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Mortality. The following statement of average mortality experienced for the year is given herewith, but it takes no account of age incidence : —

Sick and Funeeal Funds. The contributions and entrance fees paid to Sick and Funeral Funds in 1911 amounted to £104,671. Divided by the mean number of members the average was £1 9s. Bd., as against £1 9s. lid. for 1910. The interest and rent received by the lodges and central bodies amounted to £59,599 in 1911, equal to 16s. lid. per member, as against 17s. for 1910. The amount of sickness benefit paid was £70,015 in 1911, equal to £6 os. Bd. per member sick, and 19s. 10d. per member, as against £5 17s. 7d. and £1 Cs. 10d. respectively for 1910. Viewing the amount paid in relation to the weeks of sickness, the average benefit per week is found to be 13s. 10d. in 1911, as compared with 14s. 3d. in 1910. The funeral benefit paid amounted to £13.825 in 1911, equal to 3s. lid. per member, as compared with 4s. 4d. for 1910. The total worth of the Sick and Funeral Funds at the beginning of 1911 of 658 lodges was £1,204,777, and at the end of the year £1,285,032, as compared with 609 lodges, worth £1,151,724 and £1,221,372, at the beginning and end of 1910. The balance of gain 'or the year was £80,255, or £1 2s. 9d. per member in 1911, as compared with £69,648, or £1 os. 10d., in 1910. The averages for the five leading orders and for all societies are given in the following table for the year 1911 : —

Investment of Funds. The net income from investments credited to the Sick and Funeral Funds for 1911 amounted to £59,599, the average rate being 4-90 per cent, (say, £4 18s. Id.), as against £4 18s. in 1910.

Table showing the Total Worth of the Sick and Funeral Funds of 658 Lodges as on the Ist January, 1911, and the 31st December, 1911, inclusive of the Accumulations held by the Central Bodies; also the Amount and Average Rate of Interest earned.

Ye Year. ear. Members. Wives. .907 1908 .909 .910 .911 w „«,i wU „ A ,„ A Number per 1,000 Number who died. MemDers " at h'^ 385 7-52 376 708 403 6-65 465 7-33 475 7-10 Number who died. £ um ? er p 7 W9 0 »»u«am..i»» Members at Risk. 217 216 236 217 210 4-24 4 07 3-90 3-42 314

! Income per Member from Outgo per Member for Sick-benefit inr MembpiAverage Sickpay per Week. Gain per Member. Contributions. Interest. sick. Sickness. Funerals. M.U.I.O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.I!. .. i £ s. d. 1 12 5 1 10 7 1 7 10 1 9 9 1 3 10 £ s. d. 13 9 0 14 2 0 18 1 0 8 5 0 18 0 £ s. d. ; 14 4 0 14 2 1 0 10 0 15 8 0 15 8 £ s. d. 0 4 8 0 1 11 0 5 0 1 0 2 8 0 2 5 i £ 6. d. 7 15 5 1 9 6 11 i 17 1 5 14 5 £ s. d. 0 13 9 0 16 7 0 12 9 0 15 8 0 14 9 £ s. d. 13 4 2 1 5 1 0 9 10 5 10 0 All societies 1 9 8 0 16 11 0 19 10 0 3 11 6 0 8 0 13 10 12 9

Total "Worth of sick and Funeral Fui d on Avnrage Rale per Cent. Name of Society. Amount of Interest. January 1,1911. December 31,1911 M.U.I O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. N.I.O.O.F. .. B.U.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. A.O.S. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. .. P.A.F.S.A. .. R.U.B.S. .. E.T.B.F.S. .. £ 563,369 62,305 4,588 2,492 294, ('58 1,211 154,323 62,177 16,586 22, -<52 17,139 2,312 1,965 £ 589,964 73,696 4,720 2,678 311,000 1,210 171,734 65,627 17.56S 24,342 18,190 2,254 2,049 & 27,105 3,884 231 121 14,781 62 7,174 8,099 860 1,209 882 104 87 £ 4-81 5-88 5-09 4-79 5-01 5-26 4-50 4-97 5-17 5-33 5-12 4-66 4-43 Totals 1,204,777 1,285,032 59,599 4 90