Independent Order of Rechabites. New Zealand Central District, No. 86
Biography
A temperance friendly society, the Independent Order of Rechabites originated in 1835 in Manchester. In 1866 this New Zealand Central District no. 86 was set up in Wellington, its first Tent being Hope of Wellington. By 1910 there were 79 Tents in this District, distibuted from Gisborne to Bluff. No. 26 Tent, the Pride of Christchurch, was instituted in July 1877.
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Independent Order of Rechabites, New Zealand Central District records
The records of the Independent Order of Rechabites, New Zealand Central District branch No. 86 includes minutes; rules; histories; hymn books; books of ritual; ledgers; photographs and financial information. Includes F.E. Davis' Brief History of the New Zealand Central District No. 86, 1935.
Includes certificates; posters; photographs; minutes; annual returns and members registers relating to other branches of the Independent Order of Rechabites across New Zealand.