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TABLE I.—Number of Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds, as on the 31st December, 1926, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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"S!§« °°2 Siokaiid Management Dpfloiennv piflnn /\f , r-4 (H © TPnllPVfll o Vl/l -L'GI1C1GX1C\ Name of Society and Branch. Bet £X e h £L nt . §3 § fSs Total Worth. rn jg^ nna - oth er Funds, , a |is : goo-jb,&c. vfjijta.. a ac ! M.TJ.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Wellington.. 1902 .. 100,163 99,740 423 Auckland District— Central Body .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 132,338 125,095 7,243 Good Intent Lodge .. „ .. 1850 705 7,578 4,469 3,109 Parnell „ .. Parnell .. 1859 250 3,497 986 2,511 Thames „ .. Thames .. 1866 452 493 .. 493 Duke of Cambridge „ .. Cambridge .. 1867 193 562 130 432 Gisborne ~ „ .. Gisborne .. 1874 378 4,768 3,486 1,282 Howick „ .. Howick .. 1876 111 160 15 145 Whangarei „ .. Whangarei .. 1881 78 1,457 1,391 66 Franklin „ .. Otahuhu .. 1881 281 449 107 342 Warkworth Pioneer „ .. Warkworth.. 1884 92 97 .. 97 Hauraki „ .. Coromandel 1895 78 860 505 355 Hokianga „ .. Hokianga .. 1896 64 315 44 271 Karangahake „ .. Karangahake 1897 45 64 28 36 Waihi „ .. Waihi .. 1897 82 92 5 87 Jubilee ,, .. Paeroa .. 1897 95 273 128 145 Manukau „ Onehunga .. 1898 135 772 519 253 Rotorua „ .. Rotorua .. 1898 122 592 317 275 Waitekauri and Golden Cross Waitekauri.. 1899 132 190 .. 190 Lodge Waipu Lodge .. Waipu .. 1900 55 264 165 99 Hot Springs „ Te Aroha .. 1900 134 265 34 231 TeAwamutu „ .. Te Awamutu 1903 105 782 72 710 Hamilton „ .. Hamilton .. 1903 185 589 . 64 525 Hikurangi „ .. Hikurangi .. 1904 43 124 .. 124 Hand of Friendship „ .. Huntly .. 1906 155 97 49 48 Pukekohe „ .. Pukekohe .. 1907 234 209 5 204 ! Matamata „ .. Matamata .. 1907 94 254 37 217 Te Kuiti „ .. Te Kuiti .. 1907 107 94 .. 94 Ngaruawahia „ .. Ngaruawahia 1908 91 83 6 77 Mamaku „ .. Mamaku .. 1908 48 67 58 9 Morrinsville „ .. Morrinsville 1908 102 172 64 108 Dominion ., .. Mount Eden 1909 103 169 .. 169 Hearts of Oak „ .. Taumarunui 1909 82 96 66 30 Selwyn „ .. Putaruru .. 1911 34 46 32 14 Ponaonby „ .. Auckland .. 1911 184 343 52 291 Waitoa „ .. Waitoa .. 1912 113 120 91 29 Remuera „ .. Remuera .. 1912 106 127 41 86 Calliope „ .. Devonport .. 1912 54 117 24 93 Drury „ .. Drury .. 1921 40 52 18 34 Manurewa „ .. Manurewa .. 1921 116 106 .. 106 Tuakau „ .. Tuakau .. 1922 154 280 28 252 Papakura „ .. Papakura .. 1922 37 76 1 75 Pupuke „ .. Takapuna .. 1922 164 61 6 55 Tauranga „ .. Tauranga .. 1922 76 204 2 . 202 Birkenhead „ .. Birkenhead.. 1923 44 83 36 47 Lynndale „ .. New Lynn .. 1924 94 87 37 50 Richmond „ .. Grey Lynn .. 1924 70 112 26 86 Pokeno „ .. Pokeno .. 1924 39 59 30 29 Papatoetoe „ .. Papatoetoe 1924 100 15 4 11 Owhango „ .. Owhango .. 1924 26 34 8 26 Patetere „ .. Tirau .. 1924 58 100 65 35 Chevalier „ .. Auckland .. 1924 32 126 68 58 Netherton „ .. Netherton .. 1925 33 81 37 44 St. Heliers „ .. St. Heliers 1925 46 60 .. 60 Bay Maungatapere „ .. Maungatapere 1926 20 43 24 19 Dargaville „ .. Dargaville .. 1926 20 35 17 18 Kereone „ .. Kereone .. 1926 19 23 14 9 Total .. .. .. .. 6,510 160,212 138,506 21,706 -1-55* Hawke's Bay District. — Central Body .. .. Napier .. .. .. 796 .. 796 * Napier Lodge.. .. „ .. 1856 614 24,815 22,750 2,005 +11-14 Meeanee „ .. Taradale .. 1871 61 1,320 1,312 8 - 5-55 Abbotsford „ .. .. Waipawa .. 1873 282 15,876 15,161 715 +26 42 Clive „ .. Clive .. 1876 20 1,610 1,599 11 +17-79 Hastings „ .. .. Hastings .. 1878 372 13,407 13,272 135 +14-70 Tavistock „ .. .. Waipukurau 1879 180 3,932 3,685 247 + 5-28 Woodville „ .. Woodville .. 1880 102 2,544 2,543 1 +25-27 Ruahine „ .. .. Tikokino .. 1885 121 4,314 4,218 96 4-12-78 Forest Home „ .. Ormondville 1887 99 2,395 2,372 23 + 8-90 Dannevirke „ .. .. Dannevirke 1888 510 8,215 7,839 376 + 4-44 TeReinga „ .. Clyde .. 1908 27 1,183 1,149 34 +18-64 Total .. .. .. .. 2,388 80,407 75,900 4,507 +12-12* * Sick Fund only.