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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1926.

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Number of Members. Sickness experienced. m ; — © ► Admitted by Left by oj^ 5 M Name of Society and Branch* •, 'a h a So - i ©g, s S At End Sick tg o-S g gfp Total. Total. of during Total. „. o . S ?? 0n l Alter Twelve 3 3®o iV . Arrears, Year. Year. Six Months. Six Months. Months. Q.® 03 h Death. Clearance. Mo 5P '13 T5 ,, & ° 60, -+J © ill 6 * H e8 1 I M.U.I.O.O.F. New Zealand Branch —Central Body. Auckland District .. .. 1,013 108 1,121 39 105 416 560 5,949 6,510 1,418; 11,903 6,139 636 5,128 22 Hawke'sBay „ .. .. 308 5 313 12 4 99 115 2,190 2,388 428 4,491 2,279 335 1,877 5 Taranaki „ .. ..107 2 109 9 4 50 63 1,097 1,143 159 1,955 848 164 943 5 Wanganui „ .. ..134 4 138 9 5 93 107 1,186 1,217 261 2,212 1,340 210 662 Wellington „ .. .. 265 4 269 29 .. 116 145 2,936 3,060 539 5,797 2,461 384 2,952 16 Marlborough „ .. .. 18 18 3 13 16 205 207 53 578 268 j 18 292 Nelson „ .. .. 51 3 54 17 1 27 45 878 887 224 4,014 1,056 444 2,514 Motueka „ .. .. 1 51 51 4 2 1 7 332 376 97 1,657 584 143 930 1 United Westland „ .. .. 55 2 57 5 5 37 47 584 594 153 2,237 803 162 1,272 2 Ashley „ .. .. 57 .. 57 13 2 21 36 1,193 1,214 242 3,179 1,265 ; 234 1,680 3 North Canterbury „ .. .. 176 11 187 25 9 65 99 2,410 2,498 509 6,283 2,434 ! 612 3,237 8 Ashburton „ .. ..133 2 135 5 1 37 43 926 1,018 179 1,475 922 37 516 6 Total, New Zealand Branch .. 2,368 141 2,509 170 138 975 1,283 19,886 21,112 4,262 45,781 20,399 3,379 22,003 68 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District .. .. 74 ,5 79 8 26 34 651 696 177 1,774 704 , 137 933 4 South Canterbury „ .. .. 27 27 7 1 21 29 655 653 111 1,287 621 | 84 582 3 Otago „ .. .. 492 24 516 50 36 219 305 5,495 5,706 941 11,986 4,792 i 942 6,252 20 Southland „ .. ..115 6 121 18 7 73 98 1,703 1,726 306 4,148 1,706 411 2,031 9 Total separately registered .. 708 35 743 83 44 339 466 8,504 8,781 1,535 19,195 7,823 1,574 9,798 36 Total of Order .. .. 3,076 176 3,252 253 182 1,314 1,749 28,390 29,893 5,797 64,976 28,222 4,953 31,801 104 I.O.O.F. Independent Order of Odd Fellows of 2,016 267 2,283 53 296 1,176 1,525 12,161 12,919 2,139 15,675 10,411 1,359 3,905 34 New Zealand N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. .. 3 3 ' 7 13 20 320 303 76 591 449 136 6 4 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. 2 2 1 6 7 110 105 24 337 112 50 175 1 A.O.F. Auckland District .. .. 306 37 343 17 39 189 245 2,619 2,717 516 4,492 2,387 350 1,755 10 Hawke'sBay „ .. 73 73 12 7 38 57 965 981 198 3,197 1,160 374 1,663 5 Taranaki „ .. .. 160 | 1 161 13 2 70 85 1,713 1,789 339 3,328 1,720 376 1,232 3 Wellington „ .. .. 223 j 15 238 47 10 238 295 3,999 3,942 791 9,871 3,959 877 5,035 13 Nelson •• 25 .. 25 11 4 20 35 789 779 193 2,506 982 141 1.383 3 Canterbury United ,, .. .. 153 j 6 159 24 9 82 115 1,671 1,715 346 4,361 2,050 296 2,015 10