XXIV.-SUMMARY OF RETURNS. The following is a Summary of the Annual Returns received by the Central Office in 1881 for 1880 (or as respects Loan Societies for 1881, and Building Societies for 1881-2): For details as to the work of the Scotch and Irish branches of the office, the Chief Registrar refers as usual to the reports of the Assistant Registrars for Scotland and Ireland. 28, Abingdon-street, Westminster, 16 August 1882. (signed) J. M. Ludlow, Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies. * It has been found impossible as yet to add up the figures relating to these Returns. For the same reason no general totals are given. SCOTLAND. REPORT by the ASSISTANT REGISTRAR of FRIENDLY SOCITIES for Scotland to the CHIEF REGISTRAR of FRIENDLY SOCIETIES for the Year 1881. In terms of Section 10, Sub-section 8 (e) of the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, and Section 25 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1876, the Assistant Registrar for Scotland has the honour to submit the following Report for last year to the Chief Registrar: A considerable strain was put on the resources of the office during the year, chiefly in connection with the issue and receipt of the Quinquennial Returns of Sickness and Mortality and the Valuation Returns. The correspondence also very largely increased. The following is a tabular statement of the number of letters (excluding returns) issued and received for the five years ending 31st December 1881. The Registrar regrets to have to chronicle the retirement of Mr. Alexander Mackenzie, who had been for many years in the office. The extreme care and neatness which characterised Mr. Mackenzie's work are evident in every detail connected with the registry; he had served under four successive Registrars, and proved himself an efficient and attentive clerk. The convenience of the office was meterially increased by the grant of an additional room in the New Register House by Her Majesty's Board of Works. The increase in the business and the gradually accumulating number of rules, returns, and other papers made this step an absolute necessity, and it has contributed much to the smooth working of the business. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. During the year eight new Friendly Societies were registered : 1. Niddrie and Portobello Thistle Lodge of Free Gardeners. 2. Innerkip Society. 3. Airdrie First of August Friendly Society. 4. North of Scotland Railway Servants Sick and Death Benefit Society. 6. Pride of Fife Lodge of Free Gardeners, Seven. 7. Robert Burns Lodge of Free Gardeners Economic Friendly Society. 8. Glasgow and West of Scotland Commercial Friendly Society. Complete amendments of the rules of 6, and partial amendments of the rules of 18, Friendly Societies were registered. Nine societies were dissolved by instrument of dissolution under Section 25 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, viz.: 1. Newburgh Friendly Benefit Society (No. 7, Fifeshire); instituted 1807; certified 19th October 1831. Number of members, 39; assets, 378 l. 9 s. 3 d.; divided. 2. Grand Lodge Royal St. registered 24th February 1869. ties, 4 l. 6 s. 6 d. ; divided. Crispin Benefit Society (No. 242, Edinburghshire); 3. Trades Friendly Society of Peterhead (No. 59, Aberdeenshire). This was a centenarian society, having been instituted in 1728, and registered 4th December 1863. Number of members, 18; assets, 1,834 l. 13 s.; liabilities, 823 l. 15 s. 2 d. The balance for distribution was thus 1,010 l. 17 s. 10 d., and from this sum each member received, in the first place, repayment of all his contributions, and the balance, amounting to 783 l. 1 s. 5 d., was then equally divided among the members. The claims of 11 widows of members, and of nine members over 60 years of age (with the wives of eight of them), were duly satisfied by the purchase of annuities. 4. Cumnock Centenary Friendly Society (No. 12, Ayrshire); certified 22nd January 1840. Number of members 46; assets 77 l.; apportioned by giving 17. to every member not on the sick roll, the balance being divided equally among seven members then receiving aliment. 5. Braidwood Friendly Society (No. 469, 6th February 1877; number of members 20. Lanarkshire); instituted 1849; registered 6. Steam Towing Provident Society (No. 88, Renfrewshire); registered 23rd January 1873; number of members 29. Assets 84 l. 19 s., divided, after paying two members in receipt of sick aliment 10 7. each. " 7. Caledonian Friendly Lodge of Oddfellows Benefit Society, Newburgh (No. 35, Fifeshire); instituted 1856; registered 16th January 1860. Number of members 32; Assets 176 l., divided. 8. Humane Society of Kilmarnock (No. 26, Ayshire), certified 9th February 1835. Number of members 45; assets 234 l., equally divided. 9. Scottish Permanent Friendly Society No. I. (No. 393, Lanarkshire); instituted 1861; registered 4th May 1871. Number of members 70; assets 397. 19 s.; liabilities 39 l. 6 s. The following may be classed as irregular dissolutions : 1. Philanthropic Friendly Society of Mauchline (No. 1, Ayr); registered 31st January 1831. No copy rules. No returns. "Society broken up some years ago." 2. Buchan Lodge of Free Hammermen (No. 30, Aberdeen); registered 2nd July 1833. No copy rules. No returns. 3. Friendly Insurance Society of Aberdeen (No. 50, Aberdeen); registered 19th October 1847. No copy rules. No Returns. "No such society now in existence." 4. United Sick Benefit Society of Journeymen Fleshers (No. 211, Edinburgh); registered 28th April 1863. No returns. "Not to be found." 5. Hope Park End Friendly Yearly Society (No. 231, Edinburgh); registered 21st December 1866. No returns. "Not to be found." 6. Forth Iron Works Friendly 1858. No returns since 1876. Society, No. 2. (No. 33, Fife); registered 10th August "Not known." 7. Forth Iron Works Friendly Society, No. 3. (No. 34, Fife); registered 30th March No rules. No returns. 1859. 8. Pine Apple Lodge of Free Gardeners, F.s. (No. 49, Forfar); registered 23rd August 1866. No rules. No returns. "Gone, no address." 9. Strathaven Kilwinning St. John's Lodge, F.S (No. 11, Lanark); registered 22nd September 1830. No rules. No returns. "This Lodge is now dissolved.' 10. Airdrie St. Patricks Catholic Friendly Society (No. 162, Lanark); registered 13th November 1839. No returns. Sent back through Post Office, marked "no such society in Airdrie." 11. Glasgow Painters Mutual Improved Friendly Society (No. 278, Lanark); registered 7th December 1859. No returns. "Gone, no address." 12. Glasgow Thistle Relief Permanent Yearly Society (No. 298, Lanark); registered 9th June 1862. No returns. "Not found." "Gone, no address." 13. Partick Central Yearly Permanent Friendly Society (No. 355, Lanark); registered 14th February 1868. No returns. Society extinct. Not found. 14. Colonel Shaw Division, No. 248 United Order of Sons of Temperance (No. 375, Lanark); 25th June 1869. No returns. "Gone, no address." 15. Liverpool Victoria Legal Friendly registered 16 January 1871. No returns. 16 United Temperance Brotherhood Lanark); registered 2nd December 1871. Society, Second Branch (No. 390, Lanark); Friendly Society, Court No. 1 (No. 404 17. Glasgow Roval St. Crispin Lodge, No. 9, Friendly Society (No. 445, Lanark); registered 14th October 1874. No returns. Gone, no address." 66 18. Glasgow Hebrew Sick and Confined Mourners Society (No 475, Lanark). No returns. "Gone, no address." 19. Caledonian Union Lodge of Free Gardeners, Carpar Angus (No. 6, Perth); registered 26th June 1832. No rules. No returns. 20. Renfrewshire Bleachers Friendly Society (No. 38 Renfrew); registered 26th March 1841. No Rules. No returns. Three societies established in England recorded their rules in Scotland under Section 11 (6) of the Friendly Societies Act, 1875; seven societies whose rules were already recorded, recorded amendments of their rules; whilst the rules of the Bebington District of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds (Ashton Unity) were recorded through the medium of the Central Office under Section 10 (8 c.), with the view of a branch of the district being registered in Scotland. Forty-four new branches of orders were registered, and twenty-three "societies were converted into "branches." Five previously registered branches registered complete amendments of rules; while 62 registered partial amendments. One specially authorised society registered an amendment of rules. The following is a list of the branches registered during the year, arranged under the different Orders to which they belong: 16. Court Clear Winding Devon, Alloa 17. Court Lord Clyde, Glasgow District. and Vale of Devon District. 18. Glenalbyn, Greenock District. |