Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 879

at any meeting, and the manner of making, altering, or rescinding rules are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

6. The appointment and removal of a committee of management, by the name of , of a treasurer, secretary, and other officers, and of trustees, and their number, are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

7. The sending to the Registrar notice of every appointment of a new trustee, and of any change in the registered office of the society, within fourteen days are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

8. • The composition and powers of the central body, and the conditions under which a branch may secede from the society, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

9. The investment of the funds, the keeping of the accounts, and the audit of the same once a year at least are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

10. Annual returns to the Registrar of the income and expenditure, funds and effects, and number of members of the society are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

11. The inspection of the books of the society by every person having an interest in the funds of the society (except as in the said Act is mentioned) is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

12. The furnishing for the inspection of, or supplying gratuitously, any member or person interested, on demand, a copy of the last annual return or other authorised document, and the keeping a copy of the last annual balance-sheet, with a copy of the auditor’s report (if any), and of the last actuarial valuation always hung up at the registered office, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

13. The manner in which disputes between the society and any of its members, or any person claiming through a member, or under the rules, shall be settled is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

14. † Provision is made for meeting all claims upon the society existing at the time of division, before any such division takes place, in Rule No. [State number].

15. ‡ The keeping separate accounts of all moneys received or paid on account of every particular fund or benefit assured, for which a separate table of contributions payable shall have been adopted, and the keeping separate account of the expenses of management [§ and of medical and surgical attendance, including medicine and medical and surgical requisites], and of all contributions on account thereof, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

16. Annual returns to the Registrar of the sickness and mortality of the society are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

17. A valuation once at least in every five years of the assets and liabilities of the society, including the estimated risks and contributions, is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

18. || Provision for the voluntary dissolution of the society by the consent of not less than five-sixths in value of the members, and of every person for the time being entitled to any benefit from the funds of the society, unless his claim be first satisfied or adequately provided for, is made in Rule No. [State number].

19. The right of one-fifth of the total number of members [¶ or of 100 members if the society have 500 and not exceeding 10,000, or of 500 members if the society have more than 10,000] to apply to the Registrar for an investigation of the affairs of the society, or for winding up the same, is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

20. ** It being intended to assure to the members or some of them a certain annuity, the tables of contributions for such assurance are certified by , Esquire, an actuary qualified to give such certificate under section 9 of the above-mentioned Act.

21. If the society pays money on death, the right of a member to nominate and the production of certificates of death are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

With this application are sent—
(a.) A printed copy of the registered rules :
(b.) Two printed [or written] copies of the new rules proposed by way of complete amendment [†† together with the tables of contributions for annuities certified as aforesaid], each signed by the applicant and three members of the society :
(c.) A statutory declaration in Form No. 7, by an officer of the society that the amendment now substituted for registry has been duly made by the society, and that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the same is not contrary to the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act in that behalf.

……………, Secretary.

Registered office :
Date : day of , 19 .
[If the society intends to avail itself of section 50 (1) as to the holding of land, or section 55 as to loans to members, rules for those purposes must be made, and it should be stated in what rules this has been done.]

• If the society is not one with branches, this statement should be omitted.

† If the society does not divide its funds, this statement should be omitted.

‡ If the society is not a friendly society, this and the remaining numbered statements should be omitted ; or, if it be a specially authorised society, any of them which are not rendered applicable by the authority for registering the society should be omitted.

§ If the society does not grant a medical-attendance benefit, the words in brackets should be omitted.

|| If the society is not a friendly society, the words “three-fourths” to be substituted for the words “five-sixths in value.”

¶ If the number of members is limited to be less than 500 or less than 10,000, members, the bracketed words relating to both, or the latter, of such cases should be omitted.

** If this is not intended, this statement should be omitted.

†† If the society does not grant annuities, these words should be omitted.

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Form No. 10.—Reg. 6.

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NEW ZEALAND.

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“Friendly Societies Act, 1909.”

APPLICATION TO REGISTER A COMPLETE AMENDMENT OF BRANCH RULES.

Name of society :
Register No. :

To the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

APPLICATION to register a complete amendment of the rules of the is made by the person whose name is subscribed at the foot hereof.

1. The matters required to be set forth in branch rules are provided for in the manner shown hereunder.

2. The name of the branch is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

3. The whole of the objects for which the branch is established, the purposes for which the funds thereof shall be applicable.

4. The terms of admission of members, the conditions under which any member may become entitled to any benefit assured, the fines and forfeitures to be imposed on any member, and the consequences of non-payment of any subscription or fine are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

5. The mode of holding meetings and right of voting, of giving notice (when required) of the business to be transacted at any meeting, and the manner of making, altering, or rescinding rules, are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

6. The appointment and removal of a committee of management by the name of , of a treasurer, secretary, and other officers, and of trustees, and their number, are provided for in Rules Nos. [State numbers].

7. The contributions to a fund under the control of the central body over the branch, and the conditions under which the branch may secede from the society, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

8. The investment of the funds, the keeping of the accounts, and the audit of the same once a year at least are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

9. Annual returns to the Registrar through the society of the receipts, funds, effects, and expenditure, and number of members of the branch, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

10. The inspection of the books of the branch by every person having an interest in the funds of the branch (except as in the said Act is mentioned) is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

11. The manner in which disputes shall be settled is provided for in Rule No. [State number].

12. If the society allows of the division of branch funds, provision is made for meeting all claims upon the branch existing at the time of division, before any such division takes place, in Rule No. [State number].

13. • The keeping separate accounts of all moneys received or paid on account of every particular fund or benefit assured for which a separate table of contributions payable shall have been adopted, and the keeping separate account of the expenses of management [† and of medical and surgical attendance, including medicine and medical and surgical requisites], and of all contributions on account thereof, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].

14. The furnishing for the inspection of, and supplying gratuitously, any member or person interested, on demand, a copy of the last annual return or other authorised document, and the keeping a copy of the last annual balance-sheet, with a copy of the auditor’s report (if any), and of the last actuarial valuation always hung up at the registered office, are provided for in Rule No. [State number].