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1943 NEW ZEALAND

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADE-UNIONS SIXTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT BY THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1942

Printed to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, Section 9, and the Trade-unions Act, 1908, Section 16

The Registrar of Friendly Societies to the Hon. the Minister 1942 - 1 h ™? the tie an > 1 » 81 rc P" rt of this Office for "e?r°ei'ided 31rt December I have, &c., G. E. Bradley, Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.

REPORT

PART I.—FRIENDLY SOCIETIES Legislation Loans to Assured Members Section 7 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1942, amends the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, as follows - a , A r l This section shall be read together with and deemed part of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909 (m this section referred to as the principal Act). (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the principal Act, where the rules of a registered society or branch provide that a member who elects to cease contrLutinS for a sum payable at death or on survival to a specified date shall be entitled on such election to receive a cash payment, the society or branch may (if its rules so provide) make a loan o any member entitled to cease contributing as aforesaid of an amount not exceeding ninetv per centum of the cash payment to which the member would be entitled if he elected on the day the loan is granted so to cease contributing. " 1 3) T + h ® amount ° f * he lo an, or such part thereof as has not been repaid, together with any interest thereon which may then be owing, shall be a first charge on the sum payable ItbX""' d * h ' " if """ mem ' >or •>«*»'»~ Registrations There was registered during the year one new branch, as follows-1.0.0.F. • Pride of Esmont Th " re ™ al " one " olaW wSZThe following registrations were cancelled by request—l.O.O.F. : Esther Rehotnl, T nrl„ Q wi , Lodge, Rangatoto Lodge, and Lily of the Valley Rebekah Lodge. A 0 F • Court Robin Food m ' Baj. District). I O.R : Hope of the Bluff I'Lt (New Zealand V-tUey True Blue Lodge. 1.P.5,: Asbburton United Friendly Societie.' Amoci.tion, Mmerston