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ently and intelligently, the difficulties which lie in your path, though neither few nor small, may yet be overcome. Ignorance of the principles on which alone friendly societies can be conducted with safety and justice to all need not now be the condition of any member, seeing that the quarterly reports of the Grrand Master and Board of Directors of the Order, the "Odd Fellows' Magazine," " Hardwick's Manual for Patrons and Members of Friendly Societies," Neison's Pamphlets, " The Forster Prize Essays," and the able reports of the Registrar and Actuary under the Friendly Societies Act in this colony, are within the reach of all. In 1885 it will be necessary for you to have another valuation, and by that time we trust that the position of affairs will be so much improved that the enforcement of positive measures for securing the solvency of the lodge will be unnecessary Tours truly and fraternally, Geo. Leslie, Petee Black, Public Valuers under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877 "

Results of Valuation

CONTBIBTTTIONS. Sick Benefits. Age. Bate. No. Value. Age. No. Value. £ T45 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 4 ?, 2 4 3 7 2 1 4 4 4 4 7 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 £ 54-3506 265394 263191 78-2829 25-8645 25-3878 75-4176 24 8835 492392 48-6936 24-0658 927268 686268 45-1270 88-9832 65-7633 151-1195 42 5010 20-9007 82-1744 80-7112 79-2100 77-6688 1331687 55-8696 521523 16 9608 160982 24 5479 24 3641 24-1773 27-9852 275292 ] 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 37 38 89 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 55 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 8 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 4 3 7 2 1 4 4 4 4 7 3 3 1 1 £ 251518 76-8687 26-1055 26-5994 27-1070 55 2636 84-5292 28-7445 299543 917754 312491 63-8490 652168 33-3196 142-3004. 1091598 744614 152-4224 117-0827 2796143 81-8138 41-8932 171-6056 175-7152 1798892 184-1188 329 7084 144 5676 1547184 527541 55-1410 20 23 21 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 37 38 39 if) 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 55 19 20 21 22 24 JJ ?> jj JJ )> JJ 3) SJ jj si j? 3) » JJ J) )J J7 JJ 1? j> J? » J? J? )J JJ 1 : 3 )J 1-516667 80 1,757-4100* 80 3,1126502 * Totals at rates : £1-45, £1,628-8063 ; at £1-3, £730893 ; at £1-516667, £555144.