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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness— continued.

Number of Members Sickness Experience. NAMK OF SoCIKTl! AND BRANCH. Admitted by g a ■§ Clear■~'S 2 ance sM§ ana .■g ■§ -g Amalga5 §■§ ! mation. Total. Left by Total. Arrears, &c. At Beginning of Year. At End of Year. Sick during Year. Total. First Six Months. Second Six Months. After Twelve Months. Deaths of Registered WiveB. Death. Clearance. Ancient Order of Shepherds — Total A.O.S. .. .. 12 12 2 5 7 95 100 23 Wks. ds. 332 2 Wks. ds. 128 2 Wks. ds. 39 0 Wks. ds. 165 0 United Ancient Order of Druids — Grand Lodge of the North Island .. 1,939 Grand Lodge of Canterbury .. .. 484 Grand Lodge of Otago and Southland .. 319 145 35 31 2,084 519 350 26 12 12 167 31 53 813 144 138 1,006 187 203 7,563 2,422 2,139 8,641 2,754 2,286 1,193 418 321 5,859 0 3,019 2 2,098 3 5,137 0 1,769 3 1,266 3 255 4 218 0 147 1 466 2 1,031 5 684 5 19 12 7 Total of Order .. ..2,712 12,124 211 2,953 50 251 1,095 1,396 13,681 1,932 10,976 5 8,173 0 620 5 2,183 0 38 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES — New Zealand District .. .. .. 37 New Zealand Central District .. .. 317 Star of Hope Tent 10 44 47 361 7 10 1 32 13 19 116 58 139 1 510 1,618 12 499 1,840 11 87 222 ■ 4 714 2 1,853 2 84 1 388 3 1,393 1 8 4 7 3 111 3 24 0 318 2 348 4 51 3 5 2 Total of Order .. .. 354 Sons and Daughters of Temperance — National Division of New Zealand .. 22 Divisions separately registered .. ..I 9 45 2,350 54 I 408 IS 135 198 I 2,140 313 2,651 5 1,790 2 143 0 I 718 3 ■22 9 4 2 1 20 9 31 11 416 204 407 202 70 31 757 5 365 0 .... . _„ . 39<J 3 137 3 186 2 20 3 220 5 158 1 1 Total of Order .. .. 31 " 31 35 42 620 101 1,122 5 585 5 158 0 379 0 Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society — New Zealand District .. .. .. 225 ' 12 858 2 237 29 146 184 1,311 1,364 233 2,080 0 1,042 3 179 1 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of j Australasia — Grand Council of New Zealand .. .. I 86 Railway Employees' Benefit Societies — Total R.E.B.S. Grand Total.. .. .. 7,700 3 : 89 10 43 56 882 915 182 1,651 1 894 1 116 3 640 3 4 "■ i 4 1 5 80 75 39 893 2 138 2 37 0 718 0 •■ 566 : 8,266 376 599 3,754 4,729 54,980 58,517 9,389 77,917 1 216 43,809 4 5,900 3 28,207 0 I