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APPENDIX I. Averages, &c., deduced from the Statistics of New Zealand Friendly Societies for the Years 1896-1906.

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Years. Description. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 190S. 1906. Mortality of members (rate per 1,000 members at risk) .. .. 6-89 > 5-82 7-24 . ' wives „ .. .. .. 3-32 ! 3-23 3-46 Sick members, percentage of „ .. .. .. 17'90 : 19-20 20-22 Sickness (weeks), average per member „ .. .. .. 1-36 1-40 1-43 sick .. .. .. .. 7-61 7-36 7-06 „ death of member .. .. .. 197-83 240-67 197-08 Contribution to Sick and Funeral Fund, average per member (on mean £1-40 £1-41 £1-40 number) Sickness benefit, average per member (on mean number) .. .. 20s. Id. 20s. 9d. 22s. 3d. sick „ .. .. £5-61 £542 £5-50 Funeral benefits, average per member „ .. .. 3s. 7d. 3s. Id. 3s. 8d. Contribution* to Medical and Management Fund, average per member.. £1-38 £1-39 £137 Medical expenses, average per member .. .. .. .. 18s. lid. 18s. lid. 18s. 9d. Management expenses,! average per member .. .. .. 9s. lOd. 9s. lOd. 9s 6d. 7-57 3-93 20-26 1-44 7-10 189-93 £1-42 7-00 3-42 19-18 1-44 7-52 20591 £1-39 7-20 7-88 3-94 3-61 21-40 20-47 1-57 1-58 7-35 7-67 218-40 199-92 £1-44 £1-45 8-49 7-93 3-79 3-54 20-03 20-55 1-56 1-53 7-63 7-45 183-64 19317 £1-45 £1-46 21s. 4d. 21s. £5-47 £5-40 5s. Id. 4s. 4d. £1-37 £1-38 19s. 18s. 9d. 9s. lid. 9s. lid. : 7-53 7-08 3-73 3-30 17-38 18-84 1-45 1-52 8-34 8-06 192-54 214-30 £1-46 £148 21s. 3d. £5-24 4s. 5d. £1-40 18s. lOd. 9s. 6d. 20s. lid. £5-45 3s. 8d. £1-39 18s. 9d. 9s. 6d. 21s. 9d. 22s. £5-35 £5-68 3s. 9d. 4s. 3d. £1-38 £1-46 18s. 9d. 18s. 8d. 9s. lOd. 12s. Id. 19s. 5d. 20s. 3d. £5-96 £5-72 4s. 2d. 3s. 8d. £1-39 £147 13s. lOd. 18s. 9d. : 9s. 9d. 10s. 3d. Ratio to total sickness (per cent.) of— 1. Sickness experienced during first six months .. .. .. 58-99 6016 61-20 2. „ during second six months .. .. 791 6-61 7-33 3. „ after twelve months .. .. .. 33-10 33-23 31-47 60-07 7-71 32-22 57-65 8-79 33-56 59-08 59-50 7-42 8-40 33-50 32-10 59-14 57-95 8-32 7-62 32-54 34-43 54-96 55-51 8-14 7-84 36-90 36-65 Ratio to total assets (per cent.) of— 1. Investments at interest .. .. .. .. .. 74-49 75-45 76-49 2. Value of land and buildings .. .. .. .. .. 19-48 18-45 17-65 3. Cash not bearing interest .. .. .. .. .. 407 4-16 393 4. Value of goods, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-72 1-67 I 1-66 5. Other assets .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-24 0-27 \ 0-27 77-57 16-74 3-91 1-54 0-24 77-98 15-87 4-29 1-47 0-39 77-95 78-68 16-15 15-27 3-98 3-89 1-42 1-26 0-50 0-90 78-94 78-89 14-80 14-17 4-17 4-58 1-18 1-20 0-91 116 80-29 ■ 80-53 13-66 13-48 3-90 400 1-16 112 0-99 0-87 * Inclusive of levies and entrance and clearance fees. t I.e., manaj lenient ex] .en; if lodj les, and levies of the Manaj ;ement Fi if central bodies.