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Table showing the Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Funds of 843 Lodges as on 1st January, 1926, and 31st December, 1926, inclusive of Accumulations held by Central Bodies, also Amount and Average Rate of Interest earned.

Trade-unions. There were twenty-seven unions on the register at the end of the year, there being no changes in these registrations during the year. EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Foresters. A.O.S. .. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Shepherds. 8.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. British United Order of Oddfellows. G-.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Grand United Order of Oddfellows. H.A.C.B.S. .. .. .. .. Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. I.F.S. .. .. .. .. .. Isolated Friendly Society. 1.0. G.T. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Oddfellows. 1.0. R. .. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Rechabites. M.U.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. N.1.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. National Independant Order of Oddfellows. O.S.T. .. .. .. .. .. Order of Sons of Temperence. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. S.A.S. .. .. .. .. .. Special authorized society. S.D.T. .. .. .. .. .. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. United Ancient Order of Druids. W.M.C. .. .. .. .. Working-men's Club.

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Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Funds as on Name of Society. • — Amount Average Bate J of Interest. per Cent. January 1,1926. December 31,1926. £ £ £ ! £ M.U.I. 0.0.F. .. .. .. ... 988,423 1,052,784 56,156 566 I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 211,564 230,726 12,653 5-89 N.I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 5,721 5,878 306 5-42 B.U.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 5,137 5,378 327 6-42 A.O.P. .. .. .. .. .. 617,177 638,696 34,554 5-66 A.O.S. .. .. .. .. .. 1,431 1,454 75 5*34 U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. .. 571,797 625,430 35,646 6'14 I.O.R. .. .. .. .. .. 134,288 141,203 7,886 5-89 O.S.T. .. .. .. .. .. 21,318 22,400 1,181 5'55 S.D.T. .. .. .. .. .. 10,300 10,728 675 6-63 H.A.C.B.S. .. .. .. .. .. 70,973 76,124 3,873 5-41 P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. .. 35,852 37,993 2,296 6-42 G.U.O.O.F. . .. .. .. .. 474 795 Other societies .. .. .. .. 50,385 57,846 3,475 6'63 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,724,840 2,907,435 159,103 5-81