May 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1077

KNOW all men by these presents (which are intended to be enrolled in His Majesty’s Supreme Court of Judicature) that I, the undersigned, OTTO HEZEKIEL OLIVER ANDREWS, of Wellington, Able Seaman on the s.s. “Moeraki,” trading to Sydney, and now or lately called Otto Hezekiel Asplund, do hereby, on behalf of myself and my heirs and issue lawfully begotten, absolutely renounce and abandon the use of my said surname of “Asplund” and in lieu thereof assume and adopt the surname of “Oliver Andrews,” and for the purpose of evidencing such change of name I hereby declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds, documents, and other writings, and in all actions, suits, and proceedings, as well as in all dealings and transactions, matters, and things whatsoever, and upon all occasions, use and subscribe the said name of “OLIVER ANDREWS” as my surname in lieu of the said surname of “Asplund” so abandoned as aforesaid; and I therefore hereby expressly authorize and require all persons whomsoever at all times to designate, describe, and address me and my heirs and issue by such adopted surname of “OLIVER ANDREWS” only.

In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my Christian name of OTTO HEZEKIEL and my adopted and substituted name of OLIVER ANDREWS this twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.

(L.S.) O. H. O. ANDREWS.

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-named Otto Hezekiel Olivier Andrews in the presence of—
J. J. McGrath, Solicitor, Wellington.
J. C. Davies, Seaman, Wellington.
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PRIVATE BILL.

In the matter of a proposed Bill or Act intituled the Spiritualist Church of New Zealand Act, 1924.

WHEREAS certain persons, being members of the religious denomination called Spiritualists, in the Dominion of New Zealand, are desirous of uniting their several churches into one body: And whereas certain lands and buildings in various parts of New Zealand belonging to the said denomination are vested in trustees for their respective associations or churches: And whereas from time to time inconvenience is occasioned by the vesting of the property of each church or association in separate sets of trustees, and difficulties arise through the death, incapacity, resignation, or absence from New Zealand of trustees: And whereas it is expedient that the said association should be incorporated, with the powers in the said Bill particularly set forth:

Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that at the meeting of the General Assembly of New Zealand held next after the date of this notice a petition will be presented to the said General Assembly praying and applying for leave to bring in a Private Bill to be called the Spiritualist Church of New Zealand Act, 1924.

The objects of the said petition, application, and proposed Bill are (inter alia)—
(a.) To provide for the incorporation of the said Association of Spiritualist Churches:
(b.) To empower the trustees in whom any land is vested upon trust for any Spiritualist Church or Association of Spiritualists to convey or transfer the same to the said Spiritualist Church of New Zealand.

A copy of the said petition and proposed Bill will be deposited in the office of the Examiner of Standing Orders either before or within fourteen days after the commencement of the said session, and may be seen at the residence of Mr. G. L. ANDERSON, 50 Riddiford Street, Wellington, or at the office of the General Secretary of the National Association of Spiritualist Churches of New Zealand (Incorporated), Mr. S. E. Williams, 110 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland.

Dated at Auckland the 1st day of May, 1924. 460

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