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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. 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, 1937— page PART I. —Friendly Societies .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 1 PART II. —Trade-unions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6 Appendix A. —A list of Public Auditors of Friendly Societies . . .. • . • • .. 7 Appendix B. —Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1937 .. .. . . 8 Table I. —Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1937 . . 10 Table II. —Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1937 .. .. .. 26 Table 111. —Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1937 .. .. ..28 Table IV. —Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1937 . . .. 29 Table V. —Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1937 .. . . . . ■ . ■. 30 Table VI. —Investments at Interest as at 31st December, 1937 .. .., . . .. .. 31 Table VII. —Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1937 — Isolated Friendly Societies . , .. .. .. • . . • 32 Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. •. • ■ .. 32 Working-men's Clubs .. . . . . .. •. . • .. 33 Specially Authorized Societies . . .. .. . . .. ■ • 33 Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. .. . . .. 33

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Number of Amoun t Number" Name of Society. Place of Establishment. QSt^he([ . at D®u nd of Year - cember,1937. Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working-men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,206 23,118 Institute 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878 338 2,502 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland .. .. 1879 1,173 14,780 Institute 162 Christchurch Working-men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 1,544 19,276 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi .. .. ■■ Wellington .. 1882 185 1,127 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. Kaiapoi .. .. 1885 809 7,074 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 1886 778 13,075 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 1886 774 11,634 305 Oxford Working-men's Club and Mutual School of East Oxford .. 1887 289 2,735 Arts 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1888 656 5,394 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual Richmond, Christ- 1889 577 6,465 School of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 675 9,977 Total •• •• 117,157 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. lnvercargill .. 1884 .. 11,255 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. 1885 1,686 110,708 251 New Zealand Foresters' Guarantee Association Christchurch .. 1886 . . 4,088 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary ■■ •• Dunedin .. .. 1887 10,083 20,272 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary ■■ ■■ •• Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 7,213 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. 506 ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. 8,953 Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 111 8,116 276 Waimate Silver Band .. ■. •. Waimate .. •. 1892 .. 657 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. . Napier .. .. 1892 1,308 2,601 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,634 104,737 Club 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,842 7,065 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 .. 5,785 402 Auckland Co-operative Money Society .. Auckland .. . . 1933 8 71 Total .. .. ■■ ■■ 292,027