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NUMERICAL PROGRESS, MORTALITY, AND SICKNESS. TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Admissions and Departures, the Numerical Progress, the Mortality, and the Sickness, during the Year 1878, in the various Friendly Societies and Branches of Friendly Societies in the Colony of New Zealand which furnished Returns in accordance with Section 13 (1, d) of " The Friendly Societies Act, 1877," and Section 4 of "The Friendly Societies Act Amendment Act, 1878."

No. of Members Admitted during tlie Tear. o Sickness Exp< science. No. of Members wlio left within the Year. No. of Members on Eoll. i !§ .a &> o U to 111 CO HiMB OF SOCIEIT AND BEAHCH. Where Situated. a I % I— I Us P n Si ■x I CO a> R Sir I! P, in M - 4 □Q •3 g ■a Hanchesteb Unity, Independent Oedeb op Odd Fellows. Auckland, District — Fountain of Friendship Lodge ... Good Intent ,, Parnell „ Alexandra „ Waiiato „ Charles Bruee „ Auckland Parnell Alexandra ... Thames 1844 1850 1858 1866 1867 1871 21 35 18 3 11 7 6 27 I 5 35 ... 18 1 3 ... 11 ... 7 ... 5 1 ... 3 20 25 316 200 68 4 218 87 318 226 75 208 80 1 3 59 54 10 34 11 Wks. Ds. *281 0 258 2 41 0 17 0 190 1 47 5 Wks. Ds. # 38 0 Wks. Ds. # ... Wks. Ds. 281 0 296 2 41 0 17 0 304 5 48 5 6 3 15 11 21 14 9 4 1 0 105 0 ... j) ... Total of District 95 6 _ i 101 6 6 12 62 I I 80 i i 893 914 4 105 0 _ 988 5 171 835 1 48 4 New Plymouth District — Egmont Lodge ,., ,,, I i New Plymouth 1857 3 3 1 1 4 5 148 146 16 125 2 33 1 64 5 223 1 Wanganui District — Wanganui Lodge ,,, ,,, I Wanganui .,, 1858 8 8 ... 1 7 65 66 3 9 43 0 43 0 ... ... ... Wellington District — ■ Britannia Lodge ,., ... Antipodean ,, ... ... Kose of the Valley „ I I Wellington ... 1845 1847 1849 47 43 17| 6 2 2 53 ... 45 1 19 3 "i 3 2 5 6 26 6 6 28 12 15 267 159 186 292 192 190 1 44 28 15 305 0 125 1 65 6 94 2 3 1 67 0 104 0 466 2 232 2 65 6 Lower Hutt... • •« 2 ... Total of District 107 j I ! : 10 J ( 117 I 4 I 13 38 I 55 j I f 612 I 674 3 87 496 0 97 3 171 0 704 3 Marlborougli District— Marlborough Lodge .,, ,,, Kenwick „ I i i — I i I Blenheim ... Eenwiok ,., 1861 1867 13 2 3 16 ... 2 1 "i 8 3 8 4 120 41 128 39 "i 13 2 106 2 16 2 106 2 16 2 Total of District 15 J l ! 3 18 ! 1 i 11 I 12 101 167 1 122 4 15 122 4 Nelson District — Nelson Lodge ... Traveller's Eest „ Howard „ ... ... ! ! I i ! i ! Nelson Richmond ... Nelson 1844 1845 1846 11 7 13 li ... 1 l 13 2 31 3 4 1 2 6 1 8 10 3 12 230 73 163 j 237 77 164 40 11 21 194 1 35 2 93 5 8 0 2G 0 104 0 78" 0 306 1 35 2 202 5 Total of District 31 I 7 15 i 25 472 478 544 1 ... 72 320 1 34 0 182 0