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three  kingdoms  is  entrusted  to  a  Chief  Registrar,
who  has  Assistant-Registrars  in  England,  Ireland,
and  Scotland.  With  the  approval  of  the  Treasury, ­
  he  is  authorized  to  prepare  and  circulate
model  forms  of  accounts,  balance-sheets,  and  valuations, ­
  and  to  collect  and  publish  statistics.  He
may  circulate,  either  generally  or  in  any  particular ­
  district,  information  on  the  statistics  of  life
and  sickness,  and  the  application  thereof  to  the
business  of  Friendly  Societies,  and  other  information ­
  useful  to  persons  interested  in  societies  capable ­
  of  registration.
29.  The  societies  affected  by  the  Act  are  described ­
  under  five  denominations  :—
1.  Friendly  Societies.
2.  Cattle  Insurance  Societies.
3.  Benevolent  Societies.
4.  Working  Men’s  Clubs.
5.  Specially  authorized  Societies.
30.  The  purposes  for  which  a  Friendly  Society
may  be  formed  are  :—
1.  Relief  in  sickness,  or  other  infirmity,  inold
  age,  widowhood,  or  orphanhood.
2.  Payments  on  birth  or  death.
3.  Payments  in  distress,  to  seekers  for  employment, ­
  and  in  case  of  shipwreck  or
damage  at  sea.
4.  Endowments.
5.  Insurance  of  tools  against  fire.
31.  Societies  having  these  purposes  may  adopt
any  of  the  following  varieties  of  organization  :—
1.  As  societies  having  branches.
2.  As  societies  having  collectors.