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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2537, 22 February 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT,. 1875," transfebTof shares. IT is hereby notified, that, after the Ist o 1 January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers 01 Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stomp Office by the Commissioner or a Denutr Commissioner within one month after ««>n. ton without a fiae. eCU .Managers and Secretaries of Companies Sharebrekers, and others iaterested, are recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual reqiiisi. lion and receipt from the.Bank of BTew Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. may be obtained at any Stamp J*:s*™ of the Act *******> "47. (1.) Except where express provision is made to the contrary, all duties «c to be denoted by impressed stamps only " S' }° 2\?° 4 tra. n»fe' of ™J «hare or shares of or v 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 mstrumeat of sale or transfer of any share or shares shall be yalid, either at law or in equity, unlees the name of the purchaser or transferee is imertod therein at the time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, if any person executes a sale-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 purchaier is iaserted Sf!S v In r IR)/. Or befope fche «ecution 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 void and inoperatiVe. and shall in no case be made available by the insertion of a name or any other particulars afterwards; and f,he person selling or trans, fernng such share shall not be divested of his interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed oi the same. And if such person is a licensed sharebroker, his license shall, on any coavio tion under 1 his 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 sharebroker, auctioneer, com. mission [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 instrumeat of sale or transfer is filled up with all necessary particulars to make it a com--plete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. , Teaks-feb except by way of mortgage— (2.) Upon the sale of any share or share* in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealandt Where the purchase or consideration money,— _ ' £ s. d. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed£so o'2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 o 2 6 tt j«« Chablbs 0. Bowwr. -Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875.,, 100 9 . ' NEW ZEALAND' TELEGRAPHS. pEaiSTRATION~OF ABBREVIATED XI 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 Cypher Addresses in the shape 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 register names and addressesof telegraph correspondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad streetj 8, leadenhall street; and 42, Finsbury Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment.ef One Guinea to the Vostmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner ' . ' C. Lemon, ' General Manger. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040

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