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its officers or committee, shall be liable to the same Societies " around or above, and the words "New penalties as if it were a registered society. Zealand " below. 59. The seal ofthe Eegistry Office shall be deemed Application of the Act to Industrial Assurance Com- a sufficient signature of the Eegistrar of Friendly pontes, and to Unregistered Friendly Societies. Societies, or of the Eevising Barrister appointed to 56. For the purposes of the Act, so far as its provi- certify the rules of Friendly Societies, for the pursions apply to industrial assurance companies or poses of section 9, sub-section (4) of the Act. to unregistered friendly societies, the memorandum and articles of association of any industrial assur- Modification of Forms. ance company registered under the Companies Acts, 60. The forms hereto annexed may be modified to or the instrument constituting any company not so suit particular cases, by authority of the Eegistrar. registered, and the rules, laws, or regulations of any . . unregistered friendly society, shall be deemed to be Limited Special Authorities. the rules of such company or society respectively ; 61. Where a limited application of tho provisions the registered office under the Companies Acts, or the of the Act is authorized for any purpose by the principal place of business of such company or society Governor, such limitation shall be stated, whether by respectively, shall bo deemed to be the registered way of enumeration or exception, in the rules of office of the same under the Act; and the directors every society registered for such purpose, of any company shall be deemed to be included 62. The forms annexed to Regulations Ito 54 may in the expression "the committee or managers" be modified, by authority of the Eegistrar, to suit any thereof. limited application of the provisions of the Act by Eees. special authority of the Governor. 57. The following fees shall be payable for matters G, 3" ?, acknowledgment of registry of a specially to be transacted, aud the inspection of documents authorized society, where the app.cation of the prounder this Act- visions ot the Act is limited, shall be in lorm No. 49 £ s ,t hereto annexed. For the acknowledgment of registry of a specially 64. A society may be registered for any of the authorized society ... ... ... 1 0 0 purposes specified in tho Act, conjoint!v with any For the acknowledgment of registry of every amend- specially authorized purpose. If the special authoritY ment of the rules of the same ... 010 0 ; l; {t d rf ; t fa v { - f For the registry of a special resolution by any society . . , ■* i-i , . , " . . (to include in the case of a change of name, the ai . ot lts purposes, be entitled to any ot the priviapprovnl of the same) ... ... ... 010 0 leges or exemptions of the Act beyond such as are For a direction to transfer funds or money ... 1 0 0 contained iv the provisions specified in the special For every appointment of inspectors, or calling of a authority, but shall, notwithstanding anything in F^^dSs^^of^C^on'adi.^ X ° ° -such special authority contained bo'subject, in reor for his award for dissolution or distribution sP ect ot any purposes other than those specially of funds ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 authorized, to the same duties and obligations as if And if more than one hearing or adjournment be- it were not a specially authorized society. come necessary, then £1 more for every hearing 65 . jf 0 valuation of the assets and liabilities of a after the first, and for every adiournment. „___,_«_. „_ v... _v t_.il u„ j i j. i i _.- For any order of the Eegistrar dispensing with con- soc e.y or branch shall be deemed to be a valuation scuts and conditions for amalgamation or transfer under the Act, where the person by whom the same of engagements ... ... ... ... 10 0 is made, has audited the accounts of the society or Fer every document (except as after mentioned) re- branch for the year next preceding the date at which quired to be signed by the Eegistrar, or to bear t j, e soc i e ty or branch is Valued. the seal of the Eep-istry Omce, not chargeable »,. -ii. i! • j. «. . -i • _. _ -, With any other feet, the Eegistrar ... 02 6 60 Where a society or branch desires that its For every inspection on the same day of documents assets and liabilties shall be valued and reported on (whether one or more) in the custody of the by an Actuary to be named by the Registrar, the Eegistrar relating to one and the same Bociety... 0 10 return of benefits and contributions, funds and For every copy or extract of any document in the effects, debts and credits, which the society or branch custody of the Registrar, not exceeding 216 words, is required to make in form prescribed by the Is.; and if exceeding that number, 4d. per folio of Eegistrar, shall be accompanied with a fee on the 72 words (in addition to the fee, if any, for the sig- following scale, viz.,— nature of the Registrar, or seal of the Eegistry If the number 0 f mem b e rs does not exceed Office). 150 £iq No fee is payable for the registry or recording of— If over 150 bu " t not exceedin ~ 25 0 "' 15 The cancelling or suspension ot registry of a 250 350 20 society: ;; 350 n " 600 '" 25 Any notice ot change ot office, or ot the appoint- 50Q 7qo 40 ment of trustees: " 700 " " I>ooo 55 Any notice of the establishment of a branch, or w -,i . r ,- i "_ n - c " '. ,_ the rules of the same, or any amendment an additional £26 for every■ 500 members or thereof portion thereof beyond 1,000. Where the number Any instrument of dissolution, or any amend- f 2,500 a special fee shall be ment therein • - ye E°glstrar tor the valuation. Any document or copy of document supplied to ,67" If *he causes the assets and liabilities a public department. f *socfj or b™c\ to, be ™^ and reP°*ed ™ Any document in respect of which a fee is fy the Actuary attached to the Eegistry Office, the already chargeable under or by virtue of the ,cc tobe . ref lved for tbe*ame f l,all b° P ald »lto &° Act or of any other statute. consolidated revenue of he colony j but if he shall rm._f_.__ i j- ■_ j-i. £ £ cause the same to be valued by any other Actuary The Registrar may also dispense with the fee tor ~ ~ ~ , ,. __ _ ■> J " ,xii._u.uy, _ __ _ . • v i. tlirt-e-lourths only ot the tee, as nor Regulation 66 inspection ot documents m cases where he may con- , m ■ i i ■ __ . . *u*B- lV*. "v uo* ~'■__ ,i vi*. • i j shall be paid to such Actuary, and the remaining ouesider it tor the public interest to do so. t ~■ \ ._ ~, , ,-' . , " » uuc 1 fourth into the consolidated revenue of the colony. Seal of Registry Office. Applications for Dispensing with Consents to 58. The seal of the Eegistry Office shall bear the Amalgamation, Sfc. Royal Arms, with the words " Eegistrar of Friendly 68. Notice of an application that any of the