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1941. NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1940.

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 op Friendly Societies to the Hon. the Minister, g m Wellington, Ist July, 1941. I have the honour to submit the annual report of this Office for the year ended 31st December, 1940, in accordance with the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, section 9, and the Tradeunions Act, 1-908, section 16. I have, &c., R. SINEL, Registrar of Friendly Societies.

REPORT.

PART I.—FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Registrations. There was registered during the past year one new branch, as follows —H.A.C.B.S. : St. Felix's Branch (Carterton). The following registrations were cancelled by request—l.O.O.F. : Muritai Lodge. A.O.F. : Court Pride of Awanui (Auckland District) ; Court Hunterville and Court Otaki (Wellington District). H.A.C.B.S. : St. Therese Branch (Motueka), and Sacred Heart Branch (Kaikoura), (New Zealand District). P.A.F.S.A.: Prince of Wales Lodge. LF.S. : The Manawatu United Friendly Societies' Hospital Association, and Okaihau Medical Association. The following amalgamation was registered —U.A.O.D. : " Hope of Amberley Lodge " with " Bud of Hope Lodge " (Grand Lodge of Canterbury). The following change of name was approved—LF.S. : " Hikurangi and Wilson's Coal-miners' Medical Club " to " Hikurangi and Kamo District Miners' Medical Club." The position of the Orders in respect of registrations is shown by the following summary as at the beginning and end of 1940 : —-

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Registrations Registrations Name of Order. 1st January, Established. Closed. 3l8t Member, 1940. 1940. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows .. 271 .. .. 271 Independent Order of Odd Fellows .. .. .. 223 .. 1 222 National Independent Order of Oddfellows .. .. 2 .. .. 2 British United Order of Oddfellows .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Ancient Order of Foresters .. .. .. .. 164 .. 3 161 United Ancient Order of Druids .. .. .. .. 148 .. 1 147 Independent Order of Reohabites .. .. .. 69 .. .. 69 Order of Sons of Temperance .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 10 Sons and Daughters of Temperance .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society .... 93 1 2 92 Protestant Alliance Friendly Sooiety of Australasia .. 14 .. 1 13 Grand United Order of Oddfellows ,. .. .. 14 .. .. 14 Isolated friendly societies .. .. .. .. 77 .. 2 75 Working-men's olubs .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. 14 International Order of Good Templars .. .. .. 11 .. .. 11 Specially authorized societies .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. 16 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,128 1 10 1,119

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Rules. The rules of eighty-five societies and branches were amended during 1940, two by complete amendment, and eighty-three by partial amendment. Annual Returns of Receipts and Expenditure, etc. The Friendly Societies Act requires these returns to reach me on or before the 31st March in each year. The number outstanding at that date in the respective societies was as follows :— Annual Returns outstanding at 31st March, 1941. Name of Society. Bodi™ 1 Kranclles - M.U.1.0.0.F. — Marlborough District .. .. .. .. .... 3 Motueka District . . . . .. .. .. .... 5 United Westland District .. .. .. .. .... 1 Lyttelton District .. . . .. . . 1 1 South Canterbury District .. .. .. .. 1 5 Otago District . . . . . . . . . . 1 36 1.0.0. F. of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .... 23 A.O.F. — Auckland District . . . . .. .. .... 2 Taranaki District .. .. .. .. .. .... 2 Wellington District ~ . . . . . . .... 2 South Canterbury District .. .. .. .. 1 Courts out of district .. .. .. .. .... 2 U.A.O.D.— Grand Lodge of North Island . . . . . . .... 8 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland .. .. .... 1 1.0. R. : New Zealand Central District .. .. .. .... 2 0.5. T. : National Division .. .. .. .. 1 1 H.A.C.B.S. — Northern (N.Z.) District .. .. . . .. .... 6 New Zealand District .. .. .. . . .. . . ' 10 1.F.5., &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 26 5 136 141 Statistics of Membership and Funds. The following table shows the membership of 953 lodges* of the Dominion for the year 1940 : — Number of members, Ist January .. .. .. .. .. 109,059 Number admitted by — Initiation, &c. .. . . . . . . 2,474 Clearance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,015 3,489 112,548 Number who died .. .. .. .. . .. 1,074 Number who left by — Clearance .. .. .. .. .. 1,058 Arrears, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 5,970 8,102 Number of members, 31st December .. .. .. 104,446 The above figures show a decrease in membership equal to 4-23 per cent., as compared with 4-09 per cent, for 1939. The total funds of the societies and branches as at the 31st December, 1940, amounted to £5,534,368, made up as follows : Sick and Funeral Funds (inclusive of amounts transferred to special funds out of surplus), £5,048,239 ; Medical and Management Funds, goods, &c., £486,129. 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 £52 19s. 9d. Taking the several years 1931—40 the number of lodges whoso returns were tabulated, the number of members, total funds, and average capital per member at the end of each year were as under

These sums are, of course, held against the societies' liabilities under their sickness and funeral insurances, and the actuarial reports issued from time to time indicate how far they are sufficient or otherwise. The above figures include the latest statistics received from lodges.

* 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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Number, of Lodges Number I nw«i n n ™f 0 i iear - tabulated. of Members. Total Funds. Average Capital. £ £ s. d. 1931 .. .. .. 912 105,660 4,277,715 40 9 9 1932 .. .. .. 912 102,052 4,398,158 43 1 11 1933 .. .. .. 918 100,237 4,538,095 45 5 G 1934 .. .. .. 929 100,708 4,676,427 46 8 9 1935 .. .. .. 936 103,612 4,812,787 46 9 0 1936 .. .. .. 945 108,059 4,956,948 45 17 5 1937 .. .. .. 960 112,888 5,120,125 45 7 1 1938 .. .. .. 966 113,709 5,280,472 46 8 9 1939 .. .. .. 964 109,059 5,407,601 49 11 8 1940 .. .. .. 104,446 5,534,368 52 19 9

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The following statement shows the disposal of the total funds (including those of the central bodies) as at the 31st December, 1940 : —

Sickness. The number of members sick during 1940 was 23,649, equal to 23-2 per 100 members at risk. The sickness experienced during 1940 was 317,561 weeks, equal to 13 weeks 3 days per sick member, and 3 weeks 1 day for each member at risk. Mortality. A statement of the average mortality experienced during the years 1936-40 is given below, but it takes no account of age incidence : —

Sick and Funeral Funds. The contributions and entrance fees paid to Sick and Funeral Funds in 1940 amounted to £191,197. Divided by the mean number of members, the average for 1940 was £1 15s. 10d., as against £1 15s. 3d. for 1939. The interest and rent received by the lodges and central bodies amounted to £189,454 in 1940, equal to £1 15s. 6d. per member, as against £1 14s. lid. for 1939. The amount of sickness- benefit paid was £186,323 in 1940, equal to £7 17s. 7d. per member sick, and £1 14s. lid. per member, as against £7 Bs. Id. and £1 14s. 2d. respectively for 1939. Viewing the anjpunt paid in relation to the weeks of sickness, the average benefit per week is found to be lis. 9d. in 1940, as against 12s. 2d. for 1939. The funeral benefit paid amounted to £52,787 in 1940, equal to 9s. lid. per member, as compared with 9s. 2d. for 1939. -The total worth of the Sick and Funeral Funds at the beginning of 1940 was £4,392,753, and at the end of the year £4,474,227. The balance of gain for the year was £81,474 or 15s. 3d. per member. Investment of Funds. The net income from investments credited to the Sick and Funeral Funds for 1940 amounted to £189,454, the average rate being £4 7s. 4d. per cent., as against £4 10s. 7d. in 1939.

Table Showing the Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Funds as at the 1st January, 1940, and 31st December, 1940, inclusive of Accumulations held by Central Bodies, also Amount and Average Rate of Interest earned.

PART II. —TRADE-UNIONS. One new trade-union was registered during the year—viz., New Zealand Glassworkers' Union. There were six unions on the register at the end of the year.

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Funds. Assets, £ £ Sick and Funeral Funds .. .. .. 4,474,227 Investments at interest .. .. .. 4,881,689 Surplus Appropriation Funds, &c. .. .. 574,012 Value of land and buildings .. .. 454,346 Management Funds, goods, &o. .. .. 245,484 Cash not bearing interest .. .. 145,918 Widow and Orphans'Funds .. .. 37,047 Value of goods .. .. .. .. 21,185 Distress, Benevolent Funds, &c. .. .. 203,598 Other assets .. .. .. .. 3,788 Owing by Management Funds .. .. 27,442 Total .. .. .. .. £5,534,368 Total .. .. .. .. £5,534,368

Members. Wives. Year. Number who died. Number who died. 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 951 8-95 373 3-51 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 1,007 9-07 403 3-63 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 1,108 9'73 402 3-53 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 1,060 9-47 411 3-67 1940 .. .. .. .. 1,074 10-01 422 3-93

Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Name of Order FundS aS at Amount Average Hate JName ol Older. — of Interest. perCent. January 1, 1940. December. 31, 1040. £ £ £ £ M.U.I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. 1,400,809 1,488,459 61,909 4'29 I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. 410,178 431,935 18,216 4-42 N.I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. 5,078 4,871 204 4-19 B.U.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. 6,364 6,495 286 4-55 A.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 804,995 808,924 35,459 4-49 U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. 1,177,150 1,191,064 49,194 4-24 I.O.R. .. .. .. .. .. 222,276 227,753 10,244 4-66 O.S.T. .. .. .. .. .. 33,308 33,671 1,418 4'33 S.D.T. .. .. .. .. .. 12,052 11,526 537 4-66 H.A.C.B.S. .. .. .. .. 141,182 146,759 6,428 4-57 P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. 58,202 59,370 2,593 4-51 Gr.U.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. 7,007 7,561 295 4-13 Other societies .. .. .. .. 54,152 55,839 '2,671 4-98 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,392,753 4,474,227 189,454 4-37

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APPENDIX A. A List of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies.

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[Published for the information of societies.] Name. Place. Name. Place. Algie, R. F. .. .. .. Waimate. James, G. D. .. .. .. Wellington. Anderson, A. M. .. .. Wellington. Jennings, E. B. .. .. Palmerston North. Angus, J. M. .. .. .. Hastings. Jordan, N. V. R. .. .. Timaru. Austin, F. 0. .. .. .. Wellington. Johnson, G. .. .. Timaru. Bamfield, F. W. .. .. Dunedin. Keating, M. .. .. Greymouth. Barnett, J. H. .. .. .. Wellington. Kelleher, H. W. .. .. Wellington. Bellringer, N. B. .. .. New Plymouth. Kellow, E. W. A. .. .. Wellington. Berry, G. Y. .. .. Wellington. Kember, 0. G. .. .. Wellington. Bolton, H. .. .. .. Wellington. Lawton, F. H. .. .. .. Gisborne. Booth, C. H. .. .. .. Auckland. Litchfield, F. C. .. .. Palmerston North. Borne, C. E. .. .. .. Inveroargill. Low, A. I). .. .. .. Masterton. Brett, R. A. E. .. .. Auckland. Mackley, C. .. .. .. Auckland. Brown, A. M. .. .. .. Wanganui. Masters, W. H. .. .. Dunedin. Brown, D. .. .. .. Petone. Maxton, M. .. .. .. Greytown. Buddie, J. H. .. .. .. Rotorua. Meltzer, I. .. .. .. Auckland. Bull, H. .. .. .. Napier. Menzies, D. R. .. .. Wellington. Burdekin, H. B. .. .. Wellington. Messenger, W. B. .. .. Inglewood. Bush, E. G. .. .. .. Wellington. Mogridge, F. .. .. .. Blenheim. Carlaw, J. .. .. .. Auckland. Morrison, L. A. .. .. Christchurch. Carter, G. A. .. .. .. Stratford. Morrison, W. F. .. .. Wellington. Ching, N. A. .. .. .. Onehunga Mullaney, H. W. .. .. Palmerston North. Cooke, F. .. .. .. Balelutha. McDonald, C. P. .. .. Auckland. Cork, G. G. .. .. .. Auckland. MeKeefry, J. H. A. .. .. Dunedin. Cox, C. T. .. .. .. Wellington. McKenzie, A. G. .. .. Stratford. Davidson, G. .. .. .. Dunedin. Neale, J. B. .. .. .. Christchurch. Davis, R. .. .. .. Palmerston North. Nicholls, T. C. H. .. .. Inglewood. Dearing, C. G. .. .. .. Devonport. Nielsen, N. I. .. .. Palmerston North. Dillon, G. W. .. .. .. New Plymouth. Patterson, J. G. .. .. Dunedin. Dobson, W. .. .. Dannevirke. Perkins, C. H. .. .. . . Christchurch. Dorman, G. E. T. .. .. Invercargill. Perry, W. .. .. .. Auckland. Duff, V. .. .. .. New Plymouth. Petherick, A. J. .. .. Wellington. Edgar, G. S. .. .. Dunedin. Phillips, C. E. .. .. . . Auckland. Ellis, R. .. .. .. New Plymouth. Pike, A. L. .. .. .. Auckland. Feist, F. E. .. .. .. Wellington. Pinker, E. G. .. .. .. Auckland. Finlayson, R. M. .. .. Wanganui. Priest, P. J. .. .. .. Hastings. Fippard, N. B. .. .. Hastings. Reid, W. E. C. .. .. Dunedin. Fleming, G. .. .. Otahuhu. Reynolds, T. G. .. .. t Hamilton. Frear, J. G. .. .. .. Auckland. Robertson, A. .. .. .. Nelson. Gay, W. E. L. .. .. .. Westport. Ross, G. .. .. .. Dunedin. Gentles, J. A. .. .. .. Auckland. Ross, R. C. .. .. .. Wellington. Glendinning, K. S. .. .. Palmerston North. Sandtmann, J. W. .. .. Napier. Grater, C. .. .. .. Dunedin. Seaman, A. M. .. .. Auckland. Gray, A. L. .. .. .. Christchurch. Sellar, W. R. .. .. .. Dunedin. Gribble, C. R. .. .. .. Auckland. Shenkin, C. .. .. .. Auckland. Griffin, J. L. .. .. .. Wellington. Smart, L. H. .. .. .. Carterton. Grocott, H. .. .. .. Oamaru. Smeaton, J. W. .. .. Dunedin. Gunn, F. L. .. .. .. Whangarei. Smith, E. W. .. .. .. Christchurch. Hall, R. H. D. .. .. Wellington. Smith, W. A. .. .. .. Christchurch. Harding, J. W. J. .. .. Hawera. Stichbury, C. P. .. .. Auckland. Harker, H. L. .. .. .. Wairoa. Suisted, C. H. .. .. .. Wellington. Harper, C. B. .. .. .. Waihi. Talbot, W. G. .. .. .. Wellington. Harvey, E. J. .. .. .. Blenheim. Taylor, G. G. .. .. .. Pahiatua. Harvey, H. P. .. .. .. Dunedin. Thomson, E. H. .. .. Nelson. Haworth, A. .. .. .. Wanganui. Thomson, V. E. D. .. .. Dunedin. Heath, J. .. .. .. Nelson. Tunbridge, A. J. .. .. New Plymouth. Hobbs, S. M. .. .. .. Wellington. Walton, 0. .. .. .. Eketahuna. Hogg, S. G. H. .. .. Wellington. Watters, F. R. .. .. Napier. Holland, L. H. .. .. Wanganui. Watts, W. G. .. .. New Plymouth. Hoskins, S. F. .. .. .. Wellington. Webley, N. .. .. .. Dannevirke. Hunt, E. W. .. .. .. Wellington. White, W. R. T. .. .. Blenheim. Hunter, J. .. .. .. Nelson. Whitton, T. E. .. .. Auokland. Hutchison, G. W. .. .. Auckland. Wicks, H. J. F. .. .. Greymouth. Hyde, A. C. A. .. .. Hastings. Wilson, C. D. .. .. .. Napier. Ivory, H. .. .. .. Wellington. Wise, F. H. .. .. .. Wellington. Jackson, C. A. .. .. .. Auckland. Young, W. A. .. .. .. Dunedin.

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APPENDIX B. Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1940.

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[N.B. These figures refer to Sick and Funeral Funds only, and do not include Management and other Funds.] I Interest. Liabilities. Assets. || © t-3 c3 £ a _•© c ~ tne o o q c 5 Present Value of £ a °pa c § ® Name of Society or District t«/»o+5™ - ° § S : °| «- S-2 and Branch. Location. -g S «§ S « =1§ § o — 2 S -a 3 Contribn- Total. ~~ >~3 5 Total. o s S o tn *t: t =3 Sickness Funeral tion to ~ a . £ S : g p,o a £ ° o -8 o'= Liabilities. Liabilities. Funeral 2.* Is 5=g?gc='sa 3 ® S w 5 § a c o 5 o. a Fund ° o 3 ogogajoj.® "3. a go3 g § oo 1 a> asS gSsg go £a I 33 ® < O W <J P4 S £ s. d. % I % £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. Auckland District A.O.F. (as at 31st .. .. 3,101 5,747 3 2 2-41 , 3 127,655 29,806 .. 157,461 68,895 .. 98,054 166,949 9,488 December, 1937) Wellington District A.O.F. (as at 31st December, 1936). District Funeral Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-26 ! 4 .. 59,700 ! .. 59,700 45,419 .. 24,312 69,731 10,031 : 1 i |_ Court Sir George Grey .. .. .. Wellington 1862 217 130 4 5 4-62 4 9,958 ! 5,910 1,642 17,510 17,478 4,283 2,303 24,064 6,554 j „ Robin Hood .. .. .. „ 1865 172 333 17 8 5-14 4 7,903 4,670 1,364 13,937 8,420 3,409 4,476 16,305 2,368 „ Little John .. .. .. Marton .. 1866 169 313 11 4 5-15 4 6,867 3,786 1,389 12,042 4,193 2,777 4,677 11,647 .. ! 395 19 2 „ Roderick Dhu .. .. .. Wanganui 1867 272 532 11 0 4-70 4 11,901 6,721 2,312 20,934 8,405 4,877 7,652 20,934 „ Sir George Bowen .. .. Wellington 1868 284 216 3 8 6-16 4 12,546 7,287 1,233 21,066 17,910 5,404 4,008 27,322 6,256 j „ Wairarapa .. .. .. Greytown 1870 28 38 14 4 4-70 4 1,413 899 143 2,455 2,360 635 453 3,448 993 „ Loyal Enterprise .. .. .. Masterton 1871 195 389 6 4 3-58 4 8,378 3,430 1,703 13,511 2,711 3,430 6,351 12,492 .. 1,019 18 0 „ Manawatu .. .. .. PalmerstonN. 1875 197 388 18 0 4-16 4 8,255! 4,547 1,780 14,582 5,305 3,373 5,884 14,562 .. 20 19 11 „ Marquis of Normanby .. .. Carterton.. 1876 97 180 5 4 4-36 4 4,757 2,834 658 8,249 3,575 2,032 2,176' 7,783 .. 466 18 6 „ Loyal Feilding .. .. .. Feilding .. 1876 97 124 1 0 4-12 4 3,716 2,021 629 6,366 3,216 1,561 2,126 6,903 537 „ Wiffiam Gladstone .. .. Gisborne .. 1877 150 293 15 4 4-47 4 6,218 3,524 1,309 11,051 8,201 2,638 4,345 15,184 4,133 „ Pioneer.. .. .. .. Tinui .. 1877 86 134 19 8 5-16 4 3,318 1,841 591 5,750 4,421 1,379 1,966 7,766 2,016 „ Loyal Halcombe .. .. .. Halcombe 1884 44 87 10 8 4-79 4 1,888 1,040 393 3,321 1,244 755 1,304 3,303 .. 18 19 10 „ Woodville .. .. .. Woodville 1884 115 92 14 0 4-68 4 4,548 2,489 485 7,522 4,806 1,855 1,676 8,337 815 „ Pohangina .. .. .. Ashhurst .. 1885 32 62 5 0 4-89 4 1,355 725 282 2,362 1,116 532 939 2,587 225 „ Epuni .. .. .. .. Petone .. 1886 383 425 16 8 5-73 4 16,231 9,027 2,228 27,486 19,363 6,680 7,336 33,379 5,893 „ Pahiatua .. .. .. Pahiatua .. 1886 111 126 2 0 4-80 4 5,126 2,999 505 8,630 8,841 2,170 1,682 12,693 4,063 : „ Kopuaranga .. .. .. Mauriceville 1887 60 107 4 8 5-56 4 2,537 1,453 452 4,442 2,481 1,068 1,503 5,052 610 West „ Hunterville .. .. .. Hunterville 1888 12 22 10 8 4-52 4 656 392 73 1,121 460 279 240 979 .. 142 16 8 „ Sir William Jervois .. .. Newtown.. 1889 192 374 19 8 4-80 4 8,487 3,492 1,604 13,583 4,713 3,492 5,722 13,927 344 „ PrideofLevin .. .. .. Levin .. 1891 46 89 12 11 4-62 4 1,546 1,155 383 3,084 1,045 827 1,266 3,138 54 „ Bloomfield .. .. .. Lower Hutt 1891 61 114 7 8 4-93 4 2,232 1,117 572 3,921 1,188 886 1,927 4,001 80 „ Lady Glasgow .. .. .. Wellington 1894 66 29 16 8 4-81 4 1,701 i 356 86 2,143 1,841 1 271 571 2,683 540 „ Primrose .. .. .. Petone .. 1894 32 27 14 2 5-87 4 624 115 80 819 979 96 535 1,610 791 „ Makakahi .. .. .. Eketahuna 1895 93 115 19 8 4-10 4 4,043 | 2,225 539 6,807 4,541 1,621 1,790 7,952 1,145 Pongaroa .. .. .. Pongaroa .. 1900 27 50 9 8 3-67 4 1,230 674 211 2,115 950 476 704 2,130 15 „ Loyal Northland .. .. .. Northland.. 1907 104 169 4 8 4-97 1 4 4,557 1 2,491 787 7,835 4,629 1,829 ! 2,560 9,018 1,183 !

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APPENDIX B— continued. Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1940— continued.

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[N.B. These figures refer to Sick and Funeral Funds only, and do not include Management and other Funds.] o Hate of T . .... . . , 32 S Interest Liabilities. Assets. ,o g •r* *a O 1 — - 1—1 C3 £ o "B 5 Present "Value of sj-S °fi °§g Name of Society or District T . S 0 2 % 0 S £.2 and Branch. Location. © j eg- - * . ( * ® o -ji S Contribu- Total. -*■§ 2 Total. >, "g m 5 o 02 "C -a Slls Sickness Funeral tion to p,"3 a 5 "a -3 Liabilities. Liabilities. Funeral 3 © § m § ® £ c o g Fund 2-2 3 £=*©£ 0. « o|| eP r- GO ogl> " ojOt_i=q H a+jH * c S I «,fl £ I . A < £ s. d. % % £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ s d Court Rangataua .. .. .. Rangataua 1911 31 62 13 8 4-30 4 1,013 484 333 1,830 337 441 1,132 1,910 80 „ Hinemoa .. .. Palmerston N. 1922 21 22 13 4 3-45 [ 4 451 86 63 600 264 65 418 747 147 ,, Julius .. .. .. ■■ Waikanae 1923 24 51 15 0 3-76 ! 4 874 435 252 1,561 263 315 850 1,428 .. 133 17 10 „ Otaki .. .. .. .. Otaki .. 1936 18 39 17 4 .. 4 550 244 231 1,025 10 244 771 1,025 Aggregate results (courts) .. .. .. .. 3,436 5,149 16 2 4-99 .. 144,879 78,469 24,312 247,660 145,266 59,700 79,343 284,309 38,842 2,193 Net surplus (courts) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,649 Net surplus (District Funeral Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,680 and courts) Canterbury United District A.O.F. (as at 31st December,, 1937). District Funeral Fund .. .. .. j .. 4-71 4 .. 24,932 .. 24,932 19,960 .. 9,742 29,702 4,770 Court Star of Canterbury .. .. Christchurch 1852 380 671 7 8 4-34 4 15,548 5,603 1,947 23,098 13,435 5,603 9,654 28,692 5,594 „ Queen of-the Isles .. .. Lyttelton .. 1859 80 153 4 0 4-48 | 4 3,119 988 438 4,545 3,029 988 2,286 6,303 1,758 „ Pride of Courtenay .. .. Courtenay.. 1876 97 178 16 0 3-43 ; 4 3,856 1,311 531 5,698 4,595 1,311 2,653 8,559 2,861 „ Thistle of the Forest ..... ... Christchurch 1879 163 284 5 4 4-73 4 6,793 2,383 803 9,979 7,051 2,383 4,024 13,458 3,479 „ Woodford .. .. .. Kaiapoi .. 1880 256 420 13 0 4-48 4 10,394 3,760 1,235 15,389 7,730 3,760 6,173 17,663 2,274 ,, Papanui .. .. .. Papanui .. 1881 206 366 8 8 5-11 4 7,520 2,419 1,125 11,064 3,907 2,419 5,804 12,130 1,066 „ Star of Dunsandel .. .. Dunsandel 1888 104 165 2 0 3-48 4 4,234 1,468 500 6,202 3,104 1,468 2,487 7,059 857 „ Star of Belfast .. .. .. Belfast .. 1888 108 192 4 0 4-41 4 4,102 1,391 572 6,065 2,717 1,391 2,861 6,969 904 .! „ Ashburton .. .. .. Ashburton 1889 265 463 0 0 4-84 4 10,018 3,287 1,404 14,709 5,866 3,287 7,217 16,370 1,661 ,, Queen of Canterbury .. .. Christchurch 1895 56 69 16 2 3-91 4 1,851 280 154 2,285 1,416 280 1,235 2,931 646 „ Victoria .. .. .. Kaiapoi .. 1895 56 66 9 8 4-52 : 4 1,399 218 160 1,777 370 21.8 1,283 1,871 94 „ Pride of Rangiora .. .. Rangiora .. 1902 46 88 14 0 2-94 4 1,807 611 270 2,688 345 611 1,349 2,305 .. 383 16' 4 „ StarofRakaia .. .. .. Rakaia .. 1909 46 79 7 0 3-49 4 1,674 562 264 2,500 1,317 562 1,320 3,199 699 „ Star of Greendale .. .. Greendale 1914 57 107 3 4 5-25 4 2,088 651 339 3,078 604 651 1,752 3,007 .. 71 19 5 j ; ' Aggregate results (courts) .. .. .. .. 1,920 3,306 10 10 4-37 .. 74,403 24,932 9,742 :109,077 55,486 24.932 50,098 130, 516 21,893 454 Net surplus (courts) .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... • .. .. .. .. .. j .. 21 439 Net surplus (District Funeral Fund j .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 26 209 and courts) United Otago District A.O.F. (as at 31st ; .. .. 5,261 8,120 16 0 4-28 4 188,329 63,757 .. 252,086 154,479 .. 133,172 287,651 35,565 December, 1937) 1

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Court Pride of Dunedin A.O.F. (as at .. | .. 316 515 6 2 4-10 4 12,977 3,323 I .. | 16,300 11,110 ! .. 7,750 18,860 2,560 31st December, 1937) I I Coukt Enterprise A.O.F. (as at 31st .. .. 454 744 10 4 4-64 4 18,946 4,820 .. 23,766 15,877 .. 11,287 27,164 3,398 .. .. December, 1937) • j Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland U.A.O.D. (as at 31st December, 1937). Sick and Funeral Fund . . .. .. .. .. 4,056 6,574 11 0 4-41 4 162,081 41,022 .. 203,103 160,772 .. 96,237 257,009 o3,906 .. .. Special Funeral Fund No. 1 .. ..I •• •• 3,805 2,355 17 4 4-39 4 .. 74,565 .. 74,565 20,247 .. 35,566 55,813 .. | 18,joi lo 0 Special Funeral Fund No. 2 .. .. •• .. 186 113 12 4 4-41 4 .. 2,825 .. 2,825 769 .. 1,983 2,752 j ' 3 19 b Net surplus .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 35,081 New Zealand District T.O.R. (as at 31st .. .. 1,414 2,318 18 0 4-29 4 63,169 16,412 .. 79,581 61,169 .. 35,510 96,679 17,098 December, 1937) New Zealand Central District I.O.R. (as .. .. 4,217 5,739 4 0 4-20 4 159,935 45,975 .. 205,910 148,746 .. 87,874 236,620 30,710 at 31st December, 1937) Antidote Division, S.D.T. (as at 31st De- .. .. 143 125 1 8 4-38 4 8,375 3,721 .. 12,096 12,184 — 1,499 13,683 1,587 cember, 1937) Northern (N.Z.) District H.A.C.B.S. (as at .. .. 407 780 15 2 4-59 4' 16,032 3,956 .. 19,988 16,096 .. 13,097 29,193 9,205 31st December, 1937) New Zealand District H.A.C.B.S. (as at .. .. 4,543 7,649 16 0 4-32 4 160,829 50,349 .. 211,178 116,536 .. 119,494 236,030 24,852 31st December, 1937) Grand Council of New Zealand P.A.F.S.A. (as at 31st December, 1936). „ Funeral Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-58 4 .. 12,927 .. 12,927 15,059 .. 2,733 17,792 4,86o Special Funeral Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-60 4 .. 7,495 .. 7,495 2,167 .. 4,622 6,789 706 18 1 Prince of Wales Lodge .. Thames .. 1873 8 3 7 2 0-52 4 377 196 11 584 146 196 20 362 .. 222 8 1 Queen's Own ,, .. Christchurch 1874 164 247 14 4 5-06 4 6,735 2,347 490 9,572 2,851 2,347 3,447 8,645 .. 927 17 o Loyal Excelsior „ .. Green Island 1876 128 193 11 6 4-77 4 5,345 1,730 208 7,283 4,539 1,730 2,463 8,732 1,449 John Knox ,, .. Wellington 1879 35 35 7 0 5-25 4 1,686 628 76 2,390 2,749 628 455 3,832 1,442 Alexandra „ .. Auckland.. 1879 49 45 10 6 4-92 4 2,421 936 71 3,428 4,662 936 551 6,149 2,721 Triumph „ .. S. Dunedin 1883 130 200 6 8 3-90 4 5,521 1,819 378 7,718 4,973 1,819 2,709 9,501 1,783 Valley True Blue „ .. Dunedin .. 1883 182 311 3 4 4-50 4 6,696 2,117 579 9,392 4,925 2,117 4,696 11,738 2,346 Star of Hastings „ .. Hastings .. 1883 37 51 19 0 4-64 4 1,726 628 58 2,412 3,447 628 591 4,666 2,2o4 StarofOamaru „ .. Oamaru .. 1886 62 83 12 4 4-56 4 2,915 1,018 57 3,990 5,912 1,018 926 7,8o6 3,866 St. Albans „ .. Auckland.. 1896 18 18 1 8 3-13 4 962 345 .. 1,307 2,781 345 149 3,275 1,968 Star of Southland „ .. Invercargill 1914 46 84 12 4 1-65 4 1,533 442 276 2,251 430 442 1,431 2,303 52 Gilchrist „ .. Wanganui.. 1927 31 63 6 8 2-12 4 1,161 333 204 1,698 380 333 1,019 1,732 34 Pride of Valley True Blue „ .. Dunedin .. 1933 9 12 8 6 2-88 4 222 34 30 286 23 34 229 286 Southern Cross ,, .. Makarewa.. 1934 40 74 6 8 2-43 4 1,193 354 295 1,842 90 354 1,398 1,842 Aggregate results (lodges) .. .. .. .. 939 1,425 7 8 4-45 .. 38,493 12,927 2,733 54,153 37,908 12,92 / 20,084 * 0,919 17,915 1,149 Net surplus (lodges) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• •• 16,/66 Net surplus (Funeral Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 4,865 Deficiency (Special Funeral Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • ■ • • • • • • • • ■ Net surplus (all benefit funds) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 20,925 G.U.O.O.F. of New Zealand (as at 31st .. .. 479 1,483 1 8 3-75 3£ 29,009 6,585 .. 35,594 5,210 .. 28,586 33,796 .. 1,798 19 0 December, 1936)

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TABLE I.—Number of Benefit Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds as at the 31st December, 1940, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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Number of Siek and Management Name of Society and Branch. Members at Total Worth. .J??, 31st Dec., 1940. S « other Funds, ' Surplus. Goods, ifcc. M.U.I.O.O.F.— £ £ £ New Zealand, Centra] Body .. .. .. .. 212,038 208,459 3,579 Auckland District . . .. .. 9,093 217,353 179,351 38,002 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 2,486 121,750 111,642 10,108 Taranaki District .. .. .. .. 2,314 91,402 87,267 4,135 Wanganui District .. .. .. .. 1,646 75,739 69,448 6,291 Wellington District .. .. .. .. 3,043 213,622 200,519 13,103 Marlborough District .. .. .. 258 17,520 11,397 6,123 Nelson District .. .. .. .. 780 69,985 44,953 25,032 Motueka District .. .. .. .. 308 27,097 1.4,114 12,983 United Westland District .. .. .. 475 30,829 30,378 451 Ashley District .. .. .. .. 1,564 66,316 63,068 3,248 North Canterbury District .. .. .. 3,002 144,150 130,932 13,218 Ashburton District .. .. .. .. 1,324 51,547 47,455 4,092 Total, M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) .. .. 26,293 1,339,348 1,198,983 140,365 Districts separately registered— Lyttelton District .. .. .. .. 953 42,306 40,799 1,507 South Canterbury District .. .. .. 723 40,364 38,749 1,615 Otago District .. .. .. .. 6,296 461,686 411,756 49,930 Southland District .. .. .. 1,633 90,410 86,744 3,666 Total, separately registered .. .. 9,605 634,766 578,048 56,7.18 Total of Order .. .. .. 35,898 1,974,114 1,777,031 197,083 I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. .. .. 12,684 585,172 509,906 75,266 N.I.O.O.F. — Auckland Provincial District .. .. .. 184 5,083 4,871 212 B.U.O.O.F. — Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. 77 7,324 7,138 186 A.O.F. — New Zealand Auckland District .. .. .. .. 2,827 89,817 72,756 17,061 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 928 55,851 53,302 2,549 Taranaki District .. .. ?. .. 2,659 94,768 88,260 6,508 Wellington District .. .. .. .. 3,163 236,747 225,638 11,109 Nelson District .. .. .. .. 617 52,944 51,572 1,372 Canterbury United District .. .. .. 1,776 111,919 106,498 5,421 South Canterbury District .. .. .. 739 49,566 48,109 1,457 United Otago District .. .. .. 4,593 195,532 183,421 12,111 Courts out of district .. .. .. 1,265 91,448 88,552 2,896 Total of Order .. .. .. 18,567 978,592 918,108 60,484 IJ.A.O.D. — Grand Lodge of North Island of N.Z. .. .. 13,013 938,655 856,454 82,201 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, N.Z. .. .. 4,388 200,608 193,624 6,984 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, N.Z. .. 3,806 210,839 199,426 11,413 Total of Order .. .. .. 21,207 1,350,102 1,249,504 100,598 I.O.R.— New Zealand District .. .. .. 1,346 80,670 75,547 5,123 New Zealand Central District .. .. .. 3,953 167,638 161,191 6,447 Total of Order .. .. .. 5,299 248,308 236,738 11,570 O.S.T.— National Division of New Zealand .. .. 582 38,344 35,199 3,145 S. AND D.T.— Antidote Division .. .. .. .. 123 13,873 12,660 1,213 H.A.C.B.S. — Northern (N.Z.) District .. .. .. 309 19,715 17,600 2,115 New Zealand District .. .. .. 4,227 145,075 131,672 13,403 Total of Order .. .. .. 4,536 164,790 149,272 15,518 P.A.F.S.A.— Grand Council of N.Z. .. .. .. 884 62,619 60,201 2,418 G.U.O.O.F.— New Zealand .. .. .. .. 524 9,039 7,571 1,468 OTHJSR Societies .. .. .. .. 3,881 97,008 80,040 16,968 Grand total .. .. .. .. 104,446 5,534,368 5,048,239 486,129

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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Sickness, and Mortality for the Year 1940.

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dumber of Members. Sickness experienced. • I i — 03 Admitted by Left by Name of Society and Branch. JP' ' I ''t J| At End Sick Total. « Second After Twelve |l o.S e 2-3 d Total. Total. of during (Weeks.) SixMonths. Six Months. Months. q-S PI 1|| Death. Clearance, *«• Year. (Weeks.) (Week,) (Weeks, | CfiS r-.CH . CH O p M.U.I.O.O.F. New Zealand, Central Body. Auckland District .. .. ..I 242 195 437 61 200 789 1,050 9,706 9,093 2,132 21,876 9,134 1,573 11,169 26 Hawke's Bay District .. .. 48 1 49 25 5 102 132 2.569 2.486 483 6.988 2,703 444 3,841 9 Taranaki District .. .. .. 82 2 84 18 1 137 156 2,386 2,314 409 4,779 2,311 460 2,008 5 Wanganui District .. .. .. 34 8 42 15 1 84 100 1,704 1,646 370 4,321 1,587 198 2,536 7 Wellington District .. .. .. 38 7 45 47 4 161 212 3,210 3,043 656 10,615 3,159 859 6,597 17 Marlborough District .. .. .. 6 6 3 1 18 22 274 258 68 934 402 84 448 7 Nelson District .. .. .. 19 2 21 18 33 51 810 780 201 3,636 901 216 2,519 2 Motueka District .. .. .. 5 5 8 1 7 16 319 308 95 2,426 451 201 1,774 3 United Westland District .. .. 4 4 3 1 29 33 504 475 126 1,868 . 609 231 1,028 1 Ashley District .. .. .. 21 21 21 1 55 77 1,620 1,564 349 5,422 1,980 550 2,892 3 North Canterbury District .. .. 74 5 79 30 4 128 162 3,085 3,002 627 9,364 2,808 940 5,616 7 Ashburton District .. .. .. 28 28 8 2 60 70 1,366 1,324 236 2,594 1,216 317 1,061 2 Total, M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) .. 601 220! 821 257 221 1,603 2,081 27,553 26,293 5,752 74,823 27,261 6,073 41,489 89 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District .. .. .. 28 28 11 62 73 998 953 231 2,721 861 202 1,658 4 South Canterbury District .. .. 7 7 5 2 24 31 747 723 147 2,514 559 173 1,782 1 Otago District .. .. .. 168 20 188 77 23 266 366 6,474 6.296 1,406 23,566 6,709 2,228 14.629 34 Southland District .. .. .. 28 1 29 25 3 115 143 1,747 1,633 338 6,297 1,733 460 4,104 9 Total, separately registered .. 231 21 252 118 28 467 613 9,966 9,605 2,122 35,098 9,862 3,063 22,173 48 Total of Order .. .. 832 241 1,073 375 249 2,070 2,694 37,519 35,898 7,874 109,921 37,123 9,136 63,662 137 I.O.O.F. Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New 255 236 491 77 235 965 1,277 13,470 12,684 2,585 29,399 12,606 2,590 14,203 32 Zealand N.r.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. .. 4 4 6 12 18 M 184 68 988 350 135 503 2 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 78 77 22 572 93 23 456 2 A.O.F. Auckland District .. .. .. 90 32 122 34 36 218 288 2,993 2,827 749 9,587 3,170 648 5,769 14 Hawke's Bay District .. .. 30 5 35 12 2 51 65 958 928 227 3,882 1,161 350 2,371 2 Taranaki District .. .. .. 58 i 58 17 132 149 2,750 2,659 557 7,204 3,110 683 3,411 6 Wellington District .. .. .. 42 | 5 47 50 21 103 174 3,290 3,163 767 12,301 4,036 1,169 7,096 24 Nelson District .. .. .. 6! -1 7 15 1 12 28 638 617 ! 177 4,060 860 293 2,907 10

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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Sickness, and Mortality for the Year 1940— continued.

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Number of Members. Sickness experienced. 02 — —— . —- — : C3 ! > Admitted by Left by c 03^ Name ol Society and Branch. _ , i I IS At End Sick Total First Second Alter Twelve f g S 2-3 = Total. Total. ! of during rwepks'l Six Months. Six Months. Months. S-g IrtS gaj Death . Clearance . Arrears, , £* Year. YeaZ (WeetS ' ) (Weeks.) (Weeks.) (Weeks.) «■§, 2«.s S"* 1 ! i &c - ! s « a c pr-s S ; < •-•cs-s i . I J ; j ||| I 1 A.O.F. —continued. Canterbury United District .. .. 44 3 j 47 j 17 1 92 110 1,839 1,776 376 5,060 1,605 366 3,089 6 South Canterbury District .. .. 11 ..I 11! 13 .. 24 37 765 739! 156 3,119 746 209 2,164 5 United Otaao District.. .. .. 139 21 160 I 43 26 347 416 4,849 4,593 962 15,383 4,889 1,370 9,124 20 Courts out of District .. .. 16 16 27 1 54 82 1,331 1,265 j 311 6,479 2,241 478 ! 3,760 8 Total of Order .. .. 436 67 503 228 88 1,033 j 1,349 19,413 18,567 ! 4,282 | ' 67,075 21,818 5,566 39,691 95 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of N.Z. .. 200 241 441 149 237 550 936 13,508 13,013 3,329 45,211 15,830 4,247 25,134 64 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, N.Z. .. 130 13 143 48 12 222 282 4,527 4,388 885 11,150 4,056 1,059 6,035 20 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, N.Z. 39 28! 67 44 30 132 206 j 3,945 3,806 933 14,085 4,331 1,153 8,601 19 Total of Order .. .. 369 282 651 241 279 904 1,424 21,980 21,207 j 5,147 70,446 24,217 6,459 : 39,770 103 j ; , " | j | I.O.R. New Zealand District .. .. 26 17 43 11 13 73 97 1,400 1,346 299 3,479 1,325 325 1,829 1 New Zealand Central District .. .. 119 43 162 ; 33 50 252 | 335 4,126 3,953 798 10,727 4,115 1,196 ! 5,416 12 Total of Order .. .. 145 | 60 ; 205 44 63 325 432 5,526 5,299 1,097 14,206 5,440 1,521 7,245 13 O.S.T. National Division of New Zealand .. 11 4 15 13 5 19 37 604 582 131 2,028 610 168 : 1,250 3 S. AND D.T. Antidote Division .. .. .. j .. .. 8 4 12 135 123 37 j 800 186 82 I 532 1 H 4 C B S Northern (N.Z.) District .. .. 3 6 9 6 9 49 64 364 309 84 j 1,045 376 134 535 New Zealand District .. .. 189 113 302 24 123 276 423 4,348 4,227 907 j 10,100 4,444 944 4,712 17 i Total of Order .. .. j 192 119 311 30 132 325 487 1 4,712 4,536 991 11,145 4,820 ! 1,078 5,247 17 ' j : j i ;■ i P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of N.Z. .. . j 39 3 42 13 4 45 J 02 90! 884 211 3,583 979 291 2,313 6 G.U.O.O.F. New Zealand .. .. .. ! 12 3 15 2 3 62 67 576 524 137 892 598 69 225 1 Other Societies .. .. 179 .. 179 37 .. 205 242 3,944 3,881 1,067 6,506 4,293 541 1,672 10 Grand total.. .. .. 2,474 1,015 3,489 1,074 1,058 5,970 8,102 |109, 059 104,446 23,649 317,561 113,133 27,659 176,769 1 422

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TABLE III. —Sick and Funeral Funds: Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940.

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Receipts. Expenditure. 2 w <3 § - rt 2 £? q § & g> 42 "sag .2rj55 § M " 5® '-•§ .2 o £3 "3 ft da to ffio" Name of Society and Branch. -g g« § pq fcp, tjog go "S tt Sjg "8'g oa ®? SoS S§! 13 r"! 11 fit 11 f 2 ? i! "3 "5 T.r» I 111 _ jj__l " If M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand, Central Body .. .. 9,830 .. 502 .. .. .. .. 10,332 .. 206,033 Auckland District .. .. 18,776 2,018 6,235 .. 15,541 2,289 6,521 437 27,029 24,788 164,673 Hawke's Bay District.. .. 4,663 4,420 580 29 4,469 631 1,006 3,720 9,692 9,826 89,967 Taranaki District .. .. 3,370 3,280 580 5 3,368 550 817 .. 7,235 4,735 73,528 Wanganui District .. .. 2,364 2,553 435 71 2,946 395 631 38 5,423 4,0.10 62,984 Wellington District .. .. 3,978 6,923 1,120 77 6,608 1,323 1,160 2,800 12,098 11,891 144,142 Marlborough District . . .. 407 343 100 6 643 110 90 529 856 1,372 8,887 Nelson District .. 1,303 1,632 510 53 2,303 520 351 .. 3,498 3,174 36,149 Motueka District .. .. 491 657 180 .. 1,234 200 125 107 1,328 1,666 14,073 United Westland District .. 767 1,191 1,733 .. 1,185 120 188 1,799 3,691 3,292 25,445 Ashley District .. .. 2,546 2,259 1,455 .. 3,309 613 350 2,278 6,260 6,550 53,207 North Canterbury District .. 5,363 4,029 880 26 5,367 870 1,263 122 10,298 7,622 89,304 Ashburton District .. .. 2,278 1,476 327 178 1,665 290 718 .. 4,259 2,673 34,758 Total, M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) 46,306 40,611 14,135 947 48,638 7,911 13,220 11,830 101,999 81,5991,003,150 Districts separately REGISTERED. Lyttelton District .. .. 1,659 1,853 320 69 1,586 330 399 3,845 3,901 6,160 34,197 South Canterbury District .. 1,125 1,492 .. .. 1,082 170 .. 15 2,617 1,267 34,392 Otago District .. .. 10,191 14,893 2,410 182 15,037 2,500 1,913 586 27,676 20,036 339,468 Southland District .. .. 2,673 3,060 550 255 3,948 680 850 541 6,538 6,019 77,252 Total, separately registered 15,648 21,298 3,280 506 21,653 3,680 3,162 4,987 40,732 33,482 485,309 Total of Order .. .. 61,954 01,909 17,415 1,453 70,291 11,591 16,382 16,817 142,731 115,081 1,488,459 I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. 23,125 18,216 19,243 4,214 17,340. 2,640 23,061 .. 64,798 43,041 431,935 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. 334 204 .. 561 184 .. .. 538 745 4,871 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. 85 286 .. 216 24 .. 371 240 6,495 A.O.F. New Zealand Auckland District .. .. 5,324 3,019 1,081 .. 4,253 694 1,424 5,867 9,424 12,238 72,756 Hawke's Bav District.. .. 1,640 2,075 1,295 .. 2,471 455 1 1,326 5,010 4,253 41,873 Taranaki District .. 3,180 3,838 .. 1 3,777 605 .. 30 7,019 4,412 82,379 Wellington District .. .. 4,674 10,126 2,082 325 6,193 2,800 1,541 2,406 17,207 12,940 212,822 Nelson District .. . . 776 2,001 530 60 1,950 590 406 288 3,367 3,234 50,174 Canterbury United District .. 2,992 3,586 575 81 2,502 610 599 3,074 7,234 6,785 80,308 South Canterbury District .. 839 1,811 364 187 1,382 366 508 250 3,201 2,506 44,593 United Otago District. . .. 6,668 6,148 7,070 .. 7,142 1,608 5,097 4,243 19,886 18,090 160,421 Courts out of district .. .. 1,999 2,855 .. .. 2,702 870 .. 5,243 4,854 8,815 63,538 Total of Order .. .. 28,092 35,459 12,997 654 32,372 8,598 9,576 22,727 77,202 73,273 808,924 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of 38,356 35,151 26,363 .. 26,390 19,558 19,311 31,775 99,870 97,034 856,454 New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury, New 7,075 5,876 1,580 .. 5,91.3 1,580 1,392 247 14,531 9,132 135,184 Zealand Grand Lodge of Otago and South- 7,773 8,167 5,319 .. 7,014 3,230 2,699 2,637 21,259 15,580 199,426 land, New Zealand Total of Order .. .. 53,204 49,194 33,262 .. 39,317 24,368 23,402 34,659 135,660121,7461,191,064 I.O.R. New Zealand District .. 2,121 2,899 1,177 .. 2,417 455 25 1,087 6,197 3,984 67,969 New Zealand Central District .. 4,825 7,345 3,789 15,443 6,118 1,062 20,679 279 31,402 28,138 .159,784 Total of Order .. .. 6,946 10,244 4,966 15,443 8,535 1,517 20,704 1,366 37,599 32,122 227,753 O.S.T. National Division of New Zealand 683 1,418 1,105 .. 1,014 700 79 1,050 3,206 2,843 33,671 S. AND D.T. Antidote Division .. .. 99 537 .. .. 397 485 .. 280 636 1,162 11,526 H.A.C.B.S. Northern (N.Z.) District .. 418 746 280 .. 562 120 126 262 1,444 1,070 17,589 New Zealand District .. 6,462 5,682 1,509 1,307 5,878 920 2,959 .. 14,960 9,757 129,170 Total of Order .. .. 6,880 6,428 1,789 1,307 6,440 1,040 3,085 262 16,404 10,827 146,759 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand.. 1,549 2,593 790 80 1,700 805 487 852 5,012 3,844 59,370 G.U.O.O.F. New Zealand .. .. 1,359 295 120 173 1,038 60 295 .. 1,947 1,393 7,561 OTHER Societies .. .. 6,887 2,671 .. 6 7,102 775 .. .. 9,564 7,877 55,839 Grand total .. .. 191,197189,454 91,687 23,330 186,323 52,787 97,071 78,013 495,668414,1944,474,227

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TABLE IV.—Medical and Management Funds: Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940.

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Roceipts. Expenditure. 3 . — — „• S • 2 -4-3X2 a 73 . o "S rrt 8 — -2 _ 3 * S . Name of Society and •§ g g § . nS if S $ g s g g 3 |-s §3 S£§ ill Jl If m ! !l 1! e i S l If r a I * a 4 « is M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ ££££ £ £ £ New Zealand, Central Body .. 8.. .. .. •• 8 8 8 247 Auckland District .. 25,550 410 864 17,896 5,792 2,244 591 26,824 26,523 25,370 Hawke's Bay District .. 6,146 112 1,051 4,259 1,977 438 419 7,309 7,093 3,824 Taranaki District .. 5,610 9 66 3,312 1,350 472 323 5,685 5,457 2,159 Wanganui District .. 3,780 191 52 2,688 999 249 81 4,023 4,017 3,883 Wellington District .. 7,186 194 712 5,865 1,878 434 445 8,092 8,622 3,709 Marlborough District .. 471 .. 3 264 158 25 29 474 476 186 Nelson District .. •• 1,323 7 77 859 432 172 20 1,407 1,483 567 Motueka District .. .. 578 .. 117 341 192 70 27 695 630 235 Unitod Westland District .. 1,007 .. 271 649 255 152 21 1,278 1,077 271 Ashlev District .. .. 2,421 38 349 1,628 596 223 30 2,808 2,477 1,497 North Canterbury District 6,348 292 159 4,122 1,827 593 456 6,799 6,998 8,438 Ashburton District •• 2,034- 44 56 1,458 502 258 33 2,134 2,251 1,160 Total, M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) 62,454 1,305 3,777 43,341 15,958 5,330 2,483 67,536 67,112 51,546 Distbiots separately REGISTERED. Lyttelton .. .. 1,297 13 120 592 523 163 169 1,430 1,447 708 South Canterbury District 1,493 25 28 1,127 382 56 1 1,546 1,566 819 Otago District .. .. 11,693 946 70 7,889 3,917 .. 1,326 12,709 13,132 26,890 Southland District .. 3,022 18 268 2,032 800 405 25 3,308 3,262 732 Total, separately registered 17,505 1,002 486 11,640 5,622 624 1,521 18,993 19,407 29,149 Total of Order .. .. 79,959 2,307 4,263 54,981 21,580 5,954 4,004 86,529 86,519 80,695 I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. 28,725 491 651 18,421 7,778 2,391 709 29,867 29,299 20,318 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District 398 26 .. 302 73 32 17 424 424 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. •• 127 .. 25 84 82 .. •• 152 166 2 A.O.F. AudilamJDiBtrict' !' 8,311 iio 221 1,639 442 106 8,642 8,574 4,i42 Hawke's Bay District .. 2,895 6 39 1,748 672 380 162 2,940 2,962 499 Taranaki District .. 5,071 93 70 3,262 1,250 324 122 5,234 4,958 3,549 Wellington District .. 7,296 94 812 5,127 2,404 408 139 8,202 8,078 2,657 Nelson District .. .. 1,285 6 9 813 315 79 85 1,300 1,292 577 Canterbury United District 3,725 9 107 2,482 951 285 88 3,841 3,806 1,666 South Canterbury District 1,317 10 67 1,053 353 68 22 1,394 1,496 505 United Otago District .. 8,512 148 142 6,110 1,861 717 179 8,802 8,867 3,002 Courts of district .. .. 2,308 56 192 1,585 787 „ 40 2,556 2,412 1,186 Total of Order .. .. 40,720 532 1,659 28,567 10,232 2,703 943 42,911 42,445 17,783 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island 31,026 675 2,466 21,085 8,952 1,566 559 34,167 32,162 26,594 of New Zealand Grand Lodge of Canterbury, 9,031 84 96 6,064 2,401 562 115 9,211 9,142 3,250 Grand Lodge of Otago and 7,718 126 17 5,304 1,741 491 393 7,861 7,929 4,607 Southland, New Zealand Total of Order .. .. 47,775 885 2,579 32,453 13,094 2,619 1,067 51,239 49,233 34,451 I O R New Zealand District .. 2,740 125 98 1,973 471 292 74 2,963 2,810 3,674 New Zealand Central District 7,451 118 182 4,898 1,748 758 245 7,751 7,64J 3,682 Total of Order .. .. 10,191 243 280 6,871 2,219 1,050 319 10,714 10,459 7,356 O S T National Division of New 1,118 87 1 743 255 151 105 1,206 1,254 2,065 Zealand S. AND D.T. Antidote Division .. 171 39 28 118 111 .. .. 238 229 851 H.A.C.B.S. , , Northern (N.Z.) District .. 640 2 217 536 202 56 147 859 941 191 New Zealand District .. 9,234 127 114 6,168 2,249 900 227 9,475 9,544 3,870 Total of Order .. .. 9,874 129 331 6,704 2,451 956 374 10,334 10,485 4,061 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand 1,892 10 46 1,166 521 235 9 1,948 1,931 724 New Zealand'°' aF ' 1,340 5 80 606 331 247 105 1,425 1,289 1,194 OTHER Societies .. 8,728 524 70 6,326 2,226 .. 317 9,322 8,869 12,852 Grand total .. .. 231,018 5,278 10,013 157,342 60,953 16,338 7,969 246,309 242,602 182,352

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TABLE V. —Disposition of Funds as at the 31st December, 1940.

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Value of Investments Value of Cash Goods, Othpr Name of Society and Branch. Total at Land and not bearing Furniture, A " Interest. Buildings. Interest. and Regalia. M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand, Central Body .. .. 212,038 178,337 31,996 1,337 .. 368 Auckland District 217,353 150,624 54,809 9,774 1,628 518 Hawke's Bay District 121,750 108,082 10,110 2,910 170 478 Taranaki District .. •• •• 91,402 86,226 3,185 1,761 28 202 Wanganui District 75,739 59,304 13,865 2,043 286 241 Wellington District 213,622 183,631 25,283 3,415 359 934 Marlborough District .. . ■ •• 17,520 16,654 379 102 81 304 Nelson District .. .. •• •• 69,985 66,942 1,791 1,113 .. 139 Motueka District .. • • •• 27,097 24,663 1,685 436 47 266 United Westland District .. •• 30,829 25,688 2,898 1,816 .. 427 Ashley District .. .. •• •• 66,316 62,914 1,813 1,209 163 217 North Canterbury District .. ■■ 144,150 130,050 10,083 3,475 350 192 Ashburton District .. • • 51,547 49,264 170 1,995 89 29 Total M.TJ.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) .. 1,339,348 1,142,379 158,067 31,386 3,201 4,315 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District 42,306 37,707 2,935 1,402 62 200 South Canterbury District .. .. 40,364 38,247 1,366 624 7 120 Otago District .. .. •• •• 461,686 435,321 13,605 6,712 770 5,278 Southland District .. .. •• 90,410 74,863 12,884 1,060 248 1,355 Total, separately registered .. 634,766 586,138 30,790 9,798 1,087 6,953 Total of Order .. .. .. 1,974,114 1,728,517 188,857 41,184 4,288 11,268 LO.O.F. I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. .. 585,172 526,318 27,123 22,468 5,372 3,891 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. .. 5,083 4,204 177 327 158 217 B.U.O.O.F. AorangiLodge .. .. .. 7,324 6,295 800 129 100 A.O.F. New Zealand Auckland District .. .. .. 89,817 13,905 71,537 2,513 1,754 108 Hawke's Bay District .. .. •• 55,851 44,376 9,630 1,245 202 398 Taranaki District .. •• 94,768 87,631 5,447 1,125 1.68 397 Wellington District .. .. .. 236,747 216,693 9,373 7,471 1,695 1,515 Nelson District .. .. • • 52,944 48,602 2,332 .1,850 49 1 11 Canterbury United District .. .. 111,919 101,438 5,627 4,008 541 305 South Canterbury District .. .. 49,566 42,894 4,558 1,768 244 102 United Otago District 195,532 184,292 1,264 5,325 220 4,431 Courts out of district .. .. .. 91,448 84,540 3,407 2,413 113 975 Total of Order .. .. .. 978,592 824,371 113,175 27,718 4,986 8,342 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand 938,655 882,894 28,951 24,163 2,021 626 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, New Zealand .. 200.608 191,006 4,687 4,436 371 108 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, New 210,839 200,609 3,423 6,094 402 311 Zealand Total of Order .. .. .. 1,350,102 1,274,509 37,061 34,693 2,794 1,045 I.O.E. New Zealand District .. .. .. 80,670 70,223 9,450 996 .. 1 New Zealand Central District .. .. 167,638 146,245 14,072 6,410 103 808 Total of Order .. .. .. 248,308 216,468 23,522 7,406 103 809 O.S.T. National Division of New Zealand .. 38,344 35,405 1,750 741 342 106 S. AND D.T. Antidote Division .. .. .. 13,873 13,652 .. 20 . . 201 H A 0 B S Northern (N.Z.) District ' ' .. .. 19,715 16,258 2,315 746 263 133 New Zealand District .. .. .. 145,075 129,074 5,210 4,935 1,642 4,214 Total of Order .. .. .. 164,790 145,332 7,525 5,681 1,905 4,347 P A F S A. Grand Council of New Zealand .. .. 62,619 57,547 1,825 2,133 488 626 G.U.O.O.F. New Zealand 9,039 6,680 931 1,427 .. 1 OTHER Societies .. .. .. 97,008 42,391 51,600 1,991 649 377 Grand total .. .. .. 5,534,368 4,881,689 454,346 145,918 21,185 31,230

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Table VI.—Investments at Interest as at the 31st December, 1940.

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Deposited with Mortgages ment and oth „ r Name of Society or Branch. Total. Post Municipal InvestOffice Other I r r^ r °/l l Deben- ments. Savings- Banks. Property. tures. bank. M.TJ.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand, Central Body .. .. .. 178,337 2,109 .. 174,308 1,920 Auckland District .. .. .. .. .. 150,624 6,208 985 134,092 7,890 1,449 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 108,082 2,659 45 95,272 7,390 2,716 Taranaki District .. .. .. .. .. 86,226 1,342 849 61,684 17,496 4,855 Wanganui District .. .. .. . 59,304 5,86.1 550 40,407 10,305 2,181 Wellington District .. .. .. . . 183,631 3,133 .. 171,942 5,584 2,972 Marlborough District .. .. .. 16,654 222 .. 15,904 500 28 Nelson District .. .. .. . . . 66,942 448 .. 46,764 15,425 4,305 Motueka District .. .. .. . . 24,663 883 .. 15,542 6,878 1,360 United Westland District .. .. .. .. 25,688 1,110 .. 24,578 Ashley District .. .. .. .. . 62,914 3,698 100 53,906 3,610 1,600 North Canterbury District .. .. .. .. 130,050 1,559 .. 124,263 2,660 1,568 Ashburton District.. .. .. .. . • 49,264 3,544 .. 29,410 4,710 11,600 Total M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) .. .. .. 1,142,379 32,776 2,529 988,072 84,368 34,634 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District .. .. .. .. •• 37,707 233 .. 34,774 1,350 1,350 South Canterbury District .. .. .. 38,247 2,247 .. 33,599 2,315 86 Otago District .. .. .. .. .. 435,321 1,122 30 419,333 13,539 1,297 Southland District .. .. .. .. .. 74,863 6,155 5,076 24,486 31,665 7,481 Total, separately registered .. .. .. 586,138 9,757 5,106 512,192 48,869 10,214 Total of Order .. .. .. .. 1,728,517 42,533 7,635 1,500,264 133,237 44,848 I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. .. .. ..526,318 9,338 5,761 507,560 1,600 2,059 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. ■ .. 4,204 538 257 2,703 576 130 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. .. 6,295 485 .. 5,200 610 A.O.F. New Zealand Auckland District .. .. .. .. •• 13,905 3,471 920 8,914 500 100 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. .. 44,376 25 .. 42,458 1,745 148 Taranaki District .. .. .. .. .. 87,631 10,798 1,266 73,657 1,710 200 Wellington District .. .. .. .. 216,693 7,790 .. 201,279 6,555 1,060 Nelson District .. .. .. . .. 48,602 2,064 1,150 9,438 33,820 2,130 Canterbury United District .. .. .. .. 101,438 4,009 .. 88,075 7,785 1,569 South. Canterbury District .. .. .. .. 42,894 1,269 .. 30,177 4,702 6,746 United Otago District .. .. .. .. 184,292 245 874 180,913 1,950 310 Courts out of district .. .. .. .. 84,540 1,526 202 71,776 9,271 1,705 Total of Order .. .. .. .. 824,371 31,206 4,412 706,687 68,038 14,028 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand .. .. 882,894 4,617 2,581 867,717 5,665 2,314 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, New Zealand .. .. 191,006 9,259 50 166,655 1.0,605 4,437 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, New Zealand .. 200,609 2,854 2,172 179,704 12,435 3,444 Total of Order .. .. .. .. 1,274,509 16,730 4,803 1,214,076 28,705 10,195 I.O.R. New Zealand District .. .. .. .. 70,223 260 1,823 66,560 1,400 180 New Zealand Central District .. .. .. 146,245 2,173 417 141,191 2,210 254 Total of Order .. .. .. ..216,468 2,433 2,240 207,751 3,610 434 O.S.T. National Division of New Zealand .. .. .. 35,405 1,283 .. 33,722 .. 400 S. and D.T. Antidote Division .. .. .. .. .. 13,652 208 3 13,404 .. 37 H A C B S Northern (N.Z.) District .. .. .. .. 16,258 773 528 14,140 580 237 New Zealand District .. .. .. .. 129,074 2,622 417 119,878 4,665 1,492 Total of Order .. .. .. .. 145,332 3,395 945 134,018 5,245 2,729 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand .. .. .. 57,547 2,159 1,671 47,012 6,428 277 G.U.O.O.F. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 6,680 336 319 6,025 OTHER Societies .. .. .. .. .. 42,391 1,008 5,926 20,972 13,981 504 Grand total .. .. .. .. 4,881,689 111,652 33,972 4,399,394 262,030 75,641

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TABLE VII.

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Number of Amount °' Nmnber!' Name of Soolot y- Plilc0 °' Establishment. es Members at oi year. cem i, eril0 4o. Isolated Fbiendly Societies. £ 24 Widow and Orphan's Society, Wellington District, Wellington .. 1849 75 4,370 M.U.I.O.O.F. 338 Otago Daily Times Mutual Provident Society .. Dunedin .. .. 1880 105 5,449 183 Brunner Miners' Sick Fund .. . . .. Brunnerton .. 1881 339 190 335 Grey Valley Coal-miners' Medical Fund Society „ .. 1881 376 1,322 310 Kaitangata and District Miners' Benefit Society Kaitangata .. 1887 241 370 277 Denniston Collieries Medical and Accident Relief Denniston .. 1891 420 2,196 Association 279 United Fire Brigades'Accident Assurance Society Auckland .. .. 1891 1,882 3,436 of New Zealand 307 Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Millerton .. 1899 .. 734 Association 306 Huntly Collieries and District Medical Association Huntly .. .. 1900 415 3,178 313 Auckland U.F.S. Dispensary.. .. .. Auckland.. .. 1903 5,815 7,390 316 Auckland U.F.S. Medical Institute .. .. „ .. .. 1903 3,826 .126 319 C'hristchurch U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Christchurch .. 1904 .. 10,128 323 State Collieries' Accident Relief Fund .. Runanga .. .. 1904 .. 296 327 Nightcaps, Wairio, and Ohai Collieries' Medical, Nightcaps .. 1909 390 1,977 Sick, and Accident Relief Association 328 Stockton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Hector .. .. 1909 324 1,413 Association 336 North Otago U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Oamaru .. .. 1911 1,808 10,675 337 Hawera U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Hawera .. .. .1912 .. 1,675 341 Wanganui U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wanganui .. 1913 1,704 7,168 345 Palmerston North U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Palmerston North .. 1914 1,340 11,706 346 Ashburton U.F.S. Association .. .. Ashburton .. 1914 2,110 208 348 Syrian Benevolent Society .. .. .. Wellington .. 1915 27 127 351 Te Alcatea Miners' and Settlers' Medical Glen Massey .. 1915 150 139 Association 352 Pukemiro Medical Society .. .. .. Pukeniiro .. .. 1916 369 522 357 Masterton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Masterton .. 1916 750 5,380 358 Wellington U.F.S. Medical Institute .. .. Wellington .. 1.917 2,801 3,783 361 Milton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Milton .. .. 1918 .. 1,856 359 Hastings District U.F.S. Association .. .. Hastings .. .. 1917 .. 5,156 363 Petone U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Petone .. .. 1920 1,024 8,192 364 Palmerston U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Palmerston South .. 1920 288 1,151 366 Bluff U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Bluff .. .. 1920 167 1,051 368 Wyndham U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wyndham .. 1920 .. 1,489 369 Hamilton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Hamilton .. .. 1921 .. 4,630 371 Marlborough U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1921 827 4,520 370 Blackball Medical Club .. .. .. Blackball.. .. 1921 26 24 374 Buller U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Westport .. .. 1922 177 3,259 376 South Canterbury U.F.S. Council .. . . Timaru .. .. 1922 16 34-5 377 Waiuta Miners' Medical Association .. .. Waiuta .. .. 1923 215 166 378 Devonport U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Devonport .. 1924 654 1,126 379 Hikurangi and Kamo Distriot Miners' Medical Hikurangi .. 1924 218 548 Club 381 Ashburton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Ashburton .. 1925 1,862 5,771 382 Wellington F.S. Jubilee Commemoration Fund.. Wellington .. 1926 .. 3,141 383 Taumarunui U.F. Benefit Society .. .. Taumarunui .. 1926 363 1,561 384 Pouatu District Medical Association . . .. Tangarakau .. 1926 132 258 385 Karamea Medical Association . . . . Karamea .. .. 1926 . . 240 387 Dannevirke U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Dannevirke .. 1927 644 1,045 388 Port Chalmers U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Port Chalmers .. 1927 659 602 391 Taranaki Hospital District F.S. Association .. New Plymouth .. 1928 3,178 41 392 Nelson U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Nelson .. .. 1928 1,085 1,507 393 Denniston Collieries'Sick Benefit Fund .. Denniston .. 1929 420 361 396- Paparoa Miners'Medical Club .. .. Roa .. .. 1929 88 20 400 Mokihinui Valley Medical Association .. Seddonville .. 1929 72 123 398 Waimate U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1930 508 1,448 399 Temuka U.F.S. Dispensary .. ... .. Temuka .. .. 1930 226 1,906 401 Blackball District Coal-miners' Medical Club .. Blackball .. .. 1931 . 230 403 South Otago F.S. Hospital Benefit Association . . Balclutha .. .. 1933 1,230 1,143 404 Huntly and Renown District Coal-miners'Medical Huntly .. .. 1933 560 2,012 Club 406 Wairarapa District Friendly Society Hospital Masterton .. 1935 588 169 Association 407 Millerton Colliery Employees' Benevolont Society Millerton .. .. 1935 138 210 408 Wellington District M.U.I.O.O.F. Hospital Asso- Wellington .. 1935 1,409 963 ciation 409 Inangahua Valley Medical Association .. Inangahua Junction 1936 145 93 410 Wharerata Medical Association .. .. Gisborne .. .. 1936 226 114 411 Buller Medical Association .. .. .. Westport .. .. 1936 654 529 414 Public Service Emergency Aid Society .. Wellington .. 1937 16,526 1,411 415 New Zealand Medical Benevolent Fund Society „ .. 1937 .. 10,387 416 South Westland Medical Association .. .. Wataroa .. .. 1937 .. 76 417 Blackball Amalgamated Medical Association .. Blackball .. .. 1938 252 80 Total .. .. • 152,912 Juvenile Friendly Societies. 288 Court Pride of the Forest, A.O.F. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1893 11 116 290 Court Pride of Invercargill, A.O.F. .. .. Invercargill .. 1894 17 133 329 Juvenile Council, Otago, A.O.F. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1895 526 32 314 Court Pride of Napier, A.O.F. .. .. Napier .. .. 1903 49 1,261 329(1) Court Pride of the Port, A.O.F. .. .. Port Chalmers .. 1904 44 224 354 Court Hope of Green Island .. . . . . Green Island .. 1915 34 47 389 Hastings Juvenile Lodge, M.U.I.O.O.F. .. Hastings .. .. 1926 * 43 137 412 Court Lindsay, A.O.F. .. .. .. Waipukurau .. 1936 32 35 Total .. .. .. • • • • • • 1 > 985

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TABLE VII—continued.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. • .. .. .. Ancient Order of Foresters. 8.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. British United Order of Oddfellows. G.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Grand United Order of Oddfellows. H.A.C.B.S. .. .. .. . • Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. I.F.S. .. .. • - • • •. Isolated Friendly Society. 1.0. G.T. .. .. .. .. .. International Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1.0. R. .. .. .. •. •. Independent Order of Rechabitea. M.U.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. N.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. National Independent Order of Oddfellows. O.S.T. .. .. .. . . .. Order of Sons of Temperanoe. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Sooiety of Australasia. S.A.S. .. .. .. •. .. Specially authorized 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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Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1940 — page PART I.—Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 PART ll.—Trade-unions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Appendix A.—A list of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. 4 Appendix B. —Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1940 .. .. .. 5 Table I.—Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1940 .. 8 Table II. —Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1940 .. .. .. 9 Table 111. —Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940 .. .. ..II Table IV. —Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940 .. .. 12 Table V.—Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. 13 Table Vl.—lnvestments at Interest as at 31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. 14 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st Deoember, 1940 — Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Juvenile Friendly Societies . . .. .. .. .. 15 Working-men's Clubs .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 16 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Explanatory Note of Torms used in Report .. .. .. .. .. .. 16

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Number of Amount of NumbCT. Name o( Society. Place of Establishment. est^i a 8 r hed . Members at Jindof Year. comber(1B40 Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,209 28,053 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. .. 1878 304 3,421 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,679 19,265 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 1,564 23,680 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. .. Wellington .. 1882 220 1,128 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 886 8,427 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 1,000 18,358 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary In- Petone .. .. 1886 1,355 12,608 stitute 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School East Oxford . . 1887 283 2,988 of Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 827 6,642 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 785 7,885 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 949 12,711 418 Dunedin Working-men's Sooial Club .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1939 152 57 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145,223 SpifoiAiXY Authorized Societies. 223 I11 vercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invereargill .. 1884 .. 11,533 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. 1885 1,735 131,045 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association . . Christchurch .. ,1886 .. 4,670 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 8,207 22,292 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 8,511 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperanoe and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 488 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 9,781 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 102 7,067 276 Waimate Silver Band .. . . .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 675 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,276 3,417 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,764 111,143 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 4,813 5,099 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 4,594 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Sooiety .. Auckland . . .. 1933 9 86 419 Eastbourne Municipal Employees' Bonefit and Wellington .. 1939 38 626 Provident Society Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 321,027

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1940. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1941 Session I, H-01

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1940. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1941 Session I, H-01

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