H.—l.

TABLE OIF OOUTENTS.*

Page. Table I. —Membership and Funds! ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 „ ll.—Assets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 „ lll.—lnvestments at Interest ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 „ IV.—Sick and Funebal Funds ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 „ V. —Medical and Management Expenses Funds ... ... ... ... 26 „ Vl.—Supplemental Statistics (TJneegustered Branches) and General Totals 34 „ VII. —Comparative Table eob the Quinquennium 1877-81 ... ... ... 41

* Two tables for the year 1881, indicating respectively the numerical progress of societies during that year and the ages of their members at its close, have been already published in the report for 1882.

STATISTICS OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES FOR 1881.