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(2.) Court Blenheim, No. 5,085, A.0.F., Register No. 86, situated at Blenheim, was converted into a registered branch of the Wellington District, A.0.F., Register No. 144. 5. Complete Amendments op Rules Registered during the Tear. (1.) Court Sir George Grey, No. 3,118, A.0.F., Wellington, Register No. 34. (2.) Sanctuary Sir George Grey, No. 3,118, A.0.5., Wellington, Register No. 11. (3.) Court Star of Canterbury, No. 2,309, A.0.F., Christchurch, Register No. 2. (4.) Otago District, 1.0.0. F., M.U., Register No. 23. (5.) Widow and Orphans' Fund, United Canterbury District, A.0.F., Register No. 139. G. Partial Amendment of Rules Registered during the Tear. Auckland District, 1.0.0. F., M.U., Register No. 13. 7. Changes of Name Registered during the Tear. (1.) Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Now Zealand, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, changed into Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand, concurrently with cancelment and reregistration. (2.) United Wellington District of the Ancient Order of Foresters, changed into Wellington District of the Ancient Order of Foresters, concurrently with cancelment and reregistration. 8. Trustees Registered during the Tear. Twenty-three notices of appointment of trustees were registered during the year. In some cases the trustees had been appointed before the Friendly Societies Act of 1877 was passed, but had never been registered. 9. Removals of Office Registered during the Tear. (I.) North Westland District, 1.0.0. F., M.U., office removed from Charleston to Reefton. (2.) Albion Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., office removed from Oriental Hotel, Princes Street, Dunedin, to Glasgow Pie House, Princes Street, Dunedin. (3.) Auckland District, A.0.F., office removed from District Courthouse, Queen Street, Auckland, to Waiotahi Creek, Thames, and subsequently to Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahamstown. (4.) Court Pride of the Forest, A.0.F., office removed from Henry Adams, solicitor, Nelson, to Wakapuaka, Nelson. (5.) United Otago District, A.0.F., office removed from District Courthouse, Dunedin, to Work-ing-men's Club, Octagon, Dunedin. (6.) Court Pride of Dunedin, A.0.F., office removed from Royal George Hotel, George Street, Dunedin, to Odd Fellows' Hall, Rattray Street, Dunedin. (7.) Primitive Methodist Mutual Aid Society (No. 1 of N.Z.), office removed from George Street, Dunedin, to Opoho, North Dunedin. (8.) Greenstone Branch, H.A.C.8.5., from Greenstone to Kumara. 10. Cancellations of Registry Effected during the Tear. (1.) United Wellington District, A.0.F., reregistered as a society having branches. (2.) Court Queen ofthe Isles, A.0.F., Lyttelton, reregistered under new rules. (3.) Loyal Marlborough Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., Blenheim, converted into a branch of Marlborough District, 1.0.0. F., M.U. (4.) Loyal Martou Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., ceased to exist through want of members. (5.) Right Worthy Grand Lodge of New Zealand, 1.0.0. F., Dunediu, reregistered, under a new name, as a society having branches. lI.—LEADING FEATURES OF NEW RULES REGISTERED. The provisions of " Tho Friendly Societies Act, 1867," required that tho rules of a society could not be registered until the tables of contributions payable for the assurance of sums on sickness or death had been certified to by an actuary or person appointed by the Registrar. No such provision was inserted in " The Friendly Societies Act, 1877," except in cases of deferred annuities, and a registration of rules may now be effected although the contributions may be quite inadequate to pay the promised benefits. It may, therefore, be of interest to note the leading features ofthe rules registered during the year, so far as they relate to the measure of the contributions provided therein. Court Queen ofthe Isles, A.O.F. —The alteration chiefly consisted in au increased and graduated scale of contributions. Old Scales. Present Scales. Cs. 9d. per quarter to Sick and Funeral Fund (a.) For members initiated before Bth December, 1875, (from which surgeon's pay was to be defrayed) for Bs. Id. per quarter to Sick and Funeral Fund (from which members initiated prior to rules of 1873. For surgeon not to be paid), from which 2s. Id. per quarter members initiated subsequently, following contribu- handed to District Funeral Fund. tions to cover all expenses :— (_.) For members subsequently initiated, a graduated 18-22 ... ... lis. Sd. per quarter scale as follows: — 22-25 ... ... 12s. 2d. per quarter Per qr. Govt. Actuary's Scale. 25-28 ... ... 12s. 9d. per quarter Under 22 years, 9s. Id. ... Bs. 4_d. 28-31 ... ... 13s. 3d. per quarter Under 25 years, 9s. 7d. ... Bs. 4_d. to 9s. Od. 3.1-34 ... ... 14s. Od. per quarter Under 28 years, 10s. Id. ... 9s. Od. to 9s. 9Jd. 34-37 ... ... 14s. 9d. per quarter Under 31 years, 10s. 7d. ... 9s. 9-Jd. to 10s. Bid. 37-40 ~. ... 15s. lOd. per quarter Under 34 years, lis. 7d. ... 10s. B£d. to lis. 9d. Under 37 years, 12s. 7d. ... lis. 9d. to 12s. lljd. Under 40 years, 13s. 7d. ... 12s. llfd. to 14s. 4id. 2s. Id. per quarter of this to District Funeral Fund. Surgeon paid out ot a separate fund.