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Registrations. There were registered during the past year five new branches, as follows : Rose of Clinton Rebekah Lodge, Centenary Lodge (1.0.0. F.); Court Pride of Ellerslie (Auckland District. A.0.F.); Ngahoa Lodge, Pride of Newcastle Lodge (Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand, U.A.0.D.). There were also three isolated friendly societies registered. The following registrations were cancelled by request:—HA.G.B.S. : 10 branches. The following amalgamations were registered : —M.U.1.0.0.F. : Patutahi Lodge with Gisborne Lodge. 1.0. R. : Haste to the Rescue Tent with Hope of Wellington Tent. The following change of name was registered : —I.F.S. : " Kaitangata Employees' Benefit Society " to " Kaitangata and District Minors' Benefit Society." The position of the orders in respect of registration is shown by the following summary as at the beginning and end of 1920 : —

The list of societies and branches on the register as at the end of 1919 as published last year should be amended in accordance with the above changes. Rules. The rules of 57 societies and branches came under revision in one form or another for amendment during 1920. Complete Amendment oj Rules registered. Complete amendments were registered during the year, viz. : — M.U.1.0.0.F. —New Zealand Branch ; Good Intent Lodge (Auckland. District) ; Malvern Lodge (North Canterbury District). I.O.O.F.—Ridgley Lodge. U.A.O.D. —Grand Lodge of Canterbury. I.F.S.—Christchurch United Friendly Societies' Dispensary ; Wellington Corporation Tramways and Electric Lighting Friendly Society. Partial Amendments of Rules registered. Partial amendments for the following were made : — M.U.1.0.0.F. —Wellington District; Ashley District; Hawke's Bay District; Wanganui District; Marlborough District ]\ North Canterbury District; Lyttelton District; South Canterbury District (2) ; Southland District; Heart of Oak Lodge, Unity Lodge, Britannia Lodge, Antipodean Lodge (Wellington District) ; Hastings Lodge, Tavistock Lodge, Napier Lodge (Hawke's Bay District) ; Wanganui Lodge (Wanganui District) ; Benevolent Lodge, City of Christchurch Lodge (North Canterbury District); Lumsden Lodge, Riversdale Lodge (Southland District). 1.0.0.F. —Grand Lodge of New Zealand. A.O.F. —United Otago District; Court Pride of Oamaru, Court Excelsior (United Otago District) ; Court Coromandel (2) ; Court Pride of Dunedin ; Court Enterprise. U.A.O.D. —Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand (2) ; Grand Lodge of Canterbury ; Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland. 1.0.R. —New Zealand Central District (2) ; Hope of Wellington Tent (New Zealand Central District). P.A.F.S.A.—Grand Council of New Zealand (2). I.F.S. —The Huntly Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief Association (2) ; Kaitangata and District Miners' Benefit Society (2) ; Grey Valley Accident Relief Fund ; Denniston Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief Association; Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Association ; Christchurch United Friendly Societies' Dispensary (2) ; Auckland Tramways' Sick and Accident Friendly Society ; Stockton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Association ; Wellington Corporation Tramways and Electric Lighting Friendly Society ; Grey Valley Coal-miners' Medical Fund Society : The North Otago United Friendly Societies' Dispensary ; Te Akatea Miners and Settlers' Medical Association ; The Blackball Sick Fund Benefit Society. W.M.C. —Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Institute ; Napier Working-men's Club,

Name of Order. Registrations at 1st January, 1920. Established. Closed. Registrations at 31st December, 1920. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows Independent Order of Odd Fellows National Independent Order of Odd Fellows British United Order of Odd Fellows Ancient Order of Foresters Ancient Order of Shepherds United Ancient Order of Druids Independent Order of Rechabites Sons and Daughters of Temperance Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society Protostant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia Isolated friendly societies Working-men's clubs Independent Order of Good Templars Specially authorized societies 225 106 3 1 155 1 133 77 11 73 13 39 16 11 19 "2 i "2 1 i 10 12 224 108 3 1 156 1 135 76 11 03 13 42 16 11 19 879 'a Totals 883 8