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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1918.

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Number of Members. Sickness experienced. Total. Left by tx .i, ClearDeath - t ance. i Total. Arrears, &c. I At Begin-! At End ning of ; of Tear. Year. . Admitted by Left by Sick during Year. Total. First Second After Twelve Six Months. Six Months. Months. Name of Society and Branch. I ga-g Clear.2 '3 cd ance diHd and Amalgams .2 mation. I -H CO Deaths of Registered Wives. Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows — New Zealand Branch — Central Body. Auckland District. Hawke's Bay „ New Plymouth „ Wanganui „ Wellington „ Marlborough ,, Nelson „ Motueka „ United Westland „ Ashley „ North Canterbury „ Ashburton „ 53 30 99 16 25 15 1 9 9 30 24 11 1 64 30 99 17 25 15 1 9 10 34 24 97 37 21 16 37 5 28 14 14 36 53 10 12 1 1 "l 89 17 20 33 44 3 6 16 20 9 35 12 198 55 42 49 81 9 34 30 35 40 89 29 3,113 1,297 1.035 818 2,050 159 831 461 491 993 2,049 507 2,979 1,272 1,092 786" 2,000 152 812 432 465 957 1,994 502 824 246 174 149 408 44 207 92 129 226 517 94 Weeks. 8,295 2,518 1,875 1,634 4.085 043 3,587 1,435 1,991 2,009 5,579 742 i Weeks. 4,626 1,625 1,006 739 2,195 357 1,229 445 618 1,251 2,700 484 Weeks. 987 236 134 210 428 98 442 107 64 264 592 47 Weeks. 2,682 657 735 685 1,462 188 1,916 883 1,309 1,094 2,281 211 25 5 5 19 1 2 3 3 8 13 5 "l 4 1 1 1 1 Total New Zealand Branch 313 17 330 374 , 19 304 697 13,810 13,443 3,110 34,993 17,281 3,609 14,103 93 Districts separately registered — Lyttelton District South Canterbury „ Otago „ Southland „ 21 12 81 39 "3 21 12 84 39 16 15 124 61 1 3 2 13 18 82 52 29 34 209 115 506 567 4,692 1,656 498 545 4,567 1,580 152 97 858 351 1,564 1,116 11,115 3,151 792 460 4,278 1,685 198 45 884 275 574 611 5,953 1,191 6 4 35 17 Total separately registered 153 O O 156 216 6 105 387 7,421 7,190 1,458 i 16,946 7,215 1,402 8,329 62 Total of Order 466 20 486 590 25 469 1,084 21,231 20,633 4,568 51,939 24,496 5,011 22,432 155 Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand 481 87 56S 189 80 303 572 6,557 6,553 1,406 9,126 6,625 627 1,874 34 National Independent Order of Odd Fellows — Auckland Provincial District 904 760 52 18 5 23 i 404 381 133 92 I 5 British United Order of Oddfellows — Aorangi Lodge 1 233 204 131 126 37 26 3 Ancient Order of Foresters — Auckland District Hawke's Bay „ Taranaki „ Wellington „ Nelson „ Canterbury United ,, 63 13 65 74 4 55 9 1 3 72 14 65 77 4 58 41 30 28 110 22 31 13 4 5 2 1 65 55 31 119 18 33 119 2,048 92 951 63 1,407 234 4,270 42 857 65 1,216 2,001 873 1,409 4,113 819 1.209 481 191 298 955 163 307 4,370 2,061 2,334 9,150 2,263 3,438 2,289 1,048 1,546 5,004 825 1.399 290 99 208 709 108 232 1,791 914 580 3,377 1,330 1,807 l i 14 8 15 32 5 15 3