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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. H.A.C.B.S. .. .. . . .. Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. I.F.S. .. .. .. .. .. Isolated Friendly Society. 1.0. G.T. .. .. .. .. .. International Order 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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Report by the Registrar of .Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1938— page: PART I.—Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 PART ll.—Trade-unions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Appendix A. —A list of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. 7 Appendix B. —Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1938 .. .. .. .. 8 Table I. —Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1938 .. 14 Table ll.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1938 .. .. .. .. 29 Table lll.—Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1938 .. .. 31 Table IV.—Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1938 .. .. 32 Table V. —Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 33 Table Vl.—lnvestments at Interest as at 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 34 Table VII. —Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1938— Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Working-men's Clubs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. . . .. .. 36 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. . . .. .. 36 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (805 copies), £62 10s.

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» it. Number of Amount °f Number. Fame of Society. Place of Establishment. e8 J^' hed Members at o leal '-eember,1938 Working-men's Cltjbs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,076 23,806 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 330 2,714 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,232 Institute 162 Christehurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 1,548 21,029 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. .. Wellington .. 1882 225 1,211 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 817 7,302 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 851 13,725 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary In- Petone .. .. 1886 982 13,366 stitute 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School East Oxford .. 1887 283 2,875 of Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 724 5,720 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 694 6,701 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 778 10,678 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,176 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. i 1884 .. 11,388 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. ' 1885 1,739 120,478 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association Christchurch .. I 1886 .. 4,284 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 9,108 2l'o22 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 7,735 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 502 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 9,325 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 100 8,039 276 Waimate Silver Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 672 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,361 3,095 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,643 107 648 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,804 3,976 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 5,685 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Society .. Auckland .. .. 1933 8 68 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 303,917