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TABLE I. —Number of Benefit Members and Amounts of Benefit and other Funds as at the 31st December, 1937, of all Friendly Societies and Branches according to the Latest Statistics received.

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l "SS-St-: | Surplus o o3 • «-• 03 S anc * Management ! or Deficiency Nam* of Soriptv and Rranrh Place of c h Total Worth Funeral Fund, and I per Member in Name of Society and Jirancn. Establishment. g « 8 9a£ • worth. including other Funds, Benefit Funds 5 32" Surplus. Goods, Ac. at Last ™ Valuation. M.U.I.O.O.F. £ £ £ £ New Zealand, Central Body .. Wellington.. 1902 .. 175,917 173,591 2,326 + 1-33 f Auckland District — Central Body .. .. Auckland .. .. .. 167,670 156,545 11,125 Good Intent " Lodge .. „ .. 1850 721 8,985 5,736 3.249 Parnell „ „ .. 1859 288 3,943 729 3,214 Thames „ . . Thames .. 1866 351 469 . . 469 Duke of Cambridge „ .. Cambridge .. 1867 189 829 184 645 Gisborne ,, .. Gisborne .. 1874 455 5,747 3,828 1,919 Howick „ .. Howiek . . 1876 120 185 6 179 Whangarei ,, .. Whangarei .. 1881 156 2,165 1,815 350 Franklin „ . . Otahuhu .. 1881 295 224 34 190 Warkworth Pioneer „ .. Warkworth.. 1884 118 720 130 590 Hauraki ,, .. Coromandel 1895 79 909 570 339 Hokianga ,, .. Hokianga .. 1896 40 284 .. 284 Karangahake „ .. Karangahake 1897 42 63 .. 63 Waihi „ .. Waihi .. 1897 168 288 79 209 Jubilee ,, .. Paeroa .. 1897 141 368 302 66 Manukau „ .. Onehunga .. 1898 185 1,383 757 626 Rotorua „ .. Rotorua .. 1898 169 896 539 357 Waitekauri and Golden Cross Waikino .. 1899 123 116 . . 116 Lodge Waipu Lodge .. Waipu .. 1900 74 203 121 82 Hot Springs „ Te Aroha .. 1900 311 470 171 299 Te Awamutu ,, .. Te Awamutu 1903 282 1,316 642 674 Hamilton „ . . Hamilton .. 1903 443 98'9 144 845 Hikurangi ,, .. Hikurangi .. 1904 49 230 53 177 Hand of Friendship ,, . . Huntly .. 1906 167 141 .. 141 Pukekohe „ .. Pukekohe .. 1907 201 308 21 287 Matamata ,, .. Matamata .. 1907 161 482 17 465 Te Kuiti „ .. Te Kuiti .. 1907 243 601 41 560 Ngaruawahia „ .. Ngaruawahia 1908 143 189 .. 189 Mamaku ,, .. Mamaku . . 1908 47 46 11 35 Morrinsville ,, .. Morrinsville 1908 283 606 79 527 Dominion ,, .. Mount Eden 1909 178 246 92 154 Hearts of Oak „ .. Taumarunui 1909 147 300 18 282 Selwyn ,, .. Putaruru . . 1911 108 170 48 122 Ponsonby „ .. Ponsonby .. 1911 230 388 31 357 Waitoa ,, .. Waitoa .. 1912 108 362 83 279 Remuera ,, .. Remuera .. 1912 278 581 59 522 Calliope „ .. Devonport .. 1912 103 347 103 244 Drury „ .. Drury .. 1921 79 182 64 118 Manurewa „ .. Manurewa . . 1921 119 219 36 183 Tuakau ,, . . Tuakau .. 1922 163 593 110 483 Papakura ,, .. Papakura . . 1922 103 235 86 149 Pupuke „ .. Takapuna .. 1922 136 130 . . 130 Tauranga ,, .. Tauranga .. 1922 95 466 54 412 Birkenhead ,, .. Birkenhead.. 1923 74 147 43 104 Lynndale „ .. New Lynn .. 1924 92 60 16 44 Richmond ,, . . Grey Lynn 1924 106 179 27 152 Pokeno ,, .. Pokeno .. 1924 65 81 16 * 65 Papatoetoe „ . . Papatoetoe 1924 179 148 .. 148 Patetere „ . . Tirau .. 1924 43 102 .. 102 Chevalier ,, .. Pt. Chevalier 1924 57 137 57 80 Netherton „ .. Netherton . . 1925 79 67 2 65 St. Helier's „ .. St. Heller's 1925 57 70 20 50 Bay Maungatapere ,, .. Maungatapere 1926 96 123 . . 123 Dargaville ,, .. Dargaville .. 1926 27 42 21 21 Kereone „ .. Kereone .. 1926 49 118 5 113 Kerepeehi „ .. Kerepeehi .. 1927 45 119 50 69 Otorohanga „ .. Otorohanga 1928 86 165 44 121 Ranfurly ,, . . Epsom . . 1928 29 140 50 90 Mount Albert „ .. Mount Albert 1928 156 235 36 199 Waiuku „ .. Waiuku .. 1928 83 175 40 135 Ngatea „ .. Ngatea .. 1930 37 42 13 29 Waitakaruru . . Waitakarurii 1930 40 94 66 28 Avon ,, .. Avondale . . 1930 60 65 32 33 Waimauku ,, .. Waimauku 1931 35 87 . . 87 Katikati ,, .. Katikati .. 1932 27 74 33 41 Whakatane ,, .. Whakatane.. 1934 54 150 64 86 Kaitaia ,, .. Kaitaia .. 1934 66 187 24 163 Turua „ .. Turua .. 1935 52 77 26 51 Rangitaiki „ .. Edgecumbe 1935 76 186 57 129 Wellsford „ .. Wellsford .. 1936 48 80 19 61 Taneatua ,, .. Taneatua .. 1937 32 97 39 58 Taipuha „ .. Taipuha .. 1937 32 50 41 9 TePuke „ .. Te Puke .. 1937 38 61 19 42 Opotiki .. Opotiki .. 1937 33 42 18 24 Moerewa .. .. Moerewa . . 1937 21 23 12 11 Total .. .. .. .. 9,865 208,467 174,228 34,239 + 0-82* t Society Funeral Fund only. * Sick Fund only.