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TABLE VII—continued.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. .. .. .. Ancient Order of Foresters. 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. U.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. 1.0.0.1. .. .. .. .. National Independent Order of Oddfellows. O.S.T. . . .. .. . . . . Order of Sons of Temperance. S ' A ' " " " " Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. S.A.B. . . .. .. .. .. Specially authorized society. "•D.T; • ■ • • • • • • • • Sons and Daughters of Temperance. U.A.O.D. .. .. .. .. .. United Ancient Order of Druids. W.M.C. • • • . .. .. .. Working-men's Club.

TABLE OP CONTENTS. Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1936— PART I.—Friendly Societies .. . . .. .. .... 1 PART ll.—Trade-unions .. .. . . .. _ _ '' 6 Appendix A.—A list of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. Appendix B. —Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1936 .. .. 8 Table I.—Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1936 !! 9 Table II. —Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1936 .. .. .. 24 Table 111. —Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1936 .. .. .'. 26 Table IV.—Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1936 .. !! 27 Table V.—Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1936 .. .. .. .. 28 Table Vl.—lnvestments at Interest as at 31st December, 1936 .. .. \° 29 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1936— Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. ._ 30 Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. .. ~ 30 Working-men's Clubs .. . . .. .. .. 31 Specially Authorized Societies .. .. ... .. .. ~31 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. ' ' [' "31

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r ■ D umber of Amount of Number. Name of Society. Place of Establishment. e Member? at tCiLTot , ear " cember, 1936. Working-men's Clubs. 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,123 21,894 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 286 2 393 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland.. .. 1879 1,094 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual i Christchurch .. 1880 1,455 19,199 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. .. . . Wellington . . | 1882 156 1,133 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. j 1885 781 6'822 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. ; 1886 701 11 '784 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 1886 622 11'384 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School East Oxford . . 1887 259 2'630 of Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim.. .. 1888 508 6,376 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual School Richmond, Christ- 1889 525 6'260 of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 j 630 9,926 Total •• •• •• •• •• | 113,295 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invercargill .. 1884 .. 14,659 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. 1885 1,646 105^669 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association.. Christchurch .. 1886 '. 3^920 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1887 19'ō54 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 7^014 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. '531 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies' Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 8 683 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 124 8,442 276 Waimate Silver Band .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 1892 .. '659 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier .. .. 1892 1,277 2,251 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,646 102487 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,528 7,397 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 5,573 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Society .. Auckland.. .. 1933 ]0 '87 Total •• •• .. .. .. 286,626