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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2529, 13 February 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1876." > TRANSFEE3 OF SHARED. "IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist o 1 January 1876, the use of Impressed Stampa upon Trur sfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execution without a fiacr. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrokerp, and o'hers interested, are re• commended to forward, without delay, euch forms of trunsler as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisi* lion and receipt /rom tho Bank ©f.New Zealand for amount thereof, leqa the authorized discouut. Information may bo'obtained at any Stamn Office. • * Tho provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow :— "47. (1.) Except where express provision is ma-'o to tho contrary, all duties nre to be denoted by impressed stumps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any coiporation, company, or society whatever in Mew 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 purchaser or transferea is inserted therein at the time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a nalc-note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose' whatsoever, un* less the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, ho shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or moro than £100; and, if any suchinstrument is bo 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 particulars afterwards; and the person selling or trans*, ferring such share shall not be divested of big interest therein,. but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed ot the same. And if such- person is a licensed sharebrokfr, his license shall, on any conviction under Ibis section, be. absolutely .forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. - 11104. No sharebroker, auctioneer, commission ngent, or any other person •hall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or' any other fire or reward in respect of the sale -or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk ull necessary particulars to make it a com* plete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. - . Tbaksfeb 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 Zealand : Where the purchase or consideration money,— $ t. d. Does not exceed £20... - ... 0.1 0 Exceeds £20, and does not ex» "' ceed£sO 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 _ ... .... 0V 6 Chasms C. Bowxtr. Head Office, Stamp Department, : Wellington, 27th October, 1875.' 1359 — , •__ I NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. .; DEGrISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED IX ADDRESSES. — With' the view of saving as much as possible the cost of the transmission of Telegrams to New Zealaud ' 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 shapj of one or more words. No fee will be charged for registration. Persons registering will require to communicate - the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their Correspondents. The Telegraph Companies regi'-ter names and addressesof telegraph correspondents free of charge, at all -their . Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Lcadenhail street; and 42, Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also be registered iit any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon'payment of One Guinea to the Postmas'er-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner C. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, - Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAB (THAMES) (the oujest evening paper m thk pbo- . VINCE OP AVCKI&KIi) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUJ O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest News up to the, hour of going to press* The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PRICE ONE PENNY* or delivered or Sixpbnce pm Wlkk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Terms on application at tho Office. AGENCIES— London, Gordon & Gotch „ F. Aegkb Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotch Sydney, • „ Auckland, E. C. Cabr, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jefferson „ J. Noddeb „ Mobgan's Fancy Bazaar „ - A. McClatchey Grahamstown, J. Casteb „ Btjbba Tararu Road—Elms -Pout Offie' Sturo. . Mackayiown—J. Verbal. Paeroa—A. Babchard. v Karaka Creek—F. Otto • „ J* Bubns KarSka Road—Lttdlow & Co. Mary "street —F. Mason Kolleston street—... Tubbem' J-Jichmond street—J. Sattndbbs > ' Sealey street —J. Walton Tararu—H. Johns HOPCRAFT, MoCULLOUGH & Co., PBOPBIETOBS, intMMKnMMMotOiwiaaß—————l^— Printed for tho Proprielbrs, v Hopobapt . jSlcCuLi.ouaH & Co., by Wehiam McOpm iough (registered publisher of the Eyas* INO Stab) and published by.him at the Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, Thame: aoldfl=Ui. Ttjeuuav, February 13. J^77' BD T T E R — Try it from McGOWAN-S.