 4 9,708 4,106 5,836 6,883 2,162 3,096 2,813 3,434 2,062 5,201 1,504 10,169 2,405 5,560 1,726 2,791 1,069 913 610 1,714 320 2.894 j 1,231 1,709 2,078 j 642 929 816 1,028 619 1,517 460 2,958 715 1,650 509 800 312 264 174 488 38 j 1,124 508 873 761 | 256 372 358 461 286 717 172 1,626 I 327 784 222 479. 172 144 , 132 ! 364 47 444 200 345 300 101 147 141 182 113 283 68 642 129 309 88 189 68 57 52 144 19 14,170 6,045 8,763 10,022 3,161 4,544 4,128 5,105 3,080 7,718 2,204 15,395 3,576 8,303 2,545 4,259 1,621 1,378 968 2,710 424 5,618 2,538 4,365 3,803 1,279 1,862 1,788 2,304 1,432 3,586 861 8,128 1,633 3,918 1,112 2,397 858 718 658 1,821 315 2,894 1,231 1,709 2,078 642 929 816 1,028 619 1,517 460 2,958 715 ; 1,650 ] 509 800 312 264 174 488 38 4,630 ', 13,142 1,946 I 5,715 1,656 I 7,730 2,649 : 8,530 593 2,514 929 . 3,720 1,352 | 3,956 619 3,951 347 2,398 1,123 ! 6,226 400 ' 1,721 2,959 14,045 348 i 2,696 1,510 j 7,078 380 ! 2,001 641 j 3,838 149 1,319 87 1,069 67 899 93 2,402 41 j 394 1,028 330 1,033 1,492 647 824 172 1,154 682 1,492 483 1,350 880 1,225 544 421 302 309 69 308 30 18 2 18 8 17 1 16 3 14 10 15 5 19 0 14 4 14 5 15 2 14 6 17 10 13 10 16 4 14 8 17 7 15 5 14 5 18 3 17 3 18 5 1-74 Total 74,082 | 21,831 10,185 4,021 110,119 50,994 21,831 22,519 I 95,344 14,775 1,993 2,975 7 6 4-69 • Bud of Hope Lodge .. 1880 1906 94 133 13 10 5-44 T 3,781 912 350 141 5,184 1,752 912 941 [ 3,605 1,579 *12 * On the assumption that the application with the Grand Lodge of Canterbury was complete at 31st December, 1906.

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APPENDIX V— continued.

Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.— Table A— continued.

■B. —These figures refer to Sick and Funeral Funds only, and do not include Managemei t and other Funds.] Hate of Interest. Liabilities, Assets. Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. o f':. o «H O 5a 13 Liability f on f r .- Sickness m respect bution ' to Benefit, j Funeral Funeral j Benefit. ¥nad - Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Present Value of ProporContribu- tion of tions Funeral for Benefits Benefits. reassured. Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Surplus. Deficiency. a s <d Total Liabilities. Total Assets. A.O.F. Otago District — Court Pride of Dunedin .. 1862 „ Pride of the Lake .. 1863 „ Enterprise .. .. 1863 „ Robin Hood .. .. 1864 „ Pride of the Leith .. 1864 „ Bruce ... .. 1865 „ Star of the Dunstan .. 1866 „ Pride of Oamaru .. 1868 „ Pride of Alexandra .. 1869 „ Roxburgh .. .. 1873 „ Star of the South .. 1874 „ St. Andrew .. .. 1875 Excelsior .. .. 1877 „ Little John .. .. 1888 „ Royal Oak .. .. 1890 ., Southern Star .. 1890 „ Victoria .. .. 1894 „ Woodland's Pride .. 1894 „ Queen of the South .. 1895 „ Star of the Forest .. 1896 „ Marion .. .. 1898 „ Pride of Awarua .. 1904 „ Pride of Waitaki .. 1896 1907 293 23 354 180 256 198 52 207 74 83 456 156 159 106 73 63 33 216 64 35 84 21 28 £ s. d. 412 1 1 39 13 0 548 16 4 294 1 5 407 8 10 271 18 4 86 11 2 314 8 0 128 1 0 130 15 8 704 14 2 231 8 0 242 9 0 151 2 6 111 9 6 104 15 2 30 13 2 199 13 2 67 12 0 65 10 10 75 14 6 22 2 8 50 1 0 o/ | o/ /o ! /o 5-19 •■ 4 0-68 j 3 4-89 I 4 117 3 5-13 4 4-70 ' 4 4-73 \ 4 4-73 '. 4 3-13 I 3i 4-52 4 5-62 4 5-15 4 4-98 4 4-45 4 3-05 3 2-96 j 3 331 3J 4-60 4 3-34 4 3-39 3* 2-08 3J 2-74 j 3i 2-70 3| I £ £ 11.187 ; 2,759 1,042 ! 268 12,843 ! 3,059 8,183 j L981 9,774 j 2,363 7,109 i 1,648 1,862 ; 443 7,456 i 1,770 2,854 680 2,777 ! 656 15,482 j 3,620 5,819 ! 1,406 5,336 ' 1,250 : 3,311 ; 711 3,050 ! 715 2,627 i 613 744 ! 91 I 4.840 515 J 1,596 172 I 1,414 , 336 ! 1.841 ' 224 | 506 | 63 1,081 ! 255 £ 1,393 136 1,766 1,012 1,268 870 277 1,041 431 479 2,341 741 817 511 444 407 99 584 184 209 242 64 161 £ 15,339 1,446 17,668 11,176 13,405 9,627 2,582 10,267 3,965 3,912 21,443 7,966 7,403 4,533 4,209 3,647 934 5,939 1,952 1.959 2,307 633 1,497 £ 6,941 750 9,385 5,686 6,665 4,587 1,499 5,410 2,385 2,340 12,540 3,833 4,333 2,778 2,345 2,217 642 3,848 1,238 1,199 1,602 439 942 ! £ 2,759 268 3,059 1,981 2,363 1,648 443 1,770 680 656 3,620 1,406 1,250 711 715 613 91 515 172 336 224 63 255 £ 7,793 247 7,134 1,475 4,753 2,227 946 3,359 1,206 773 4,626 1,404 2,460 1,178 634 175 98 282 215 507 117 34 130 £1 17,493 1,265 19,578 9,142 13,781 8,462 2,888 10,539 4,271 3,769 20,786 6,643 8,043 4,667 3,694 3,005 831 4,645 1,625 2,042 1,943 536 1,327 £ ! 2,154 I 1,910 '376 306 272 306 640 134 "83 £ '18I 2,034 1,165 "l43 657 1,323 515 642 103 1,294 327 364 97 170 s. 'd. 16Y11 15 17' 1 19 1 19 3 16 0 17 1 15 9 17 7 15 3 16 4 16 6 16 7 17 3 Total 3,214 4,691 0 6 4-72 112,734 '■ 25,598 j 15,477 1 1 153,809 83,604 25,598 41,773 150,975 2,834 District Funeral Fund _ 1— 1907 1907 5-45 I 24,691 j J 1 j 24,691 15,135 13,063 28,198 *3,507 Canterbury United District — Court Star of Canterbury .. 1852 „ Queen of the Isles .. 1859 „ Pride of Courtenay .. 1876 „ Thistle of the Forest .. 1879 „ Woodford .. .. 1880 > 1852 1859 1876 1879 1880 I 1907 it 1907 417 25 55 128 166 633 8 0 31 16 0 80 18 0 188 16 0 247 6 0 4-25 4-29 4-61 6-61 5-04 ' ' I 4 17,874 ; 5,799 1,826 ' .. 25,499 4 1,447 ! 532 61 .. 2,040 4 2,163 : 656 269 .. 3,088 4 4,649 | 1,385 j 648 .. 6,682 4 6,215 i 1,866 ' 842 ] .. [ 8,923 I 9,033 264 1,293 3,183 4,114 • j 5,799 I 11,666 532 1,371 656 1,329 1,385 2,442 1,866 3,368 26,498 2,167 3,278 7,010 9,348 999 127 ' 190 328 425 * Not included b above iguves. Position of Society as a whole, £673 net surplus.

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Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.— Table A— continued.

[B .B.— Th. ise figures refer to Sick ,nd Funeral Funds only, and do not include Manageme; t and other Funds.] Rati Intel ! Of 'est. Liabilities. Assets. to alls Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. C a; 'J a a — o m Liability Contri . Sickness m res t P ect bution to Benefit. Fuaeral Funeral Benefit. Fund " Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. Total Liabilities. ProporContribu- tion of tions Funeral for Benefits Benefits. reassured. Present Value of Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Total Assets. Surplus. Deficiency. A. O. F.— continued. Canterbury United —ctd. Court Papanui „ Star of Dunsandel „ Star of Belfast ,, Ashburton ,, Queen of Canterbury .. „ Victoria ,, Loburn 1881 1888 1888 1889 1895 1895 1902 49 67 28 131 43 42 37 £ s. d. 72 12 0 96 10 0 44 2 0 197 2 0 51 1 2 42 5 2 56 12 0 0/ ! 0/ /o /o 4-30 4 3-78 4 4-83 4 5-31 4 3-62 31 Nil 3 4 £ 1,860 2,216 1,054 4,288 1,460 1,024 1,158 £ 559 647 314 1,247 198 124 333 £ 247 367 " 142 723 145 167 209 £ 2,666 3,230 1,510 6,258 1,803 1,315 1,700 £ 1,199 1,739 737 3,585 1,017 1,007 1,054 £ 559 647 314 1,247 198 124 333 £ 673 573 529 1,272 153 j 23 68 | £ 2,431 2,959 1,580 6,104 1,368 1,154 1,455 £ "70 £ 235 271 s. d. 17 9 17 11 .154 435 161 245 19 5 14 7 17 4 16 5 Total 1,188 1,742 8 4 4-64 45,408 13,660 5,646 64,714 28,225 13,660 j 23,467 65,352 Q638 District Funeral Fund 1907 5-15 ! 4 13,693 13,693 5,633 8,837 j 14,470 *777 I.O.O.F. pi JN.Z. Pioneer Lodge Leith „ .: Alfred Star of Canterbury „ Rangitikei ,,' "".'". Alexandrovna ,, Unity ,, Victoria ,, Linden ,, .. j Southern Cross J.,. ,,,., Pioneer of Southland ,', Star of Auckland „ Washington „ Prebbleton ,, Alma ,, Wallace „ Ridgley ,, Kawakawa „ Gladstone „ 1862 1867 1869 1869 1873 1874 1875 .. 1875 j 1875 1877 1878 1878 1878 1881 1882 1882 1882 1883 1883 1907 >> 229 152 112 69 40 56 327 66 144 162 232 244 175 37 56 106 116 49 77 416 19 4 268 1 8 203 7 4 124 3 8 72 14 8 100 9 0 572 1 0 118 18 0 255 9 4, 208 17 0 414 19 0 465 4 4 309 5 8 65 17 8 93 16 0 195 15 4 205 17 0 87 18 4 134 8 8 4-57 4 5-14 4 4-98 4 4-04 4 2-37 4 0-93 4 5-56 4 0-65 4 4-77 4 5-16 4 4-95 ; 4 4-38 ; 4 4-08 ; 4 3-17 i 4 3-87 ' 4 2-28 . 4 4-99 4 3-12 4 5-12 ; 4 7,767 5,310 4,216 2,388 1,274 1,905 10,159 2,151 4,827 6,071 7,950 9,133 5,848 1,315 1,807 3,547 3,834 1,632 2,476 2,314 1,636 i .. 11,717 1,585 : 1,025 I .. 7,920 1,276 734 .. 6,226 715 475 .. 3,578 370 296 .. 1,940 565 ' 391 .. 2,861 2,937 j 2,344 .. 15,440 634 | 470 .. 3,255 1,434 I 996 .. 7,257 1,823 1,140 .. 9,034 2,349 1,608 .. 11,907 2,735 : 1,723 .. 13,591 1,725 1,205 .. 8,778 393 243 .. 1,951 525 371 .. 2,703 1,045 754 "".," 5,346 1,125 821 .. 5,780 478 I 341 .. 2,451 722 I 538 .. 3,736 7,414 4,688 3,349 2,160 1,328 1,775 10,711 2,142 4,550 3,706 7,319 7,732 5,523 1,114 1,723 3,443 3,735 1,567 2,459 2,314 : 1,038 ' 10,766 1,585 ; 3,377 9,650 1,276 ! 2,566 7,191 715 I 962 3,837 370 ! 610 2,308 565 | 847 3,187 2,937 ! 1,056 14,704 634 j 791 3,567 1,434 1,228 ! 7,212 1,823 I 4,834 j 10,363 2,349 ! 3,119 ! 12,787 2,735 ! 4,066 i 14,533 1,725 ; 1,562 ! 8,810 393 j 741 2,248 525 I 919 j 3,167 1,045 677 j 5,165 1,125 ■ ' 1,156 ! 6,016 478 , 464 | 2,509 722 i 651 ! 3,832 1,730 965 259 368 326 312 1,329 880 942 32 297 464 951 736 45 17 18' 19 li 181 19 1 236 58 96 *N< it included in aboi e figures. Pi 3Sition of -ociety as a whole, £1,415 aggregate surplus.

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APPENDIX V— continued.

Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.—Table A— continued.

•B. —These figures refer to Sick and Funeral Funds only, and do not include Managemei it and other Funds.] Rate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. Date of Valuation Number of Members. Annual Income from Contributions. © 5 "H o la s m Liability Contrl . Sickness m res P ect button to Benefit. Flmm . al Funeral Benefit. Fuod - Present Value of Proportion of District Funeral Fund Deficiency. ProporContribu- tion of tions Funeral for Benefits Benefits. reassured. Present Value of Amount of Own Sick and Fuueral Fund. Surplus. Deficiency. O 5 to -Sri u C CO >> o^'S o 13 ft o Total Liabilities. Total Assets. I.O.O.F. — continued. Mataura Lodge Aparima „ Kaeo „ Orient „ Popotunoa ,, Hope of Maheno „ Waiareka „ Star of Eden „ Ruth Rebekah „ Star of Waiuku „ Linda Rebekah „ Northern Wairoa „ Myrtle Rebekah „ Miriam Rebekah „ Naomi Rebekah „ Wynyard „ Opotiki ,, Owaka „ Hereweka „ Star of Gisborne „ Star of Avondale „ Royal Oak „ Awhina ,, Takiara Rebekah „ Star of Linwood „ Hakatere ,, Royal Pukerau ,, Waiau „ Aroatea ,, 1883 1883 1884 1885 1889 1889 1891 1894 1895 1895 1895 1896 1896 1898 1899 1899 1899 1899 1901 1901 1903 1904 1904 1904 1906 1906 1907 1907 1907 1907 40 61 22 72 39 55 52 174 34 42 31 97 21 50 29 190 33 44 60 220 28 46 53 59 57 27 26 24 25 £ s. d. 73 19 8 117 7 4 39 8 4 137 9 4 66 16 4 96 18 0 90 18 0 308 2 8 33 17 4 83 4 4 30 1 4 173 3 4 22 11 4 49 2 8 28 12 4 332 19 8 57 19 8 81 0 0 111 17 4 422 4 4 52 7 0 87 4 4 108 8 0 56 19 4 104 5 8 47 8 8 44 10 8 48 12 8 45 17 4 o/ ! o/ /o /o 4-20 | 4 3-00 ' 4 3-59 4 3-08 ; 4 1-27 j 4 2-17 ! 4 1-17 4 5-27 4 2-31 4 3-22 4 3-81 4 4-08 : 4 4-54 : 4 0-65 4 1-77 4 4-89 4 2-81 ! 4 4-80 ! 4 0-86 ' 4 4-89 4 2-35 4 Nil i 4 1-73 ! 4 Nil 4 4 „ I 4 » i 4 „ ' 4 „ : 4 £ 1,336 2,075 778 2,501 1,229 1,879 1,626 5,425 596 1,495 535 3,179 399 862 476 5,693 1,047 1,360 1,938 7,129 873 1,438 1,717 954 1,677 774 722 746 734 £ 393 608 231 I 740 355 553 471 1,566 80 443 72 922 54 116 64 1,631 302 392 562 ' 2,067 252 414 498 127 479 220 203 214 210 £ 290 456 148 I 532 269 372 366 1,260 95 317 85 698 61 140 ' 83 1,384 235 335 453 1,711 217 354 442 166 443 201 191 206 193 £ 2,019 3,139 1,157 3,773 1,853 2,804 2,463 8,251 771 2,255 692 4,799 514 1,118 623 8,708 1,584 2,087 2,953 10,907 1,342 2,206 2,657 1,247 2,599 1,195 1,116 1,166 1,137 £ 1,310 2,063 675 2,389 1,240 1,708 1,679 5,749 635 1,420 568 3,166 404 925 551 6,340 1,073 1,513 2,042 7,693 978 1,613 1,971 1,102 2,000 920 876 911 876 £ 393 608 231 740 355 553 471 1,566 80 443 72 922 54 116 64 1,631 302 392 562 2,067 252 414 498 127 479 220 203 214 210 £ £ 768 : 2,471 549 3,220 274 1,180 808 3,937 126 : 1,721 647 ! 2,908 289 ! 2,439 917 8,232 138 853 403 2,266 166 806 520 4,608 136 594 106 1,147 -48 663 660 8,631 294 1,669 334 2,239 283 2,887 979 10,739 52 1,282 121 2,148 143 I 2,612 93 ; 1,322 45 j 2,524 41 : 1,181 17 1,096 8 1,133 23 ! 1,109 £ 452 81 23 164 i04 1 82 11 114 80 29 40 "85 152 "75 £ 132 24 19 191 "77 66 168 60 58 45 "75 14 20 33 28 s. d. 17 10 19 8 19 11 18 10 19' 9 19 4 19 6 18 8 19 2 19 6 19 1 19 8 19 5 19 1 19 3 Total 4,160 7,267 10 0 4-25 134,803 38,989 28,814 202,606 130,828 38,989 39,652 209,469 6,863 General Funeral Fund Rebekah Funeral Fund •• 4-74 4 4-34 4 38,476 513 28,184 630 18,061 237 *7,769 * 354 i 1 I * Not included in ab< ive figures; Position of Society as a whole, .£14,986 aggregate sur] us.

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APPENDIX V—continued.

Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1909.—Table A— continued.

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[N. ,B. —These figures refer to Sick id Funeral Funds only, and do not include Managemei it and other Funds. J Rate of Interest. Liabilities. Assets. Name of Society or District and Branch. When opened. - . : D !$ e Number of Valua- .Members, tion Annual Income from Contributions. o 9 6 a a a m Present Value of | Propor- ! tion of T;ohii;t„ District Total Contrl - Mineral Liabili - Sickness ln r ™P eCT button to Fund ties. Benefit. w "' , Funeral Delenefit! Fund - fici «™yPresent Value of Present Value of Contribu- Share 'j™ 8 District Benefits F »neral Benefits. , Funa Amount of Own Sick and Funeral Fund. Surplus. Deficiency. o 3 to O on >i O'R O Total Assets. • M.U.I.O.O.F. North Canterbury District — District Members City of Christchurch Lodge .. 1853 Kaiapoi „ .. 1858 Volunteer „ .. 1866 Benevolent „ .. 1866 Perseverance „ .. 1872 Malvern „ .. 1877 Phillipstown „ .. 1879 Leeston „ .. 1880 Papanui „ .. 1880 Addington „ 1882 Uoleridge „ .. 1883 Heart of Oak „ .. 1885 Riccarton „ .. 1886 Jubilee „ .. 1887 Sister Pearce „ .. 1896 Tamahine „ .. 1896 1906 3 512 145 217 151 168 68 ' 64 123 69 116 130 86 51 52 43 55 £ s. d. 4 19 8 818 7 0 227 13 2 367 2 10 255 11 2 273 8 8 112 7 10 106 3 4 195 9 2 113 4 2 185 18. 0 206 3 2 159 18 0 85 7 4 83 8 4 41 2 3 40 17 11 O/ 0/ ,0 /o 4 4-66 4 4-45 4 5-03 4 3-48 4 2-26 3 3-61 | 3J 3-44 I 3i 4-62 ! 4 4-75 | 4 2-49 | 3 3-29 i 3| 2-96 : 3 4-07 : 4 3-06 j 3 4-72 4 Nil 4 £ 154 I 20,685 5,642 8,069 5,776 7,849 2,608 2,506 4,372 2,475 ! 5,233 4,733 3,889 1,782 2,300 995 1,270 £ 49 5,192 1,497 2,502 1,685 2,109 870 804 1,377 797 1,501 1,660 1,284 611 681 422 441 £ 203 25,877 7,139 10,571 7,461 9,958 3,478 3,310 5,749 3,272 6,734 6,393 5,173 2,393 2,981 1,417 1,711 £ 61 12,716 3,666 6.127 4,126 5,165 2,130 1,968 3,371 1,951 3,677 4,066 3,146 1,497 1,668 776 809 £ £ 142 ! 95 13,855 27 3,143 46 2,556 31 , 3,709 39 i 2,186 . 16 : 1,049 15 | 347 25 ! 1,839 15 j 1,310 28 : 1,861 30 | 867 24 ! 1,319 11 1,284 12 689 8 i 91 8 18 £ 203 26,666 6,836 8,729 7,866 7,390 3,195 2,330 5,235 3,276 5,566 4,963 4,489 2,792 2,369 875 835 £ 789 | 405 £ 303 1,842 2,568 283 980 514 s. d. 19 2 16 6 14 10 18 4 14 1 18 3 4 399 1,168 1,430 684 612 542 876 16 6 15 6 17 4 15 11 12 4 9 9 Total 2,053 2,053 3,277 2 0 4-09 80,338 j 23,482 103,820 56,920 ! 572 | 36,123 I 93,615 10,205 i *3,165 | I.O.R. New Zealand District (Auckland) 1907 521 5-25 ! 4 20,731 4,977 : 25,708 14,121 ! ; 14,752 : 28,873 841 10 4 R.E.B.S. Otago R.E.B.S. .. .. 1875 1907 81 4-77 | 4 4,087 1,231 I I 5,318 I 157 19 0 1,530 2,481 4,011 1,307 is J;] * Subject to deduction of liability (probably under £60 net) on account of a Tent seceding.

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APPENDIX V— continued. Valuation Statistics, Etc., for 1909.—Table B.

Name of Society, or District or Branch. EQ a a © o 2 a o o 3 a © 00 . «s a f-i o ©.y Compi that ( Morti irison of sxpected 1 Sic! lity. Sxperience during ( >y the New Zealand :ness and Mortality Sic) luiriquennium with friendly Societies' rabies. :ness. o a « © M © °3 — © «> s a a a"? u I O — rjl > 3 Q '> <0 U to Id + © < 'Qfi e5 u © Expected Deaths. Actual Deaths. Expected Actual Cost. Cost. Difference. Percentage of Actual Cost over or under expected. M.U.I.O.O.F. shley District — Rangiora Lodge Nil Desperandum „ Leithfield ,, Cust Woodend „ Oxford „ Ohoka „ Amberley „ Waikari „ Cheviot „ 386 130 83 81 89 93 87 80 35 27 37-54 34-36 35-05 35-38 33-78 35-96 36-55 36-01 34-60 25-85 s. d. 33 3 34 5 32 6 32 4 33 6 32 8 33 5 32 6 33 10 33 8 15-41 4-07 2-66 2-97 2-45 3-08 2-67 2-91 1-27 0-58 13 1 2 2 2 1 3 £ 2,058 569 372 409 346 427 385 401 174 80 £ 2,410 516 232 459 354 491 461 401 172 62 £ + 352 - 53 -140 + 50 + 8 + 64 + 76 + 17-10 - 9-31 -37-63 + 12-23 + 2-31 + 14-99 + 19-74 £ + 2-40 + 8-35 + 9-65 - 3-43 - 3-35 -15-13 - 6-90 + 8-31 - 7-83 - 3-59 £ - 1-89 + 5-35 + 5-17 - 8-72 - 3-48 -19-45 - 8-71 + 2-15 - 6-54 - 2-61 - 2 - 18 - 1-15 - 22-50 Aggregate results .. 1,091 35-82 33 3 38-07 24 5,221 5,558 + 337 + 6-46 + 0-48 - 3-09 P.A.F.S.A. 'rand Council of New Zealand — Prince of Wales Lodge Excelsior „ Wicklifie John Knox „ Alexandra „ Triumph „ Valley True Blue „ Star of Hastings „ Star of Oamaru „ St. Albans „ Queen's Own ,, Royal Standard „ 76 86 28 63 71 141 42 30 124 39 108 45 55-97 35-82 53-14 40-24 44-48 41-60 36-71 33-57 37-55 30-85 43-12 45-11 30 11 31 11 31 9 31 5 32 5 31 11 32 2 36 3 31 8 32 3 36 4 32 9 9-65 2-75 2-10 2-60 4-27 7-22 1-66 0-65 4-67 0-98 * 14 1 2 5 9 1 1,000 368 275 351 536 966 204 79 633 130 * 966 382 167 440 476 700 218 48 480 88 * - 34 + 14 -108 + 89 - 60 -266 + 14 - 31 -153 - 42 - 3-40 + 3-80 - 39-27 + 25-35 -11-19 - 27-54 + 6-86 - 39-24 - 24-17 -32-31 * * -22-36 - 6-93 - 5-72 - 6-55 - 12-15 -14-74 -12-78 - 1-94 - 8-99 + 0-23 -16-70 -24-73 - 23-26 - 13-67 -14-48 - 4-36 -15-30 - 19-60 -17-12 - 8-33 - 15-14 - 7-47 t t "4 1 * * * * * * Aggregate results .. 853 41-66 32 7 36-55 37 4,542 3,965 -577 -12-70 -12-22 -15-81 A.O.F. 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 „ Loyal Halcombe .. „ Woodville ,, Pohangina „ Epuni „ Pahiatua „ Kopuaranga „ Hunter ville „ Sir William Jervois ,, Pride of Levin „ Bloomfield „ Lady Glasgow (Female) „ Primrose (Female) „ Makakahi „ Ruapehu „ Pongaroa „ Alexandra (Female) 291 289 171 263 351 193 65 152 107 215 139 90 175 62 38 69 37 328 154 92 33 188 63 49 96 42-50 40-40 40-32 37-12 41-36 37-40 42-52 41-41 39-03 34-67 37-19 42-21 38-46 37-27 28-61 35-61 32-38 32-99 37-87 31-84 35-91 33-42 35-87 32-37 30-45 31 10 32 5 31 2 32 9 32 8 35 8 32 7 33 5 32 4 33 0 32 4 34 9 33 9 31 5 30 9 34 5 33 7 33 0 33 8 32 5 32 2 33 10 34 0 31 10 20 1 16-06 12-91 6-71 6-75 15-83 6-51 3-82 6-45 3-73 6-05 5-13 3-95 5-50 2-11 0-54 1-70 0-59 6-90 4-27 1-77 0-96 3-92 1-65 0-76 2-09 11 12 4 4 14 9 4 4 0 5 4 3 9 4 2 0 2 11 4 1 1 6 4 1 3 1,664 1,731 911 970 2,153 916 472 874 525 875 722 548 797 298 86 258 81 1,088 667 276 152 602 261 124 170 1,684 1,673 692 919 1,761 1,006 312 633 383 831 438 502 816 205 93 119 70 1,068 531 186 194 726 156 161 201 + 20 - 58 -219 - 51 -392 + 90 -160 -241 -142 - 44 -284 - 46 + 19 - 93 + 7 -139 - 11 - 20 -136 - 90 + 42 + 124 -105 + 37 + 31 + 1-20 - 3-35 - 24-04 - 5-26 - 18-21 + 9-82 - 33-90 -27-57 - 27-05 - 5-03 - 39-34 - 8-39 + 2-38 -31-21 + 8-14 -53-88 -13-58 - 1-84 - 20-39 -32-61 + 27-63 + 20-60 -40-23 + 29-84 + 18-24 - 12-84 -18-39 -19-71 - 12-53 -10-23 + 0-21 -18-79 - 29-42 - 1-99 - 16-54 -16-38 -15-70 - 7-91 - 5-53 - 17-45 -10-40 - 22-60 - 12-15 - 15-88 - 19-64 - 25-82 -17-11 - 22-65 - 20-08 - 4-83 - 0-55 -12-01 - 9-25 - 4-40 - 6-40 + 2-48 - 15-87 - 22-50 + 4-09 - 9-95 - 10-45 - 4-93 + 2-88 - 0-15 - 3-39 - 6-94 -12-69 - 3-57 - 6-06 - 11-52 - 9-42 - 8-13 -16-67 -10-07 + 0-64 53 127 15 41 14 24-58 28-92 32-13 32-17 24-93 17 3 32 4 33 6 32 0 18 5 1-13 1-64 0-41 1-05 1 1 76 266 67 167 Est 147 327 99 102 ablished + 71 + 61 + 32 - 65 +93-42 + 22-93 + 47-76 - 38-92 - 5-04 - 18-88 - 24-80 -20-10 + 0-79 - 1-80 - 7-06 -12-12 - 9-39 t 1905 Aggregate results (males) 3,797 37-46 32 11 127-67 120 17,551 15,687 —1,864 -10-62 -14-40 Aggregate results (females) 163 25-93 19 0 3-22 246 348 + 102 +41-46 - 4-42 * Infi >rmation imperfect. t Not previously valuei

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Name ol Society or District or Branch. © a 03 o © .O a a S5 a £ a o o < a a a < © f a is .3 < Compi that i Mforti irison of ixpected 1 Sic! ility. Experience during Qi ly the New Zealand E :npss and Mortality I Sic] uinquennium with 'riendly Societies' 'ables. :ness. >. o a © '3 <H o flj °s r- © +a M 10 © a & u I a — to 3 > m a o 'S © u (J-l ie h.3 + © to < © © 5, Expected Deaths. Actual Deaths. Expected Actual Cost. Cost. Difference. Percentage of Actual Cost over or under expected. U.A.O.D. '■rand Lodge of North IslandExcelsior Lodge ; 522 Stonehenge „ 143 Star of New Zealand „ 86 Star of the West „ 210 Auckland „ 294 Albion „ 187 Totara „ 164 Oroua „ 304 Bishop „ 229 Brunner „ 124 Blenheim Mistletoe „ 106 Turanganuij „ 379 Pacific „ 401 Poneke „ 134 Ponsonby „ 383 Star of Egmont „ 95 Matai „ 256 Morgan „ 68 Horowhenua ,, 51 Otaki „ 42 Hawera „ 69 Holly „ 34 Takaka „ 93 Moturoa „ 144 Star of Paeroa „ 103 Pride of Waihi „ 94 Reefton „ j 155 Victoria „ 97 Star of Newmarket „ 88 Pahiatua ;, 42 Coronation „ 134 Alexandra „ 61 Ruahine „ 103 Shannon] „ 40 Eltham „ 97 Mungaroa „ 69 Inglewood ,, 73 Myrtle „ 52 Okato „. I 22 Devonport „ ' 114 Star of Te Aroha „ 47 Trafalgar „ 90 Whangarei „ 30 Seddon „ 73 Waitemata „ 91 Buller „ , 103 Ahaura „ 28 Shedwood „ 79 Eden „ 42 Millerton „ 92 Makino „ 62 Fern Leaf „ 28 Stratford „ 32 Pride of Brooklyn „ 24 Blackball „ 21 Naumai „ 61 Pride of Hamilton „ 78 Nelson Creek „ 35 Island Bay „ 29 Denniston „ 36 Pride of the West „ 37 s. d. 32 10 31 2 31 3 33 6 33 1 27 10 30 1 32 10 32 7 31 11 31 7 28 8 33 11 32 3 31 6 33 1 34 5 30 1 35 8 33 2 33 0 31 9 28 6 31 3 36 3 33 6 35 6 33 2 32 8 34 6 35 2 34 8 39 7 41 9 33 7 35 10 35 4 32 4 33 7 35 10 33 11 30 10 40 6 34 7 36 6 36 11 36 11 32 5 35 9 32 2 35 9 35 9 32 10 34 6 37 2 36 9 32 8 39 7 35 5 31 9 34 8 12-52 2-90 3-38 4-63 5-53 4-46 3-60 4-69 4-52 3-80 2-13 * 1 * £ 14 1,839 3 443 2 480 4 713 4 I 864 5 689 3 533 2 746 694 5 578 4 339 * £ 1,862 366 338 718 665 658 457 704 451 741 419 * £ + 23 - 77 -142 + 5 -199 - 31 - 76 - 42 -243 + 163 + 80 * £ - 7-87 -10-54 -12-80 -12-97 -12-55 - 22-00 - 9-08 - 7-89 - 3-49 - 14-40 - 7-21 - 9-63 - 7-10 - 6-22 - 9-63 - 5-11 - 3-89 -11-41 - 6-55 - 5-43 - 7-92 - 2-29 -17-26 - 7-00 -11-46 -12-74 - 9-05 - 8-94 - 8-72 - 5-62 - 6-49 - 6-24 - 6-27 - 3-15 - 5-34 - 5-65 - 6-01 - 7-75 - 5-73 - 8-33 - 6-00 - 8-38 - 5-13 - 4-67 - 5-87 - 4-77 - 4-71 - 5-77 - 5-12 - 6-57 - 6-03 - 5-00 - 5-94 - 5-29 - 4-86 - 4-37 - 6-24 - 3-80 - 5-03 - 6-06 - 5-54 HP -' 9-07 35-97 31-41 41-60 33-46 33-90 33-14 30-22 31-64 33-06 35-69 30-91 33-23 34-36 33-82 32-37 29-64 32-68 32-99 35-76 32-31 30-91 31-47 31-65 31-27 32-39 30-87 30-90 29-86 29-72 29-48 30-34 29-64 31-72 32-98 27-24 29-54 30-57 28-50 28-14 29-33 27-06 28-38 32-57 28-18 29-86 29-57 29-18 26-95 28-69 26-57 29-16 27-46 26-03 26-88 29-19 29-41 26-42 30-49 28-21 24-86 28-00 14 3 2 4 4 I 5 3 2 + J1-25 -17-38 - 29-58 + 0-70 - 23-03 - 4-50 -14-26 - 5-63 -35-01 + 28-20 + 23-60 * -10-19 - 7-62 - 5-37 - 1-41 . 5 4 + 0-26 - 5-58 - 7-47 - 5-33 -'6-01 - 4-55 * 6-83 3-15 7-07 1-48 4-95 1-59 1-05 0-84 1-18 0-84 * 2 3 4 2 5 3 2 1,094 3 497 4 1,144 2 * 854 371 1,051 * -240 -126 - 93 * - 21-94 - 25-35 - 8-13 * * 2 2 5 810 3 259 172 137 2 189 2 137 * 719 256 84 69 84 47 * - 91 - 3 - 88 - 68 - 105 - 90 -11-23 - 1-16 -51-16 - 49-63 - 55-55 - 65-69 * - 8-02 - 7-53 - 7-31 - 8-76 - 6-75 t - 6-23 t - 6-59 t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t * * 2-58 1-53 1-12 2-24 1-28 * * 3 4 2 2 3 422 248 4 184 2 363 2 205 * 398 258 337 293 182 * - 24 + 10 + 153 - 70 - 23 * - 5-69 + 4-03 + 83-15 -19-28 -11-22 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Est Est ablished 1903 >> »» »> 1904 I » * * * * * * * Est Est ablished 1905 5J »J 1903 1905 1906 J> >» J> ») Aggregate results .. ; 6,980 31-89 33 0 89-89 80 j 13,779 12,382 - 1,397 - 8-37 - 6-31 rand Lodge of Canterbury — Pioneer Lodge 242 Hope of St. Albans „ 107 Mistletoe „ 167 Oak of Sydenham „ '< 167 41-14 38-92 34-30 42-71 29 1 28 8 29 9 29 1 s m rm 11-10 3-81 4-92 7-42 9 5 6 6 1,450 527 638 981 1,310 420 635 1,114 -140 -107 - 3 + 133 - 9-66 - 20-30 - 0-47 + 13-56 - 4-25 - 3-08 - 6-18 - 8-94 - 6-84 - 4-99 - 8-08 -11-18 I * Informatioi imperfec f Not previt iusly valui !d.

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APPENDIX V— continued. Valuation Statistics, etc., for 1909.—Table B— continued.

Name of Society, or District or Branch. © a a © a O © a J3 B a o o "3 a | © « a 8.3 >+* <1 Comparison of that expected 1 Sic] Mortality. Experience during Q >y the New Zealand E :ness and Mortality 'I Kiel uinquennium with 'riendly Societies' 'ables. :ness. o a © 'o •a © © °a — © §8, &T a — CD > CO Q © SM id h .3 + © I © Expected Actual Deaths. Deaths. Expected Cost. Actual Cost. Difference. Percentage of Actual Cost over or under expected. U. A. 0. D. — -continued. Grand Lodge ot'panterbury — continued. Ethelbert \ 1 Lodge Lyttelton Hearts of Oak Lodge Star ofJAnglesea j Lodge Perseverance „ Hope of Amberley „ Anchor „ Ohoka „ Timaru „ Trafalgar ,, Star of Ashburton „ Old Oak Ivy of Linwood „ Ellesmere „ Olive Branch „ Lily of Burwood „ Ivy Success of Ashburton (Females) Lodge Aggregate results .. 55 75 76 90 52 144 31 291 60 157 45 84 29 25 21 59 16 40-07 42-84 37-04 38-72 35-02 35-87 41-19 34-60 36-05 34-73 39-36 32-52 31-52 31-12 26-24 26-03 24-94 s. d. 29 0 31 11 27 10 30 8 29 6 28 11 30 7 31 10 29 7 28 7 30 3 31 3 30 5 29 0 32 7 32 2 20 7 2-42 3-50 o 2-76 3-33 1-84 4-85 1-46 8-62 2-08 4-60 1-90 1-85 0-71 0-53 2 2 j 3 I 3 i 3 ! 4 | 3 .12 3 4 1 1 Est £ 327 462 383 442 : 243 640 194 1,192 276 638 257 257 101 66ablished £ 191 686 316 390 224 527 196 1,106 185 642 301 219 102 60 1902 ,1903 1904 £ - 136 + 224 - 67 - 52 - 19 -113 + 2 - 86 - 91 + 4 + 44 - 38 + 1 - 6 - 41-59 + 48-48 - 1.7-49 -11-76 - 7-82 - 17-66 + 1-03 - 7-21 -32-97 + 0-63 + 17-12 -14-79 + 0-99 - 9-09 £ -11-76 - 10-98 - 2-26 -12-82 -13-12 - 10-36 - 15-58 - 4-64 - 14-66 - 7-80 -12-09 - 5-01 - 10-41 - 12-36 - 3-29 - 5-22 - 1-87 £ -13-04 -11-12 - 5-07 -13-35 -11-12 -10-91 - 7-84 - 8-27 -12-85 - 8-65 -11-54 - 8-22 -10-34 - 10-18 * * * 1,993 36-81 29 10 67-70 67 9,074 8,624 -450 - 4-96 - 7-41 Bud of Hope Lodge 94 41-23 28 5 4-08 563 420 -143 -25-40 -ll-57t — 10-49f A.O.F. Otago District — Court Pride of Dunedin „ Pride of the Lake ,, Enterprise ,, Robin Hood ,, Pride of the Leith „ Bruce (Males) „ Bruce (Females) .. „ Star of the Dunstan ,, Pride of Oamaru .. „ Pride of Alexandra ,, Roxburgh ,, Star of the South .. ,, St. Andrew ,, Excelsior „ Little John (Males) „ Little John (Females) „ Royal Oak „ Southern Star „ Victoria (Females) „ Woodland's Pride (Females) „ Queen of the South (Females) „ Star of the Forest „ Marion (Females) „ Pride of Awarua (Females) „ Pride of Waitaki .. 293 23 354 180 256 174 24 52 207 74 83 456 156 159 88 18 39-38 38-96 36-65 37-23 38-76 38-51 26-46 35-96 36-13 34-30 32-23 33-14 37-26 32-68 32-43 26-67 28 2 34 6 31 0 32 8 31 10 28 9 17 10 33 4 30 5 34 7 31 6 30 11 29 8 30 6 30 8 17 10 21-11 1-95 15-31 9-68 10-37 8-81 + 1-83 7-22 2-60 2-27 j 12-14 6-69 4-23 1-92 0-31 28 2 19 11 9 12 X 1 6 1 1 13 7 5 1 2,390 204 1,934 1,141 1,361 1,127 X 238 1,014 333 294 1,644 874 592 284 21 2,433 125 1,912 873 1,075 906 i x 107 932 137 304 1,603 848 330 259 30 + 43 - 79 - 22 -268 -286 -221 X ■ -131 - 82 -196 + 10 - 41 - 26 -262 - 25 + 9 + 1-80 -38-72 - 1-14 - 23-49 -21-01 - 19-47 - 55-04 - 8.09 - 58-86 + 3-40 - 2-49 - 2-97 -44-26 - 8-80 +42-86 + 7-35 - 7-87 + 5-39 -11-30 + 1-47 - 5-88 + 5-88 + 131 + 4-14 - 1-72 - 1-44 - 8-48 + 4-02 + 1-26 + 4-29 + 3-77 + 7-45 -14-07 - 1-14 - 8-08 + 1-59 - 0-18 + 0-90 - 2-38 - 2-52 - 9-44 + 2-48 + 1-96 73 63 33 216 31-70 31-63 25-91 26-15 30 6 33 3 18 7 18 6 1-77 1-37 + 4-00 1 1 X 4 259 178 X 294 198 210 X 564 - 61 + 32 X + 270 - 23-55 + 17-98 % +91-84 - 7-05 - 10-19 - 3-12 - 5-99 + 1-69 - 9-53 * - 3-99 64 29-86 21 2 1-76 2 117 202 + 85 + 72-65 - 5-11 - 2-13 35 84 21 36-66 24-50 28-76 37 5 18 0 21 1 0-91 X "x Est 133 X ablished 77 X 1904 - 56 X -42-10 % X + 2-37 - 4-34 - 4-62 - 4-40 * * 28 34-29 35 9 X X X X X X - 6-07 - 9-14 Aggregate results (males) 2,754 35-88 30 11 110-18 118 14,000 12,329 -1,671 -11-94 - 0-88§![ Aggregate results (females) 460 26-50 18 10 6-07 432 796 + 364 + 84-26 Canterbury United District — Court Star of Canterbury ,, Queen of the Isles „ Pride of Courtenay „ Thistle of the Forest „ Woodford „ Papanui 417 25 55 128 166 49 46-10 68-00 40-73 36-90 37-87 38-78 30 3 25 5 29 5 29 6 29 10 29 8 34-60 ! 40 5-76 ! 4 2-05 ! 3-86 : 3 5-33 1 1-68 1 4,004 597 285 541 757 239 3,124 488 221 443 472 206 -880 -109 - 64 - 98 -285 - 33 - 21-98 - 18-26 -22-46 -18-12 - 37-65 -13-81 § + 2-40 + 5-08 + 3-45 + 2-56 + 2-56 - 4-80 § +0-23 + 1-38 + 1-70 +0-93 +0-96 -4-82 'Not previously valued. te lick Fun I only. t Information in t! All membe] iperfect. *8. 8 Exclusive of any share in D.F.F. surplus.

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APPENDIX V— continued. Valuation Statistics, etc., for 1909.—Table B— continued.

Name of Society, or District or Branch. m © a © ■s © a a -A 'u fl o o < a a a < © oS K J-f o ©.a 5~ Compi that < Morti irison of ixpected 1 Sicl lity. Experience during Quinquennium with iy the New Zealand Friendly Societies' :ness and Mortality Tables. Sickness. © © © Am © °a r~ © +a •I a o> si B > VB p > . © n p-t +3 <3 Id + © © © Expected Deaths. Actual Deaths. Expected Actual Cost. Coat. Difference. Percentage of Actual Cost over or under expected. A.O.F. — continued. Canterbury United District— 1 continued. Court Star of Dunsandel „ Star of Belfast} .. „ Ashburton „ Queen of Canterbury (Female)J „ Victoria (Female) „' Loburn .. 67 28 131 43 31-78 38-61 31-69 29-77 s. d. 28 10 31 6 30 1 23 9 1-74 0-82 2-96 0-89 2 1 1 £ 258 124 404 66 £ 231 83 214 98 £ - 27 - 41 -190 + 32 -10-47 -33-06 -47-03 + 48-49 * £ - 4-04 + 2-50 - 1-17 -10-12 * £ -9-02 + 0-60 -1-98 -3-84 42 37 21-48 29-62 20 1 30 7 0-84 0-79 1 57 105 103 89 + 46 - 16 + 80-70 -15-24 - 3-83 - 6-62 -5-25 t Aggregate results (males)] 1,103 40-36 29 10 59-59 52 7,314 5,571 -1,743 -23-83 + 1-12 Aggregate results (females) g I.O.O.F. of N.Z. Pioneer Lodge LeSth ,. | Alfred Star of Canterbury „ Rangitikei „ Alexandrovna „ Unity >, Victoria „ Linden » Southern Cross „ Pioneer of Southland „ Star of Auckland „ Washington „ Prebbleton „ Alma )> Wallace „ Ridgeley >, Kawakawa „ Gladstone „ Mataura „ Aparima „ Kaeo » Orient » Popotunoa „ Hope of Maheno „ Waiareka » Star of Eden Ruth Rebekah (Female) Lodge Star of Waiuku Lodge .. Linda Rebekah (Female) Lodge Northern Wairoa Lodge Myrtle Rebekah (Female) Lodge Miriam Rebekah (Female) Lodge Naomi Rebekah (Female) Lodge Wynyard Lodge Opotiki » Owaka „ Hereweka „ Star of Oisborne „ Star of Avondale „ Royal Oak „ Awhina » Takiara Rebekah (Female) Lodge Star of Linwood Lodge Hakatere „ Royal Pukerau „ Waiau „ Aroatea „ 85 ! 229 j 152 112 69 40 56 j 327 66 144 162 232 244 175 37 56 106 116 49 77 40 61 22 72 39 55 52 174 34 25-67 ! 33-09 . 33-93 38-07 34-20 30-60 j 33-36 29-37 34-08 I 32-60 37-83 33-76 37-92 32-59 35-11 30-98 32-40 32-18 32-41 30-65 32-28 33-62 34-91 34-28 29-87 33-80 29-40 29-51 25-47 21 11 I I 36 5 35 3 36 4 36 0 35 11 35 10 35 0 36 0 35 6 25 9 j 35 9 38 2 35 4 35 7 33 6 36 11 35 6 35 10 34 11 37 0 38 6 35 10 38 2 34 3 35 3 35 0 35 5 19 11 6-48 4-39 4-50 2-30 0-94 2-07 4-88 2-10 3-63 4-80 6-14 8-25 5-08 1-37 1-20 2-94 2-67 1-31 1-63 0-88 1-59 0-69 1-82 X 1-33 0-94 3-07 X 1-73 9 4 2 1 2 2 6 1 2 3 3 5 3 2 2 + 1 I 1 2 1 1 1 2 X 3 1 759 535 579 287 112 248 603 218 439 651 761 1,089 568 176 155 380 311 165 201 104 194 90 219 X 186 130 369 t -i123 616 356 393 118 102 200 684 63 478 398 797 835 596 149 185 404 225 253 233 79 151 235 199 X 151 114 373 -i201 + 78 -143 -179 -186 -169 - 10 - 48 + 81 -155 + 39 -253 + 36 -254 + 28 - 27 + 30 + 24 - 86 + 88 + 32 - 25 - 43 + 145 - 20 X - 35 - 16 + 4 X + 63-41 SickFu -18-84 - 4-15 -33-46 +11-38 -32-12 + 8-62 -58-88 + 3-75 - 8-93 + 9-20 -19-35 + 5-82 + 13-43 - 2-25 -71-10 + 4-73 + 8-89 - 0-31 -38-86 + 8-20 + 4-73 + 3-79 -23-32 + 3-86 + 4-93 + 0-18 -15-34 + 8-03 + 19-35 + 8-28 + 6-32 - 1-71 -27-65 + 2-04 + 53-33 + 1-18 + 15-92 + 1-25 -24-04 +11-30 -22-16 + 1-33 + 161-11 + 1-05 - 9-13 + 2:28 X - 3-38 -18-82 + 1-89 -12-31 - 0-46 + 1-08 - 0-11 | + 2-41 - 7-01 nd only. -15-37 + 9-26 + 3-91 + 2-12 + 0-08 - 2-21 - 8-38 - 1-51 - 5-79 + 10-87 + 4-24 - 4-00 - 1-47 + 1-44 + 7-85 - 4-21 - 0-13 - 1-84 - 0-71 + 13-45 - 6-42 - 1-84 + 0-29 - 7-73 - 5-97 - 5-73 - 5-90 ' - 3-04 -I42 31 35-64 25 19 39 8 19 5 0-98 0-77 138 43 106 48 - 32 + 5 -23-19 + 0-26 + 16-63 + 3-68 - 5-38 - 2-89 97 21 32-18 28-62 I 35 8 21 6 2-24 0-56 2 306 32 358 47 + 52 + 15 + 16-99 - 1-97 +46-88 + 3-81 - 9-99 + 0-63 50 24-94 19 8 X + X X 4X + 0-58 - 4-23 29 23-10 19 9 0-31 1 12 11 - 1 - 8-33 + 1-38 - 3-14 190 33 44 60 220 28 46 53 59 27-73 30-42 29-05 31-13 31-39 29-75 29-48 31-25 22-61 : 35 1 35 2 36 10 37 3 38 5 37 5 37 11 40 11 19 4 2-41 0-79 0-70 -1X 1 t i Est 265 105 82 X X ablished 281 97 54 X X + 16 - 8 - 28 X X + 6-04 - 0-41 - 7-62 + 2-57 -34-15 + 3-45 x , - i - i° - 0-76 - 2-14 i - 1-26 - 0-85 + 1-27 - 5-82 - 2-66 - 3-07 t - 7-60 t t t t t t t t t t 11903 !l904 >j " 57 27 26 ■ 24 25 26-90 25-41 23-81 29-58 26-64 36 7 35 2 34 3 40 6 36 8 11906 1907 - 1-31 - 0-52 I .. - 0-77 - 1-38 - 1-12 Aggregate results (males) 3,936 33-97 35 10 84-12 63 10,425 9,283 — 1,142 -10-95 + 1-64 - 2-17 Aggregate results (females) 224 24-55 19 9 1-64 87 106 + 19 I +21-84 j + 1-88 i - 2-91 * Kxclusive of any share in D.F.F. surplus. tNot previously valued I Information incomplete.

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APPENDIX V— continued. Valuation Statistics, etc., for 1909.—Table B— continued.

Nama of Society, or District or Branch. 01 © a © O © a •J -A a Si s g o 3 9 a © <e a 8.3 Comparison of that expected 1 Sic! Mortality. Experience during Quinquennium with iy the New Zealand Friendly Societies' :ness and Mortality Tables. Sickness. o © '3 © o °a —. © +a aft &T P — CO 6 > O © Id ii + © m © a © Expected Actual Deaths. Deaths. Expected Cost. A <S t al Difference. Percentage of Actual ' Cost over or under expected. ' '" M.U.I.O.O.F. North Canterbury District — I District Members .. [ 3 City of Christchurch Lodge , 512 Kaiapoi „ I 145 Volunteer „ 217 Benevolent „ 151 Perseverance „ j 168 Malvern .„ 68 Phillipstown „ 64 Leeston „ I 123 Papanui „ 69 Addington „ J 116 Coleridge „ [130 Heart of Oak „ 86 Riccarton „ 51 Jubilee „ 52 Sister Pearce(Femalo) „ 43 Tamahine (Female) „ 55 55-56 41-71 39-76 37-70 38-67 38-67 33-50 34-84 35-38 36-09 36-40 30-89 36-57 34-76 35-23 28-00 23-29 s. d. 33 3 32 0 31 5 33 10 33 10 33 7 33 1 33 2 31 9 32 10 32 1 31 9 37 2 33 6 32 1 19 I 14 10 0-21 27-53 6-27 7-95 ! 6-30 6-08 1-86 2-17 3-63 1-94 3-39 2-57 2-67 1-34 1-50 1-26 1-24 24 3 4 7 6 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 "2 2 £ 26 3,471 838 1,039 830 824 273 302 520 281 492 369 399 201 219 92 66 £ 28 2,978 691 873 901 769 194 374 486 126 493 380 455 129 178 97 200 £ + 2 -493 -147 -166 + 71 - 55 - 79 + 72 - 34 -155 + 1 + 11 + 56 - 72 - 41 + 5 + 134 + 7-69 -14-20 -17-54 -15-98 + 8-55 - 6-67 -28-94 +23-84 - 6-54 -55-16 + 0-20 + 2-98 + 14-04 -35-82 -18-72 + 5-43 +203-03 £ + 1-54 - 2-09 - 8-49 +J2-68 -15-29 - 4-16 --15-31 - 4-18 + 0-06 -10-07 -11-00 - 7-95 + 7-82 -11-77 -12-60 -15-93 £ - 3-94 - 5-84 - 9-84 + 4-73 -19-89 - 8-83 -21-31 - 8-78 - 5-20 -14-09 -10-40 - 4-89 + 6-90 -16-58 - 7-20 - 7-89 Aggregate results (males) 1,955 38-11 32 8 75-41 62 i 10,084 9,055 | -1,029 -10-20 - 4-49 Aggregate results (females) 98 25-36 16 9 2-50 I 2 158 . 297 + 139 + 87-98 -14-47 I.O.R. ew Zealand District .. | 521 19-07 ; I 12 2,541 36-15 32 3 2,293 -248 - 9-76 + 6-07* R.E.B.S. )tago R.E.B.S. 81 39 0 13-79 | .17 1,227 63-52 1,584 +357 +29-10 -16-14 -13-89 Subject to deduction of a liability on account >f Tent secedin;

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TABLE I.—Number of Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds, as on the 31st December, 1909, of all Friendly Societies and Branches from which Returns were received in accordance with the Act.

Name of Society and Branch. Jf O oo o.S+j Sj gS Place of fl n <d_j- w rtl 4i, Establishment.! gag f|S Total Woith. ; >)"qq W h P c5 | * ggll Sick and Funeral Fund, including Surplus. Management and other Funds, Goods, <fcc. Surplus or Deficiency per' Member at Last Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.P. N.Z. Branch Central Body £ s. a. Wellington .. j 1902 .. 247 14 3 £ s. a. 25 14 3 £ s. d. 222 0 0 £ Auckland District — Central Body Fountain of Friendship Lodge.. Good Intent „ .. Parnell „ .. Charles Bruce „ .. Waikato „ Duke of Cambridge Gisborne „ .. Howick „ Whangarei „ .. Franklin „ .. Warkworth Pioneer Hauraki „ Hokianga „ .. Karangahake „ .. Waihi „ .. Jubilee „ .. Manukau Rotorua „ .. Waitekauri and Golden Cross Lodge Waipu Lodge Mangonui „ Hot Springs „ Te Awamutu Hamilton „ Hikurangi Hand of Friendship Lodge Pukekohe „ Matamata „ Te Kuiti Ngaruawahia „ Mamaku Morrinsville Auckland ..; .. .. 16,579 16 9 .. J 1844 564 28,590 8 5 .. 1850 440 9,881 9 3 Parnell .. ' 1859 242 6,955 7 6 Thames .. | 1865 j 166 2,956 3 5 .. ! 1866 261 3,281 3 10 Cambridge .. J 1867 113 1,239 0 4 Gisborne .. j 1874 208 ] 6,352 11 5 Howiok .. I 1876 116 2,435 15 8 Whangarei .. i 1881 90 1,895 1 9 Otahuhu .. I 1881 101 1,523 14 3 Warkwortli .. | 1884 74 941 14 5 Coromandel I 1895 49 1,089 3 1 Hokianga .. j 1896 68 390 2 3 Karangahake j 1897 110 788 18 4 Waihi .. ! 1897 119 684 15 2 Paeroa .. I 1897 53 670 2 4 Onehunga .. 1898 i 105 684 4 7 Botorua .. 1898 84 546 18 5 Waitekauri.. 1899 136 1,182 8 8 564 440 242 166 264 113 208 116 90 101 74 49 68 110 119 53 105 84 136 16,579 16 9 28,590 8 5 9,881 9 3 6.955 7 6 2.956 3 5 3,281 3 10 1,239 0 4 0,352 11 5 2,435 15 8 1,895 1 9 1,523 14 3 941 14 5 1,089 3 1 390 2 3 788 18 4 684 15 2 670 2 4 684 4 7 546 18 5 1,182 8 8 16,406 6 5 23,568 9 10 9,353 13 6 6,242 18 4 2,785 10 10 2,919 1 4 1,148 1 11 6,169 0 1 2,341 10 6 1,875 5 0 1,516 8 10 941 14 5 1,038 9 8 378 5 9 760 16 4 646 10 2 668 8 2 655 15 3 546 18 5 1,106 18 6 173 10 4 5,021 18 7 527 15 9 712 9 2 170 12 7 362 2 6 90 18 5 183 11 4 94 5 2 19 16 9 7 5 5 50 13 5 11 16 6 28 2 0 38 5 0 1 14 2 28 9 4 + 12-56 - 1-06 - 0-31 -20-13 -19-04 - 7-58 + 6-28 - 5-74 + 10-30 - 3-37 - 11-90 - 4-96 -14-26 -11-93 -13-86 - 8-47 - 7-28 - 3-92 - 8-S1 75'io 2 Waipu '.. 1900 28 264 6 3 Mangonui .. j 1900 16 213 13 6 Te Aroha .. 1900 33 243 2 9 Te Awamutu I 1903 85 553 14 2 Hamilton .. 1903 133 613 5 1 Hikurangi .. 1904 35 167 12 1 Huntly .. 1906 68 177 7 9 Pukekohe .. 1907 ! 58 139 14 3 Matamata .. 1907 19 57 9 5 Te Kuiti .. 1907 22 54 17 0 Ngaruawahia 1908 27 48 15 5 Mamaku .. 1908 46 70 8 2 Morrinsville 1909 29 81 10 1 28 16 33 85 133 35 68 53 19 22 27 46 29 264 6 3 213 13 6 243 2 9 553 14 2 613 5 1 167 12 1 177 7 9 139 14 3 57 9 5 54 17 0 48 15 5 70 8 2 81 10 1 241 0 4 191 10 6 230 0 11 542 16 2 581 3 8 157 1 3 168 15 7 126 15 11 54 14 3 54 17 0 43 7 9 70 6 2 60 0 8 23 5 11 22 3 0 13 1 10 10 18 0 32 1 5 10 10 10 8 12 2 12 18 4 2 15 2 - 2-27 -10-42 - 9-32 - 0-90 - 2-44 - 0-76 5 7 8 0 2 0 21 9 5 Total .. 3,696 91,354 15 9 3,696 91,354 15 9 83,592 13 5 7,762 2 4 - 3-27 Hawke's Bay District — Central Body Napier Lodge Meeanee „ Abbotsf ord „ Clive Hastings „ Tavistock Woodville „ Ruahine „ Forest Home „ Dannevirke Te Reinga Napier 951 9 2 1 QKfi 3Q7 1Q QQO 1 fi Q .. 1856 327 13,392 15 9 Taradale .. 1871 58 757 8 7 Waipawa .. 1873 240 9,687 6 9 Olive .. 1876 30 1,249 18 5 Hastings .. 1878 231 7,021 7 5 Waipukurau 1879 66 1,981 15 11 Woodville .. 1880 35 1,516 17 0 Tikokino .. 1885 83 1,459 19 0 Ormondville 1887 62 867 7 0 Dannevirke.. 1888 165 2,522 17 7 Clyde .. 1908 42 94 8 8 1856 1871 1873 1876 1878 1879 1880 1885 1887 1888 1908 327 58 240 30 231 66 35 83 62 165 42 951 9 2 13,392 15 9 757 8 7 9,687 6 9 1,249 18 5 7,021 7 5 1,981 15 11 1,516 17 0 1,459 19 0 867 7 0 2,522 17 7 94 8 8 851 17 7 12,632 17 8 720 2 11 9,274 14 2 1,249 18 5 6,962 8 0 1,981 15 11 1,434 3 2 1,459 19 0 826 13 11 2,488 8 0 94 8 8 99 11 7 759 18 1 37 5 8 412 12 7 58 19 5 + 9-79 -14-61 + 8-12 + 7-17 - 2-23 + 7'26 + 27-09 - 2-37 -10-44 - 1-82 82 13 10 4013 1 34 9 7 Total .. 1,339 41,503 11 3 1,339 41,503 11 3 39,977 7 5 1,526 3 10 + 3-24 New Plymouth District — Central Body Egmont Lodge Exoelsior „ Waitara „ Union „ Manaia „ Eltham „ Midhirst „ I NewPlymouth .. .. 960 7 5 law 933 fi 71R 1R 3 1857 233 6,716 18 3 -1 Oflf 1 1 D K 17OK O 1 1865 118 5,735 8 1 Waitara .. 1876 ! 48 2,574 17 8 Hawera .. 1881 I 116 2,561 2 6 Manaia .. 1887 112 2,079 5 10 Eltham .. 1889 134 1,272 13 10 Midhirst .. 1893 75 747 14 1 1857 1865 1876 1881 1887 1889 1893 233 118 48 116 112 134 75 960 7 5 6,716 18 3 5,735 8 1 2,574 17 8 2,561 2 6 2,079 5 10 1,272 13 10 747 14 1 898 14 4 6,691 11 11 5,673 11 8 2,522 12 11 2,500 8 7 2,045 19 0 1,216 13 2 519 4 0 61 13 1 25 6 4 61 16 5 52 4 9 60 13 11 33 6 10 56 0 8 228 10 1 - 5-79 + 6-27 + 4-63 - 3-86 + 4-12 - 4-62 - 1-03 Total 836 22,648 7 8 836 22,648 7 8 22,068 15 7 579 12 1 Wanganui District — Central Body Wanganui Lodge Manawatu „ Manchester „ Apiti „ Awarua „ Eangitikei Hautapu Mataroa Bunnythorpe „ Hunterville „ Foxton „ Kimbolton Phakune Wanganui 481 19 7 1QKQ i 070 Iβ /1Q1 1 Q .. 1858 272 16,481 1 8 PalmerstonN. 1881 240 3,665 18 6 Feilding .. 1883 92 1,396 0 7 Apiti .. 1894 87 1,084 7 8 Obingaiti .. 1894 35 674 11 7 Manga weka 1895 74 1,035 0 2 Taihape .. 1897 56 351 3 1 Mataroa .. 1904 16 255 18 9 Bunnythorpe 1905 35 342 5 10 Hunterville 1905 16 69 12 4 Foxton .. 1906 28 131 10 4 Kimbolton .. 1906 28 94 13 6 Ohakune .. 1907 43 92 11 2 1858 1881 1883 1894 1894 1895 1897 1904 1905 1905 1906 1906 1907 272 240 92 87 35 74 56 16 35 16 28 28 43 481 19 7 16,481 1 8 3,665 18 6 1,396 0 7 1,084 7 8 674 11 7 1,035 0 2 351 3 1 255 18 9 342 5 10 69 12 4 131 10 4 94 13 6 92 11 2 471 13 8 11,244 11 4 3,563 12 1 1,368 11 2 959 19 10 645 5 6 819 12 9 344 18 7 169 17 0 296 4 10 59 14 6 112 15 4 91 10 2 72 10 5 10 5 11 5,236 10 4 102 6 5 27 9 5 124 7 10 29 6 1 215 7 5 6 4 6 86 1 9 46 1 0 9 17 10 18 15 0 3 3 4 20 0 9 + 8-72 - 8-40 -11-89 - 4-32 - 4-07 - 7-90 -15-71 - 6-87 - 7-78 - 6-48 Total .. 1,022 26,156 14 9 1,022 26,156 14 9 20,220 17 2 5,935 17 7 - 4-46

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NAME OF BOCIETT AND BRANCH. j Kst Sishment. I O O o lei Sick and Management Tntnl Wnrrti Funeral Fund, and Total Worth. including Other Funds, Surplus. ! Goods, &o. _ __J __J Surplus or Denciencj per Member at Last Valuation. M.U.I. 0.0.F. — continued. Wellington District — Central Body .. .. Wellington .. Britannia Lodge .. „ Antipodean „ Rose of the Valley „ .. Lower Hutt Eose of Sharon „ .. Upper Hutt St. George „ .. Pahautanui Unity „ .. Featherston Combination „ .. Johnsonville Heart of Oak „ .. Carterton .. Masterton „ .. Masterton .. Greytown „ .. Greytown .. Petone „ .. Petone Eketahuna „ .. Eketahuna .. Martinborough „ .. Martinborough Mangatainoka „ .. Mangatainoka Sister Wallis „ .. Wellington .. Newtown „ .. Newtown Victoria Diamond „ .. Levin Kilbirnie „ .. Kilbirnie 1843 1847 1849 1857 1867 1872 1876 1877 1877 1879 1882 1887 1892 1894 1895 1897 1897 1907 6 596 415 123 64 25 105 23 83 123 69 100 63 51 43 49 125 16 38 ±. s. d. £ s. a. J £ s. d. 5,205 10 10 5,059 14 2 145 16 8 22,389 1 3 21,601 4 1 787 17 2 17,386 17 4 16,977 12 0 409 5 4 3,507 3 7 3,330 6 11 ( 176 16 8 1,582 8 10 1,551 1 3 I 31 7 7 602 18 3 596 3 9 6 14 6 1,824 11 4 ■ 1,764 16 1 ! 59 15 3 1,121 6 2 i 966 14 8 154 11 6 2,221 2 10 2,187 7 7 33 15 3 1,465 0 7 ' 1,421 9 43 10 11 3,021 19 3 2,592 9 4 ' 429 9 11 2,576 18 0 2,553 5 11 I 23 12 1 1,686 18 8 1,422 15 7 264 3 1 755 10 4 647 17 6 107 12 10 474 18 11 i 452 6 10 22 12 1 281 15 6 252 4 1 29 11 5 1,010 1 4 969 2 10 40 18 6 317 5 7 274 11 11 j 42 13 8 133 6 10 125 7 6 7 19 4 £ -17-83 + 7-48 + 6-90 - 0-91 - 3-16 -11-20 + 2-21 + 6-31 + 0-77 + 1-99 + 5-56 + 1-22 + 401 + 5-39 + 0-20 - 0-07 + 1-99 + 0-05 Total 2,117 67,564 15 5 64,746 11 8 2,818 3 9 + 3'99 Nelson District — Central Body .. .. Nelson .. Nelson Lodge Travellers' Rest „ .. Richmond .. Howard „ .. Nelson .. Mansion of Peace „ .. Wakefleld .. General Cameron „ .. Brightwater Mataki „ .. Murchison .. Palmyra „ .. Tadmor .. j 1842 1847 1847 1859 1865 1903 1907 221 113 215 193 : 55 47 44 10,163 4 4 4,846 11 2 2,519 5 1 9,652 4 8 0,295 16 7 2,056 11 9 278 11 10 71 12 8 4,410 9 6 4,818 17 0 2,453 15 10 9,633 16 4 6,131 15 10 2,024 9 1 223 2 9 62 9 8 5,752 14 10 27 14 2 65 9 3 18 8 4 164 0 9 32 2 8 55 9 1 9 3 0 - 3-14 - 2-57 + 5-87 + 4-50 + 5-02 - 1-30 Total 888 35,883 18 1 29,758 16 0 6,125 2 1 + 1-56 Motueka District — Central Body .. .. Motueka Motueka Lodge Good Intention „ .. Riwaka Takaka „ .. Takaka .. | South Star „ .. Dovedale .. 1850 1860 1863" 1880 216 104 120 73 3,637 15 10 5,458 2 0 3,632 18 6 2,112 12 3 1,142 16 9 15 13 5 5,405 6 0 3,552 2 3 2,069 7 8 1,092 12 6 3,622 2 5 52 16 0 80 16 3 43 4 7 50 4 3 - 1-91 + 4-12 -11-03 - 7-35 Total 513 15,984 5 4 12,135 1 10 3,849 3 6 - 3-71 Westland District — Central Body .. .. Hokitika Waimea Lodge .. .. Stafford .. J Greymouth „ ... .. Greymouth.. Albert „ .. .. Kumara 1807 1867 1870 2 23 113 66 284 14 11 392 19 10 4,201 0 8 779 1 4 284 14 11 360 8 10 4,200 0 0 688 15 7 32 11 0 10 8 90 5 9 -64-3 - 1-1 -33-2 Total 204 5,657 16 9 5,533 19 4 123 17 5 -25-3 Ashley District — Central Body .. .. Rangiora .. Rangiora Lodge .. ,, Nil Desperandum „ .. East Oxford Leithfield „ .. Leithfield .. Oust „ .. Oust Woodend „ .. Woodend .. ! Oxford „ ,. West Oxford Ohoka „ .. Ohoka Amberley „ .. Amberley .. Waikari' „ .. Waikari Cheviot , .. MoKenzie .. Waiau „ .. Waiau 1860 1868 1873 1874 1874 1876 1876 1876 1880 1896 1909 394 133 71 78 89 110 84 89 29 19 26 1,403 4 6 9,927 8 8 3,575 18 10 2,450 1 0 1,454 2 2 1,407 17 11 654 6 2 1,270 9 5 2,561 6 11 536 8 0 243 1 7 16 11 5 1,200 13 0 9,765 13 8 3,487 5 9 2,414 17 8 1,443 6 3 1,392 5 4 553 15 5 1,250 9 6 2,533 7 7 522 19 10 220 2 9 16 11 5 202 11 6 161 15 0 88 13 ] 35 3 4 10 15 11 15 12 7 100 10 9 19 19 11 27 19 4 13 8 2 22 18 10 + 2-40 + 8-35 + 9-65 - 3-43 - 3-35 -15-13 - 6-90 + 8-31 - 7'83 - 3-59 Total 1,122 25,500 16 7 24,801 8 2 699 8 5 + 0-48 Ashburton DistrictCentral Body .. .. Ashburton .. Ashburton Lodge .. .. „ .. j Waterton „ .. .. Waterton .. j Pioneer „ .. .. Springburn .. Tinwald „ .. .. Tinwald Methven „ .. .. Methven Mayfield , .. .. Mayfield .. 1873 1881 1881 1882 1900 1901 2 188 48 60 43 44 44 1,652 7 3 4,446 15 11 1,616 4 3 1,543 9 5 1,608 4 5 450 16 3 394 15 7 1,500 4 1 4,377 12 7 1,592 9 4 1,529 16 2 1,602 6 8 443 15 3 370 18 2 152 3 2 69 3 4 23 14 11 13 13 3 5 17 9 7 10 28 17 5 + 4-06 + 5-28 + 6-88 + 12-91 - 7-02 - 1-61 Total 429 11,712 13 1 11,417 2 3 295 10 10 + 3-55 Total N.Z. Branch .. 12,166 344,215 8 11 314,278 7 1 129,937 1 10

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Name or Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. IP Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund, including Surplus. Management and other Funds, Goods, &c. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at Last Valuation. M.U.I. O.O.'P.—continued. Districts separately registered. Marlborough District —• Central Body Marl borough Lodge Renwick „ Blenheim .. £ s. d. 1,699 10 6 6,297 16 3 2,840 17 5 £ s. d. 0 17 5 6,267 0 1 2,809 8 10 £ s. d. 1,698 13 1 30 16 2 31 8 7 £ ,+ 3-59 + 2-85 Renwick 1860 1867 126 43 Total 169 10,838 4 2 9,077 6 4 1,760 17 10 + 3-42 North Westland District — Central Body Westport Lodge Charleston Reef ton „ Wairnangaroa „ Blackball Ngakawau „ Reefton Westport Charleston .. Reefton Waimangaroa Blackball .. Granity 1867 1867 1872 1886 1898 1907 127 48 98 86 76 22 19 16 1 4,732 5 1 2,745 6 3 4,098 1 6 520 8 0 579 6 8 68 7 0 19 16 1 4,732 5 1 2,745 6 3 4,066 12 8 518 4 0 562 14 7 60 6 10 31 8 10 2 4 0 16 12 1 8 0 2 + 8-28 + 1-83 - 8-93 - 6-54 - 7-95 - 1-94 Total 457 12,763 10 7 12,705 5 6 58 5 1 - 2-15 North Canterbury District — Central Body City of Chris tehurch Lodge Kaiapoi Volunteer Benevolent „ Perseverance Malvern „ Phillipstown Leeston „ Papanui „ Coleridge Heart of Oak „ .. Riccarton „ Jubilee „ Sister Pearoe „ .. Tamahine „ Ghristehurch Kaiapoi Sydenham .. Christchurch Woolston Waddington Phillipstown Leeston Papanui Glentunnel .. Kaikoura Up. Riccarton Prebbleton .. Christchurch Kaiapoi 1853 1858 1866 1866 1872 1877 1879 1880 1880 1883 1885 1886 1887 1896 1896 3 530 152 263 147 172 69 76 130 91 143 103 53 62 33 32 371 6 8 18,346 6 8 3,784 6 2 3,300 11 6 5,001 17 7 2,478 5 5 1,320 11 2 445 18 9 2,251 9 8 1,626 2 7 1,357 5 6 2,062 8 9 1,547 1 2 853 3 1 188 13 10 22 10 4 138 8 2 15,867 12 6 3,717 3 2 3,184 15 3 4,857 6 3 2,477 8 9 1,264 8 9 419 14 5 2,188 4 0 1,567 18 5 1,136 16 1 1,634 5 10 1,504 0 1 841 19 9 167 13 1 232 18 6 2,478 14 2 67 3 0 115 16 3 144 11 4 0 16 8 56 2 5 26 4 4 63 5 8 58 4 2 220 9 5 428 2 11 43 1 1 11 3 4 21 0 9 22 10 4 + 1-54 - 2'09 - 8-49 + 2 68 -15-29 - 4-16 -15-31 - 4-18 + 006 -11-00 - 7-95 + 7-82 -11-77 -12-60 -15-93 Total 2,059 44,957 18 10 40,967 14 6 3,990 4 4 - 4-97 Lyttelton District — Central Body City of Norwich Lodge Good Intent „ Hand of Friendship „ Hand and Heart „ Perseverance „ Wairewa „ Lyttelton .. Akaroa Okain's Bay Pigeon Bay.. Barry's Bay Little River 1850 1860 1875 1876 1881 1897 278 37 44 50 45 55 213 6 9 12,114 7 2 2,022 0 5 1,037 18 8 1,498 15 8 1,018 7 11 325 0 9 121 2 9 11,988 19 3 2,022 0 5 1,031 1 10 1,459 15 4 988 13 0 293 9 8 92 4 0 125 7 11 6 16 10 39 0 4 29 14 11 31 11 1 + 0-98 -13-00 - 8-17 ■ - 9-34 - 9-98 -15-48 Total 509 18,229 17 4 17,905 2 3 324 15 1 - 4-78 South Canterbury District — Central Body Timaru Lodge Heart of Friendship Pleasant Point Makikihi . „ Timaru Waimate Pleasant Pt. Makikihi 1864 1871 1891 1907 405 99 18 32 136 9 9 6,151 3 1 1,537 18 9 860 16 2 89 17 1 128 12 9 6,039 10 9 1,532 3 10 859 9 1 81 3 3 7 17 0 111 12 4 5 14 11 17 1 8 13 10 -13-85 -20-67 -10-74 Total 554 8,776 4 10 8,640 19 8 135 5 2 -14-82 Otago District — Central Body Hand and Heart Lodge Dunedin „ Dalton „ Prince of Wales Albion „ Oamaru Tuapeka Pioneer Waitahuna „ Prince Alfred „ Waipori „ Bluespur „ Naseby „ Alexandra „ Roxburgh „ Tapanui Palmerston „ Cromwell „ Mount Wendon ,. Band of Friendship „ Outram „ Mosgiel Caversham „ Dunedin Balclutha .. Port Chalmers Dunedin Oamaru Lawrence .. Waitahuna .. Waikouaiti .. Waipori Bluespur Naseby Pt. Molyneux Roxburgh .. Tapanui Palmerston S. Cromwell Waikaia Kakanui Outram Mosgiel Caversham .. 1848 1862 1864 1864 1864 1864 1865 1866 1866 1867 1867 1868 1869 1869 1869 1870 1870 1871 1872 1875 1879 1881 656 388 282 175 352 171 101 37 62 25 53 111 75 51 174 114 102 71 43 86 238 276 3,636 7 3 33,152 7 6 18,117 1 6 6,654 17 9 4,489 5 2 6,531 14 9 5,360 16 9 2,575 12 2 1,428 9 9 3,415 2 10 241 17 5 1,643 5 4 1,631 15 2 2,766 18 6 1,311 7 1 4,967 2 10 2,962 2 6 7,370 13 1 1,943 19 0 1,209 6 11 4,390 17 4 6,180 1 5 4,965 11 7 2,392 7 2 29,597 16 10 17,552 2 11 6,092 0 3 4,135 4 5 6,116 2 3 5,009 3 2 2,349 0 10 1,390 3 2 3,415 2 7 192 8 6 1,430 9 8 1,534 12 0 2,625 5 11 1,154 11 9 4,649 3 6 2,729 3 5 6,742 8 2 1,943 15 1 1,053 3 11 4,306 19 5 5,759 0 6 4,278 16 1 1,244 0 1 3,554 10 8 564 18 7 562 17 6 354 0 9 415 12 6 351 13 7 226 11 4 38 6 7 0 0 3 49 8 11 212 15 8 97 3 2 141 12 7 156 15 4 317 19 4 232 19 1 628 4 11 0 3 11 156 3 0 83 17 11 421 0 11 686 15 6 + 3-70 + 4-42 - 4-57 - 2-76 - 7-64 - 6-12 -14-96 - 4-67 + 7-91 -17-57 -22-78 -15-30 + 13-77 - 8-75 - 6-26 - 4-83 + 2-94 -12-49 - 5-58 + 11-04 - 1-01 - 6-43

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of fH-g a Establishment, gd S S SSS Sick and Management neSLsv %%~ Total Worth Funeral Fund and DerMemSer ■9,aS3 lotal worth, including other Funds, p „/t ™ t er pS Surplus. Goods, &c. Nation. M.U.I.O.O.F.— continued. Hago District —continued. \ alley Lodge .. Ngapara „ Dunback Pride of Kaitangata United Brothers „ Milton Waikaka Middlemarch N.E. Valley Ngapara Dunback Kaitangata .. Cambrian .. Milton Waikaka Middlemarch 1881 1891 1892 1892 1897 1897 1899 1906 173 29 58 192 55 174 56 37 £ s. d. 3,117 4 5 625 11 3 560 9 1 1,893 4 10 631 2 9 2,057 6 1 418 11 3 150 8 11 £ . d. 2,981 16 2 602 9 9 529 16 10 1,732 5 1 617 4 0 1,757 12 8 417 16 2 128 9 3 £ s. d. 135 8 3 23 1 6 30 12 3 160 19 9 13 18 9 299 13 5 0 15 1 21 19 8 £ - 6-35 -10-00 -15-74 - 6-62 -17-71 - 8-68 -17-98 Total 4,417 136,400 12 2 125,216 11 5 111,184 0 9 - 3-74 'outhland District — Central Body Shamrock, Rose, &Thistle Lodge St. George Winton United Gore Lumsden Awarua Riversdale Star of the West Mataura Falls Star of Nightcaps Hearts of Oak Balfour Invercargill.. Winton Gore Lumsden Campbell town Riversdale .. Orepuki Mataura Nightcaps .. Invercargill.. Balfour 1860 1868 1874 1878 1882 1883 1889 1899 1900 1900 1904 1907 396 406 140 145 130 135 50 38 82 48 71 46 517 2 6 12,509 19 0 7,980 6 1 1,254 16 7 2,667 5 11 1,585 1 2 2,038 4 1 324 19 7 312 11 1 249 15 2 166 6 1 249 14 10 121 8 0 101 7 7 12,288 18 9 7,762 13 10 1,254 16 7 2,546 11 2 1,484 15 1 1,953 8 10 294 2 3 286 7 6 113 8 3 141 6 1 218 19 10 73 11 7 415 14 11 221 0 3 217 12 3 120 14 9 100 6 1 84 15 3 30 17 4 26 3 7 136 6 11 25 0 0 30 15 0 47 16 5 - 6-99 - 9-16 - 2001 -12-33 -13-42 -12-84 -23-45 -19-56 -25-32 -21-20 Total 1,687 -11-80 29,977 10 1 28,520 7 4 1,457 2 9 Total of Order 22,018 606,159 6 11 557,311 14 1 48,847 12 10 I.O.O.F. of N.Z. Central Body Pioneer Lodge Leith Alfred Star of Canterbury „ Alexandrovna Unity „ Victoria Linden Southern Cross Pioneer of Southland „ Star of Auckland Washington Prebbleton Alma Wallace Ridgley Kawakawa „ Gladstone Mataura „ Aparima Kaeo „ Star of Eden Ruth Rebekah Star of Waiuku Northern Wairoa „ Miriam Rebekah Naomi Rebekah Wynyard „ Opotiki Owaka „ Hereweka „ Star of Gisborne Star of Napier Awhina Star of Linwood Aroatea Royal Pukerau „ Excelsior Star of Sydenham Star of Ohaeawai „ Star of Hokianga Zealandia Star of St. Albans „ Golden Link Rebekah „ Te Ara „ „ Moana „ „ Star of Waikato Lily of Sydenham Rebekah Lodge Dunedin Oamaru Timaru Temuka S. Dunedin .. Geraldine .. Kaikorai Wellington .. Invercargill... Auckland Sydenham .. Prebbleton .. Wyndham .. Riverton Christchurch Kawakawa .. Fairlie Mataura Otautau Kaeo Ponsonby .. Dunedin Waiuku Te Kopuru .. S. Dunedin .. Christchurch Auckland .. Opotiki Owaka Portobello .. Gisborne Napier Auckland .. Linwood Birkenhead.. Pukerau Pukekohe .. Sydenham .. Ohaeawai .. Kohukohu .. Newtown St. Albans .. Linwood Otautau Riverton Hamilton .. Sydenham .. 1862 1867 1869 1869 1874 1875 1875 1875 1877 1878 1878 1878 1881 1882 1882 1882 1883 1883 1883 1883 1884 1894 1895 1895 1896 1898 1899 1899 1899 1899 1901 1901 1904 1904 1906 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1909 1909 219 154 160 102 64 304 87 154 198 250 271 231 36 60 97 135 47 79 46 76 26 274 32 60 112 62 47 284 37 71 46 191 31 40 150 43 23 48 90 15 38 51 48 13 15 12 33 30 47,781 16 5 159 6 4 3,406 0 0 1,893 19 11 281 19 7 880 7 11 603 1 0 919 18 8 187 9 5 5,881 19 8 1,786 10 8 922 9 1 418 18 1 341 15 8 952 9 2 101 12 7 356 6 5 78 6 3 309 7 5 900 9 6 115 17 5 294 19 9 329 1 1 177 11 10 76 4 1 171 3 8 17 19 8 33 8 9 866 13 7 151 17 9 180 2 3 44 10 9 71 15 9 36 4 0 15 15 8 187 9 11 36 9 4 6 18 9 28 15 4 66 8 9 5 14 10 53 8 0 25 14 3 24 0 11 25 10 2 10 7 11 8 3 1 11 19 11 7 17 45,779 9 5 35 1 6 3,191 1 10 1,867 15 10 157 5 1 851 14 0 77 4 4 787 3 9 35 17 1 5,036 14 6 1,500 2 4 454 16 4 166 3 10 341 15 8 901 5 0 18 10 8 271 18 9 59 10 0 129 17 2 894 10 7 81 0 0 272 2 4 85 16 9 177 11 10 11 0 0 31 6 0 10 15 10 33 8 9 595 5 9 97 17 11 152 0 0 32 8 9 2,002 7 0 124 4 10 214 18 2 26 4 1 124 14 6 28 13 11 525 16 8 132 14 11 151 12 4 845 5 2 286 8 4 467 12 9 252 14 3 51 4 2 83 1 11 84 7 8 18 16 3 179 10 3 5 18 11 34 17 5 22 17 5 243 4 4 + 1-95* - 4-15+ + 11-381 + 8-62f + 3-75+ + 5-82f - 2-251 + 4-73f - 0-31f + 8-20f + 3-79+ + 3-86+ + 0-18f + 8-03+ + 8-281 - l-71f + 2-041 + 1-18+ + l-25f + ll-30f + 1-33+ + 1-05+ - 0-llf + 2-41f + 0-26+ - P97t + 0-58+ + 1-381 - 0-41+ + 2-57f + 3-451 - l-10t - 0-76+ 65 4 1 139 17 8 7 3 10 32 14 0 15 9 10 115 0 11 19 5 2 6 12 8 19 4 6 16 17 10 2 18 6 19 12 5 271 7 10 53 19 10 28 2 3 12 2 0 71 15 9 3 10 0 0 5 10 72 9 0 17 4 2 0 6 1 9 10 10 49 10 11 2 16 4 33 15 7 25 14 3 0 7 0 23 12 10 10 7 11 6 4 0 11 19 11 0 7 3 - 0-85-1 - l-31t - l-12f - 0-77t 23 13 11 1 17 4 1 19 1 614 4 Total of Order + 3-60 4,692 71,245 12 6 64,420 12 1 6,825 0 5 ♦District Funeral Fu: !(l. tSick Fund only.

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Name of Society and Bhanch. Place of Establishment. o** °_t Sick and Management Deficienc? Si Jfe TOM Worth. - S ™. O 3U °P~F Ss 8 1 IS Surplus. Goods, &o. v _ ua tfon. H ftgQ I N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District —■ Central Body Auckland Pioneer Lodge United Brothers Auckland 1878 1879 196 282 £ s. d. 2,584 6 3 675 14 4 1,676 0 8 £ s. d. 2,550 9 6 461 6 5 1,410 18 2 £ s. a. 33 16 9 214 7 11 265 2 6 & -14-89 -14-44 Total of Order 478 4,936 1 3 4,422 14 1 513 7 2 -14-66 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge Wellington .. 2,392 6 4 151 7 4 - 5-92 1884 153 2,543 13 8 A.O.F. Auckland District — Central Body Court Pride of Parnell Zealandia „ Pride of Onehunga „ Pride of the North „ Robin Hood „ Northern Wairoa „ Pride of Newmarket Nil Desperandum „ Eoyal Oak Star o£ the South Scar of Helensville „ Victoria „ Queen of the North Chisman „ Waihi „ Birkenhead „ Pride of Awanui Taumarunui .. „ Shaldrick Auckland .. Parnell Auckland Onehunga .. Grahamstown Panmure Dargaville .. Newmarket.. Newton Tauranga .. Otahuhu Heleneville .. Devonport .. Maungaturoto Auckland Waihi Birkenhead.. Awanui Taumarunui Onehunga .. 1864 1873 1875 1875 1876 1877 1879 1880 1880 1881 1883 1885 1886 1894 1895 1900 1904 1907 1909 134 174 235 121 28 89 82 304 44 37 89 246 80 45 260 129 24 54 33 10,199 15 11 4,395 17 10 2,132 2 2 1,719 19 2 368 6 8 426 11 9 858 12 1 944 1 0 4,222 12 6 899 9 0 327 2 3 1,247 18 6 2,564 3 2 468 5 8 221 14 6 1,483 9 1 494 12 11 221 10 6 82 3 2 17 12 7 9,097 7 7 4,220 13 5 2,070 2 0 1,568 10 0 253 2 8 394 2 9 825 16 3 881 15 3 4,016 19 7 789 8 2 294 17 10 1,114 19 7 2,397 2 11 372 4 7 137 17 0 1,003 12 2 414 8 6 214 5 6 59 10 11 4 3 11 1,102 8 4 175 4 5 62 0 2 151 9 2 115 4 0 32 9 0 32 15 10 62 5 9 205 12 11 110 0 10 32 4 5 132 18 11 167 0 3 96 1 1 83 17 6 479 16 11 80 4 5 7 5 0 22 12 3 13 8 8 + 0-84 - 9-72 -15-18 -24-57 -13-35 - 18-95 -10-23 - 976 -21-40 -14 57 -11-55 - 5-12 -18-68 - 4-07 -16-97 -13-90 Total 2,208 33,296 0 5 3,164 19 10 -13-15 30,131 0 7 Hawke's Bay District — Central body Court Sir Charles Napier - „ Lord Clyde „ Captain Cook .. „ Sir Henry Havelock „ Eobin Hood „ Buahiiie „ Heretaunga „ Little John „ Waitangi Rising Sun „ Ormond „ Redclyffe * .. Viking Johnston Napier Wairoa Napier Havelock Port Ahuriri Waipukurau Hastings Waipawa West Clive .. Dannevirke.. Makotuku .. Taradale Norsewood .. Takapau 1872 1873 1875 1875 1878 1879 1882 1883 1884 1885 1885 1886 1894 1909 151 91 158 128 107 55 85 54 16 117 56 37 34 27 9,910 11 7 7,707 11 1 830 2 9 3,252 3 8 3,095 15 10 1,450 11 10 1,178 4 2 1,169 3 2 846 14 1 370 15 5 660 8 11 854 4 2 467 19 7 135 14 11 24 1 11 9,873 16 7 7,564 18 1 815 2 9 3,197 13 6 3,095 15 10 1,398 16 2 1,152 16 9 1,164 15 10 828 4 1 368 0 3 627 1 9 811 5 0 464 14 3 109 3 9 9 11 5 36 15 0 142 13 0 15 0 0 54 10 2 51 15 8 25 7 5 4 7 4 18 10 0 2 15 2 33 7 2 42 19 2 3-5 4 26 11 2 14 10 6 + 1409 - 4-28 - 5-80 - 6-15 - 9-94 + 1-73 - 5 47 -11-00 -1017 -15 95 -12-20 -13-76 -24-47 Total .. 1,116 31,954 3 1 31,481 16 0 4.72 7 1 Taranaki District — Central Body Court Taranaki „ Waireka „ Patea.. „ Inglewood Forest „ Raleigh Opunake „ Egmont „ Stratford Pride of New Plymouth New Plymouth Patea Inglewood .. Waitara Opunake Hawera Stratford New Plymouth 1864 1866 1867 1876 1883 1883 1884 1887 1893 115 481 69 233 74 10 43 64 120 689 15 4, 4,068 17 7 8,368 10 3 1,245 5 1 3,574 16 7 1,153 0 10 514 15 10 1,856 14 2 1,229 14 6 543 1 5 316 5 5 4,055 14 11 8,346 2 10 1,231 17 7 3,567 3 8 1,130 17 1 495 3 10 1,854 4 1 1,205 10 6 509 11 2 373 9 11 13 2 8 22 7 5 13 7 6 7 12 11 22 3 9 19 12 0 2 10 1 24 4 0 33 10 3 + 1202 + 0-32 -13-53 - 2-28 - 4-15 + 594 + 9-56 -15-28 + 1 91 Total 1,209 23,244 11 7 22,712 11 1 532 0 6 - 0-74 Wellington District — Central Body Court Sir George Grey Robin Hood Little John Roderick Dhu Sir George Bowen Blenheim „ Wairarapa Loyal Enterprise Wellington .. Marton Wanganui .. Wellington .. Blenheim .. Greytown .. Masterton .. 1862 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 316 283 193 331 383 201 64 19517,885 7 5 9,453 8 3 3,585 2 4 2,516 19 5 3,956 10 8 7,878 2 4 5,998 18 6 1,679 16 0 1,104 15 5 16,544 9 11 9,100 9 5 3,035 12 3 2,469 18 3 3,701 7 1 7,584 6 6 5,971 13 1 1,655 10 2 785 2 10 1,340 17 6 352 18 10 549 10 1 47 1 2 255 3 7 293 15 10 27 5 5 24 5 10 319 12 7 -12-84 -18-39 -19-71 -12-53 -10-23 + 0-21 -18-7.9 -29-42

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Name op Society and Bbanoh. Place of Establishment. ■uSt S3 a © © =| a H <w agj © rH - s> %* all Total Worth. Sick and Management Funeral Fund, and other including Funds, Goods, Surplus. &e. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at Last Valuation. A.O.F. — continued. Wellington District— continued. Court Clarendon .. „ Manawatu Marquis of Normanby .. Loyal Feilding William Gladstone „ Pioneer Loyal Halcombe Woodville Pohangina „ Epuni Pahiatua Kopuaranga „ Hunterville Sir William JervoU „ Pride of Levin .. Bloomfield Lady Glasgow .. „ Primrose „ Makakahi Ruapehu „ Pongaroa Loyal Northland Tamaki Picton Palmerston N. Carterton .. Feil ding Gisborne Te Nui Halcombe .. Woodville .. Ashhurst Petone Pahiatua Mauriceville Hunterville Newtown Levin Lower Hutt Wellington .. Petone Eketahuna .. Raetihi Pongaroa Northland .. Hamua 1874 1875 1876 1876 1877 1877 1884 1884 1885 1886 1886 1887 1888 1889 1891 1891 1894 1894 1895 1900 1900 1907 1909 109 201 134 95 180 64 53 105 38 369 165 89 38 221 77 37 94 53 135 14 39 82 15 £ s. d. 3,316 8 9 2,347 1 11 1,601 3 5 1,758 17 11 3,656 5 11 1,734 14 7 551 12 5 1,472 17 0 339 17 2 4.001 4 3 2,810 16 3 1.002 8 0 230 11 2 1,077 4 6 547 8 4 296 1 0 413 7 0 167 5 3 455 13 4 43 17 2 228 13 4 153 10 3 16 6 6 £ s. d. 3,280 18 10 1,440 3 1 1,483 16 5 1,722 13 4 3,420 18 0 1,589 1 7 427 13 11 1,173 2 8 236 10 4 3,634 4 3 2,392 9 2 943 7 10 217 2 11 761 13 2 481 9 1 255 14 2 406 18 2 108 11 10 445 15 11 30 6 9 200 13 2 127 7 8 3 19 0 £ s. d. 35 9 11 906 18 10 117 7 0 36 4 7 235 7 11 145 13 0 123 18 6 299 14 4 103 6 10 367 0 0 418 7 1 59 0 2 13 8 3 315 11 4 65 19 3 40 6 10 6 8 10 58 13 5 •9 17 5 13 10 5 28 0 2 26 2 7 12 7 6 £ - 1-99 -16-54 -16-38 -15-70 - 7-91 - 5-53 -17-45 -10-40 -22 60 -12-15 -15-88 -19-64 -25-82 -17-11 -22-65 -20-08 - 4-83 - 5-04 -18-88 -24-80 -20-10 Total 4,373 82,282 5 9 75,633 0 9 6,649 5 0 -13-99 Nelson District — Central Body Court Robin|Hood „ Perseverance Pride of the Forest Concord Unity Charleston „ Sherwood Forest Aorere Royal Oak „ Inangahua Nelson Motueka Wakapuaka Greymouth .. Havelock Charleston .. Stoke Collin gwood Westport Reefton 1862 1863 1864 1867 1871 1871 1872 1873 1875 1878 305 75 69 113 86 32 62 114 32 38 916 3 4 8,554 14 2 721 11 4 2,188 12 8 782 8 9 1,395 19 3 824 7 7 2,145 4 11 4,503 7 8 1,447 5 3 863 19 8 789 12 7 8,416 4 5 700 2 0 2,061 10 5 762 10 2 1,218 19 10 821 17 2 2,128 14 2 4,316 7 9 1,447 5 3 778 10 10 126 10 9 138 9 9 21 9 4 127 2 3 19 18 7 176 19 5 2 10 5 16 10 9 186 19 11 - 7-50 -13-08 - 9-05 -21-82 -24-21 -15-19 - 6-22 - 174 - 5-77 - 9-55 85"8 10 Total 926 24,343 14 7 23,441 14 7 902 0 0 -10-38 Canterbury United District — Central Body Court Star of Canterbury „ Queen of the Isles Pride of Courtenay „ Thistle of the Forest Woodford Papanui „ Star of Dunsandel Star of Belfast.. „ Ashburton Queen of Canterbury Victoria „ Loburn Christchurch Lyttelton .. Courtenay .. Sydenham .. Kaiapoi Papanui Dunsandel .. Belfast Ashburton .. Christchurch Kaiapoi Loburn 1852 1859 1876 1879 1880 1881 1888 1888 1889 1895 1896 1902 412 24 54 142 175 53 91 27 130 38 45 21 9,975 15 10 12,346 15 5 1,703 2 10 1,728 14 3 2,968 6 11 3,747 14 5 751 7 4 865 9 9 637 9 3 1,657 6 3 193 5 4 57 18 6 333 12 10 9,848 1 5 12,223 1 1 1,323 17 8 1,500 13 8 2,860 1 10 3,646 11 6 725 13 3 700 0 10 633 8 11 1,557 7 3 185 12 11 39 10 4 61 14 9 127 14 5 123 14 4 379 5 2 228 0 7 108 5 1 101 2 11 25 14 1 165 8 11 4 0 4 99 19 0 7 12 5 18 8 2 271 18 1 + 0-65* + 2-40(- + 5-081 + 3-451 + 2-56+ + 2-561 - 4-80+ - 4-04f + 2-50f - 10.7+ -10-121 - 3-83+ - 6-621 Total .. 1,212 36,966 18 11 35,305 15 5 1,661 3 6 + 1-19 South Canterbury District — Central Body Court Southern Cross „ Foresters' Pride „ Progress Star of Waihao Timaru Waimate St. Andrew's Morven 1865 1875 1883 1904 472 173 67 24 887 10 3 9,315 9 10 3,178 12 2 440 1 1 154 12 1 744 10 8 9,080 13 11 3,040 13 0 415 15 8 128 7 8 142 19 7 234 15 11 137 19 2 24 5 5 26 4 5 -11-74 -15-04 -16-71 Total .. 566 4 6 - 13-01 736 13,976 5 5 13,410 0 11 'Jnited Otago District — Central Body Court Pride of Dunedin „ Enterprise .. Robin Hood „ Pride of the Leith , .. „ Bruce Star of the Dunstan „ Pride of Oamaru „ Pride of Alexandra Dunedin Port Chalmers Dunedin Milton Clyde Oamaru Alexandra .. 1862 1863 1864 1864 1865 1866 1868 1869 7 300 368 193 262 181 56 192 91 17,403 2 10 9,759 13 10 9,269 8 0 1,721 9 11 5,338 13 2,376 14 9 1,069 14 5 3,885 10 9 1,236 3 11 15,124 18 11 9,148 8 8 8,759 5 3 1,555 14 0 5,020 15 0 2,211 3 11 1,069 14 5 3,812 15 5 1,236 3 11 2,278 3 11 611 5 2 510 2 9 165 15 11 317 6 3 165 10 10 + 1-09* + 7-35+ + 5-39+ -11-30+ + 1-47+ - 5-88+ + 5-88+ + 1-31+ + 4-14+ 72'l5 4 * District Funeral Fund. + Sick Fund ml;

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Name of Society and Bbanch. , <w aos H O O O n»3 Sick and Place of u ~a Total Worth Funeral Fund, Establishment. %%% "§•§£ Total Worth. including t*» a agg Surplus. H 55Sq Mana gement Surplus or Deficiency Other Funds, P er Member Goods, &c. ,. f 'I?* Valuation. A.O.F.— continued. United Otago District —continued. Court Roxburgh Star of the South St. Andrews Excelsior .. „ Little John Royal Oak Southern Star Victoria Woodlands' Pride Queen of the South Star of the Forest Marion Pride of Awarua Pride of Waitaki King Edward's Pride „ Pride of Green Island .. Roxburgh .. Invercargill Caversham .. Mornington.. Roslyn Wyndham .. j Bluff Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Woodlands .. Mosgiel Bluff Kurow S. Dunedin.. Green Island 1873 1874 1875 1877 1888 1890 1890 1894 1895 1896 1896 1898 1904 1904 1907 1907 93 479 158 170 119 80 59 27 251 63 32 88 19 28 62 83 £ s. d. 969 14 10 5,050 18 0 1,691 13 8 2,988 0 9 1,485 11 7 690 17 6 252 19 9 130 11 8 579 0 4 256 13 7 590 13. 10 204 4 3 32 0 1 182 11 3 104 5 1 167 1 10 £ s. d. 894 6 1 4,922 3 4 1,455 1 3 2,813 12 0 1,435 10 0 657 10 3 241 19 3 122 3 6 342 13 4 220 7 9 575 0 11 173 19 8 31 0 7 178 8 11 88 12 2 140 15 0 £ s. d. 75 8 9 128 14 8 236 12 5 174 8 9 50 1 7 33 7 3 11 0 6 8 8 2 236 7 0 36 5 10 15 12 11 30 4 7 0 19 6 4 2 4 15 12 11 26 6 10 £ - 1-72* - 1-44* - 8-48* + 4-02* + 1-26* - 7-05* -10-19* - 3-12* - 5-99* - 5-11* +2-37* - 4-34* - 4-62* - 6-07* Total 3,461 67,436 17 8 62,232 3 6 5,204 14 2 + 0-21 ~iourt not in any District — Court Coromandel Coromandel 1871 + 2-09 49 1,379 3 4 1,216 14 4 162 9 0 Total of Order 15,290 314,880 0 9 295,564 17 2 19,315 3 7 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey „ Epuni Wellington .. Petone . .. 1865 1906 60 35 1,200 15 5 86 9 2 - 1-71 1,171 0 9 72 6 10 29 14 8 14 2 4 Total of Order 95 1,287 4 7 1,243 7 7 43 17 0 U.A.O.D. Irand Lodge of the North Island — Central Body .. Excelsior Lodge Stonehenge Star of New Zealand „ Star of the West Auckland „ Albion Totara „ Oroua Bishop „ Brunner Blenheim Mistletoe Turanganui „ Pacific Poneke Ponsonby „ Star of Egmont Maitai Morgan „ Horowhenua .. „ Otaki Hawera Holly Takaka „ '.. Moturoa Star of Paeroa Pride of Waihi Reefton Victoria Star of Newmarket Pahiatua Coronation Alexandra Ruahine Shannon Eltham Mungaroa .'.'.» Inglewood Myrtle „ Qkato Devonport Te Aroha „ Trafalgar Whangarei Seddon Waitemata ,, . ■ ■ Buller Shed wood Wellington .. Masterton .. Lower Hutt Greymouth .. Auckland .. Napier Carterton Palmerston N. Wanganui .. Brunnerton.. Blenheim .. Gisborne Wellington .. Petone Ponsonby .. Patea Nelson Marton Levin Otaki Hawera Johnsonville Takaka N. Plymouth Paeroa Waihi Reefton Waikino Auckland .. Pahiatua Wellington .. Karangahake Dannevirke Shannon Eltham Upper Hutt.. Inglewood .. Eketahuna .. Okato Devonport .. Te Aroha Wakefield .. Whangarei .. Dunollie Auckland Westport Motupiko .. 1879 1880 1880 1881 1882 1882 1883 1883 1883 1883 1884 1884 1886 1886 1887 1891 1892 1893 1895 1895 1895 1895 1895 1896 1896 1897 1897 1899 1900 1902 1902 1902 1903 1903 1903 | 1903 1903 1904 1904 1904 1904 1905 1905 1905 1905 1905 1905 652 177 123 268 357 323 155 414 310 145 129 379 710 175 590 78 293 116 124 84 84 64 107 191 115 184 211 109 149 75 200 130 143 76 66 63 152 72 20 148 70 100 93 101 152 87 78 16,815 10 7 6,383 4 2 888 4 4 1,538 8 8 1,713 19 4 2,584 7 1 1,452 2 11 1,388 11 5 2,175 14 4 3,558 8 1 1,120 0 9 884 11 8 4,393 16 7 4,630 19 4 1,886 13 5 4,427 5 0 581 6 5 3,227 16 5 660 6 9 737 17 11 587 7 0 617 18 7 531 9 1 476 13 10 1,395 13 2 742 13 11 446 18 2 927 7 10 690 0 5 371 18 0 227 9 6 787 4 11 367 5 1 651 14 4 349 7 7 265 1 8 240 7 0 648 8 8 259 13 11 115 13 0 610 11 11 188 8 10 191 15 8 231 17 4 321 2 4 495 3 1 379 18 4 386 17 10 15,464 9 2 6,066 2 3 683 3 5 1,511 8 7 1,438 10 3 2,252 17 3 1,298 8 5 1,084 17 9 2,016 9 6 3,000 11 7 1,002 18 10 858 11 8 4,291 6 5 4,276 4 4 1,719 7 9 4,026 8 5 505 8 7 2,934 8 0 567 17 0 606 19 7 496 11 3 553 2 6 500 17 6 404 6 2 1,378 18 5 702 15 1 350 8 9 800 19 1 577 15 3 330 16 0 201 10 4 657 6 3 285 8 2 559 9 5 317 9 11 201 2 10 205 10 0 489 2 1 232 17 11 109 12 6 511 2 6 188 4 10 185 17 11 200 15 2 259 0 3 407 15 10 353 9 7 344 10 2 1,351 1 5 317 1 11 205 0 11 27 0 1 275 9 1 331 9 10 153 14 6 303 13 8 159 4 10 557 16 6 117 1 11 26 0 0 102 10 2 354 15 0 167 5 8 400 16 7 75 17 10 293 8 5 92 9 9 130 18 4 90 15 9 64 16 1 30 11 7 72 7 8 16 14 9 39 18 10 96 9 5 126 8 9 112 5 2 41 2 0 25 19 2 129 18 8 81 16 11 92 4 11 31 17 8 63 18 10 34 17 0 159 6 7 26 16 0 6 0 6 99 9 5 0 4 0 5 17 9 31 2 2 62 2 1 87 7 3 26 8 9 42 7 8 - 7-87 -10-54 -12-80 -12-97 -12-55 -22-00 - 9-08 - 7-89 - 3-49 -14-40 - 7-21' - 9-63 - 7-10 - 6-22 - 9-63 - 5-11 - 3-89 -11-41 - 6-55 - 5-43 - 7-92 - 2-29 -17-26 - 7-00 -11-46 -12-74 - 9-05 - 8-94 - 8-72 - 5-62 - 6-49 - 6-24 - 6-27 - 3-15 - 5-34 - 5-65 - 6-01 - 7-75 - 5-73 - 8-33 - 6-00 - 8-38 - 5-13 - 4-67 - 5-87 - 4-77 - 5-77 * Si. ;k Fund only.

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Name of Society and Branch. Place of Establishment. H Sick and |JU Total Worth. ~™> egg Surplus. Management and other Funds, Goods, &c. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at Last Valuation. U.A.O.D.— continued. Grand Lodge of the North Island —continued. Eden Lodge Millerton Makino Fern-leaf Stratford Pride of Brooklyn Blackball Naumai Pride of Hamilton Nelson Creek Island Bay Denniston Pride of the West Aramoho Grey Lynn „ Melrose Clifton Karamea Dominion Manawatu Okotuku Eastbourne Wairoa Mackay Light of Manukau „ Star of Rodney Auckland Millerton .. Feilding Greytown N. Stratford Wellington .. Blackball .. Motueka Hamilton .. Nelson Creek Island Bay .. Denniston .. Kumara Aramoho Grey Lynn .. Kilbirnie Waitara Karamea Thames Foxton Waverley .. Rona Bay .. Wairoa H.B. Taihape Onehunga .. Warkworth.. 1905 1905 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1907 1907 1907 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1909 1909 71 64 101 32 71 56 67 91 63 40 61 53 45 73 90 104 62 59 60 66 15 15 65 42 27 25 £ s. d. 292 12 2 71 3 7 248 16 11 116 19 9 170 14 1 179 1 0 146 2 9 392 3 8 187 0 2 119 13 6 148 8 0 132 13 3 138 12 3 47 7 1 195 3 7 230 0 6 112 11 3 90 0 3 112 2 0 100 10 11 33 17 2 50 15 5 99 13 0 47 3 3 16 3 4 33 7 1 £ s. d. 264 18 1 63 10 5 217 9 7 95 8 3 139 9 5 165 15 10 105 9 8 311 12 7 184 0 2 116 2 1 131 15 10 94 5 11 114 6 8 45 11 11 171 4 0 181 10 6 84 8 7 81 13 11 89 0 1 99 10 3 25 7 2 47 8 4 65 19 5 44 18 4 14 18 4 10 16 3 £ s. d. 27 14 1 7 13 2 26 7 4 21 11 6 31 4 8 13 5 2 40 13 1 80 11 1 3 0 0 3 11 5 16 12 2 38 7 4 24 5 7 1 15 2 23 19 7 48 10 0 28 2 8 8 6 4 23 1 11 10 8 8 10 0 3 7 1 33 13 7 2 4 11 15 0 22 10 10 £ - 5-12 - 657 - 603 - 5-00 - 5-94 - 5-29 - 4-86 - 4-37 - 6-24 - 3-80 - 5-03 - 606 - 5-54 Total 10,160 78,063 2 1 70,379 16 0 7,683 6 1 - 8-37 Grand Lodge of Canterbury — Central Body Pioneer Lodge .. Hope of St. Albans „ Mistletoe „ .. Oak of Sydenham Ethelbert „ .. Lyttelton Hearts of Oak „ Star of Anglesea Perseverance Hope of Amberley Anchor Bud of Hope „ Ohoka Timaru . „ Trafalgar Star of Ashburton Old Oak „ .. Ivy of Linwood Ellesmere „ Olive Branch Lily of Richmond Ivy Success of Ashburton Queen of the Oak Christchurch St. Albans .. Christchurch Sydenham .. Springston .. Lyttelton .. Lincoln Addington .. Amberley .. Woolston .. Rangiora Ohoka Timaru Kaiapoi Ashburton .. Southbridge Linwood Doyleston .. Hornby Burwood Waimate Ashburton .. Sydenham .. 1875 1879 1879 1879 1880 1880 1880 1880 1880 1880 1880 1882 1882 1882 1883 1883 1888 1895 1897 1902 1903 1904 1908 315 155 301 225 69 123 66 142 56 184 93 31 355 67 173 67 159 36 27 75 63 12 57 10,190 4 0 5,339 5 7 2,557 17 7 2,271 15 1 3,579 19 8 836 16 8 923 11 7 1,704 15 8 938 16 8 467 16 3 1,513 5 5 1,321 5 0 477 12 6 4,262 0 8 370 19 1 2,028 12 7 619 14 5 942 6 11 273 2 11 201 2 3 181 13 6 338 12 2 51 10 5 128 2 10 9,727 16 0 5,301 12 0 2,429 0 10 2,209 14 1 3,353 16 10 780 7 0 845 0 7 1,652 19 10 906 19 9 443 12 3 1,415 1 4 1,091 9 1 471 12 9 4,096 13 4 365 7 7 1,906 13 9 557 13 3 866 17 4 235 11 8 192 19 1 161 6 10 266 11 5 51 10 5 114 13 2 462 8 0 37 13 7 128 16 9 62 1 0 226 2 10 56 9 8 78 11 0 51 15 10 31 16 11 24 4 0 98 4 1 229 15 11 5 19 9 165 7 4 5 11 6 121 18 10 62 1 2 75 9 7 37 11 3 8 3 2 23 6 8 72 0 9 - 4-25 - 3-08 - 618 - 8-94 -11-76 -10-98 - 2-26 -12-82 -13-12 -10-36 -11-57* -15-58 - 4-64 -14-66 - 7-80 - 1209 - 5-01 -10-41 -12-36 - 3-29 - 5-22 - 1-87 13"9 8 Total 2,851 41,523 19 5 39,445 0 2 2,078 19 3 - 7-41 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland — Central Body Otago Lodge Enterprise Royal Oak Acorn „ Linden West Harbour „ Endeavour Good Intent Rose of Palmerston Gore „ Lily of the Valley Oraka St. Patrick's Pride of Mornington „ Star of Tuapeka Bay Hampden Alexandra Dunedin S. Dunedin .. Caversham .. Invercargill.. Roslyn Rothesay Oamaru Mosgiel Palmerston S. Gore N. Dunedin.. Colac Bay .. Waikouaiti .. Mornington.. Lawrence .. Dunedin Hampden .. Alexandra .. 1880 1880 1881 1881 1883 1883 1884 1885 1886 1889 1898 1899 1899 1900 1902 1905 1905 1909 228 222 181 350 91 109 249 130 87 147 100 29 75 58 86 48 46 41 5,059 10 1 3,278 3 10 2,589 3 10 1,138 5 7 3,477 14 9 1,487 10 8 1,338 11 5 2,373 0 4 1,593 4 9 1,231 11 9 748 14 3 581 5 4 234 9 1 315 2 11 311 0 8 419 8 0 132 6 3 170 19 0 37 14 9 4,829 4 7 2,995 2 6 2,494 18 1 1,013 4 3 2,935 2 9 1,383 16 8 1,292 8 6 2,238 1 3 1,538 9 10 1,137 9 6 688 8 0 469 10 6 205 8 9 239 13 4 296 18 6 385 19 0 94 13 9 145 14 6 10 7 2 230 5 6 283 1 4 94 5 9 125 1 4 542 12 0 103 14 0 46 2 11 134 19 1 54 14 11 94 2 3 60 6 3 111 14 10 29 0 4 75 9 7 14 2 2 33 9 0 37 12 6 25 4 6 27 7 7 - 3-15 -12 66 -15-39 - 7-83 - 7-84 - 4-63 -11-57 - 2-43 - 6-38 - 8-67 - 7-62 - 7-87 - 7'52 - 7-81 - 8-36 Total - 8-42 2,277 26,517 17 3 24,394 11 5 2,123 5 10 Val irately: Sick Fund only. led sej

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Name of Society and Beanch. Place of Establishment. O.H43 Ala o oo © >- ■-< Total Worth. Sick and Funeral Fund, including Surplus. Management and other Funds, Goods, &c Surplus or Deficiency per Member at Last Valuation. U.A.O.D.— continued, jodge separately registeredAll Nations Lodge £ s. d. 1,638 14 6 £ s. d. 1,504 7 4 £ s. d. 134 7 2 £ - 3-07 Port Chalmers 1883 165 Total of Order 15,453 147,743 13 3 135,723 14 11 12,019 18 4 I.O.R. \fevj Zealand District — Central Body Hope of Auckland Tent Star of Hauraki Northern Star „ Gordon Whangaroa „ Advance ' „ Mahurangi Homeguard Tent .. Auckland Thames Aratapu Onehunga .. Whangaroa.. Waihi Warkworth .. 1863 1870 1881 1885 1886 1899 1902 257 59 14 65 25 35 27 12,722 16 0 1,818 19 5 2,369 17 5 11 6 11 211 13 7 25 7 9 16 18 9 37 3 0 12,442 19 10 1,654 10 7 2 350 3 3 8 8 7 181 11 2 4 13 4 9 9 1 7 17 2 279 16 2 164 8 10 19 14 2 2 18 4 30 2 5 20 14 5 7 9 8 29 5 10 Total 482 17,214 2 10 16,659 13 0 554 9 10 + 6-07* '•lew Zealand Central District — Central Body Hope of Wellington Tent Hope of Napier Bon Accord „ Perseverance „ Haste to the Rescue Bud of Promise Unity Excelsior Hope of Dunedin Pride of Christchurch „ Murihiku Hope of Ormondville Hope of Woodville Masterton Hope of Carterton Star of Wakefield Hope of Johnsonville Rescue Onward Gisborne Pride of Egmont Brightwater Pahiatua Lily of the South Wai Aroha Moa New Century Waingongoro Star of Petone „ Hope of Wanganui Kia Ora Ashburton Wellington .. Napier Blenheim .. Wellington .. Nelson New Plymouth Wellington .. Dunedin Christchurch Invercargill.. Ormondville Woodville .. Masterton .. Carterton .. Wakefield .. Johnsonville Nelson Palmerston N. Gisborne Hawera Brightwater Pahiatua Invercargill.. Stratford Inglewood .. Levin Cardiff Petone Wanganui .. Hastings Ashburton .. 1866 1870 1871 1872 1872 1874 1875 1875 1876 1877 1877 1878 1878 1881 1883 1883 1884 1886 1891 1892 1893 1894 1894 1895 1898 1899 1901 1901 1904 1906 1907 1907 9 152 58 16 49 35 151 130 73 254 324 160 33 15 84 35 54 19 30 37 55 25 19 11 44 13 21 28 16 41 24 39 26 12,874 0 2 8,333 19 1 422 2 6 444 18 9 1,248 8 8 739 11 0 2,816 6 4 1,240 0 0 1,181 10 10 2,787 8 10 2,719 11 7 3,046 12 3 429 18 11 810 1 2 745 12 10 764 6 7 974 1 3 638 17 6 15 13 10 184 7 10 389 14 5 243 19 3 8 13 2 5 0 0 148 13 11 5 18 9 11 2 9 149 6 11 12 16 3 5 0 0 5 5 9 5 0 0 4 2 10 12,237 10 2 8,270 18 3 419 18 8 444 18 9 1,239 16 10 717 11 5 2,807 0 4 1,167 8 6 1,127 1 3 2,727 12 9 2,683 5 4 3,026 3 3 367 17 11 808 11 9 740 1 7 719 4 3 971 13 0 635 6 1 636 10 0 63 0 10 2 3 10 8 11 10 21 19 7 9 6 0 72 11 6 54 9 7 59 16 1 36 6 3 20 9 0 62 1 0 19 5 5 11 3 45 2 4 2 8 3 3 11 5 15 13 10 11 17 4 53 9 6 9 10 6 3 13 2 + 16-2 -10-3 + 0-4 - 34 + 22-5 + 0-2 - 9-2 - 4-9 - 8-8 - 7-6 -13-4 -18-8 - 1-5 -13-6 - 6-0 - 6-8 + 10-3 - 6-8 - 5-6 -171 -155 -17-4 -17-8 - 3-2 - 7-7 - 7-7 -17-0 -13-1 172 10 6 336 4 11 234 8 9 5 0 0 5 0 0 134 13 8 5 0 10 7 11 10 132 16 8 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 14 0 3 0 17 11 3 10 11 16 10 3 7 16 3 0 5 9 4 2 10 Total 2,080 43,412 3 11 42,165 7 3 1,246 16 8 - 4-99 Not in any District. Star of Hope Tent Hokitika 1869 - 24-42 11 237 12 0 207 6 2 30 5 10 Total of Order 2,573 60,863 18 9 59,032 6 5 1,831 12 4 S.D.T. National Division of New ZealandCentral Body Perseverance Division .. Resolution Excelsior Elim Helpmate Advance Sunbeam Hope of Sydenham „ Addington .. Christchurch Rangiora Addington .. St. Albans .. Ashburton .. Wellington .. Wanganui .. Sydenham .. 1872 1873 1885 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 68 83 57 74 23 29 34 37 6,995 6 7 875 7 3 690 13 2 51 5 11 106 2 11 19 18 7 35 8 4 16 16 3 24 4 6 6,896 12 9 867 7 5 656 12 5 15 8 1 7 19 4 8 7 3 9 13 10 7 13 7 7 7 0 98 13 10 7 19 10 34 0 9 35 17 10 98 3 7 11 11 4 25 14 6 9 2 8 16 17 6 Total 405 8,815 3 6 8,477 1 8 338 1 10 - 2-51 divisions separately registered — Antidote Division Progress „ Dunedin Kaiapoi 1871 1872 201 117 5,150 5 7 2,535 9 7 4,780 0 7 2,433 5 4 370 5 0 102 4 3 - 7-97 - 0-43 Total 318 7,685 15 2 7,213 5 11 472 9 3 Total of Order 723 16,500 18 8 15,690 7 7 810 11 1 * Subject to a deduct! ion of a liability on account of Eden Tent seceding, and not included in valuation.

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Name of Society and Bbanch. Place of Establishment. 111 H ■sgg - '" £8 |ag Total Worth. g gfl Sick and Funeral Fund, including Surplus. Management and other Funds, Goods, &o. Surplus or Deficiency per Member at Last Valuation, H.A.C.B.S. lew Zealand District — Central Body Grahamstown Branch St. Joseph's St. Patrick's „ St. Patrick's St. John's St. Joseph's „ St. John's „ St. Patrick's St. Mary's St. Joseph's „ St. Michael's Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Branch St. Patrick's Branch St. Columbkille's Branch St. Patrick's St. Canice's „ St. Patrick's St. Patrick's St. Mary's „ St. Aloysius's „ St. Patrick's St. Joseph's „ Sts. Peter and Paul's „ St. Ita's St. Mary's „ Sts. Peter and Paul's „ Auckland Thames Dunedin Ghristchureh Wellington .. Napier N. Plymouth Leeston Lincoln Timaru Hastings Masterton .. Milton 1870 1873 1874 1874 1874 1876 1882 1882 1882 1885 1886 1891 49 305 227 245 84 24 30 43 153 89 36 30 £ 8. a. 8,938 3 0 71 11 0 2,242 8 1 1,992 15 2 624 4 4 560 10 8 143 11 9 470 10 11 326 18 11 1,155 11 6 345 19 10 388 17 9 140 0 0 £ s. d. 7,795 2 2 25 9 10 1,615 9 11 1,775 2 2 371 13 9 519 9 5 110 8 11 391 6 8 269 15 4 958 13 7 320 3 8 354 4 6 110 3 0 417 11 2 81 2 10 207 11 10 252 12 8 236 19 10 190 15 11 176 13 11 57 7 3 251 3 10 85 7 6 128 18 5 93 7 1 72 1 9 39 6 8 £ s. a. 1,143 0 10 46 1 2 626 18 2 217 13 0 252 10 7 41 1 3 33 2 10 79 4 3 57 3 7 196 17 11 25 16 2 34 13 3 29 17 0 £ -12-22 -12-97 -15-51 -14-08 -21-14 -12-56 -11-18 -15-80 - 9-08 Oamaru Denniston .. Waimate Westport Palmerston N. Reefton Wellington .. 1891 1901 1901 1901 1903 1903 1904 1904 1904 1904 1905 1906 1906 1908 85 40 47 71 48 22 16 54 54 37 36 45 30 37 444 9 3 103 18 8 231 14 8 275 19 3 274 4 9 190 15 11 199 18 11 100 3 6 261 14 10 174 5 11 160 12 11 144 11 9 114 18 9 62 7 10 26 18 1 22 15 10 24 2 10 23 6 7 37 4 11 Ashburton .. Waihi Hutt Hawera Taihape Gore 23 5 0 42 16 3 10 11 0 88 18 5 31 14 6 51 4 8 42 17 0 23 1 2 Total of Order 1,937 20,140 19 10 16,908 3 7 3,232 16 3 P.A.F.S.A. 'rand Council of "Sew Zealand — Central Body Prince of Wales Lodge Excelsior „ Wickliffe John Knox „ Alexandra Triumph Valley True Blue Star of Hastings „ Star of Oamaru St. Albans Queen's Own Auckland Thames Green Island Napier Wellington .. Auckland .. S. Dunedin.. N.B. Valley.. Hastings Oamaru Auckland Christchurch 1873 1876 1877 1879 1879 1883 1883 1883 1883 1896 1905 59 125 33 71 79 152 73 38 121 34 158 8,072 16 8 799 2 1 885 18 3 785 0 0 1,036 4 6 972 17 6 1,405 5 6 397 0 3 418 3 7 1,612 2 11 483 6 9 705 9 3 7,503 14 0 782 8 6 779 19 4 784 16 10 1,005 4 3 899 6 4 1,239 5 1 380 3 0 406 18 4 1,529 10 4 482 13 9 664 15 5 569 2 8 16 13 7 105 18 11 0 3 2 31 0 3 73 11 2 166 0 5 16 17 3 11 5 3 82 12 7 0 13 0 40 13 10 -22-36 - 6-93 - 5-72 - 6-55 -12-15 -14-74 -12-78 - 1-94 - 8-99 + 0-23 -16-70 Total of Order 943 17,573 7 3 16,458 15 2 1,114 12 1 -12-22 B.B.B.S. Otago K.E.B.S. Dunedin 1875 73 2,421 17 10 2,393 10 4 28 7 6 — 16-14 Grand Total 64,428 1,266,296 15 3 1,171,562 9 4 ■ ■ 94,734 5 11 l_

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Number of Members Sickness Experience. Name of Society and Bbanch. ill Admiti ;ed by Clear- j Total. and Amalgamation . Tieath Clear- Arrears, Death. ance &0 Left by • At Beginning of Year. At End of Year. Sick during Year. First Six Months. Second Six Months. After Twelve Months. Deaths of Registered Wives. Total. Total. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows — New Zealand Branch — Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ New Plymouth Wanganui „ Wellington Nelson Motueka Westland „ Ashley Ashburton 453 72 77 65 155 36 25 17 62 19 11 2 4 8 3 2 1 3 464 74 81 73 158 38 26 20 62 19 33 11 10 7 14 7 3 7 6 3 21 2 7 3 4 1 2 2 2 274 127 60 145 141 36 5 12 40 26 328 145 72 159 158 47 9 21 48 31 3,560 1,410 827 1,108 2,117 897 496 205 1,108 441 3,696 1,339 836 1,022 2,117 888 513 204 1,122 429 702 226 118 151 328 173 108 54 187 77 Wks. ds. 6,481 0 1,872 3 1,238 4 1,247 4 3,164 4 2,216 2 1,137 5 665 0 1,439 4 521 2 Wks. ds. 3,149 1 1,216 4 691 0 710 4 1,466 5 844 2 524 2 221 2 871 0 386 5 Wks. ds. 381 3 119 2 108 2 51 0 138 1 184 0 136 3 14 5 88 4 42 1 Wks. ds. 2,950 2 536 3 439 2 486 0 1,559 4 1,188 0 477 0 428 5 480 0 92 2 16 5 2 3 8 2 1 1 2 1 Total —New Zealand Branch .. 51 981 34 1,015 101 866 1,018 12,169 12,166 2,124 19,984 4 10,082 1 1,264 3 8,638 0 41 DISTRICTS SEPARATELY REGISTERED — Marlborough District North Westland North Canterbury „ Lytfcelton „ South Canterbury „ Otago Southland 16 78 141 25 i 43 245 136 3 12 16 81 153 25 48 262 144 2 4 11 3 2 26 7 5 6 1 4 24 11 14 59 102 33 36 217 76 16 68 119 37 42 267 94 169 444 2,025 521 548 4,422 1,637 169 457 2,059 509 554 4,417 1,687 38 99 363 119 85 670 255 518 1 1,207 0 3,617 4 954 3 673 0 7,020 2 2,140 0 187 2 526 0 1,920 3 488 4 379 5 2,549 4 1,149 5 138 2 154 0 331 1 70 1 26 3 443 3 123 4 192 3 527 0 1,366 0 395 4 266 4 4,027 1 866 3 1 9 2 2 14 9 5 17 8 Total —Separately registered .. 684 45 729 55 51 537 643 9,766 9,852 1,629 16,130 4 7,201 5 1,287 2 7,641 3 37 Total of Order 1,665 79 1,744 156 102 1,403 1,661 21,935 22,018 3,753 36,115 2 17,284 0 2,551 5 16,279 3 76 Independent Order op Odd Fellows of New Zealand 88 I 2,961 4 762 850 17 89 642 742 4,584 4,692 646 3,946 0 J 258 0 726 2 17 National Independent Order of Odd Fellows — Auckland Provincial District I 1 I I j ! I 58 2 3 40 621 5 541 3 80 2 •• »■ 60 37 458 478 91 British United Order of Odd Fellows — Aorangi Lodge j . 14 14 15 160 4 135 4 25 0 1 15 154 153 20 Ancient Order of Foresters — Auckland District Hawke's Bay Taranaki „ Wellington „ .. Nelson Canterbury United South Canterbury „ United Otago . „ Court separately registered 251 97 109 366 68 76 49 323 3 32 3 30 1 6 1 8 283 100 109 396 69 82 50 331 3 19 10 4 23 13 6 5 27 10 6 1 25 2 8 2 17 155 61 61 289 35 60 23 225 3 184 77 66 337 50 74 30 269 3 2,109 1,093 1,166 4,314 907 1,204 716 3,399 49 2,208 1,116 1,209 4,373 926 1,212 736 3,461 49 419 181 187 722 203 198 119 540 14 3,150 1 1,522 5 1,337 2 6,109 2 1,987 1 2,294 4 1,009 0 5,659 4 133 3 1,811 1 875 5 974 3 3,364 3 861 4 1,079 3 543 4 2,820 4 81 3 285 1 119 2 133 3 387 0 181 2 206 0 81 5 389 3 1,053 5 527 4 229 2 2,357 5 944 1 1,009 1 383 3 2,449 3 52 0 9 4 1 18 6 4 •2 19 1 Total of Order 1,783 4 9,007 0 64 1,342 J 81 1,423 107 71 912 1,090 14,957 15,290 2,583 23,203 4 12,413 0

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TABLE II. —Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1909— continued.

Number of Members Sickness Experience. Name op Society and Branch. Admit) . -a b s ;ed by Clearance and Amalgamation. Total. Left by Total. At Begin-i ningot I Year. I At End of Year. Sick during Year. Total. First Sis Months. Second Six Months. Deaths of Begisj tered After Twelve I Wives. Months. Death. Clearance. Arrears, &c. Ancient Obdeb of Shepheeds — Total A.O.S. 100 95 29 Wks. ds. 394 0 Wks. ds. 134 0 Wks. ds. 13 0 Wks. ds. 247 0 7 United Ancient Ordeb of Dbuids — Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 1,526 295 270 15 172 19 26 3 1,698 314 296 18 40 16 17 2 183 27 39 1,093 174 171 14 1,316 217 227 16 I 9,778 2,754 2,208 163 10,160 2,851 2,277 165 1,473 491 321 41 7,553 1 3,547 3 2,443 2 218 1 6,019 5 2,262 0 1,626 5 191 1 710 4 292 0 160 3 27 0 i 822 4 993 3 656 0 j 13 13 18 • • Total of Order 2,106 220 2,326 75 249 1,452 1,776 14,903 15,453 2,326 13,762 1 10,099 5 1,190 1 2,472 1 44 Independent Oedee of Eeohabites — New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Tents separately registered 54 310 7 37 61 347 1 15 li ; 47 \ 25 I 134 I 37 196 458 1,929 11 482 2,080 11 76 278 5 682 2 2,041 4 62 2 346 1 1,506 5 62 2 56 1 164 1 280 0 370 4 ! 1 6 I I Total of Order 58 ! 159 j 233 2,398 2,573 359 ' 1 2,786 2 364 44 408 16 1,915 2 220 2 650 4 Sons and Dadghtebs of Tempeeance — National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered I 15 7 5 20 7 I 3 2 1 16 9 20 11 405 322 405 318 62 54 607 1 J 554 1 313 4 198 2 49 3 54 1 244 0 301 4 1 3 Total of Order 727 i 723 116 1,161 2 512 0 ! 103 4 ! i 545 4 I 22 5 27 25 SI Hibernian Austbalasian Catholic Benefit Society — New Zealand District .. 26 350 376 85 187 231 1,792 1,937 270 2,192 0 1,140 2 139 4 912 0 ! 912 0 12 Peotestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia — Grand Council of New Zealand .. 177 3 442 5 I 87 Sa 13 6 ! 41 60 915 943 151 1,403 2 783 0 5 Eailway Employees' Benefit Societies — Total R.E.B.S. 38 0 i 649 0 1 2 75 73 31 811 5 124 5 Grand Total 6,772 i I 5,888 62,998 64,428 546 7,318 403 605 4,880 10,381 86,558 3 48,045 1 6,581 1 31,932 1 236

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TABLE III.—Sick and Funeral Funds.—Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1909.

Name of Society and Beanoh. O «j |l! § a o Beceipts. is !. IM si sis si I 3 s ■§ fa - JS tf i| Expenditure. to • 0 o >> ■■§§<§ 111 6 °S i i o s> "3 o en Qs J fl. I! II >i cj O [V] 3 a> M.U.I.O.O.F. N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Auckland District Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Nelson Motueka Westland Ashley Ashburton „ £ 13 7,238 2,543 1,367 1,559 2,906 1,500 775 248 1,697 782 £ £ 3,874 1,725 985 860 2,886 1,149 495 273 1,013 490 £ 870 280 190 125 290 186 66 170 190 70 £ 3,727 249 11 370 332 1,875 45 3 70 46 £ 5,157 1,433 876 995 2,046 1,288 806 361 1,035 434 £ 956 270 250 152 305 186 84 130 190 100 £ 3,157 286 219 387 592 349 103 171 262 114 £ 2,349 1,354 45E 2,650 £ 13 15,709 4,797 2,553 2,914 6,414 4,710 1,381 696 2,974 1,388 £ 11,619 3,343 1,345 1,534 3,396 4,473 993 747 1,549 682 £ 26 81,455 34,650 22,033 20,220 60,454 27,718 12,029 5,534 24,006 11,194 "2 4 85 62 34 Total N.Z. Branch .. ! 20,628 6 18,750! 2,437 6,728 14,431 2,623 5,640 6,987 43,549 29,681 299,319 DI8TBICTS SEPARATELY BEGI8TEEED. Marlborough District North Westland „ North Canterbury „ Lyttelton „ .. j South Canterbury „ Otago Southland I I 182 622 3,060 I 875 888 6,725 2,278 392 660 1,813 891 385 5,401 1,192 66 400 70 80 820 320 22 345 839 2,340 683 507 4,592 1,615 96 350 90 80 820 310 37 53 453 88 174 995 202 2 87 56 18 574 1,348 5,295 1,836 1,526 13,460 3,814 27,853 384 1,075 3,199 879 761 6,624 2,261 15,183 8,281 12,250 40,481 16,598 8,610 115,853 27,576 4 132 169 382 24 217 134 Total separately registered 14,630 35,258 136: 10,734: 24,484! 1,756 4,193' 597 10,921 1,746 2,002 514 229,649 Total of Order 142; 7,325 25,352 4,369 7,642 7,501 71,402 44,8641 j 1528,968 i I.O.O.F. New Zealand I 6,895 2,720: 2,035: 13200 3,078 700 14,809 3,744 24,850 22,331 59,757 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District.. , 573 137 87 87 591 87 91 884 769 4,423 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge 182 4 112 I 1481 12 298 160 i 2,392 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ Taranaki Wellington Nelson Canterbury United „ South Canterbury United Otago Courts separately registered .. ! 3,042] 1,542 1,551 6,182 1,322 1,654 906 4,573 65 1 3 18 6 12 l,422j 1,741 1,075 3,519 ! 1,069 1,668 644 ! 2,800 35 450 596; i 150 i 1,300^ i 455! ! 200! ; 124 I 720 1 312 12 72 ■I 693 24 143 20 ' : 139 2,423 1,167 972 4,085 1,332 1,387 * 681 3,343 89 470 330 150 1,280 475 180 132 740 10 273 701 215 1,703 277 335 144 856 315 67 6 164 5,227 3,891 2,848 11,697 2,888 3,6711 1,706 8,232 101 3,481 2,265 1,337 7,074 2,248 i 1,902 i 957i ! 4,942 99 29,990 ' 31,436 ' 22,713 : 74,482 i 23,442 i 35,098 1 13,410 ! 59,976 I 1,213 o ■ 1 Total o£ Order 20,837 41 13,973 13,995 1,415 15,479 3,767 4,504 555 40,261 24,305 (291,760 A.O.S. Total A.O.S. 108 71 1 148 , 5 180 I 153 ! 1,243 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand. Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered .. .14,738 3,869 3,341 i i 1 2,822 1,880 1,032 ! 825 I 610 ! 450 2,475 i 219 i 512 6,495 2,636 1,835 842 600 480 2,62] 832 592 49 20,860 6,579 5,335 H0,007 ' 4,068 i 2,907 ' 70,156 I 39,441 24,357 222 I 75 40 i 204 40 39 337 283 I 1,496 Total of Order 22,170 J I 1 I i 5,809J I ill,925 3,206 11,170 1,962 4,084 49 33,111 17,265 .135,450 I.O.K. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Tents separately registered .. i j 714 2,203 19 834 2,261 11 : 40 . 523 i 478 57 453 1,660 24 31 493 566 567 K O 4 1 2,066 5,044 30 i 1,054s -. 2,721 i 29 J 16,660 41,554 I 207 I Total of Order 2,936 3,106 > 563 i 535 2,137 524 1,138 5 7,140 3,804 58,421 S. and D.T. National Division of New Zeal'd Divisions separately registered i j I 619 439 I 1 359 435 > 140 i 170 1 364 296 80 70 307 1,288 876 751 366 8,471 7,197 • Total of Order 1,058 ! 1 794 I 140 I 171 660 150 ) 307 2,164 1,117 15,668 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 2,282 ! 47 792 ! 310 I 357 1,423 310 ) 467 10 3,788 2,210 16,716 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand ! 12 ! 808 ! 440 ) 52 1,005 440 ) 281 84 2,704 1,810 16,342 1,392 R.E.B.S. Total E.E.B. Societies 139 ) .. 110 ) .. 215 50 ) 249 265 2,394 93,830 ) 248 S52,916 >13688 5 26349 61,406 12,376 I I 119053 1133534 Grand Total 5 33,323 11,948 187031

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TABLE IV.—Medical and Management Expenses Funds.—Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1909.

Name of Society and Bbanch. c S 2 fat o ;eceipts. S3 , CI M no Expenditure. to a S B 1 "o o a H ,. o a o M.U.I.O.O.F. N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ New Plymouth. Wanganui Wellington „ Nelson „ Motufika „ Westland „ Ashley „ Ashburton „ £ 5,116 ! 2,126 1,518 1,345 J 2,733 1,077 627 443 1,138 492 £ 1 238 236 2 238 78 2 £ 41 1,093 208 9 48 89 199 1 £ 3,207 1,527 1,067 1,012 1,890 640 378 250 682 325 £ 1,473 ■ 610 314 394 791 316 121 114 ' 288 139 £ 617 225 140 89 189 157 63 29 132 61 £ 107 13 52 54 33 17 12 7 2 2 £ 42 6,447 2,570 1,529 1,631 2,900 1,278 628 443 1,149 514 £ 5,404 2,375 1,573 J, 549 2,903 1,130 574 400 1,104 527 £ 61 6,683 739 218 5,352 1,980 361 214 109 440 93 "3 10 "8 12 Total N.Z. Branch.. 16,615 808 1,708 10,978 4,560 1,702 299 19,131 17,539 16,250 DISTRICTS SEPARATELY BEGISTEEED. Marlborough District North Westland North Canterbury „ Lyttelton „ South Canterbury „ Otago „ Southland „ ■ 296 ■ 683 2,450 638 934 6,732 I 2,279 48 156 36 50 34 3 26 113 26 214 404 1,829 522 743 4,423 1,668 9,803 88 300 610 162 207 1,891 453 14 58 140 66 21 220 185 26 29 235 16 332 781 2,640 641 965 7,156 2,317 342 791 2,814 766 971 6,893 2,314 14,897 19 51 3,628 104 129 7,635 588 5 311 12 365 8 Total separately registered 14,012 532 288 3,711 704 679 14,832 12,154 Total of Order I 30,627 1,340 1,996 20,781 8,271 2,406 978 33,963 32,436 28,404 I.O.O.P. New Zealand 6,630 221 751 4,086 1,940 722 787 7,602 7,535 2,901 N.I.O.O.F. " Auckland Provincial District.. 72 596 390 152 36 599 - 650 377 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge 214 71 2 1 214 211 69 137 A.O.P. Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ Taranaki „ Wellington Nelson „ Canterbury United „ South Canterbury „ United Otago Courts separately registered .. 3,258 1,916 1,514 6,448 1,453 1,546 1,015 5,067 69 73 45 15 4 53 42 1 228 43 112 17 99 2,012 1,451 1,048 4,195 970 1,123 772 3,459 34 970 451 369 2,174 343 396 177 1,338 41 267 106 111 307 93 124 38 304 73 9 6 50 20 51 5 100 3,384 1,958 1,515 6,721 1,511 1,662 1,032 5,292 80 3,322 2,017 1,534 6,726 1,426 1,694 992 5,201 75 1,741 113 267 2,592 827 591 492 2,649 162 126 11 Total of Order 595 15,064 23,155 22,286 274 6,259 1,350 314 22,987 9,434 A.O.S. Total A.O.S. 32 34 37 34 14 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered .. 15,057 4,462 3,656 133 6 38 444 54 18 9,012 2,936 2,393 4,733 1,318 947 922 277 255 759 17 291 15,634 4,522 3,712 15,426 4,548 3,886 4,279 1,059 890 266 4 161 83 18 22 270 284 86 Total of Order 23,441 177 520 14,502 7,081 1,472 1,089 24,138 24,144 6,314 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Tents separately registered .. 712 2,838 12 11 35 6 85 407 1,615 216 882 11 87 405 1 40 239 729 2,958 12 750 3,141 12 177 507 25 Total of Order 8,562 46 91 2,022 1,109 493 279 3,699 3,903 709 S. and D.T. National Division of New Zeal'd Divisions separately registered 939 335 2 22 305 217 140 105 92 10 563 335 547 322 68 448 Total of Order 874 22 522 245 92 10 898 869 516 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 2,852 2,749 14 320 1,915 685 209 43 3,083 1,696 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 1,403 11 ■•Ai 830 401 178 130 1,438 1,539 232 R.KB.S. Total R.E.B.S. 119 77 44 119 121 .18 Grand Total 92,533 2,085 4,327 60,326 26,292 6,960 3,703 98,945 97,281 50,684

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TABLE V. —Disposition of Funds as on the 31st December, 1909.

Name op Society and Bbanch. Total. v , f Value of Investments Casn Goods, at anfl not bearing Furniture, Interest. R n iiflin es Interest. and uuncungs. Eegalia. Other Assets. M.U.I.O.O.P. N.Z. Branch, Central Body Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ New Plymouth Wanganui „ Wellington „ Nelson „ Motueka „ Westland „ Ashley Ashburton £ 248 91,355 41,503 22,648 26,157 67,565 35,884 15,984 5,658 25,501 11,712 £ 162 58,414 34,180 19,331 13,822 42,561 33,566 13,612 4,486 22,232 8,698 £ 28,502 5,735 1,927 11,758 23,285 1,046 1,196 940 2,775 2,455 £ S3 2,724 1,383 1,231 231 1,404 1,092 922 213 279 446 £ 13 927 58 122 323 249 82 59 15 173 87 £ 788 147 37 23 66 98 195 4 42 26 Total New Zealand Branch .. | 344,215 251,064 79,619 9,998 2,108 1,426 I DISTRICTS SEPARATELY REGISTERED. Marlborough District North Westland North Canterbury Lyttelton South Canterbury „ Otago Southlan „ • • . • • 10,838 12,764 44,958 18,230 8,776 136,401 29,977 10,547 10,852 38,224 15,747 6,704 123,337 27,964 1,195 4,578 1,200 1,873 7,426 650 184 687 1,583 855 161 2,815 640 46 7 389 92 61 23 184 336 38 2,315 379 508 344 Total separately registered 16,922 6,925 1,386 3,336 261,944 233,375 Total of Order 606,159 484,439 96,541 16,923 3,494 4,762 I.O.O.P. 57,702 6,407 4,117 1,067 New Zealand 71,246 1,953 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District 4,563 132 122 119 4,936 B.U.O.O.F. 2,470 44 10 Aorangi Lodge 2,544 20 A.O.F. Auokland District Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington „ Nelson Canterbury United South Canterbury United Otago Courts separately registered 33,296 31,954 23,245 82,282 24,344 36,967 13,976 67,437 1,379 314,880 26,833 26,485 21,379 63,844 21,918 34,329 11,341 62,941 536 4,201 3,168 1,246 13,478 808 1,448 2,167 1,584 670 1,139 1,126 488 3,187 1,540 693 267 2,007 15 1,019 206 119 1,500 74 301 201 473 158 104 969 13 273 4 196 432 Total of Order 269,606 28,770 10,462 4,051 1,991 A.O.S. Total A.O.S. 1,287 1,208 65 14 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 78,063 41,524 26,518 1,639 55,522 38,095 21,186 780 11,904 1,614 3,438 740 8,394 947 726 72 1,594 490 739 47 649 378 429 Total of Order 147,744 115,583 17,696 10,139 2,870 1,456 I.O.R. New Zealand District New Zealand Central District Tents separately registered 17,214 43,412 238 16,530 39,456 230 2,321 623 1,453 3 47 44 5 14 138 Total of Order 60,864 56,216 2,321 2,079 96 152 S.D.T. National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered 8,815 7,686 7,517 7,441 815 332 215 144 7 30 Total of Order 16,501 14,958 815 547 144 37 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District 20,141 16,752 674 1,575 486 654 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 16,192 333 498 366 17,573 184 B.E.B.S. Total B.E.B. Societies 13 10 2,422 2,399 Grand Total.. 1,266,297 1,042,088 153,557 46,594 12,730 11,328

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TABLE VI.—Investments at Interest as on the 31st December, 1909.

Name op Society and Branch. Deposii Total. PostOfflce SavingsBank. ;ed with Mortgages on Freehold Property. Government and Municipal Debentures. Other Investments. Other Banks. M.U.I.O.O.F. New Zealand Branch, Central Body .. Auckland District Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Wanganui „ Wellington Nelson Motueka Westland Ashley „ Ashburton „ £ 162 58,414 34,180 19,331 13,822 42,561 33,566 13,612 4,486 22,232 8,698 £ 162 3,128 562 264 1,244 3,046 1,584 204 416 2,582 228 £ 1,281 26 17 £ 53,055 33,192 18,850 12,578 35,864 19,682 13,408 3,584 19,650 8,470 £ 950 200 £ '4OO 3,' 651 12,300 486 Total New Zealand Branch 251,064 13,420 1,810 218,333 13,450 4,051 DISTBICTS SEPARATELY BBGISTEEBD. Marlborough District North Westland „ .. North Canterbury „ .. Lyttelton "„ .... South Canterbury „ .. Otago „ Southland 10,547 10,852 38,224 15,747 6,704 123,337 27,964 446 834 2,600 391 461 4,442 2,820 253 25 9,601 10,018 34,271 14,251 6,243 114,285 14,364 500 1,100 1,080 2,'743 100 1,455 10,680 '412 Total separately registered 233,375 11,994 3,121 203,033 13,735 1,492 Total of Order 484,439 25,414 4,931 421,366 27,185 5,543 I.O.O.F. New Zealand 57,702 2,784 890 53,503 525 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District 4,563 635 703 3,225 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. 2,470 105 2,365 A.O.F. Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ Taranaki „ ... Wellington Nelson „ Canterbury United „ South Canterbury „ United Otago „ .. .. Courts separately registered 26,833 26,485 21,379 63,844 21,918 34,329 11,341 62,941 536 1,143 734 1,041 5,323 876 1,013 843 928 200 3,481 'l51 302 22,209 25,751 19,987 57,168 15,142 31,984 9,832 61,472 309 200 5,900 1,051 275 666 101 27 1,057 440 Total of Order .. .. 269,606 12,101 5,003 243,854 6,100 2,548 A.O.S. Total A.O.S. .. 1,208 383 825 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland Lodges separately registered 55,522 38,095 21,186 780 6,782 3,885 1,988 19 2,658 584 171 43,245 33,551 17,522 761 2,650 1,'ioo 187 75 405 Total of Order .. 667 115,583 12,674 3,413 95,079 3,750 I.O.E. New Zealand District .. .. New Zealand Central District .. .. Tents separately registered 16,530 39,456 230 43 2,899 50 1,030 32 15,437 32,639 180 3,700 'l86 Total of Order 56,216 2,992 1,082 48,256 3,700 186 S.D.T. National Division of New Zealand Divisions separately registered 7,517 7,441 61 f>9 7,415 7,135 41 37 210 Total of Order 14,958 120 210 14,550 78 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District .. 16,752 2,078 1,505 13,067 102 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand.. 1,062 16,192 610 14,483 37 B.E.B.S. Total E.E.B. Societies 2,399 296 2,103 Grand Total .... 9,686' 1,042,088 60,644 18,347 912,676 40,735

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TABLE VII. Isolated Friendly Societies.

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Beg. No Name oi Society. Place ol Establishment. Number Year of of Members Establish- at ment. End of Year. Amount of Funds at End of Year. 24 183 277 Wellington Distriot M.U. Widow and Orphan Society Grey "Valley Accident Relief Fund Denniston Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief Association United Fire-brigades' Accident Assurance Society of New Zealand Blackball Colliery Accident Relief Fund Society Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Association New Zealand Collieries, Railway, and Oil Syndicate Employees' Benefit Society Auckland United Friendly Societies' Dispensary Auckland United Friendly Societies' Medical Institute Christchuroh United Friendly Societies' Dispensary Auckland Tramways Sick and Accident Friendly Society Point Elizabeth Acoident Relief Fund Waihi United Friendly Societies' Hospital Conference Nightcaps Collieries' Medical Sick and Accident Relief Association Wellington Brunnerton Denniston 1849 1881 1891 68 211 £ s. d. 2,677 17 9 210 17 4 1,981 0 3 279 Napier .. 1891 1,508 1,475 1 4 293 307 Blackball Millerton 1894 1899 205 447 1,231 14 3 535 4 11 310 Kaitangata 1887 193 198 10 9 313 316 319 322 Auckland Auokland Chriatchurch Auokland 1903 1903 1904 1905 3,717 J 2,791 ! 3,978 304 1,091 3 7 544 3 4 1,906 18 0 461 14 3 323 324 327 Runanga Waihi Nightcaps 1904 1904 1909 342 286 84 48 5 7 64 14 10 11 3 5 12,438 9 7 Total .. Juvenile Frien: )ly Societies. 288 Court Pride of the Forest, A.O.F. 290 Court Pride of Invercargill, A.O.F. 303 Kaiapoi Lodge, M.U.I.O.O.F. 314 Court Pride of Napier, A.O.F. Total Dunedin Invercargill Kaiapoi Napier 1893 1894 1897 1903 84 39 25 21 £ s. d. 34 14 7 42 19 10 78 7 2 501 19 1 169 658 0 8 Wokking-me: st's Clubs. Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Sohool ] of Arts South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. .. [ Club Garibaldi Sydenham and Addington Working-men's Club and Mutual School of Arts I Auckland Working-men's Club and Meohanics' Institute Kaiapoi Working-men's Club Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute .. Richmond Working-men's Club Palmerston North Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Ashburton Club and Mutual Sohool of Arts Blenheim Working-men's Olub Oxford Working-men's Club Napier Working-men's Club North Island Brass Bands' Association o£ New Zealand Christchurch 1880 410 £ s. d. 4,540 9 6 162 186 202 209 Greytown Wellington Sydenham 1878 1882 1884 238 60 294 1,451 13 9 213 19 3 2,454 3 8 215 Auckland 1879 503 6,082 15 0 231 238 264 267 Kaiapoi Petone Bichmond Palmerston N. .. 1885 1887 1889 1899 538 521 235 894 2,237 3 8 3,066 16 11 1,897 10 0 3,597 17 5 271 272 305 309 318 Ashburton Blenheim East Oxford Napier Palmerston N. .. 1886 1888 1887 1877 1902 434 379 4,878 17 7 714 18 6 1,131 6 5 8,845 11 5 80 7 2 66 Total .. 41,193 10 3 Specially Autho: used Societies. 223 229 241 242 246 ' 248 251 263 275 283 284 285 294 Invercargill United Friendly Societies' Dispensary .. Sydenham and Suburban Go-operative Money Club .. New Zealand Friendly Societies' Mutual Fidelity Guarantee Association Dunedin United Friendly Societies' Dispensary "Lyttelton United Friendly Societies' Dispensary .. *Timaru United Friendly Societies' Dispensary New Zealand Foresters' Guarantee Association Stanmore Brass Band Ivy of Linwood Co-operative Money Club ... Hawke's Bay United Friendly Societies' Dispensary Ohristehurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Club Westport City Band Society Wellington United Friendly Societies' Dispensary .. Inveroargill Sydenham Wellington 1884 1885 1889 l^608 £ s. d. 3,490 9 0 50,983 2 3 1,676 12 11 Dunedin Lyttelton Timaru Christchurch Riohmond (Chch.) Ohristehurch Napier .. Christchurch Westport Wellington 1887 1886 1887 1886 1883 1889 1892 1892 1893 1901 6,187 370 10,565 19 4 231 5 0 1,139 10 9 930 19 3 263 13 0 7,829 15 11 962 18 10 30,415 14 10 554 3 7 2,037 19 3 24 303 841 751 57 4,098 Total .. 111,082 3 11