28 INFORMATION REI.ATING TO CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION 



of this work the action of the national federation of agricultural unions, 

 which has yet to be founded, will be necessary. It will undertake the 

 formation at Rome of a special office for the needed work of propaganda. 



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2. THE FEDERATIONS OF THE CATHOI^IC RURAl, FUNDS OF THE PROVINCES 

 OF BOI^OGNA, REGGIO D'EMILIA, FORI, AND SAI^ERNO IN 1915-1916.— Coope- 

 razione Popolare, nos 22-24. Parma, 31 decembrer 1916. 



We borrow from Cooperazione Popolare, the organ of the Catholic 

 rural funds, the following data as to the position and activity of some pro- 

 vincial federations of rural funds in 1915-1916. The Federazione delle 

 Casse Ritrali e Popolari of the province of Bologna is one of the most im- 

 portant Catholic federations of rural funds. A year ago it grouped 86 

 funds, 77 of them rural and g of them poptdar, which comprised altoge- 

 ther 7,541 members. It now groups 88 funds, 78 of them rural and 10 of 

 them popular, which have 7,617 members. We here resume the general 

 position of the federated funds on 31 October 1914, 31 October 1915 and 

 31 October 1916 : 



On 31 October 1914 1915 1916 



Federated funds 83 86 88 



Number of members inscribed. 7>385 7>54i 7.617 



Loans to members 1,870,065.74 1,810,060.95 1,581,904.68 



Securities 573.565-73 708.682.33 1,067,237.34 



Deposits on current credit ac- 

 count 863,138.91 982,745.64 1,903.131.77 



Assets in coin, merchandise and 



miscellaneous assets .... 198,864.90 221,646.68 336,088.39 



Total. : . 3.5»5.635-28 3,723,135.60 4,888,362.18 

 Iviabilities in interest and costs 



for 10 months 106,660.98 110,691.64 130,208.02 



Total. . . 3.612,296.26 2,833,827.24 5,018,570.20 



Liabilities. 



Trust deposits 3,276,908.17 3,455,818.73 4,649,820.76 



Current debit accounts .... 60,122.85 57,667.31 17,376.33 

 Interest not due and various 



liabilities 24,810.77 42,771.98 40,645.05 



Total . . . 3,361,841.79 3,556,258.02 4,707,842.14 

 vSociety's capital 125,528.37 147,315.14 167,788.97 



Total . . . 3,487,370.16 3.703,57316 4,875,631.11 

 Assets in interest and profits 



for 10 months 124,926.10 130,254.08 142,939.09 



Total . . . 3,612,296.26 3,833,827.24 5,018,570.20 



