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SCHEDULE 111. An Act to amend " The Friendly Societies Act, 1877." [29th October, 1878.] Be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand iv Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : —■ 1. The Short Title of this Act shall be " The Friendly Societies Act Amendment Act, 1878." 2. So much of subsection three of section twelve of " The Friendly Societies Act, 1877" (herein referred to as " the said Act "), as requires that amendments of rules shall be published in the Gazette, is hereby repealed. 3. In subsection one of section twelve of the said Act the words " and so far as they are applicable to the constitution of such society" shall be inserted between the word "registered" and the word "contain; " in subsection two of the same section there shall be inserted between the word "management " and the word "and" the words "medical and surgical expenses, including medicine and medical and surgical requisites;" and the said Act shall be read and construed accordingly. 4. Section thirteen, subsection one, of the said Act shall be read as if after the word " appointed" at the end of sub-head (d) there were inserted the words " also a list of the members of the society, together with the age of each, and the periods of sickness, deaths, and other contingencies in respect of which benefits are given by the society, experienced by the society during the year ending as aforesaid, specifying the members in respect of whom such sickness, deaths, or contingencies have been experienced, and such other information as the Registrar may from time to time prescribe. The Registrar may dispense with the quinquennial return from any society furnishing the required information annually." 5. Sub-head (/) of subsection one of section thirteen of the said Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is enacted that—

Reg. No. Situate at. 68. Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand— contd. Loyal Avon Lodge (7), Christchurch. Loyal Southern Cross Lodge (8), Wellington. Loyal Rangitikei Lodge (9), Rangitikei. Loyal Winchester Lodge (10), Winchester. Loyal Wanganui Lodge (11), Wanganui. Loyal Alfred Lodge (12), Oamaru. Loval Green Island Lodgo (13), Green Island. Loyal Ravensbourne Lodge (l4), Ravensbourne. 69. Loyal Leith Lodge 120 Dunedin. Reg. No. Situate at. 88. United Canterbury District ... 28 Christchurch. 89. District Widow and Orphan Fund 139 Christchurch. 90. Court Star of Canterbury ... 2 Christchurch. 91. Court Queen of the Isles ... 143 Lyttelton. 92. Court Waimea 67 Stafford. 93. United Otago District... ... 10 Dunedin. 94. Court Enterprise ... ... 37 Dunedin. 95. Court Pride of Dunedin ... 15 Dunedin. 96. Court Pride of the Leith ... 130 Dunedin. 97. Court Robin Hood 50 Port Chalmers. 98. Court Star of the Dunstan ... 70 Clyde. 99. Court Royal Oak of Kawarau ... 122 Bannockburn. 100. Court Havelock 121 Waitahuna. 101. Court Star of Tuapeka ... ... 114 Lawrence. 102. Court Pride of Oamaru... ... 124 Oamaru. 103. Court Coromandel ... ... 88 Coromandel. 104. Court Southern Cross 35 Timaru. III.—Ancient Obdeb of Foresters. 70. Auckland District ... ... 17 Auckland. 71. Court City of Auckland ... 8 Auckland. 72. Court Pride of Parnell ... 85 Thames. IV.—Ancient Obdeb of Shepherds. 105. Sanctuary Sir George Grey ... 11 Wellington. 73. Wellington District ... ... 144 Wellington. Court Robin Hood (1), Wellington. Court Sir George Bowen (2), Wellington. Court Lord Clyde (3), Wairoa. Court Clarendon (4), Picton. Court Manawatu (5), Palmerston North. Court Loyal Feilding (6), Feilding. Court William Gladstone (7), Gisborne. Court Pioneer (8), Tinui, Whareama. Court Roderick Dhu (9), Wanganui. Court Blenheim (10), Blenheim. 74. District Widow and Orphan Fund ... ... ... ... 65 Wellington. 75. Court Sir George Grey ... 34 Wellington. 76. Court Wairarapa 72 Greytown. 77. Court Little John 29 Marton. 78. Court Loyal Enterprise ... 127 Mastcrton. V.—Independent Obdeb of Rechabites, Salfobd Unity. 106. Star of Hauraki Tent 113 Thames. 107. New Zealand Central District... 110 Wellington. 108. Star of Hope Tent 98 Hokitika. VI.—Sons and Daughters of Temperance. 109. Perseverance Division ... ... 112 Christchurch. 110. Hand-in-Hand Division ... 133 Waimate. 111. Antidote Division ... ... 118 Dunedin. 112. Progress Division ... ... 147 Kaiapoi. VII. —Hibeenian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. 113. Auckland Branch ... ... 145 Auckland. 114. Charleston Branch ... ... 100 Charleston. 115. St. Joseph's Branch ... ... 117 Dunedin. 116. Grahamstown Branch ... ... 83 Grahamstown. 117. Greenstone Branch ... ... 123 Kumara. 118. Hokitika Branch 84 Hokitika. 119. Waimea Branch 99 Stafford. 79. Nelson District ... ... 4 Nelson. 80. Court Robin Hood 3 Nelson. 81. Court Perseverance 129 Motueka. 82. Court Unity 91 Havelock. 83. Court Sherwood Forest ... 131 Stoke. 84. Court Pride of the Forest ... 78 Wakapuaka. 85. Court Concord ... ... ... 32 Greymouth. 86. Court Waireka 55 New Plymouth 87. Court Patea 54 Patea. VIII.—Miscellaneous Societies. 120. Central Volunteer Fire Brigade 66 Wellington. 121. Kaeo and Whangaroa Friendly Society ... ... ... 101 Kaeo. 122. New Plymouth Friendly Society 1 New Plymouth. 123. New Zealand Prudential Assurance Society 149 Auckland. 124. New Zealand Railways Employes Benefit Society, Christchurch Branch 148 Christchurch. 125. Primitive Methodist Mutual Aid Society No. 1 of New Zealand 142 Dunedin.