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Annual Returns of Receipts and Expenditure, etc. The Friendly Societies Act requires these returns to reach me on or before the 31st March in each year. The number outstanding at that date in the respective societies was as follows :— Annual Returns outstanding at 31st March, 1935. Name of Society. Bodies' Branches. M.U.1.0.0.F 1 4 1.0.0. F. 13 A.O.F. .. 2 20 U.A.O.D. 7 1.0. R. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 6 0.5. T. 1 H.A.C.B.S .1 P.A.F.S.A. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1.F.5., &c. .. .. .. 26 6 78 ~84 Statistics of Membership and Funds. The following table shows the membership of 929 lodges* of the Dominion for the year 1934 : — Number of members, Ist January .. .. .. .. 100,237 Number admitted by—Initiation, &c. .. . • •• •• •• 6,519 Clearance .. .. ■ • ■ • • • • ■ 936 — 7,455 107,692 Number who died .. • • • ■ • • • • 935 Number who left by — Clearance . . .. . • ■ • • • • • 957 Arrears, &c. .. .. •• •• •• 5,092 6,984 Number of members, 31st December .. .. .. 100,708 The above figures show an increase in membership equal to 0-47 per cent., as compared with a decrease of I*7B per cent, for 1933. The total funds of the societies and branches as at the 31st December, 1934, amounted to £4,676,427, made up as follows : Sick and Funeral Funds (inclusive of amounts transferred to special' funds out of surplus), £4,332,392 ; Medical and Management Funds, goods, &c„ £344,035. Dividing the total funds by the number of members at the end of the year it is found the average capital per member is now £46 Bs. 9d. Taking the several years 1925-1934 the number of lodges whose returns were tabulated, the number of members, total funds, and average capital per member at the end of each year were as under

These sums are, of course, held against the societies' liabilities under their sickness and funeral insurances, and the actuarial reports issued from time to time indicate how far they are sufficient or otherwise. The above figures include the latest statistics received from lodges. The following statement shows the disposal of the total funds (including those of the central bodies) as at the 31st December, 1934 : — :

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Y'.w, r i Number of Lodges | Number I Total Funds. Average Caxjital. lear - ! tabulated. j of Members. ' £ £ s. d. 1925 817 91,353 3,136,237 34 6 7 1926 843 94,467 3,337,683 35 6 8 1997 864 98,251 3,526,717 35 17 11 1998 885 100,928 3,728,087 36 18 9 1999 900 105,154 3,927,433 37 7 0 1930 906 107,167 4,130,117 38 10 9 1931 912 105,660 4,277,715 40 9 9 1939 912 102,052 4,398,158 43 1 11 1933 .. 918 100,237 4,538,095 45 5 6 1934 929 100,708 4,676,427 46 8 9

Funds. I" Assets. '.'.O _L'j £ £ Sick and Funeral Funds .. .. •• 3,883,557 Investments at interest . . .. .. 3,986,159. Surplus Appropriation Funds, &c... .. 448,835 Value of land and buildings .. .. 513,750 Management Funds, goods, &c. .. .. 188,988 Cash not bearing interest .. .. -107,763, Widow and Orphans'Funds .. ■■ 31,978 Value of goods. . .. .. •• 23,64a Distress, Benevolent Funds, &c. ... ... 123,069 Other assets .. .. .. .. 39,358 Owing by Management Funds .. .... 5,752 Total .. .. •• •• £4,676,427 Total .. .. .. £4,676,427 ♦ The word "lodge" when applied-to all societies is i to be understood as • embracing the synonymous "terms ' court," "tent," &o., as used in the various orders.