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TABLE I.—Number of Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds, as on the 31st December, 1927, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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S'ji SSo I Sick and j Management or Deficiency Name of Society and Branch. Est Sment. jjl § fig" I Total Worth ' 1 other'punds, per a f^ er W| a ||| I Surplus. Goods, &c. Valuatfon. I 1 I __ M.U.I.O.O.F. £ | £ £ £ N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Wellington.. 1902 .. 112,930 j 112,468 482 Auckland District — Central Body .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 139,619 131,724 7,895 Good Intent Lodge .. „ .. 1850 726 7,908 4,759 3,149 Parnell „ .. Parnell .. 1859 252 3,470 917 2,553 Thames ,. . . Thames .. 1866 453 489 .. 489 Duke of Cambridge „ .. Cambridge .. 1867 176 699 372 327 Gisborne .. Gisborne .. 1874 388 4,847 3,524 1,323 Howick „ .. Howick .. 1876 113 136 .. 136 Whangarei „ Whangarei .. 1881 83 1,456 1,412 44 Franklin „ . . Otahuhu .. 1881 284 210 .. 210 Warkworth Pioneer ,, .. Warkworth.. 1884 88 89 .. 89 Hauraki ,. .. Coromandel 1895 80 868 503 365 Hokianga ,, .. Hokianga .. 1896 62 360 71 289 Karangaliake ., .. Karangahake 1897 45 41 11 30 Waihi „ .. Waihi .. 1897 78 107 30 77 Jubilee ., .. Paeroa .. 1897 105 328 169 159 Manukau ., . . Onehunga .. 1898 135 733 480 253 Rotorua „ .. Rotorua .. 1898 117 615 338 277 Waitekauri and Golden Cross Waitekauri 1899 141 155 . . 155 Lodge Waipu Lodge .. Waipu . . 1900 52 141 88 53 Hot Springs ,, . . Te Aroha .. 1900 122 231 4 227 To Awamutu „ . . Te Awamutu 1903 124 847 102 745 Hamilton .. .. Hamilton .. 1903 201 577 52 525 Hikurangi ,, .. Hikurangi .. 1904 54 162 48 114 Hand of Friendship ,, . . Huntly .. 1906 157 56 23 33 Pukekohe „ .. Pukekohe .. 1907 229 223 .. 223 Matamata „ .. Matamata .. 1907 106 179 27 152 TeKuiti „ .. Te Kuiti .. 1907 109 114 10 104 Ngaruawahia ,, .. Ngaruawahia 1908 97 135 21 114 Mamaku „ .. Mamaku .. 1908 48 ' 68 54 14 Morrinsville ,, .. Morrinsville 1908 116 433 92 341 Dominion . . Mount F.den 1909 113 189 60 129 Hearts of Oak „ . . Taumarunui 1909 73 70 41 29 Selwyn „ .. Putaruru .. 1911 35 22 5 17 Ponsonby ,, .. Auckland .. 1911 202 262 5 257 Waitoa „ .. Waitoa .. 1912 119 133 116 17 Remuera „ .. Remuera .. 1912 154 118 3 115 Calliope „ •. Devonport .. 1912 65 201 46 155 Drury „ .. Drury .. 1921 48 65 26 39 Manurewa ,, .. Manurewa .. 1921 114 113 .. 113 Tuakau „ .. Tuakau .. 1922 166 278 30 248 Papakura „ .. Bapakura .. 1922 35 126 14 112 Pupuke „ .. Takapuna .. 1922 131 78 40 38 Tauranga ,, .. Tauranga .. 1922 68 241 22 219 Birkenhead ,, .. Birkenhead.. 1923 56 81 24 57 Lynndale „ .. New Lvnn .. 1924 99 80 32 48 Richmond „ .. Grey Lynn 1924 77 131 31 100 Pokeno „ .. Pokeno .. 1924 50 57 .. 57 Papatoetoe ,, . . Papatoetoe 1924 95 47 38 9 • Owhango ,, .. Owhango .. 1924 18 40 21 19 Patetere ,, .. Tirau .. 1924 58 95 55 40 Chevalier „ .. Pt. Chevalier 1924 37 43 .. 43 Netherton ,, .. Netherton .. 1925 83 88 13 75 St. Heliers „ .. St. Heliers 1925 51 23 .. 23 Bay Maungatapere „ .. Maungatapere 1926 38 65 7 58 Dargaville ,, .. Dargaville. .. 1926 28 57 37 20 Kereone ,, .. Kereone .. 1926 31 61 22 39 Total .. .. .. 6,785 168,060 145,519 22,541 + 0-09* Hawke's Bay District— Central Body .. .. Napier .. .. .. 1,303 .. 1,303 Napier .. „ .. 1856 703 25,853 23,794 2,059 + 8-05 Meeanee ., .. Taradale ..1871 67 1,400 1,390 10 + 0-45 Abbotsford •• Waipawa .. 1873 296 15,808 15,253 555 +14-33 Clive ,. .. Clive .. 1876 22 1,649 1,609 40 +29-05 Hastings „ .. Hastings .. 1878 432 13,941 13,608 333 + 7-83 Tavistock ,, . . Waipukurau 1879 174 4,006 3,808 198 + 5-03 Woodville „ .. Woodville .. 1880 106 2,705 2,703 2 +10-53 Ruahine „ .. Tikokino .. 1885 129 4,556 4,459 97 +12-33 Forest Home ,, .. Ormondville 1887 122 2,469 2,469 .. +10-20 Dannevirke ,, . . Dannevirke 1888 498 8,665 8,382 283 + 3-72 Te Reinga ,, .. Wairoa .. 1908 38 1,286 1,251 35 +18-53 Takapau „ . . Takapau .. 1926 38 72 56 16 Total .. .. .. .. 2,625 83,713 78,782 4,931 + 8-13* * Sick Fund only.