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Number of Amount of Number! Name of Society. Place of Establishment. eata bn" e d. at End of Year. ber> 1926 Isolated Friendly Societies. £ 24 Widow and Orphan's Society, Wellington District, Wellington .. 1849 83 3,315 M.U.I.O.O.F. 338 Otago Daily Times Mutual Provident Society .. Dunedin .. .. 1880 86 2,306 183 Grey Valley Accident Relief Fund .. .. Brunnerton .. 1881 182 95 335 Grey Valley Coal-miners' Medical Fund Society „ .. 1881 75 231 310 Kaitangata and District Miners' Benefit Society Kaitangata . . 1887 300 1,174 277 Denniston Collieries Medical and Accident Relief Denniston.. .. 1891 450 1,205 Association 279 United Fire Brigades'Accident Assurance Society Auckland .. .. 1891 1,733 2,137 of New Zealand 293 Blackball Colliery Accident Relief Fund Society Blackball .. .. 1894 350 245 307 Millerton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Millerton .. .. 1899 .. 2,181 Association 306 Huntly Collieries' Medical and Accident Relief Huntly .. .. 1900 280 2,782 Association 313 Auckland U.F.S. Dispensary.. .. .. Auckland.. .. 1903 4,680 4,874 316 Auckland U.F.S. Medical Institute .. .. „ .. .. 1903 1,888 182 319 Christchurch U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Christchurch .. 1904 7,278 4,866 323 Point Elizabeth Accident Relief Fund .. Runanga .. .. 1904 .. 423 322 Auckland City Tramways Club .. .. Auckland.. .. 1905 902 4,156 327 Nightcaps, Wairio, and Ohai Colleries' Medical, Nightcaps.. .. 1909 413 1,090 Sick, and Accident Relief Association 328 Stockton Colliery Medical and Accident Relief Ngakawau .. 1909 230 1,218 Association 333 Inangahua Miners'Accident Relief Association.. Reefton .. . . 1911 395 189 336 North Otago U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Oamaru .. .. 1911 1,680 5,342 337 Hawera U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Hawera .. .. 1912 .. 1,315 341 Wanganui U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wanganui .. 1913 1,620 3,385 345 Palmerston North U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Palmerston North .. 1914 1,082 5,845 346 Ashburton U.F.S. Association .. .. Ashburton .. 1914 .. 32 348 Syrian Benevolent Society .. .. .. Wellington .. 1915 .. 179 351 Te Akatea Miners' and Settlers' Medical Associa- Glen Massey .. 1 1915 140 367 tion 353 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Council .. .. Napier .. .. 1916 2,194 152 352 Pukemiro Medical Society .. .. .. Pukemiro .. .. 1916 359 342 357 Masterton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Masterton.. .. 1916 702 1,284 360 Auckland Hospital Patients' Benevolent Fund .. Auckland .. .. 1917 .. 33 358 Wellington U.F.S. Medical Institute .. .. Wellington .. 1917 3,268 2,729 361 Milton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Milton .. .. 1918 .. 1,499 359 Hastings District U.F.S. Association .. .. Hastings .. .. 1917 960 1,931 363 Petone U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Petone .. .. 1920 932 2,909 364 Palmerston U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Palmerston South .. 1920 224 764 365 Swankers' Club .. .. .. .. Wanganui .. 1920 709 142 366 The Bluff U.F.S. Dispensary.. .. .. Bluff .. .. 1920 184 382 368 Wyndham U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wyndham .. j 1920 .. 1,488 369 Hamilton U.F.S. Dispensary.. .. .. Hamilton.. .. 1921 .. 1,078 371 Marlborough U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1921 575 1,857 370 Blackball Medical Club .. .. .. Blackball .. .. 1921 437 287 374 The Buller U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Westport .. .. 1922 270 1,218 376 South Canterbury U.F.S. Council .. .. Timaru .. .. 1922 1,088 185 377 Waiuta Miners' Medical Association .. .. Waiuta .. .. J 1923 .. 389 378 Devonport U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Devonport .. j 1924 598 478 379 | Hikurangi and Wilson's Collieries Medical Society Hikurangi.. .. j 1924 320 108 380 Manawatu U.F.S. Hospital Association .. Palmerston North .. 1925 336 123 381 Ashburton U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Ashburton .. 1925 1,259 1,220 382 Wellington F.S. Jubilee Commemoration Fund.. Wellington .. 1926 .. 1,866 383 Taumarunui U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Taumarunui .. 1926 322 147 384 Public Works Medical Association .. .. Raekahua .. 1926 .. 74 385 Karamea Medical Association .. .. Karamea .. .. 1926 105 211 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,030 Juvenile Friendly Societies. 288 Court Pride of the Forest, A.O.F. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1893 22 58 290 Court Pride of Invercargill, A.O.F. .. .. Invereargill .. 1894 73 193 329 Juvenile Council, Otago, A.O.F. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1895 723 62 303 Kaiapoi Lodge, M.U.I.O.O.F. .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1897 26 105 314 Court Pride of Napier, A.O.F. .. .. Napier .. .. 1903 25 873 329(1) Court Pride of the Port, A.O.F. .. .. Port Chalmers .. 1904 55 169 354 Court Hope of Green Island .. .. .. Green Island .. 1915 50 34 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,494 Working-men's Clubs. 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 ( 1,359 14,702 Institute 309 Napier Working-men's Club .. .. .. Napier .. .. j 1877 936 8,619 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. .. 1878 444 3,250 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 I 975 17,105 Institute I