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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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Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 .. .. 1 Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1931 . . .. .. .. .. .. 6 Table I.—Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1931 .. 7 Table ll.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1931 .. .. .. 22 Table lll.—Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1931 .. .. .. 24 Table IV.—Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1931 .. .. 25 Table V. —Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1931 .. .. .. .. 26 Table VI. —Investments at Interest as at 31st December, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 27 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1931— Isolated Friendly Societies .. . . .. .. .. .. 28 Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Working-men's Clubs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29

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Number of Amount oI Number. Name of Society. Place of Establishment. S^MstD* End of Year. cemberjl981 Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,136 20,548 Institute 309 Cosmopolitan Club .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. 1877 104 5,889 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 421 2,635 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,057 20,382 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchureh .. 1880 993 18,251 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. .. Wellington .. 1882 98 489 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 979 7,061 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 637 9,182 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 1886 976 13,640 305 Oxford Working-men's Club .. .. East Oxford .. 1887 262 2,530 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 507 6,375 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 428 6,851 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 957 10,347 397 Waipukurau Cosmopolitan Club .. .. Waipukurau .. 1930 .. 19 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,199 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. 1884 .. 14,324 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Sydenham .. 1885 1,828 23,534 'Club 251 New Zealand Foresters' Guarantee Association.. Christchurch .. 1886 .. 3,146 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 9,150 17,914 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 5,779 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Im- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 628 provement Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies' Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 7,058 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 242 10,778 276 Waimate Silver Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 600 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,315 760 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,567 98,466 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,143 6,014 332 Christchurch and New Brighton Co-operative Christchurch .. 1911 93 3,094 Money Club 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 2,913 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,008