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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2535, 20 February 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES. IT is 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 Office by the Commissioner or. a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execution without a fine. . •'- ■ .■ r Managers and Secretaries 'of' Companies Sharebrokere, and others iateresled, are recommended to forward; without delay, such forms of trumler as they may require' to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requiii* lion and receipt from the Sank of New 2n*> land for amount thereof, less the authorized discount. , Information may be obtained at any Stamp Office. , The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow :— " 47. (1.) Except wh;re express provision is made to the contrary, all duties fire to be denoted by impressed stamps only." 11 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or m the slock or funds of any cozporation, 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 •tamofedL _ " 103. No instrument of sale or transMfcf any. share or shares shall be Talid, eitnttat law or m equity, unless the name of the purchaser or transferee is inset tod therein at the time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any peroon executes a *ale»note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, un-» lees the name of the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less thin £20 or more than £100; and, if any such instrument is so made or signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely Toid and inoperative, and Bhall 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 pf hii intereet therein, but / shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed »l .the same; And if such person is-a lice'wsed sharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this section, be absolutely forfeited; and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to hare a fresh license issued to him. ■ ' > "104. No sha^ebroker, commission 'agent, or any other person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or any other ite or reward in respect of the' sale or transfer of any such, share, unless the instrumeat of sale or transfer is filled up with all necessary particulars to make it a complete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. Tbanskb 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 10 Exceeds £20, and does not excoed £50 ... .„ ... 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or ' . part of £50 0 2 6 Chasms C, Bowwr,, JtLead Office, Stamp Department, ' , . Wellington, 27th October, 1875; 1359 NEW ZEALAND TELEGEAPHS. DEGUSTRATION OF ABBREVIATED £i> ADDEESSES. — With the view of saving as much as possible the cost of the transmission of Telegrams to New Zealand trom other countries, a register will be kept at every Telegraph Station in New Zealand tor the Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher , Addresses in the shape of one or more words. No fee, will bo 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 then? Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall' street; and "42', Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also be regis-' tered at any Oovern meht Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment of One Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner : . ■ C. Lemon, General Manager; •■ New Zealand Telegraph Head Office,.. 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