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COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR THE QUINQUENNIUM ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1881. TABLE VII. —Showing the Number of Members and Amount of Benefit Fund belonging to Societies and Branches of Friendly Societies, included in the previous Tables, at the end of each Year.

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Name oe Society and Beanch. Sis ■si fe5M Dec. 31, Dee. 31, Dec. 31, Dee. 31, Deo. 31,' 1877. 187S. 1879. 1880. 1881. Number of Members. Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Deo. 31, Deo. 31, Dec. 31, 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. Amount of Benefit Fund. Manohesteb Unity Independent Obdee of Odd Fellows. Auckland District— Good Intent Lodge Parnell „ Charles Bruce „ Waikato „ Alexandra „ Duke of Cambridge „ Gisborne „ Ho wick „ Whangarei „ 31 22 16 15 15 14 7 5 0 200 68 87 218 4 25 * * 226 75 80 208 7 15 85 26 247 103 75 179 4 25 75 26 248 96 73 167 4 28 41 39 251 91 67 161 3 17 32 47 32 £ 1,376 704 943 1,600 46 202 * £ 1,451 804 1,130 1,807 45 234 488 74 £ 1,650 928 1,258 1,984 48 261 528 101 £ fl,559 1,067 1,310 2,210 52 323 558 140 £ 1,713 1,226 1,451 2,517 58 309 597 211 52 * Total of District [602] 722 734 696 701 [4,871] 6,033 6,758 7,219 $8,137 New Plymouth District — Egmont Lodge Excelsior „ 24 16 148 146 146 42 143: 461 148 53 804 886 [733] [886] 994 795 1,071 829 1,201 947 Total of District [148] [146] 188 189! 201 [804] 1,789 1,900 2,148 Wellington District — Britannia Lodge Antipodean „ Rose of the Valley „ 38 34 32 267 159 186 292 192 190 355 214 198 284 174 192 207 164 171 2,262 2,453 1,811 2,422 2,430 1,902 2,421 , 2,462 1,978 3,338 5,773 2,022 7,284 5,770 2,102 Total of District 612 674 767 650 542 6,526 6,754 6,861 11,133 15,157 Marlborough District — Marlborough Lodge Renwick „ 21 14 120 41 128 39 132 40 121 40 113 41 1,656 259 1,861 288 2,094 300 2,189 378 2,353 452 Total of District 2,567 2,805 161 167 172 161 154 1,915 2,149 2,394 Nelson District — Nelson Lodge Travellers' Rest „ Howard „ 37 34 34 236 73 163 237 77 164 226 77 184 221 72 198 212 76 200 2,269 586 2,890 2,484 654 3,079 2,591 701 3,234 2,558 794 3,416 2,543 797 3,527 Total of District 472 478 487 491 488 5,745 6,217 6,526 6,768 6,867 North Westland District — Westport Lodge ... Charleston „ Reef ton „ 14 14 9 81 88 # 78 84 [132] 68 70 # 62 63 107 59 58 100 850 1,076 # 957 1,212 * 1,043 1,354 [739] 1,216 1,480 878 1,275 1,638 1,066 Total of District [169] [162] [138] 232 217 [1,926] [2,169], [2,397] 3,574 3,981 Sokitika District — Hokitika Lodge ... Ross „ Waimea „ ... ... Greymouth „ ,., ... Albert „ 15 14 14 14 11 168 75 44 141 45 164 65 45 117 74 163 53 45 102 83 158 50 63 94 76 152 44 60 86 66 2,429 1,393 1,016 1,827 171 2,556 1,434 1,048 1,900 292 2,738 1,466 1,117 1,970 404 2,868 1,528 1,177 2,049 464 3,078 1,611 1,197 2,232 497 Total of District 473 465 446 441 408 6,836 7,230 7,695 8,086 8,616 Ashley District — Rangiora Lodge Nil Despcrandum „ Leithfield ,, Cust „ Woodend „ Oxford „ Ohoka ,j Amberley „ Sef ton j, Waikari „ 21 13 8 8 7 5 5 5 3 1 118 57 # * 125 52 * 34 28 49 29 31 25 131 50 * 25 19 43 31 32 35 124 50 15 24 17 28 34 51 31 13 130 51 19 22 19 28 36 57 28 30 1,303 483 * * 1,540 534 * 234 168 183 73 105 36 1,635 573 [255] 267 209 228 97 142 72 1,821 652 295 222 204 169 116 170 68 2,045 730 317 262 221 198 161 213 31 34 # Total of District [175] [373] [366] 387 420 [1,786] [2,873] [3,223] 3,717 4,217 North Canterbury District — City of Christchurch Lodge ... Kaiapoi „ Volunteer „ ... 28 23 15 349 85 # 365 83 63 370 71 63 387 80 66 356 91 83 2,845 1,019 # 4,431 881 1,008 4,861 948 1,074 §3,976 935 1,165 4,698 957 1,211 * Information not supplied. f For some time past this fund '. of very doubtful value. J The totals in this column inch figures, which show pounds only. § The Sick and Funeral Fund hi now shown to belong to the Managei las b ide t: een over-i he sum c estimated, if the shi , an invesl tilings am anent oi I pence I £200 having be ), and are therefo sen include! ire not neci d which no essarily exa iw appeal ict totals •s to be of the is bee lent ', in returni Fund. :d in forn ler years . at too h ligh a value, havii ng been ere idited with assets wl lich are