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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS SIXTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1939.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, Section 9, and the Trade-unions Act, 1908, Section 16.

The Registrar of Friendly Societies to the Hon. the Minister. Sik '~~ Wellington, Ist July, 1940. I have the honour to submit the annual report of this Office for the year ended 31st December 1939, in accordance with the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, section 9, and the Tradeunions Act, 1908, section 16. I have, &c, R. Sinkl, Registrar of Friendly Societies.

REPORT. PART I.—FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. General. Owing to necessary economies due to the war, the report this year is confined to the following statistical tables and returns. Registrations. There were registered during the past year five new branches, as follows—l.O.O.F. : Wairere Lodge, Star of Te Puke Lodge, Ethel Rebekah Lodge, and Kaimai Rebekah Lodge. H.A.C.B.S. : St. Paul's Branch (Dallington - New Brighton), (New Zealand District). There were registered also one working-men's club—The Dunedin Working Men's Social Club— and one specially authorized society —Eastbourne Municipal Employees Benefit and Provident Society. The following registrations were cancelled by request—l.O.O.F. : Maori Hill Lodge, Broadwood Lodge, Huangarua Lodge, and Star of the South Rebekah Lodge. A.O.F. : Court Royal Oak (Auckland District). H.A.C.B.S. : St. Benedict's Branch (Auckland), (Northern (N.Z.) District). The following isolated friendly society was dissolved by instrument—Lewis Pass Maruia Road Medical Association. The following amalgamation was registered—N.l.O.O.F. : " Auckland Pioneer Lodge " with " United Brothers Lodge " (Auckland Provincial District). The following change of name was approved- I.F.S. : " Point Elizabeth Accident Relief Fund " to " State Collieries Accident Relief Fund."

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