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TABLE VI.—Investments at Interest as at the 31st December, 1927.

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Deposited with Mortgages Govern- _ other Name of Society and Branch. Total. Post Freehold InvestOfflce Other freehold Municipal ments Savings- Banks. Property. Debenbank. tures - M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand Branch, Central Body .. .. 112,919 856 .. 108,663 3,400 Auckland District.. .. .. ..107,868 1,258 3,939 100,430 1,498 743 Hawke's Bay „ .. .. .. .. 74,038 1,126 .. 67,197 5,490 225 Taranaki „ .. .. .. 49,011 1,307 339 35,531 11,834 Wanganui „ .. .. .. .. 40,820 3,388 350 31,287 5,295 500 Wellington „ .. .. .. .. 143,851 2,039 .. 137,039 1,115 3,658 Marlborough „ .. .. .. .. 15,542 268 .. 14,774 500 Nelson „ .. .. .. 54,503 419 .. 37,644 16,440 Motueka „ .. .. .. .. 21,327 177 .. 14,950 5,000 1,200 United Westland „ .. .. .. .. 13,799 634 .. 9,665 3,500 Ashlev „ 45,202 3,096 100 40.606 1,400 North Canterbury „ .. .. .. .. 76,106 2,803 .. 67,268 5,650 385 Ashburton „ .. .. .. .. 27,125 1,275 .. 19,490 6,360 Total—New Zealand Branch .. .. 782,111 18,646 4,728 684,544 67,482 6,711 Districts separately registered. Lyttelton District .. .. .. 26,802 241 .. 25,561 250 750 South Canterbury ,, .. .. .. 23,284 648 .. 20,686 650 1,300 Otago „ .. .. .. .. 286,122 1,427 336 264,319 19,533 507 Southland „ .. .. .. 62,774 3,318 3,037 27,197 29,222 Total separately registered .. .. 398,982 5,634 3,373 337,763 49,655 2,557 Total of Order .. .. .. 1,181,093 24,280 8,101 1,022,307 117,137 9,268 I.O.O.F. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 263,863 3,719 2,127 254,246 1,950 1,821 N.I.O.O.F. Auckland Provincial District .. .. .. 6,140 1,135 817 3,558 500 130 B.U.O.O.F. Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. .. .. 4,370 70 .. 4,300 A.O.F. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 95 .. .. 95 Auckland District.. .. .. .. 21,404 45 339 20,520 .. 500 Hawke's Bay . .. .. .. 34,908 2 .. 34,873 .. 33 Taranaki „ .. .. .. .. 55,797 3,469 378 50,205 1,645 100 Wellington „ .. .. .. 139,585 4,255 .. 130,483 3,922 925 Nelson „ .. .. .. 38,597 649 800 9,750 27,398 Canterbury United „ .. .. .. 68,961 1,813 .. 58,005 9,077 66 South Canterbury „ .. .. .. 26,088 665 684 18,833 5,906 United Otago „ .. .. .. i 121,871 128 301 120,514 400 528 Courts out of district .. .. .. .. 77,640 1,797 556 67,922 7,200 165 Total of Order .. .. .. 584,946 12,823 3,058 511,200 55,548 2,317 A.O.S. Sanctuary Sir George Grey.. .. .. .. 1,452 402 .. 1,050 U.A.O.D. Grand Lodge of North Island of New Zealand .. 423,991 4,987 1,190 407,715 8,545 1,554 Grand Lodge of Canterbury, New Zealand .. .. 106,876 4,914 .. 96,022 5,240 700 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland, New Zealand .. 109,194 997 996 99,191 7,605 405 Total of Order .. .. .. 640,061 10,898 2,186 602,928 21,390 2,659 I.O.R. New Zealand District .. .. .. .. 48,238 118 841 45,699 1,580 New Zealand Central District .. .. .. 101,251 3,825 4,996 89,678 2,400 352 Total of Order .. .. .. 149,489 3,943 5,837 135,377 3,980 352 O.S.T. National Division of New Zealand .. .. .. 24,739 1,369 600 22,120 650 S. and D.T. Antidote Division .. .. .. .. .. 11,741 17 22 10,965 700 37 H.A.C.B.S. New Zealand District .. .. .. .. 83,349 3,879 1,879 71,453 5,542 596 P.A.F.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand .. .. .. 39,593 939 1,235 33,663 3,550 206 G.U.O.O.F. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 444 . ; 40 4 400 OTHER Societies .. .. .. .. .. 32,592 8' 407 31,423 288 466 Grand total .. .. .. .. 3,023,872 63,482 26,309 2,704,594 211,635 17,852