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SCHEDULE VI. General Statistics of Friendly Societies for 1883.

Name of Society and Bbanch, and PnACK of Establishment. admitted Left during during 1883. 1883. Numl >er of [embers. Total Worth at Beginning of Year. Total Worth at End of Year. Number of Years estab'shd Died during 1883. At begiimi'g of Year. At end of Year. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Auckland District — Fountain of Friendship Lodge, Auckland Good Intent Lodge, Auckland Parnell Lodge, Parnell Waikato Lodge, Thames Duke of Cambridge Lodge, Cambridge Gisborno Lodge, Gisborne National Lodge, Coromandel.. Howick Lodge, Howiok Franklin Lodge, Otahuhu Delta Lodge, Helensville Also Lodges Charles Bruce, Devonport, Ponsonby, Whangarei, and Mercury Bay.* 24 28 27 1 12 1 7 9 23 23 20 19 8 14 4 2 5 2 343 254 88 159 19 27 17 50 40 342 261 107 146 27 26 24 56 60 23 £ 16,763 3,149 1,445 2,858 342 750 266 243 96 £ 16,805 3,394 1,641 3,137 385 788 316 355 136 35 39 33 24 IT 16 9 7 7 2 2 3 "l Total 155 72 997 1,072 25,912 20,992 Eawke's Bay District — Napier Lodge, Napier Meanee Lodge, Taradale Abbotsford Lodge, Waipawa Clive Lodge, West Clive Hastings Lodge, Hastings Tavistock Lodge, Waipukurau Woodvillo Lodge, Woodville Also Victoria Lodge. 18 6 21 8 16 4 4 20 5 7 2 4 7 2 2 "l 1 136 32 139 36 71 39 ' 22 127 33 153 41 82 36 24 2,364 134 1,550 252 255 133 101 2,534 150 1,695 310 311 189 141 27 12 10 7 5 4 3 Total 72 47 475 496 4,789 5,330 New Plymouth District — Egmont Lodge, New Plymouth Excelsior Lodge, Now Plymouth Waitara Lodge, Waitara Union Lodge, Hawera 5 4 7 24 5 5 2 148 64 38 27 146 63 45 39 1,388 999 186 41 1,547 1,056 237 58 26 18 7 2 11 "l Total 40 21 277 293 2,614 2,898 Wellington District — Britannia Lodge, Wellington.. Antipodean Lodge, Wellington Boso of Sharon, Upper Hutt St. George Lodge, Pahautanui Unity Lodge, Featherston Combination Lodge, Johnsonville Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton Masterton Lodge, Masterton Greytown Lodge, Greytown Also Lodges Eose of the Valley, Kainapoura, United Brethren, and Potone. 32 11 6 1 13 17 1 1 1 5 2 3 4 4 230 168 36 43 41 29 40 39 28 245 162 41 43 40 30 58 47 34 7,471 6,201 413 257 618 216 103 236 248 7,672 6,205 416 364 661 176 169 275 304 40 35 26 16 12 7 6 G 4 6 20 11 10 Total 97 47 654 700 15,763 16,242 Marlborough District — Marlborough Lodge, Blenheim Eenwick Lodge, Eenwick 6 2 5 2 1 107 42 107 42 2,543 598 2,686 715 23 16 Total 149 149 3,141 3,401 Nelson District — Nelson Lodge, Nelson Travellers' Best, Bichmond Howard Lodge, Nelson Mansion of Peace Lodge, Wakefield .. General Cameron Lodge, Brightwater.. Evening Star Lodge, Waimea West .. 13 ia 16 29 6 2 5 4 13 2 4 "l 223 85 204 84 61 14 227 93 207 110 67 14 2,027 835 3,562 1,064 387 25 2,859 955 4,033 1,282 466 41 39 36 86 24 18 2 "2 Total 78 26 671 718 8,500 9,636 North Westland District — Westport Lodge, Westport Charleston Lodge, Charleston Eeefton Lodge, Beefton Also Alpine Lodge. e 2 7 4 3 7 1 59 59 96 60 58 96 1,370 1,726 1,235 1,478 1,834 1,439 16 16 11 Total 15 14 214 214 4,331 4,751 * The names of Lodges which have not furnished retur] given at the end of each District. is, and of those tho returns from which are incomplete,