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Taking the several years 1897-1901, the number of members, total funds, and average capital per member at the end of each were as under : —

The following balance-sheet gives the total funds (including those of the central bodies) as on the 31st December, 1901: — Funds. £ Assets. £ Sick and Funeral Funds .. .. .. 716,513 Investments at interest .. .. .. 627,383 Special funds out of surplus.. .. .. 27,575 Value of land and buildings .. .. .. 129,983 Management Funds, goods, &o. .. .. 60,665 Cash not bearing interest .. .. .. 31,998 Value of goods .. .. .. .. 11,400 Other assets .. .. .. .. 3,989 £804,753 j £804,753

At the same dace these funds were disposed of as follows : —

Sickness. The number of members sick during the year was 8,204, equal to 21-40 per 100 members at risk ; the sickness experienced was 60,278 weeks 5 days, equal to 7 weeks 1\ days per sick member, and 1 week 4 days for each member at risk. The ratio to the total of the sickness in the first six months was 59 per cent., in the second six months 7 per cent., and after twelve months 34 per cent. These averages and percentages are compared with those for previous years in Appendix I. 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 are found to be as follows : —

From the above it will be seen that the percentage of members sick and the- average sickness per member at risk was, for the year 1901, highest in the M.U.I.O.O.F and lowest in the I.O.O.F. Deaths. The number of members who died during 1901 was 276, equal to 7-20 per 1,000 members at risk as against 7-00 in 1900 and 7-57 in 1899. The number of wives who died was 151, equal to 394 per 1,000 members as against 3-42 for 1900 and 3-93 for 1899.

Year. No. of Members. Total Funds. Average Capital. 1897.. 1898.. •1899.. 1900.. 1901.. 32,670 35,501 38,202 40,257 41,236 £ 637,011 678,746 728,249 766,480 804,753 I £ s. d. 19 10 0 19 2 5 19 1 3 19 0 9 19 10 4

At 31st December, 1U01. Disposition of Funds. Perccijtagc of Total Assets. Amount. On mortgage of freehold property In land and buildings In othir banks on deposit In Post Office Savings-Bank Cash not bearing interest In Government and municipal debentures Furniture, goods, &c. .. Other investments Other assets .. £ 504,227 129,983 49,998 44,525 31,998 20,066 11,400 8,567 3,989 62-66 16-15 6-21 5-53 3-98 2-49 1-42 1-06 0-50 804,753 100 0

Sickness per Member Ratio (per Cent.) to Total Sickness. Order. Percentage Sick. Sick. At Risk. First Second After 6 Months. 6 Months. 12 Months. il.U.I.O.O.F. ■ O.O.F. LO.F. J.A.O.D. .. .O.R. 22-75 18-21 19-63 21-57 21-93 Weeks. 7-96 5-42 6-32 503 6-09 Wks. dys. hrs. 1 5 16 0 6 22 1 3 23 1 0 14 12 8 54 68 62 77 72 7 3 9 7 3 39 29 29 16 25 All Societies 21-40 7-35 7 1 4 69 34