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Registration op New Societies and Rules. Two isolated friendly societies were registered during the year, viz., The Point Elizabeth Aβcident Relief Fund and the Waihi United Friendly Societies Conference. Complete Amendments of Rules registered. Complete amendments of the rules of the following societies and branches were registered dUring of Friendship and Parnell Lodges (Auckland District); Rangi- ' tike , Manchester, Wanganui, Hautapu, and Awarua Lodges (Wanganui District ; Sister Wallis Lodge (Wellington District); Howard Lodge (Nelson Distric ; Phillipstown Lodge (North Canterbury District); Heart of Friendship Lodge (South Canterbury District); and Dalton Lodge (Otago District). I.o.o.F.—District and Star of Canterbury Lodge. A.O.F. —Court Inglewood Forest (Taranaki District). U A 0 D —Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland. WMC -Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute, Christchurch Working-men s ' Club and Mutual School of Arts, and Palmerston North Working-men s Club and Literary Institute. Partial Amendments of Rules registered. Partial amendments for the following were made: — M U I.O.O.F.—Auckland and Wanganui Districts. A 0.F.-Hawke's Ba 7 Di strict > and Court Star of Canterbur y (Canterbury United District). U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of Canterbury District. I o R.—New Zealand District. and Accident Friendly Sod** Millerton Collieries Medical and Accident Relief Association, Auckland Umted Fnendly Societies Dispensary, Auckland United Friendly Societies' Medical Institute (twice), Christchurch United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, and the Denmston Collieries Medical and AcClub and Mechanics' Institute, and Ozford Workingmen's Club. S.A.S.—Hawke's Bay United Friendly Societies Dispensary. Cancellations by Dissolution, etc. -\ Registration of the following were cancelled: — X o 0 F —Otaki and Victoria Rebekah Lodges. A.6.F.—Courts Aroha and Star of the North (Auckland District). tXt> ' Progress Tent (New Zealand Central District). 5"fS-Auckland Labourers' Accident Fund Association, Wellington Branch Australian Natives' Association, Chinese Friendly Society of New Zealand. S.A.S. — Sydenham Brass Band. Amalgamations. The Maraekakaho Lodge, of the Hawke's Bay District of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows, amalgamated with the Hastings branch of the same society. Conversions. MUIO OF -Wanganui District was converted into a branch of New Zealand branch of the New Zealand. Returns and Statistics. Tr, order to brine the publication of the finances and statistics of societies as up-to-date as ; e fu°«d by 1~ W riaoh the Regirtr,,- on. month .Her th. eta. «l *> je.r there ,h»uld be n<,