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TABLE II.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1923.

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Number of Members. Sickness experienced. Name of Society and Branch. Admitted by a a a Clear■S'S g ance a and it. -g Amalgaa 5 -£ mation. Total. Death. ] Left by Clearance. Left by At Begin- At End Total. ning of of Arrears, Year. Year. &c. Sick during Year. Total. First Six Months. Deaths i of RegisSecond After Twelve wi ™. Six Months. Months. «™». Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows — New Zealand Branch — Central Body. Auckland District.. .. 725 37 762 Hawke's Bav „ .. 295 2 297 Taranaki „ .. i 60 .. 60 Wanganui ,, . . .. 107 4 111 Wellington „ •• ■■ 280 5. 285 Marlborough „ .. 11 1 12 Nelson „ .. 45 .. 45 Motueka „ .. 1 .. 1 United Westland „ .. 58 .. 58 Ashley „ .. 91 1 92 North Canterbury ,, .. .. 147 8 155 Ashburton „ .. 108 .. 108 33 18 10 10 21 10 6 7 5 25 5 44 4 4 3 1 1 4 5 282 66 54 58 86 7 15 88 16 63 24 359 88 64 72 110 1 18 21 95 22 92 34 4,283 1,672 1,089 934 2,432 165 826 378 582 1,031 2,177 697 4,686 1,881 1,085 973 2.607 176 853 358 545 1,101 2.240 771 993 386 170 179 454 46 203 95 149 205 505 130 Weeks. 9,818 3,768 2,289 1,733 4,831 436 3,378 1,464 1,818 2,509 5,738 1,108 Weeks. 5,243 2,028 1.085 979 1.876 252 886 479 823 1.099 2,299 635 Weeks. 632 284 156 193 391 18 298 99 77 264 455 110 Weeks. 3,943 1,456 1,048 561 2,564 166 2,194 886 918 1,146 2,984 363 25 8 2 7 13 3 1 3 3 14 2 1 L_ - i Total, New Zealand Branch 1,928 58 1,986 j Districts separately registered — Lvttelton District ..38 1 39 South Canterbury „ .. .. 34 4 38 Otago „ .. 307 34 341 Southland „ ,. 92 1 93 39 38 341 93 151 6 4 61 9 6 4 61 9 151 66 41 7 41 7 66 759 16 22 214 81 16 22 214 81 759 i I 976 22 26 316 97 976 22 26 316 97 16,266 591 643 5,306 1.700 16,266 591 643 5,306 1.700 ] ■ 17,276 | ! 608 655 5.331 1,696 17,276 608 655 5.331 1,696 3,515 ! 3,515 j 167 119 987 ' 340 167 119 987 ' 340 38,890 j 1,675 1,601 11,566 3,646 1,675 1,601 11,566 3,646 38,890 17,684 777 637 4,578 1,834 777 637 4,578 1,834 17,684 2,977 104 144 817 263 104 144 817 263 2,977 18,229 794 820 6,171 1,549 794 820 6,171 1,549 18,229 2 2 21 9 83 2 2 21 9 S3 Total separately registered 471 40 511 471 40 511 80 80 48 48 | 333 333 461 461 8,240 8,240 8,290 I 8,290 I : 1,613 1,613 18,488 18,488 7,826 | 7,S26 1,328 1,328 9,334 9,334 | 34 34 Total of Order .. ..2,399 98 2,497 98 2,497 231 231 114 1 114 1, 92 1, 92 1 1,437 1,437 I 24,506 25,566 24,506 I 25,566 ! 5,128 5,128 57,378 '' 57,378 i 25,510 25.510 4,305 4,305 | 27,563 27,563 117 117 Independent Order of Oddfellow's 2,044 212 2,256 of New Zealand 2,256 39 39 235 235 923 923 1 1,197 1,197 9,713 9,713 10,772 10,772 1,717 1,717 11,497 11,497 8,173 8,173 884 884 I I 2,440 2,440 23 23 ■ — National Independent Order or Oddfellows — Auckland Provincial District .. 12 .. 12 3 14 17 357 i i 352 i 73 446 1400 j 46 2 14 ___ ! 400 12 17 357 352 73 446 46 2 British United Order of Oddfellows — Aorangi Lodge .. .. .. 5 .. 5 ; — 1 4 5 5 115 115 1 115 ; 115 24 24 216 216 86 86 130 5 4 130 Ancient Order of Foresters — Auckland District .. .. 220 38 258 Hawke's Bav „ .. 67 9 76 Taranaki „ .. .. 131 2 133 Wellington „ .. 214 2 216 Nelson „ .. .. 32 1 33 Canterbury United ., .. 188 5 193 I 29 10 11 43 9 10 41 9 1 8 5 8 41 9 1 8 5 8 222 43 66 158 28 48 222 43 66 158 28 48 292 62 78 209 42 66 292 62 78 209 42 66 2,546 967 1,554 3,897 808 1,352 2,546 2,512 967 981 1,554 1.609 3,897 3,904 808 799 1,352 1,479 2,512 981 1.609 3,904 799 1,479 494 204 278 745 193 302 494 204 278 745 193 302 4,760 2,885 3,104 9,070 2,672 3,461 4,760 2,885 3,104 9,070 2,672 3,461 2,563 1,125 1.584 | 3,582 1,016 1,320 2,563 1,125 1.584 | 3,582 1,016 1,320 448 250 328 749 190 182 448 250 328 749 190 182 1,749 1,510 1,192 4,739 1,466 1,959 1,749 1,510 1,192 4,739 1,466 1,959 5 3 5 19 5 12 5 3 5 19 5 12