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society (a). He is to have evidence of the good 
faith of the applicants,, and he may, if he think fit, 
require them to give security for costs, and shall 
direct by whom the expenses of the inspection or 
meeting are to be defrayed. 
64. A registered society, by special resolution, 
may (with approval) change its name, or may 
unite with another society, or may convert itself 
into a company. Every special resolution must 
be registered. 
65. A registered society terminates on the hap 
pening of any event declared by its rules to be its 
termination; or (if not a Friendly Society) may 
he dissolved by the signatures of three-fourths of 
the members to an instrument of dissolution, set 
ting forth certain matters required by the Act, or, 
if the society’s funds and rates of contribution are 
(a) It is interesting to remark that while a similar pro 
vision to this has existed in the Companies Acts ever since 
1862, and as yet, no single inspection has, so far as we know, 
ever been held under those Acts, already several inspections 
and special meetings have taken place under this Friendly 
Societies Act of 1875. They areas follows 
1. Loyal Whitworth Lodge of Odd Fellows, Manchester 
Unity. 
2. Loyal Industry Lodge of Odd Fellows, Manchester 
Unity. 
3. Hainford Provident Society. 
4. United Family Life Assurance and Sick Benefit 
Society. 
5. Independent Orderof United Brothers, Leicester Unity. 
C. Friendly Society of Young Seamen. 
7. London and Provincial Railway Servants’ United 
Benefit Society (special meeting). 
8. Golborne Female Friendly Society. 
9. Kidlington Friendly Society (special meeting). 
The Instructions given to Inspectors by the Chief Registrar 
are reprinted in the Appendix.