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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS: THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1913.

Presented to both House* of tht General Assembly pursuant to the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, Section '■). and //it, Trade-unions Act, 1908, Section Iβ. The Registrar of Friendlt Societies to the Hun. the Minister. Snt, — I have the honour to submil herewith, in accordance with the Act, the annual report of this Office for the pear ended 31st December, L 913. I have, &c, ttoirr. E. Hates, Wellington, 20th June, 1914. Registrar of Friendly Societies. OPERATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND SOCIETIES. Registrations. There were registered during the past year 22 new societies and branches, distributed among the various orders as Follows: M.U.1.0.0.F., 5 Lodges; 1.0.0. F., 5 lodges; A.0.F., 2 courts; [.0.R., 8 tents; isolated friendly societies, 1 ; specially authorized societies, 1. The following registrations were cancelled :— By dissolution : Otago Railway Employers' Benefit Society. By request: M.U.1.0.0.F. —Mangonui Lodge (Auckland District). The following amalgamation was registered: M.U.1.0.0.F., Westland District, with North Westland District. Court Queen of the Isles, A.0.F., was converted to a branch of the Canterbury United District, A.0.F.; Court City of Auckland, A.0.F., seceded from Auckland District, A.O.F. The secession of Court Pride of Parnell, A.0.1 , '.. From the Auckland District lias also been notified. The position of the orders in respeel of registration is shown by the following summary as at the beginning and end of L 913 : —

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w Registrations Registrations Name of Order. at 1st January, F.stablished. Closed. at 31st Dei» 1913. cember, 1913. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows .. 223 5 2 226 Independent Order of Odd Fellows .. .. .. 85 5 .. 90 National Independent Order of Odd Fellows .. .. 3 .. .. 3 British United Order of Odd Fellows .. .. 1 .. .. L Ancient Order of Foresters .. .. .. 148 2 1 149 Ancient Order of Shepherds .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 United Ancient Order of Druids .. .. .. 139 .. 139 Independent Order of Rechabites . .. .. .. 68 S .. 76 Sons and Daughters of Temperance .. .. .. 11 .. .. 11 Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society .. 51 .. .. 51 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia .. 12 .. .. J2 Railway Employees' Benefit Society .. .. 1 .. 1 Isolated friendly societies .. .. .. 24 L .. 25 Working-men's clubs .. .. .. .. ■• 16 .. .. l(j Independent Order of Good Templars .. .. .. 55 .. 55 Specially authorized societies .. .. .. .. 18 1 .. 19 226 90 3 1 149 2 139 76 11 51 12 25 16 55 19 Totals .. .. .. 857 22 4 875 22 875 __ I I A oomplete list of societies and branches on the register as at the end of 1913 is given in Appendix I.