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APPENDIX V.— continued. VALUATION STATISTICS, ETC., FOR 1904.—TABLE B.

Experience during Quinquennium, Greater ( + ) or Less ( —) than or Equal to( = ) that of New Zealand Friendly Societies, 189d. Surplus (+) or Deficiency (-) per Member. Name of Society, or District and Branch. Number of Members. Average Age. Average Annual Contribution. <+>or(-j at Previous Valuation. Mortality. Sickness. M.U.I.O.O.P. Ashburton District — Asliburton Lodge .. Waterton South Rakaia Pioneer „ Tinwald M' thven Mavfield 157 59 48 58 34 35 17 36-02 31-59 37-75 32-09 37-18 25 72 24-18 s. d. 39 0 37 5 39 0 33 5 39 2 40 7 39 7 Per Cent. + 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 PerCent. + 30 - 12 - 30 + 26 - 36 Per Cent. + 38 - 4 - 12 + 51 - 19 + V 0 £ - 3-32 + 2-83 + 6-12 - 0-29 + 9-00 - 4-06 - 3-59 £ + 3-70 + 6-16 - 7-85 + 5-70 + 8-32 0 Total 408 33-74 38 2 - 36 + 7 + 19 + 0-06 P.A.P.S.A. Grand Council of New Zealand — Prince of Wales Lodge Excelsior , Wickliffe John Knox „ Alexandra „ Triumph Valley True Blue Star of Hastings „ Star of Oamaru , St. Alban'e 106 68 27 57 73 136 27 18 116 32 W 8 1 2 1 1 5038 35-88 50-45 40-84 42-83 39-65 40-26 36 61 38-41 29-41 30 10 32 0 30 10 33 0 31 3 32 3 31 4 32 6 31 0 31 4 + 25 - 59 0 - 22 + 13 - 34 + 50 0 0 + 15 - 12 + 4 - 15 + 41 + 8 - 35 - 5 + 5 + 18 + 1 - 21 - 75 - 18 - 68 -23-26 -13-67 -14-48 - 4-37 -15-30 -19-60 -17-12 - 8-33 -15-14 - 7-47 -17-67 -12-56 - 6-48 - 4-45 -12-23 -11-36 -11-96 - 7-33 -12-67 - 5-48 - 22 - 22 - 80 - 38 - 73 Total 660 4111 31 7 - 18 - 15 0 -15-79 M.U.I.O.O.F. Ashley District — Rangiora Lodge Nil Desperandum Ltiihfield Oust Woodend „ Oxford Ohoka Amberley Waikari Cheviot 356 94 71 76 63 70 75 73 52 23 35-83 35-60 33-80 33-97 33-92 37 87 35-89 35-49 29-58 22-26 33 3 34 1 32 3 32 0 33 2 35 1 32 3 32 8 35 3 34 0 - 55 - 45 0 + 9 + 165 - 3 - 60 + 69 - 34 + 195 + 30 - 36 - 37 + 2 + 85 + 95 + 48 - 39 + 50 - 33 + 15 - 21 - 18 + 15 + 75 + 59 + 59 - 29 + 24 - 26 - 1-89 + 5-35 + 5-17 - 8-72 - 3-48 -19-45 - 8-71 + 2-15 - 6 54 - 2-61 - 0-18 + 6-76 + 5-05 + 3-18 + 205 - 6-05 + 1-33 + 6-40 - 1-29 - 1-00 Total .. 953 34-43 33 4 00 + 21 + 16 - 3-09 Otago Railway Employees' Benefit Society 101 6005 39 0 - 29 + 13 -13-89 - 8-53