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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 Rechabitea. 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 Temperanoe. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Sooiety 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, 1940 — page PART I.—Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 PART ll.—Trade-unions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Appendix A.—A list of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. 4 Appendix B. —Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1940 .. .. .. 5 Table I.—Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1940 .. 8 Table II. —Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1940 .. .. .. 9 Table 111. —Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940 .. .. ..II Table IV. —Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1940 .. .. 12 Table V.—Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. 13 Table Vl.—lnvestments at Interest as at 31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. 14 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st Deoember, 1940 — Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Juvenile Friendly Societies . . .. .. .. .. 15 Working-men's Clubs .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 16 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Explanatory Note of Torms used in Report .. .. .. .. .. .. 16

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Number of Amount of NumbCT. Name o( Society. Place of Establishment. est^i a 8 r hed . Members at Jindof Year. comber(1B40 Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,209 28,053 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. .. 1878 304 3,421 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,679 19,265 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 1,564 23,680 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. .. Wellington .. 1882 220 1,128 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 886 8,427 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 1,000 18,358 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary In- Petone .. .. 1886 1,355 12,608 stitute 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School East Oxford . . 1887 283 2,988 of Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 827 6,642 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 785 7,885 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 949 12,711 418 Dunedin Working-men's Sooial Club .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1939 152 57 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145,223 SpifoiAiXY Authorized Societies. 223 I11 vercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invereargill .. 1884 .. 11,533 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. 1885 1,735 131,045 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association . . Christchurch .. ,1886 .. 4,670 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 8,207 22,292 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 8,511 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperanoe and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 488 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 9,781 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 102 7,067 276 Waimate Silver Band .. . . .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 675 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,276 3,417 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,764 111,143 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 4,813 5,099 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 4,594 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Sooiety .. Auckland . . .. 1933 9 86 419 Eastbourne Municipal Employees' Bonefit and Wellington .. 1939 38 626 Provident Society Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 321,027