H.—l.

TABLE VII—continued.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Foresters. 8.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. British United Order of Oddfellows. G.U.0.0.F. .. .. .. .. Grand United Order of Oddfellows. ĪtTÔ G ' B ' S ' " '' '' • • Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. I-F.S. .. .. .. . . . . Isolated Friendly Society. J-O-Q-T. •. .. .. .. .. International Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. . . .. . . Independent Order of Odd Fellows. n'lj " " " " Inde P endent Order of Rechabites. HTnAB " " " '' Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. o'i'rp '• •' Nat i° na l Independent Order of Oddfellows. 0.0.1. •• .. .. .. .. Order of Sons of Temperance. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. k-Ao. • • • • • • • • ■ • Specially authorized society. k-D.T. .. .. . . .. .. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. U.A.O.D. .. .. . . . . .. United Ancient Order of Druids. W.M.C. .. .. . . .. .. Working-men's Olub.

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Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1935 .. 1 Appendix A.—A List of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. ~ 7 Appendix B.—Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1935 !! " g Table I.—Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1935 ' 9 Table ll.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1935 .. . . ' .. 24 Table 111. —Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1935 .. '' "26 Table IV. —Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1935 " "27 Table V. —Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1935 . . .. .. [' 28 Table VI. —Investments at Interest as at 31st December, 1935 .. . . '. '' 29 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1935— Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. _ _ gQ Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. _ 30 Working-men's Clubs .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ '' 31 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. .. 31 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. ' '' " 31

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Name of Soc,ety. Place of EstabHstaent. SSa't Endof Year 'cember,1936. Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1 153 20 520 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. .. ]878 292 2 258 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland.. 1879 1,011 13 003 Institute * ' 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christehurch , 1880 1,368 18 328 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. . . .. .. Wellington .. 1882 112 ] 048 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. (885 802 6*722 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton 1886 633 11 238 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. 1886 535 11' ī>07 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School East Oxford .. 1887 276 2 494 of Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim. .. . . 1888 407 6 068 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 448 5'ô23 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 648 9,889 Total •' •• •• •• •• .. .. 108,398 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. ! 1884 . . ,14 088 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Sydenham . . 1885 1 560 104'568 Club 251 New Zealand Foresters' Guarantee Association.. Christehurch .. 1886 3 744 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. ., .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 9 490 19'954 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 ' 6'746 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Im- Opotiki .. .. 1888 . . ',531 provement Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies' Mutual Fidelity Wellington . . 1887 . 8 312 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 139 9 371 276 Waimate Silver Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 ..' '690 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1 j i93 1 874 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 l'605 98'601 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5 288 6 655 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 ' 5'032 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Society .. Auckland .. .. 1933 10 * ' 70 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 279,536