H.—s.

SCHEDULE VIII. Summary of Valuations received during the Year 1884.

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Name of Society and Branch. Where established. When established. Date of Valuation. Number of Members. Present Value of Benefits. Present Value of Contributions. Net Liability. Amount of Benefit Funds. Surplus. Deficiency. Annual Interest (average for five years) credited to Benefit Fund. Manchester Unity Independent Ordeh op Odd Fellows. New Plymouth District — Bgmont Lodge Excelsior ,, Waitara „ Union „ New Plymouth .. 1857 1865 1876 1881 December 31, 1882 148 63 38 17 £ 5,419 2,303 1,128 611 £ 2,630 1,198 776 367 £ 2,789 1,105 352 244 £ 1,423 1,032 195 50 £ £ 1,366 73 157 194 £ s. a. 8 9 8 7 1 10 3 17 3 Nil Waitara Hawera Total of District 4,971 4,490 266 9,461 2,700 1,790 . Hokitika District — Hokitika Lodge Ross „ Waimea „ .. Greymouth „ Albert „ Hokitika Ross Stafford Greymouth Kumara 1866 1867 1867 1867 1870 December 31, 1883 143 41 59 82 54 7,527 2,236 3,108 3,710 2,538 2,702 742 1,086 1,529 1,277 4,825 1,494 2,022 2,181 1,261 3,503 1,811 1,116 -2,369 653 317 1,322 906 4 9 ' 4 13 I 5 2 I 6 6 i 4 10 ll 188 608 Total of District 379 19,119 7,336 11,783 9,452 2,331 Ancient Order of Foresters. Court Southern Cross 9,260 December 31, 1882 200 4,007 5,253 3,870 1,383 0 14 i: Timaru 1865 Loyal United Friends' Benefit Society. Reliance Lodge Auckland 51 1879 December 81, 1882 2,035 1,088 947 138 809 Nil Independent Order op Rechabites. New Zealand District — Hope of Auckland Tent Star of Hauraki „ Eden „ Northern Star „ District Funeral Fund Auckland Thames Newmarket Aratapu 1863 1870 1874 1881 December 31, 1882 114 101 56 43 [314] 4,270 3,204 2,027 1,408 2,609 2,260 1,839 1,203 968 2,090 2,010 1,365 824 440 519 677 811 286 79 1,578 1,333 554 538 361 4 12 I 6 0 I 0 13 ' Nil 3 17 11 L059 Total of District8,360 5,158 3,431 1,727 314 13,518