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TABLE I.—Number of Benefit Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds as at the 31st December, 1940, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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Number of Siek and Management Name of Society and Branch. Members at Total Worth. .J??, 31st Dec., 1940. S « other Funds, ' Surplus. Goods, ifcc. M.U.I.O.O.F.— £ £ £ New Zealand, Centra] Body .. .. .. .. 212,038 208,459 3,579 Auckland District . . .. .. 9,093 217,353 179,351 38,002 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 2,486 121,750 111,642 10,108 Taranaki District .. .. .. .. 2,314 91,402 87,267 4,135 Wanganui District .. .. .. .. 1,646 75,739 69,448 6,291 Wellington District .. .. .. .. 3,043 213,622 200,519 13,103 Marlborough District .. .. .. 258 17,520 11,397 6,123 Nelson District .. .. .. .. 780 69,985 44,953 25,032 Motueka District .. .. .. .. 308 27,097 1.4,114 12,983 United Westland District .. .. .. 475 30,829 30,378 451 Ashley District .. .. .. .. 1,564 66,316 63,068 3,248 North Canterbury District .. .. .. 3,002 144,150 130,932 13,218 Ashburton District .. .. .. .. 1,324 51,547 47,455 4,092 Total, M.U.I.O.O.F. (N.Z.) .. .. 26,293 1,339,348 1,198,983 140,365 Districts separately registered— Lyttelton District .. .. .. .. 953 42,306 40,799 1,507 South Canterbury District .. .. .. 723 40,364 38,749 1,615 Otago District .. .. .. .. 6,296 461,686 411,756 49,930 Southland District .. .. .. 1,633 90,410 86,744 3,666 Total, separately registered .. .. 9,605 634,766 578,048 56,7.18 Total of Order .. .. .. 35,898 1,974,114 1,777,031 197,083 I.O.O.F. of New Zealand .. .. .. 12,684 585,172 509,906 75,266 N.I.O.O.F. — Auckland Provincial District .. .. .. 184 5,083 4,871 212 B.U.O.O.F. — Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. 77 7,324 7,138 186 A.O.F. — New Zealand Auckland District .. .. .. .. 2,827 89,817 72,756 17,061 Hawke's Bay District .. .. .. 928 55,851 53,302 2,549 Taranaki District .. .. ?. .. 2,659 94,768 88,260 6,508 Wellington District .. .. .. .. 3,163 236,747 225,638 11,109 Nelson District .. .. .. .. 617 52,944 51,572 1,372 Canterbury United District .. .. .. 1,776 111,919 106,498 5,421 South Canterbury District .. .. .. 739 49,566 48,109 1,457 United Otago District .. .. .. 4,593 195,532 183,421 12,111 Courts out of district .. .. .. 1,265 91,448 88,552 2,896 Total of Order .. .. .. 18,567 978,592 918,108 60,484 IJ.A.O.D. — Grand Lodge of North Island of N.Z. .. .. 13,013 938,655 856,454 82,201 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, N.Z. .. .. 4,388 200,608 193,624 6,984 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, N.Z. .. 3,806 210,839 199,426 11,413 Total of Order .. .. .. 21,207 1,350,102 1,249,504 100,598 I.O.R.— New Zealand District .. .. .. 1,346 80,670 75,547 5,123 New Zealand Central District .. .. .. 3,953 167,638 161,191 6,447 Total of Order .. .. .. 5,299 248,308 236,738 11,570 O.S.T.— National Division of New Zealand .. .. 582 38,344 35,199 3,145 S. AND D.T.— Antidote Division .. .. .. .. 123 13,873 12,660 1,213 H.A.C.B.S. — Northern (N.Z.) District .. .. .. 309 19,715 17,600 2,115 New Zealand District .. .. .. 4,227 145,075 131,672 13,403 Total of Order .. .. .. 4,536 164,790 149,272 15,518 P.A.F.S.A.— Grand Council of N.Z. .. .. .. 884 62,619 60,201 2,418 G.U.O.O.F.— New Zealand .. .. .. .. 524 9,039 7,571 1,468 OTHJSR Societies .. .. .. .. 3,881 97,008 80,040 16,968 Grand total .. .. .. .. 104,446 5,534,368 5,048,239 486,129