THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25934, 14 October 1949, Page 9

THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED

(Incorporated in Victoria, Australia). Registered Office: 395 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Principal Offices In Australia Outside Australia Melbourne 395 Collins Street Great Britain—London, 5 Cheapside, E.C.2. Sy dne y 350 Geor 8 e street South Africa-Capetown, Brisbane 293 Queen Street Church Square. Adelaide Kin g William Street New Perth St. George s Terrace s ou th Eastern Asia—Colombo, Hobart Macquarie Street Cnr. Chatham and Queen Streets.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the Association at 395 Collins Street, Melbourne. Victoria, Australia, on Tuesday, the 15th day of November. 1949. at two-fifteen o’clock in the afternoon for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Resolution as a Special Resolution, namely:— •‘That the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the Company with respect to the objects of the Company be altered by amending Clause ]1 of he Memorandum of Association as follows:

or by statute or any corporation company board or trust providing any public utility including any railway shipping canal dock harbour gas water electric light or power telegraph telephone wireless transport or grain elevator corporation or company.

Any first mortgage debenture or any fully paid preference or ordinary stock or shares of any trading company which has a paid-up capital of not less than £200.000 and which has in respect of each of the five years immediately prior to the date of investment paid a dividend at the rate of at least 4 per cent, upon its ordinary stock or shares.

1. In paragraph 13 thereof:—(a) In the opening words, by substituting the word “empowered” for the word -about.” (b) By substituting the following for the third sub-paragraph thereof —“any debenture or any preference or ordinary stock or shares in anv company.” (c) By substituting the following for the sixth subparagraph thereof: “Loans or advances on mortgage or charge of or upon any real or personal property or cf any reversionary contingent life or ether interest in any kind of pro-

Any form of investment required prescribed authorised or permitted for the investment of the funds of a Life Assurance Company by any statute or regulation in force in any such country or place.

Any form of investment authorised or permitted by law foi the investment of trust moneys in any such country or place.

Loans or advances on mortgage or charge of any of the foregoing or of any estate or interest in any land or immoveables or of any reversionary contingent or life interest in any kind of property moveable or immoveable. The purchase or acquisition of any land or immoveables or any estate or interest therein and in developing improving or otherwise turning the same to account.

2. Ey inserting the following paragraph between paragraphs 17 and 18 thereof: —“17A. .To promote or assist in the promotion of any company for any purpose calculated to benefit the Company either directly or indirectly and to subscribe for shares in and to lend money to and to enter into .arrangements with and to guarantee the performance of the obligations of any such company.”

Any form ot investment in which any other Life Assurance Company amalgamated with or bought up or absorbed by the Company has its funds invested at the time of such amalgamation buying up or absorption.” 2. Copies of the Memorandum of Association as it will be affected by the proposed Resolution in a form in which it can be readily compared with the existing Memorandum are available for inspection by any policyholder. or his properly authorised representative, at the Registered Office and at each of the Principal Offices of the Association. 3. Proxy forms for the use of members (participating policy-holders) who desire to vote at the meeting of the Association are available at the Registered Office and at each of the Principal Offices of the Association. Completed proxy forms may be sent direct to the Registered Office or to any Principal Office of the Association. If sent to any Principal Office they will be forwarded by the Association to the Registered Office 4. Any policy-holder who desires further information about the alterations proposed and the extent to which their adoption would extend the Association's powers of investment is invited to communicate with the Association at its Registered Office or at any of its Principal Offices. 5. Any holder of a non-participating policy who desires to do so is invited to forward any observations which he cares to make upon the proposed alterations of the Memorandum to the Registered Office or to any Principal Office of the Association. Advt.

3. By adding the following paragraph at the end thereof: “19. It is hereby declared that the word “company” in this clause be deemed to include any partnership or other body of persons whether corporate or not and that the objects specified in each paragraph and sub-paragraph of this clause shall be in no wise limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of any other paragraph” Dated, the 13th day of September, 1949. On behalf of the Board— J. T. Campbell. General Manager. Policy-holders are informed that: — 1. Paragraph 13 of Clause 11 of the Memorandum of Association is at present as follows: “To invest money in any country or place where the Company carries on or is about to carry on business of a class or nature hereinbefore authorised in or upon:— Any stocks funds debentures bonds obligations or securities issued or guaranteed by the Government thereof. Any debentures debenture stock bonds obligations or securities issued by and charged or secured upon any undertaking works rates tolls dues or revenues of: any county municipal or other public corporation public commissioners board public trust or other public body or local authority; any company incorporated by royal charter