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

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

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