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IO O F In 1904 the percentage of members sick was 2055, the average sickness per member sick was 7-45 weeks, and the average sickness per member at risk 1 week 3 days 17 hours.

Deaths.

Sick and Funeral Funds. The contributions and entrance-fees paid to Sick and Funeral Funds in 1905 amounted to £72 461, "nfin 1906 to .£77,441; dividing these amount, by the mean number of members, the averages are £1 9s. 2d. and £1 9s. Bd. respectively, as against £1 9s. 4d. tor 1904, The interest and rent received by the lodges and central bodies amounted to £39,238 in 1905 and to £43,279 in 1906, equal to 15s. 10d. and 16s. 7d. respectively per member, as compared with 15S - Set— of sickness benefit paid was £48,260 in 1905 and £52 903 in j> £5 19s 13 and £5 14s 4d respectively per member sick, and averages of 19s. 5d and £1 os. JcL per memSr, as againt '£5 7s. lid. and £1 Is. respectively for 1904 Viewing the amounts paid Fn region to the weeks of sickness the average benefit per week is found to be 14s. 3d. in 1905 19S ' TheTverages for the five leading orders, and for all societies, are given in the following table for the year 1905: —

Investment of Funds. £4 13s. 5d.), as against £4 10s. sd. in 1904. Sal Bodies! also the Amount and

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Wives. Met ibers. Year. Number who died. Number per 1,000 Members at Risk. (mil fen Der per bers at i l, t l< 000 ,. t j- j Number per 1,000 lisk Number wh0 died - I Members at Risk. oers at. i' iv j j 1903 1904 1905 1906 354 347 351 348 8-49 793 7-53 7-08 158 379 155 354 174 3'73 162 330 l '

Income per a lember from Outgo per Member (or Sick-benefit per Member sick. .verage Sic' pay per Week. Gain per Member. Order. 'Contributions.! Interest. Sickness. Funerals. ! I MU.I.O.O.P. I.O.O.P. .. A.O.P. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.R. £ s. d. 1 12 0 1 10 8 1 7 4 17 2 16 1 £ s. d. 0 19 9 0 15 4 0 16 2 0 7 8 12 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 12 7 0 3 11 0 13 11 0 2 9 0 19 4 0 5 2 0 14 6 0 3 9 0 18 2 0 3 0 £ s. d. 6 14 6 5 3 2 5 12 10 4 17 6 6 13 £ s. d. 0 14 2 0 15 7 0 13 11 0 16 8 0 15 5 £ s. d. 18 6 19 7 0 18 4 0 17 8 0 8 0 All societies 0 19 5 0 4 2 5 19 1 0 14 3 12 0 19 2 0 15 10

Name of Society. Total Worth of Sick and Funeral Fund as on— January 1,1905. December 31,19C Amount of Interest. Average Bate per Cent. December 31,1905. M.U.I O.O.F. I.O.O.F. .. N.I.O.O.F. .. B.U.O.O.F. .. A.O.F. A.O.8. U.A.O.D. .. I.O.B. S.D.T. H.A.C.B.S. .. P.A.F.8.A. .. R.E.B.S. .. ■ • I £ 400,248 41,876 4,434 1,653 220,975 1,141 77,651 44,056 11,718 13,409 11,745 2,984 £ 427,375 45,653 4,576 1,772 232,991 1.146 85,698 44,861 12,052 14,354 13,031 3,022 £ 18,768 1,956 201 84 10,601 53 3,499 2,257 599 564 512 144 •za oqq £ 4-64 4-57 456 503 4-78 4-74 438 5-21 5-17 4-15 4-22 4-91 Total 831,889 831,889 QQA KOI QQA KOI 39,238 39,238 4-67