Friendly Societies.
» As a good deal of ignorance exists in regard to the number of members and values of the Friendly Societies of New Zealand, the following table, copied from the 18th Annual report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies and completed up to December 31st, 1894, will prove of interest. The figures ol the five leading Societies only are given, all the other Societies have a membership of under 1000. Independent Order of Oddfellows M.U., funds, £282,174 ; lodees or branches 135 ; members, 11,688. Ancient Order of Foresters, funds, £143,988 ; lodges or branches, 106 ; members, 9056. United Ancient Order of Druids, funds, £27,146 ; lodges or branches, 47 ; members, 8286. Independent Order of Rechabites, funds, £26,781 ; lodges or branches, 37 ; members, 1386. Independent Order of Oddfellows, £19,395 ; lodges or branches, 29 ; members. 1212. _ nn4 The Manchester Unity gained 294 members during 1893; Foresters, 299; Druids. 191 ; Rechabites, 69. The Manchester Unity averages 86 members and £2100 per lodge or branch ; Foresters, 85 and £1360 ; Druids, 70 and £577 ; Rechabites, 72 and £725 ; 1.0.0. F., 42 and L67o.— Mercury.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18951118.2.37
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 119, 18 November 1895, Page 3
Word Count
177Friendly Societies. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 119, 18 November 1895, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in