CHANGE OF NAME.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 88, 24 January 1942, Page 8

CHANGE OF NAME.

BRITISH SUBJECT FINED. AUCKLAND, Jan. 23. The excuse that lie dropped his Ger-man-sounding surname, which, since the war, had prevented him from obtaining employment, was advanced by a British subject, Francis Alexander S'chultz, aged 56, a labourer, when he appeared before Mr Levien, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, and pleaded guilty to a charge of assuming the name of Alexander, being a name other than that by which he was known before the introduction of the Change of Name Emergency Regulations, 1939. Sub-Inspector Macnamara said Schultz belonged to New Zealand and was married, but had been living apart from his wife for the last four years. When seen by the police he said he was unable to obtain employment, so he dropped the surname Schultz in April last. Alexander was the name which appeared in his levy book.

“ This unfortunate man merely dropped Iris surname and adopted one of his Christian, names, Alexander, which was the name of his mother,” said Mr J. J. Sullivan, who appeared for Schultz. “Ho did this in order to obtain work. Ever since the war started he had great difficulty in get ting employment.” Remarking that there appeared to be nothing sinister in what defendant had done, the Magistrate imposed a fine of £2.