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TABLE I.-Number of Benefit Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds, as at the 31st December, 1931, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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I i <H tfip , o * i j Surplus . pi fl „ 0 dick and Management or Deficiency Name of Society and Branch. Establishment r 1 Total Worth. Funeral Fund, and . per Member in ment. „ j g g g .gg including other Funds, Benefit Funds B 5 0 bQ Surplus. Goods, &c. at Last H Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ N.Z. Branch, Central Body .. Wellington 1902 .. 154,344 153,954 390 + l-33f Auckland District— ~ Central Body .. Auckland 163,243 154,797 8,446 Good Intent Lodge .. „ .. 1850 726 8,390 5,253 3 137 T f " " » 1859 263 3,765 935 2^830 Thames „ •. Thames .. 1866 436 495 .. 495 Duke of Cambridge „ .. Cambridge . . 1867 153 637 196 441 Gisborne „ .. Gisborne .. 1874 379 5,438 3 915 1 523 Howick _ „ Howick .. 1876 116 171 23 'l48 Whangarei „ .. Whangarei .. 1881 114 1,658 1 558 100 Franklin „ .. Otahuhu .. 1881 298 303 98 205 Warkworth Pioneer „ .. Warkworth.. 1884 99 386 .. 386 Hauraki „ .. Coromandel 1895 79 950 564 386 Hokianga „ .. Hokianga .. 1896 65 323 923 Karangahake „ .. Karangahake 1897 48 68 " rs Waihi „ .. Waihi .. 1897 128 195 "40 155 J ubll ® e " • • Paeroa .. 1897 133 300 209 91 Manukau „ .. Onehunga .. 1898 155 1,038 606 432 Kotorua „ .. Rotorua .. 1898 144 703 366 337 Waitekauri and Golden Cross Waikino .. 1899 146 188 188 Lodge Waipu Lodge .. Waipu .. 1900 64 145 78 157 Hot Springs „ .. Te Aroha .. 1900 153 241 7 234 Te Awamutu „ Te Awamutu 1903 227 713 ., 710 Hamilton „ .. Hamilton .. 1903 309 571 "59 512 Hikurangi „ .. Hikurangi .. 1904 63 211 23 188 Hand of Friendship „ .. Huntly .. 1906 197 135 83 52 Pukekohe „ .. Pukekohe .. 1907 177 221 1 220 Matamata „ .. Matamata .. 1907 135 234 .. 934 TeKuiti „ .. Te Kuiti .. 1907 132 285 "90 195 Ngaruawahia „ .. Ngaruawahia 1908 108 165 18 147 Mamaku „ .. Mamaku .. 1908 36 73 73 Morrinsville „ .. Morrinsville 1908 125 343 139 204 Dominion „ .. Mount Eden 1909 171 294 184 110 Hearts of Oak „ .. Taumarunui 1909 91 114 32 82 Selwyn „ .. Putaruru .. 1911 72 45 45 " Ponsonby „ .. Ponsonby .. 1911 213 366 "75 291 Waitoa „ .. Waitoa .. 1912 90 71 22 49 Remuera „ .. Remuera .. 1912 206 348 57 291 Calliope „ .. Devonport .. 1912 95 227 48 179 Drary „ .. Drury .. 1921 55 117 49 68 Manurewa „ .. Manurewa .. 1921 114 163 l^o Tuakau „ .. Tuakau .. 1922 194 387 '*83 304 Papakura „ .. Papakura .. 1922 67 197 39 igg Pupuke „ ... Takapuna .. 1922 93 76 18 58 Tauranga „ .. Tauranga .. 1922 90 265 18 247 Birkenhead „ .. Birkenhead.. 1923 58 85 .. "«5 Lynn dale „ .. New Lynn .. 1924 71 42 "36 6 Richmond „ .. Grey Lynn 1924 68 142 57 85 Pokeno „ .. Pokeno .. 1924 55 41 2 39 Papatoetoe „ .. Papatoetoe 1924 131 105 26 79 Patetere „ .. Tirau .. 1924 35 95 35 60 Chevalier „ .. Pt. Chevalier 1924 67 166 66 100 Netherton „ .. Netherton .. 1925 64 95 .. nc St. Heliers „ .. St. Heliers Bay 1925 52 60 8 59 Maungatapere ,, .. Maungatapere 1926 63 72 16 56 Dargaville „ .. Dargaville .. 1926 32 36 31 5 Kereone „ .. Kereone .. 1926 42 88 33 55 Kerepeehi „ .. Kerepeehi .. 1927 61 104 19 85 Otorohanga „ .. Otorohanga 1928 64 104 .. 104 Ranfurly „ .. Epsom .. 1928 21 42 5 97 Mount Albert „ .. Mount Albert 1928 98 151 19 i o 2 Waiuku » • • Waiuku .. 1928 53 61 25 36 Ngatea „ .. Ngatea .. 1930 66 57 /57 Waitakaruru „ .. Waitakaruru 1930 29 65 "25 40 Avon „ .. Avondale .. 1930 20 30 .. 30 Total " '• •• •• 7,909 195,899 170,159 25,740 -f 0-82* Hamice's Bay District— ~ ~ Central Body .. .. Napier 2,713 2 713 * Napier Lodge .. „ .. 1856 765 27,664 25,554 2,'ll0 +4-66 r , '• Tf radale •• 1871 72 1,888 1,821 67 + 1-05 • Abbotsford „ .. Waipawa .. 1873 303 15.311 14,869 442 + 7-56 it " •' ° live •• 1876 27 1,611 1,590 21 +20-54 Hastings „ .. Hastings .. 1878 525 16,042 14,953 1,089 + 2-99 Tavistock „ .. Waipukurau 1879 154 g4,934 4,508 426 + 3-64 * Sick Fund only. f Society Funeral Fund only.