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38  &  39  Yict.  Cap.  60,  s.  14.
report,  and  an  abstract  of  the  results  of  his
valuation  (b)  :
((/.)  Inspection  of  books.—Allow  any  member  or  person
having  an  interest  in  the  funds  of  the  society  to
inspect  the  books  at  all  reasonable  hours  at  the
registered  office  of  the  society,  or  at  any  place
where  the  same  are  kept,  except  that  no  such
member  or  person,  unless  he  be  an  officer  of  the
society,  or  be  specially  authorized  by  a  resolution ­
  of  the  society  to  do  so,  shall  have  the
right  to  inspect  the  loan  account  of  any  other
member  without  the  written  consent  of  such
member  (c)  :
{h.)  Supphjing  copies  of  annual  returns.—Supply  gratuitously ­
  every  member  or  person  interested  in
the  funds  of  the  society,  on  his  application,  with  a
copy  of  the  last  annual  return  of  the  society  for
the  time  being  (d)  [or  with  a  balance  sheet  or
other  document  duly  audited,  containing  the
same  particulars  as  to  the  receipts  and  expenditure, ­
  funds  and  effects  of  the  society  as  are  contained ­
  in  the  annual  return]  :
(i.)  Keep  a  copy  of  the  last  annual  balance  sheet  for  the
time  being,  and  of  the  last  quinquennial  valuation ­
  for  the  time  being,  together  with  the  report
of  the  auditors  (if  any)  always  hung  up  in  a
conspicuous  place  at  the  registered  office  of  the
society  (e).

(b)  This  provision  is  new.
(c)  The  provision  for  inspection  of  hooks  is  new  for  friendly
societies;  but  a  similar  provision  is  contaiued  in  the  Industrial
and  Provident  Societies  Act,  1876  (see  Part  III),  and  Trade
Unions  Act,  1871  (34  &  35  Viet.  c.  31,  Sched.  1).  _
(d)  This  provision  is  new;  but  a  similar  one  is  contained  ill
the  Acts  relating  to  Industrial  aud  Provident  Societies  (see
Part  III.),  Trade  Unions  (34  &  35  Viet.  c.  31,  s.  16),  and  Building ­
  Societies  (37  &  38  Viet.  c.  42,  s.  40).
(e)  This  provision  is  new,  and  is  adopted  from  the  Building
Societies  Act  of  1874  (37  &  38  Viet.  c.  42,  s.  43).  A  similar
provision  is  contained  in  the  Savings  Banks  Acts.