Those  of  1870  are  derived  from  the  com-
missioners' second  report,  and  are  partly  based
on  estimate  ;  later  figures  are  from  the  annjial
reports  by  the  chief  registrar  of  friendly  societies
(building  societies).  Some  societies  do  not  make
returns,  or  only  return  certain  items.  The  num-
ber of  these  is  added  in  square  brackets  :


Ko.  of

Members.
Annual

Societies.
Beceipts.
England.
1888

2444

682,866
[1940]

£19,480,489
[2146]

1908

1691

581,026

39,898,872

England

[1665]

[1665]

and  "Wales

1912

1503

573,212
[1474]

21,407,405
[1474]

,^1870

88

20,685

1,000,000

iS88

50

8,968
[37]

403,617
[44]

Scotland    -

1908

138

30,970
[132]

681,292
[132]

1912

119

27,814

617,062

[114]

[114]

flS70

17

3,836

no  estimate

1888

51

12,310
[44]

531,751
[44]

Ireland

1908

90

10,618
[67]

445,034
[67]

1912

81

8,908

330,769

[49]

[49]

Due  to

Liabilities  on

investing

Loans  and

Total  Assets.
Members.
Deposits.
ri870

£9,000,000

£6,000,000

£17,000,000

1888

34,705,963

14,734,511

61,218,823

Eng. -

[2157]

[2157]

[2157]

19081

42,154,539

24,929,500

70,957,594

[1665]

[1665]

[1665]

J9121

43,073,924

16,464,309

62,126,159

ri870

823,282

474,916

1,500,000

1888

729,970

242,198

1,011,961

Scot.  J

[45]

[45]

[45]

19081

1,430,092

377,584

1,933,374

[132]

[132]

[132]

. 19121

1,429,763

399,183

1,962,133

f  1870

419,984

147,139

no  estimate

1888

680,816

248,314

991,514

Tt'pI

[4]

[4]

[4]

"®^-  ■    19081

764,775

275,206

1,150,973

[67]

[67]

[67]

1 19121

581,575

212,254

883,499

1  1908  and  1912,  holders  of  shares.  1912,  number  of
societies  making  returns :  England,  1474;  Scotland,  114 ;
Ireland,  49.
Number  of  Societies  whose  returns  show  amounts
exceeding  £100,000  under  any  of  the  heads  named
[England  and  Wales].
Annual
Beceipts.
Due  to

investing
Members.
Liabilities
on  Loans

and
Deposits.
Total
Assets.
