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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2533, 17 February 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES. "I T i« hereby notified, that, after the Ist o 1 January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but ! transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp I Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execut;on without a fine. , Manngers and. Secretaries of Companies, Skarebrokerr, and o hers interested, are re* commended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer n» they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the ueual requisi. lion and receipt from the Bank ©f New Zealand for utnount thereof, lew the authorized discount. . •- ■. Information may be obtained at anyStamn Office. , P The provisions of "the Act relating hereto are as follow :— : "47. (1.) Except where express provision is maJe to the contrary, »U duties are to be denoted by impressed stamps .only." ', 11 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any coiporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand shall be registered, recorded, or entered in the books of such corporation, company, or societj, 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 transferee is inserted therein at'the time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a salcnote, tran»fer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, un«. less the tohme of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less thsn £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 particulars afterwards; and the person selling or transferring such share shall not be divested of hit 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 sharebroker, his license shall, on- any contic* tion under, ihis 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. ' ' '. " 104. No sharebroker, 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 instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk all necessary particulars to. make it a com* plete icstrument, and is duly stamped. ■ ' ■ SCHEDULE. Tbanbfeb 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,— £ ■•' d, Does not exceed £20... ... .0 1 0 Exceeds £20, and does not ex* ceed£so 0 86 For every additional £50, or part of £50 0 2' 6 : ' Chasers 0. Bownr. Head Office, Stamp Department, ) Wellington, 27th October, 1875. • 1359 , „... NEW ZEALAND TELEGBAPHB. OEGHSTRATION OF ABBREVIATED J\ ADDRESSES. — With the view, of saving as much as possible the 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: Cypner 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 correspondents 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 registered at any Government Telegraph .Office in England or Scotland upon payment'of One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable tke Telegraph Commissioner . - C. Lemon, , Gfineral'Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March;'lß76. ' 2040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) ■:« (THE OLDEST ETEMIfG PAPER IK THE PRQ. fluiCE OF AUCKLAND) , ' TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOTJJB ! 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 Sixpekcb pxb Wjxk. . * Advertisers liberally dealt with. Terma on application at the Office. - - AGENCIES— London, Gordon & Gotch „ F. AtGES , •.'-■■'* . Melbourne, Gobdon <fc Gotch Sydney, „ Auckland, 'E. 0. Cabb, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jepfbbsow ' „ J. NODDBB » Mob&an's Fancy Bazaar •i A. McClatchet Grahamstown, J. Caeteb „ Biteba Tararu Boad— Elms Pott Offlo Store. Mackaytown—J. Tebbai. Paeroa—A. Baechabd. Karaka Creek—F. Otto , . ""., „ J. BtTBNS Karaka Koad—Ludiow & Co. . , -, '. Mary street—F. Mason , , - Kolleston street —... Tubbeii # .Richmond street—J. 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