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TABLE VII—continued.

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF TERMS USED IN REPORT. A.O.F. .. .. • • • • Ancient Order of Foresters. .. • • • • • • Ancient Order of Shepherds. 8JJ.0.0.F. .. ■• •• British United Order of Oddfellows. G Jj!o'oj\ • • ■ • Grand United Order of Oddfellows. H.A.C.B.S. .. • • • • Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. U.S. .. .. .. .. Isolated Friendly Society. LO.G.T. . '. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ International Order of Good Templars. 1.0.0J\ .. • ■ • • • • Independent Order of Odd Fellows. JOB ~. .. .. .. Independent Order of Rechabites. M.U.1.0.0 J\ - • • • Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. N.1.0.0.F. . • • • • • National Independent Order of Oddfellows. OS T .. • • • • • • Order of Sons of Temperance. P.A.F.S.A. •. • - • • Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. S.A.S. . . ■ • • • • • Specially authorized society. s'd.T. .. • ■ • • Sons and Daughters of Temperance. U.A.O.D. .. • • ' • • • ■ United Ancient Order of Druids. W.M.C. .. • • • • • • Working-men's Club.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAflB Report by the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the Year ended 31st December, 1930 .. 1 Summary of Valuations completed during the Year 1930 .. .. ■■ • • • • "a Xable I. Membership and Funds of Friendly Societies and Branches as at 31st December, 1930 .. 8 Table ll.—Numerical Progress, Mortality, and Sickness for the Year 1930 .. . • • • • • 23 Table lll.—Sick and Funeral Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1930 .. .. • • 25 Table IV.—Medical and Management Funds : Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1930 .. . . 26 Table V.—Disposition of Funds as at 31st December, 1930 .. .. • • • • " tl Table Vl.—lnvestments at Interest as at 31st December, 1930 .. .. ■ • • ■ .. 28 Table Vll.—Membership and Funds as at 31st December, 1930— Isolated Friendly Societies .. .. • • • • • • • • " oq Juvenile Friendly Societies .. .. • • • • • • • • "in Working-men's Clubs .. . - • • • • • • • • • • qo Specially Authorized Societies .. . • • • • • • ■ .• • "on Explanatory Note of Terms used in Report .. .. • • • • • • • • ..SO

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at ~u « Amount of Y Number of p unas as a t Register Name 0 , Soc i e ty. Place of Establishment. establlshed . Members at the 31st De . Number. End of Year. cember! 1930 Working-men's Clubs. £ 151 Wellington Working - men's Club and Literary Wellington .. 1877 1,830 21,482 Institute 309 Cosmopolitan Club Napier .. .. 1877 891 8,834 186 South Wairarapa Working-men's Club .. Greytown .. 1878J 42b /alfa 215 Auckland Working-men's Club and Mechanics' Auckland.. .. 18(9 l,0bb I9,yib 162 Christchurch Working - men's Club and Mutual Christchurch .. 1880 990 17,635 School of Arts 202 Club Garibaldi Wellington .. 1882 95 637 231 Kaiapoi Working-men's Club .. .. Kaiapoi .. .. 885 1,028 /,U5f> 271 Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts .. Ashburton .. 188b bSj *'j%i 238 Petone Working-men's Club and Literary Institute Petone .. .. 188b 944 1 *'°Yo 305 Oxford Working-men's Club .. .. East Oxford .. 1887 307 3,118 272 Blenheim Working-men's Club .. .. Blenheim.. .. 1888 533 b, 34/ 264 Richmond Working-men's Club and Mutual School Richmond, Christ- 1889 4b2 b,y4/ of Arts church 267 Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club .. Palmerston North .. 1899 985 10 '^1 318 North Island Brass Bands' Association of New Wellington .. 1902 32 170 32b South Island Bands' Association of New Zealand Christchurch .. 1908 28 80 397 Waipukurau Cosmopolitan Club .. .. Waipukurau .. 1930 54 55^ Total •• •• T. 128,710 Specially Authorized Societies. 223 Invercargill U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Invereargill .. 1.884 . 1^,886 229 Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club Sydenham .. 1885 1,904 l/ "'°™ 251 New Zealand Foresters'Guarantee Association .. Christchurch .. 188b .. ,;:>", * 242 Dunedin U.F.S. Dispensary .. •. ■• Dunedin .. .. 1887 9,325 ll r '*\l 248 Timaru U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1887 .. 5,418 257 Opotiki Gospel Temperance and Mutual Improve- Opotiki .. .. 1888 .. bt/ ment Society 241 New Zealand Friendly Societies'Mutual Fidelity Wellington .. 1887 .. b,]U/ Guarantee Association 275 Linwood Co-operative Money Club .. .. Christchurch .. 1889 289 H,« 27b Waimate Silver Band Waimate .. .. 1892 .. 734 283 Hawke's Bay U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Napier . .. 892 1,464 3,300 284 Christchurch and St. Albans Co-operative Money Christchurch .. 1892 1,57b y»,»ss 294 Wellington U.F.S. Dispensary .. .. Wellington .. 1894 5,658 7,001 332 Christchurch and New Brighton Co-operative Christchurch .. 1911 10U d,U40 Money Club „ „„ r 339 Hawke's Bay A.O.F. Small Savings Society .. Napier .. .. 1913 •■ z ' st>;) Total '•• •■ •■ 295 > 426