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TABLE VII—continued.

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. .. .. .. .. .. International Ordea- of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. .. .. .. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 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 Independent Order of Oddfellows. O.S.T. .. .. .. .. .. Order of Sons of Temperance. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. . . Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. S.A.S. .. .. .. .. .. Specially 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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PAGE Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1934 .. . . 1 A List of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1934 .. .. .. .. .. . . 6 Table I. —Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1934 .. 8 Table ll.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1934 .. .. .. . . 23 Table lll.—Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1934 .. . . 25 Table IV.—Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1934 . . . . 26 Table V. —Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1934 .. .. .. . . .. 27 Table VI. —Investments at Interest as at 31st December, 1934 .. . . . . . . 28 Table VII. —Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1934 — Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. . . .. 29 Juvenile Friendly Societies .. . . .. .. .. . . 29 Working-men's Clubs .. .. . . .. ~ . . .. 30 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 30 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 30 Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (710 copies), £54.

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Number of Am0Ullt of Number. Name of Society. Place of Establishment. e Members at ot year. ceD)berjl 93 4 Working-men's Cltjbs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,211 19,232 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 304 2,335 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,042 12,594 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 1,239 17,620 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. . . . . . . Wellington . . 1882 97 970 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 810 6,793 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 586 10,492 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 1886 1,057 11,493 305 Oxford Working-men's Club .. .. East Oxford .. 1887 283 2,413 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 428 6,003 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 470 5,443 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 623 10,263 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,651 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Inyercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. 1884 .. 14,061 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Sydenham .. 1885 1,661 110,684 Club 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association Christchurch .. 1886 .. 3,592 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 9,120 18,859 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 6,461 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Im- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 577 provement Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 7,877 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 151 9,408 276 Waimate Silver Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 683 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. . .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,167 1,479 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,588 97,095 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,100 6,954 332 Christchurch and New Brighton Co-operative Christchurch .. 1911 48 3,003 Money Club 339" Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 3,999 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Society .. Auckland .. . . 1933 10 39 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 284,771