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TABLE I.—Number of Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds, as on the 31st December, 1924, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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oil-p 2S§ | Sick and j Management Dfifloleni-v Name of Society and Branch. BB tobUsh2ent. gl 1 |!sS Total Worth. | Fu gf^ d^ una - other Funds, Per Member 3 1|8 Goods, & c.' vSl M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Wellington.. 1902 .. 80,972 80,274 698 Auckland, District — Central Body .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 116,129 103,801 12,328 * Good Intent Lodge .. „ .. 1850 621 6,949 4,804 2,14.5 Parnell „ .. Parnell .. 1859 241 3,403 1,047 2,356 Thames „ .. Thames .. 1866 400 423 .. 423 Duke of Cambridge „ .. Cambridge .. 1867 188 767 265 502 Gisborne „ .. Gisborne .. 1874 353 4,660 3,441 1,219 Howick „ .. Howick .. 3 876 105 150 30 120 Whangarei „ .. Whangarei .. 1881 80 1,425 1,372 53 Franklin „ .. Otahuhu .. 1881 235 222 8 214 Warkworth Pioneer „ .. Warkworth.. 1884 85 88 .. 88 Hauraki „ .. Coromandel 1895 62 863 454 409 Hokianga „ .. Hokianga .. 1896 65 232 8 224 Karangahake „ .. Karangahake 1897 47 47 1 46 Waihi „ .. Waihi .. 1897 68 72 26 46 Jubilee „ .. Paeroa .. 1897 82 249 130 119 Manukau „ .. Onehunga .. 1898 108 661 592 69 Rotorua „ .. Rotorua .. 1898 111 493 252 241 Waitekauri and Golden Cross Waitekauri.. 1899 124 126 .. 126 Lodge Waipu Lodge .. Waipu .. 1900 49 169 97 72 Hot Springs „ Te Aroha .. 1900 112 258 17 241 Te Awamutu „ Te Awamutu 1903 95 814 761 53 Hamilton „ .. Hamilton .. 1903 150 474 96 378 Hikurangi „ .. Hikurangi .. 1904 44 107 .. 107 Hand of Friendship „ .. Huntly .. 1906 144 90 26 64 Pukekohe „ .. Pukekohe .. 1907 223 220 1 219 Matamata „ .. Matamata .. 1907 76 223 38 185 Te Kuiti „ Te Kuiti .. 1907 92 132 56 76 Ngaruawahia „ .. Ngaruawahia 1908 66 99 14 85 Mamaku „ .. Mamaku .. 1908 34 102 98 4 Morrinsville „ .. Morrinsville 1908 78 183 90 93 Dominion „ .. Mount Eden 1909 85 184 73 111 Hearts of Oak „ .. Taumarunui 1909 59 72 39 33 Selwyn „ .. Putaruru .. 1911 30 86 63 23 Ponsonby „ .. Auckland .. 1911 119 226 26 200 Waitoa „ .. Waitoa .. 1912 94 109 .60 49 Remuera ,, .. Remuera .. 1912 63 63 22 41 Calliope „ .. Devonport . . 1912 37 82 .. 82 Drury „ .. Drury . . 1921 54 86 64 22 Manure wa „ .. Manurewa .. 1921 70 109 57 52 Tuakau „ .. Tuakau .. 1922 110 111 64 47 Papakura „ .. Papakura .. 1922 28 44 5 39 Pupuke „ .. Takapuna .. 1922 66 29 .. 29 Tauranga „ .. Tauranga . . 1922 52 144 23 121 Birkenhead „ .. Birkenhead 1923 45 48 24 24 Total .. .. .. .. 5,050 141,223 118,045 23,178 -1-55* Hawke'a Bay District — Central Body .. .. Napier .. .. .. 390 .. 390 * Napier Lodge.. .. „ .. 1856 502 22,933 21,130 1,803 +11-14 Meeanee „ .. .. Taradale .. 1871 52 1,199 1,192 7 — 5-55 Abbotsford „ .. .. Waipawa .. 1873 221 15,148 14,710 438 +26-42 Olive „ .. .. Clive .. 1876 20 1,595 1,591 4 +17-79 Hastings „ .. .. Hastings .. 1878 277 12,743 12,685 58 +14-70 Tavistock „ .. Waipukurau 1879 lijj 3,613 3,303 310 + 5-28 Woodville „ .. Woodville .. 1880 93 2,733 2,732 1 +25-27 Ruahine „ .. .. Tikokino .. 1885 87 3,959 3,907 52 +12-78 Forest Home „ .. .. Ormondville 1887 110 2,023 2,023 .. + 8-90 - Dannevirke „ .. .. Dannevirke 1888 479 7,223 6,903 320 + 4-44 TeReinga „ .. .. Clyde .. 1908 23 1,043 970 73 +18-64 Total .. .. .. .. 2,015 74,602 71,146 3,456 +12-12* Taranahi District— Central Body .. .. New Plymouth .. 4 419 411 8 * Egmont Lodge .. .. „ 1857 197 9,666 9,666 .. +10-08 Excelsior „ .. .. „ 1865 169 9,273 9,166 107 +17-18 Waitara „ .. .. Waitara .. 1876 65 5,164 5,164 .. +15-08 Union „ .. .. Hawera .. 1881 135 6,347 6,256 91 + 6-16 Manaia „ .. .. Manaia .. 1887 127 6,343 6,339 4 +14-85 Eltham „ .. .. Eltham .. 1889 144 3,826 3,825 1 + 3-69 Midhirst „ .. .. Midhirst .. 1893 62 1,182 1,032 150 - 4-55 Stratford „ .. .. Stratford .. 1900 59 2,537 2,501 36 +13-56 Toko „ .. .. Toko .. 1901 35 563 563 .. - 1-24 Kaponga „ .. .. Kaponga .. 1903 90 1,922 1,921 1 + 7-38 Total .. .. .. .. 1,087 47,242 46,844 398 + 9-17* * Sick Fund only.