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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1927.

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Number of Members. Sickness experienced. 03 ■ © ! Admitted by Left by o> ! _ .5 . ■ s5 Name of Society and Branch. ■ , S® ' p j g, i a £ At End Sick tl % §•§§ §*3ri Total. Total. of during Total. G . J* 8 * a . S t? 0n 2 After Twelve ©| q3®§ ggo ,, i„ Arrears, 1 Year. Tear. , Six Months. Six Months. Months. 0.2 cePn p 2 Death. Clearance. ' : ffl o 5P i =3 dcc - 2 ! lai I c3 I M.U.I.O.O.F. New Zealand Branch —Central Body. j Weeks. Weeks. Weeks. Weeks. Auckland District .. .. 839 84 923 36 88 524 648 6,510 6,785 1.550 12,845 7,033 827 4,985 13 Hawke'sBay „ .. .. 349 8 357 14 8 98 120 2,388 2,625 488 4,895 2,648 427 1,820 12 Taranaki „ .. .. 155 3 158 11 2 45 58 1,143 1,243 160 1,923 885 171 867 3 Wanganui „ .. .. 259 6 265 11 7 79 97 1,217 1,385 277 2,276 1,294 172 810 10 Wellington „ .. .. 249 9 258 24 3 181 208 3,060 3,110 590 6,040 2,778 365 2,897 14 Marlborough „ .. .. 26 26 1 4 5 207 228 52 515 250 60 205 1 Nelson „ .. .. 62 2 64 13 2 35 50 887 901 217 3,745 1,123 179 2,443 Motueka „ .. .. 17 17 6 7 13 376 380 103 1,844 670 144 1,030 3 United Westland „ .. .. 90 4 94 10 2 33 45 594 643 152 1,983 703 186 1,094 Ashley „ .. .. 132 .. 132 8 1 11 20 1,214 1,326 255 3,439 1,308 328 1,803 9 North Canterbury „ .. .. 177 8 185 33 8 81 122 2,498 2,561 466 6,274 2,285 654 3,335 13 Ashburton ' „ .. .. 101 2 103 8 3 45 56 1,018 1,065 181 1,461 892 130 439 3 Total, New Zealand Branch .. 2,456 126 2,582 175 124 1,143 1,442 21,112 22,252 4,491 47,240 21,869 3,643 21,728 81 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District .. .. 58 3 61 6 1 21 28 696 729 135 1,623 613 148 862 3 South Canterbury „ .. .. 68 2 70 10 1 13 24 653 699 127 1,328 654 142 532 2 Otago „ .. .. 548 27 575 53 40 226 319 5,706 5,962 1,006 12,728 4,955 1,193 6,580 25 Southland „ .. .. 126 5 131 15 10 75 100 1,726 1,757 313 4,070 1,488 326 2,256 10 Total separately registered .. 800 37 837 84 52 335 471 8,781 9,147 1,581 19,749 7,710 1,809 10,230 40 Total of Order .. .. 3,256 163 3,419 259 176 1,478 1,913 29,893 31,399 6,072 66,989 29,579 5,452 31,958 121 I.O.O.F. Independent Order of Odd Fellows of 1,514 308 1,822 66 320 1,295 1,681 12,919 13,060 2,202 17,216 10,857 1,934 4,425 25 New Zealand N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. .. 12 1 13 7 21 28 303 288 80 595 481 114 .. 3 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.. 4 8 105 97 23 354 j 138 8 i 208 A.O.F. Auckland District .. .. 343 57 400 29 57 204 290 2,717 2,827 565 4,852 2,781 318 1,753 11 Hawke'sBay „ .. .. 52 5 57 18 6 32 56 981 982 188 2,819 1,072 133 1,614 6 Taranaki „ .. .. 197 1 198 17 2 72 91 1,789 1,896 346 3,655 1,873 359 1,423 5 Wellington „ .. 170 7 177 46 9 174 229 3,942 3,890 767 10,059 3,775 818 5,466 13 Nelson „ .. .. 26 26 12 2 16 30 779 775 167 2,614 1,031 202 1,381 2 Canterbury United „ .. .. 160 2 162 24 2 102 128 1,715 1,749 350 4.306 1,646 • 391 2.269 7 South Canterbury „ .. .. 30 30 12 25 37 694 687 131 1,584 703 202 679 4