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Investment of Funds. The net income from investments credited to the Sick and Funeral Funds for 1925 amounted to £149,228, the average rate being £5 14s. lid. per cent., as against £5 12s. 7d. in 1924.

Table showing the Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Funds of 817 Lodges as on 1st January, 1925, and 31st December, 1925, inclusive of Accumulations held by Central Bodies, also Amount and Average Rate of Interest earned.

Trade-unions. The following registration was cancelled during the year by dissolution : The Waihi Trade-union of Workers, Waihi. There were twenty-seven unions on the register at the end of the year. Rules. A complete amendment of rules was registered during the year for The New Zealand Workers' Union. A partial amendment of rules was registered during the year for The New Zealand Locomotive Engineers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association. EXPLANATORY NOTE OP TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. . . .. Ancient Order of Foresters. A.O.S. .. . . .. .. Ancient Order of Shepherds. 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. .. . . . . . . Independent Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. . . .. .. Independent Order of Oddfellows. 1.0. R. . . .. .. . . Independent Order of Rechabites. M.U.1.0.0.F. .. . . . . .. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. N.1.0.0.F. • • • • ■ • • • National Independent Order of Oddfellows. P.A.F.S.A. .. .. . . .. Protestant Alliance Friendly Society 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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Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Funds as on . _ Amount Average Rate Name ol Society. of Interest. perCent. January 1,1925. December 31,1925. £ ! £ £ £ M.U.I. 0.0. F. .. .. .. .. 982,984 | 988,423 54,321 567 I.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 198,203 ! 211,564 11,963 601 N.I 0.0.F. .. .. .. .. .. 5,504 1 5,721 241 4'39 B.U.O.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. 4,920 5,137 293 6'00 A.O.P. .. .. .. .. .. 590,286 617,177 33,150 5-65 A.O.S. .. .. .. .. .. 1,412 1,431 75 5-42 U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. .. 529,724 571,797 30,583 5-71 I.O.R. .. .. .. .. .. 126,762 134,288 7,455 5-88 S.D.T. .. .. .. .. .. 31,302 31,618 1,734 5-67 H.A.O.B.S. .. .. .. .. .. 65,526 70,973 4,178 6-31 P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. .. 34,000 35,852 2,034 6'00 G.U.O.O.F. . .. .. .. .. 273 474 2 0-54 Other societies .. .. .. .. 47,430 50,385 3,199 6*76 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,618,326 2,724,840 149,228 5*75