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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2515, 27 January 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES. 1T is hereby notified, that, after the l ß t o A January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps , upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but i transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy I Commissioner within one month after execu* t;on without a fiac. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrekern, and olhers iaterested, are recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer us they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. . . . The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— " 47. (1.) Except whire express provision is made to the contrary, all duties are to be denoted by impressed stamps only." " " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in"New Zealand shall be registered, recorded, or entered in the books of such corporation, company, or society, unless such transfer is duly stamped. " 103. No instrument of sale or transfer of any share or shares shall be,valid,,either at law or in equity, unless the name of the pur. chaser or transferee is inserted'therein at the time of or before the execution of the,instru T ment of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a *ale«note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, uu* less the nsme of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100; and, if any such instrument is so made or signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case be made available by the insertion of a name or any other partioulara afterwards; and the person selling or trans^ ferring such share shall not be divested of hit interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed oi the same. And if such person is a liceased eharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this section, be absolutely forfeited, and he ihall not thereafter be qualified^ to act as a broker, or to hare a fresh license issued to him. ■ ' ' " 104. No Bharebroker, auctioneer, commission 'agent, or any-other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, 'or' any other fee or reward in respect of the sale\ or transfer of any such share, unless the in-: strument of sale or transfer is filled up;WitK. fill necessary particulars to make it a com-: plete instrument, and is duly stamped. • SCHEDULE. \ Tbahspeb except by way of mortgage— (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zea-' land: Where the purchase or consideration: money,— ■ - ■ - £ •. di: Does not exceed £20... , ; , 0 l--'o> Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 0. 2 6 For every additional £60, or .;■ •' > part of £50 0 2:6. tt ,~« Chablbb 0. Bownr. Jlead Office, Stamp Department, , Wellington, 27th October, 1875. , " : 1359 . NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED ' J-t ADDRESSES. — With the view of saving as much as possible tbe cost of the \ transmission of Telegrams to New Zealand ' from other countries, a register will be kept' at every Telegraph Station in New Zealand for the Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher : Addresses in the shape of one or more words.' No fee will be charged for registration. .Per-; sons registering will require to communicate the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their ■{ Correspondents. The Telegraph Companies register names and addresses of telegraph cor-.; respondents free of charge, at all their. Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad [' street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also,be regis- \ tered at any Government Telegraph Office in ' England or Scotland upon payment ef One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. ' ! By order of the Honourable the Telegraph 1 Commissioner .•- '■• C. Lemon, General Manager. i New, Zealand Telegraph Head Office, . > Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (THE OLDEST EVENING PAPEK IK *B» MM)-. VINCE OF AtXCKLANB) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOtJB | O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest [ News up to the hour of going to preaii The Stab can be obtained, from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PEICE ONE PENNY, or , delivered or Sixpence pjb Wjjhk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Termi on application at the Office. , ■*-■•■• AGENCIES— . - London, Gobdon & Gotch „ F. AtGEB ' ' . Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotch - " Sydney, „ Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jeffebson „ J. Nqddeb : „ Mobgan'b Fancy Bazaar „ A. McClatchey Grahamstown, J. Cakteb . „ Bubba Tararu Koad—Elws Post Offic Store. Mackaytown—J. Verbal. . : Paeroa —A. Bahchabd. Karaka Creek—-P. Otto ■ ' " - „ J. Bubns : . . Karaka Road—Ltjdlow & Co. Mary street—F. 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