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SCHEDULE V.—Summary of Valuations made under the Friendly Societies Acts — continued.

Name of Society and Branch. Where and when Established. Date of Valuation. O to ft ® © >C<a a © ©^ ©^ © m a a ■3 -2 u o 3 © o a *> a aft, ■3 a a © a <a © ID'hOB ' "2 aJTg Cause to which Valuer attributes Surplus or Deficiency. a©gpq Steps (if any) taken in Consequence of Valuation, Name of Valuer. Hokitika District — Hokitika Lodge Boss Waimea „ Greymouth „ Goldsborough „ Albert „, Total of District £ 7,848 3,121 2,122 £ 3,208 1,291 899 4,640! 1,830 1,223 £ 2,650 1,469 1,057 & £ 1,990 361 166 £ s. d. 4 6 9 4 3 2 3 10 4 Hokitika, I860.. Boss, 1867.. Stafford, 1867.. Dec. 31,1878 164 65 45 Inadequate contributions .. .. .. I Inadequate contributions and misappropriation of funds Inadequate contributions Inadequate contributions and excessive sickness Inadequate contributions, bad investments, misappropriation of funds, and losses by fire Some .lodges increased con tributions to benefit funds for a while, but reverted to old scale on finding that .management funds were getting into debt G. Leslie. Greymouth, 1867.. Goldsborough, 1870 Kumara, 1871.. 114 33 74 5,363 1,495 2,965 2,287 670 1,612 3,076 825 1,353 1,921 38 321 1,155 787 1,032 5 9 11 3 13 10 1 12 ] . 495 22,914! 9,967 12,947 7,456 5,491 •• •• North Canterbury District — City of Christchurch Lodge.. Kaiapoi „ Volunteer ! 356 955 Increase in value of property and adequate contributions Bad investments and excessive sickness Adequate contributions, favourable sickness experience, and profit from secessions Ditto .. Losses on hall property Adequate contributions, favourable sickness experience, and profit from secessions Adequate contributions and profit from secessions .. Adequate contributions, favourable sickness experience, and profit from secessions Adequate contributions and favourable sickness experience Bad management, and extra reserve deemed necessary through smallness of number Ditto .. Bad management, misappropriation of funds, and extra reserve deemed necessary through smallness of number Ditto .. 1 Christchurch, 1854 Dec. 31,1881 15,267i 10,802 4,465 5,420 I Kaiapoi, 1858.. Sydenham, 1866.. 91 74 3,796 3,120 2,748 2,289 1,048 831 968 1,216 ~385 80 3 12 10 Benevolent Perseverance Ashburton „ Christchurch, 1866 Woolston, 1872.. Ashburton, 1873.. 87 127 71 i 3,479 4,971 2,548 2,825 3,960 2,372 654 1,011 176 1,420 897 423 766 '247 'il4 2 8 0 * " t6 5 3! Southbridge „ Doyleston „ Southbridge, 1873.. Doyleston, 1874.. 64 17 2,318 791 2,056 566 262 225 530 345 268 120 4 19 4 0 19 5 Efforts will be made in the District generally to invest the moneys of tho lodges more closely and to better advantage G. Leslie and P. Black. Star of Waltham , Sydenham, 1876.. ft 55 2,029 1,737 292 308 16 Phillipstown „ Linwood, 1879.. 58 2,145 1,918 227 154 73 Nil Leeston Pride of the Valley „ Leeston, 1880.. Heathcote Valley, 1880 31 1,231 788! 1,038 693 193 95 77 12 116 83 •• Papanui « Papanui, 1880.. - 18 649! 569 SO ■■ 60 Total of District , .. 1,071 43,132 33,573 9,559 11,7901 2,231 I " •■ Lyttelton District — City of Norwich Lodge .. Good Intent „ Timaru Heart of Friendship Lyttelton, 1850.. Akaroa, 1859.. Timaru, 1865.. Waimate, 1871.. Dec. 31,1880 . 208 63 95 39 9,315 3,427 3,614 2,087; 7,057 2,267 2,523! 1,483 2,258 1,160 l,09ll 604! ! 310 2,866j 1,407 1,117 690 160 608 247 26 86 I •■ I 150 }5 11 3 * 5 11 3 # Adequate contributions and good investments Adequate contributions, favourable sickness experience, and profit from secessions Favourable sickness experience and good investments Adequate contributions, favourable sickness experience, and profit from secessions Carelessness re investment of funds and extra reserve deemed necessary through smallness of number Ditto .. Misappropriation of benefit funds and extra reserve deemed necessary through smallness of number Carelessness re investment of funds and extra reserve deemed necessary through smallness of number Hand of Friendship Okains Bay, 1875.. 22 1,099 789 G. Leslie and P. Black. Hand and Heart „ Dawn of Hope „ Pigeon Bay, 1876.. Little Eiver,'1877.. 25 11 1,163 582 931 394 232 188 220 7 ■■ 12 181 1 12 0 Nil Hand in Hand „ Little Akaloa, 1878 13 620 376 244 33 211 , i Total of District 475 21,907; 15,820 6,087, 6,500 413 I " " I ! .' * Information incomplete. f Eeturns for three years only. J Approximate only.