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TABLE VII—continued.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF 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. .. . . .. .. International Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0. F. .. .. . . . . Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 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. O.S.T. .. .. . . .. Order of Sons of Temperance. 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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Number of i Am0UIlt of Name of Society. Place of Establishment. esta^? r hed . Jinaot Year.j cember l928 Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,588 17,662 Institute 309 Cosmopolitan Club . . .. .. .. Napier .. .. 1877 1,080 8,123 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 416 3,106 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 967 18,479 Institute 162 Christehurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 992 16,657 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. .. Wellington .. 1882 142 433 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 1,005 6,568 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 453 4,597 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 1886 800 13,494 305 Oxford Working-men's Club .. .. East Oxford .. 1887 322 2,480 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. ... 1888 577 6,121 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual School Richmond, Christ- | 1889 371 6,486 of Arts church 267 Pal'merston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North 1899 941 10,038 318 North Island Brass Bands' Association of New Wellington .. 1902 27 72 Zealand 326 South Island Bands' Association of New Zealand Christchurch .. 1908 29 77 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,393 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. 1884 [ .. 12,051 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club, Sydenham .. 1885 1,749 108,776 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association ( Christchurch .. 1886 1 .. 2,684 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 9,030 .16,660 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 4,328 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- ! Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 575 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 5,873 Guarantee Association J 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 308 10,663 276 Waimate Silter Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 695 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,532 2,497 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,443 84,229 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1901 5,678 8,506 332 New Brighton Co-operative Money Club .. New Brighton .. 1911 79 2,470 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 2,233 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 262,240