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Namb or Society and Beanch. a, • til •si Deo. 31, Dee. 31, 1877. 1878. Number of Members. Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dee. 31, 1879. 1880. 1881. Dec. 31, Dee. 31, Deo. 31, Deo. 31, Dec. 31, 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. Amount of Benefit Fund. Majtchesteb Unity Independent Obdeb of Odd Fellows — contd. North Canterbury District —contd. Benevolent Lodge ... Perseverance „ Ashburton „ 15 9 S 91 85 # 95 99 # 84 107 * 87 104 53 87 127 71 £ 1,025 514 * £ 552 632 * £ 555 721 # £ 689 823 330 £ 768 887 451 Total of District [610] [705]' [695] 777 815 [5,403] [7,504] [8,159] 7,918 8,974 Lyttelton District — City of Norwich Lodge ... Good Intent ,, ... Timaru „ . Hand of. Friendship „ 31 22 16 6 198 71 * 177 83 89 21 183 90 101 23 208 62 95 22 215 60 111 27 1,839 1,308 # 2,301 1,482 785 100 2,439 1,402 869 138 2,788 1,407 1,009 161 3,196 1,481 1,078 204 Total of District [269] 370 397 387 413 [3,147] 4,668 4,848 5,365! 5,959 Otago District — Hand and Heart Lodge . Dunedin „ Dalton „ Prince of Wales „ Albion „ Oamaru „ Tuapeka Pioneer „ Waitahuna . „ Prince Alfred „ Waipori „ Bluespur „ Naseby „ Alexandra ,, Roxburgh „ Tapanui ,, Lake Wakatipu „ PalmerstOn ,, Cromwell „ Mount Wendon ,, Band of Friendship „ Outram ,, ... ' Mosgiel „ 33 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 6 2 281 152 53 82 113 63 89 54 # 34 59 93 28 46 # 287 181 48 84 118 64 82 56 47 38 61 92 29 44 49 40 19 55 71 13 91 298 194 50 76 111 71 80 65 50 34 70 90 27 53 51 37 19 56 69 13 88 23 292 186 49 72 101 81 78 60 55 26 62 82 25 52 46 38 19 - 52 64 13 72 40 298 174 53 70 84 73 79 59 55 27 62 74 21 55 40 43 19 49 63 12 53 54 5,326 2,729 443 661 572 934 647 734 # 373 355 1,303 281 402 # 5,834 3,009 546 827 659 992 .. 715 .. 835 718 413 411 1,439 314 417 261 548 197 452 645 256 345 6,466 3,316 580 956 791 1,096 764 895 774 466 483 1,603 346 461 311 608 228 533 740 281 408 33 7,234 3,726 642 1,150 927 1,243 860 946 853 517 506 1,669 383 429 339 692 265 649 833 308 414 105 7,810 4,063 731 1,259 1,032 1,407 945 1,030 966 585 585 1,747 435 543 287 804 290 773 920 327 437 201 46 # 554 * 55 70 12 402 549 230 # Total of District [1,330] 1,569 1,625 1,565 1,517 [16,495] 19,833 22,139 24,690 27,189 Invercargill District — Shamrock, Rose, and ThiBtle Lodge ... St. George Lodge ... 21 13 219 150 221 167 219 186 1941 184 194 178 2,973 1,246 3,155 1,484 3,443 1,704 4,199 1,986 4,430 2,198 6,628 Total of District 369 388 405 378 372 4,219 4,639 5,147 6,185 89,122 100,685 Total of Order [5,390] [6,219]; [6,420] 6,354 6,248 [59,673] [70,955] [77,936] Independent Oedee of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Neto Zealand —■ Pioneer Lodge Leith „ Alfred „ Star of Canterbury „ Alexandrovna „ Unity „ Winchester ,, Southern Cross „ Pioneer of Southland „ Star of Auckland „ 19 19 13 12 7 6 6 4 3 3 # 77 * 99 90 40 48 [71] 41 12 49 91 69 43 35 [45] 36 12 58 70 # 88 67 51 32 37 29 6 73 72 75 85 67 57 32 40 21 9 82 61 79 # 614 m # . 538 728 . 144 393 # . 573 852 197 398 * 684 922 249 404 288 9 54 238 170 53 689 969 273 413 327 31 66 361 164 113 * * * * # 21 122 59 140 110 90 # Total of Order [77] [379] [414] 530 533 [614] [2,005]! [2,360] 3,071 3,410 National Independent Oedeb oe Odd Fellows. Auckland Provincial District —■ Auckland Pioneer Lodge United Brothers „ * 3 2 * 163 89 150 83] 174 97 445 75 496 165 619 203 Total of Order # 252 233 271 * 520 661 823 MATAncient Oedee of Foeestees. Auckland District— Court City of Auckland „ Pride of Parnell 18 16 275 239 293 224 2761 165! 284 147 2,031 1,528 2,420 1,754 2,712 1,996 3,108 2,129 3,399 2,430 303 192 Total of District 514 517 495 441 431 3,559 4,174 4,708 5,237 5,830 * Inf oi tation not aupp ted.