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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2552, 12 March 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TKANSFEES OF (SHARES. IT is hereby notified, that,, after the Ist o January 1876, tho use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Corumiswonw or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execut;on without a fine. - • . Managers and Secretaries of Companies Sharebreker*, and o'hers interested,, are re* commended to forward, without delay, such forme of transfer us they may require to bo impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bant of New Zea> land for amount thereof, less the authorized discount. ■. •■ Information may be obtained at any Stamp Ofßce. - • The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow:— . ■ " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is made to the contrary, all duties an'to be denoted by itipresßed stamps only." " 102, No transfer of any share or shares of or m tbe stock or funds of any'coiDeration, 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 tbe name of thff par•chaser or transferee is insei tod therein at the. ' time of or before the execution of-the instrument of Bale or transfer j and, if any perabn " executes a nale-aote, transfer, contract-note,• or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any manner, or for any purpose -whatsoever, un* lees the numo of the purchaser is inserted therein at the tis:e 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, I and Bhall in no case be made available by the insertion of a name or any other particulars i afterwards; and the pereonselling or trans* . ferrmg 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 samo. And if such person is a licenced fharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this s-ection, ba; absolutely forfeited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to set as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. . . " 104. No sharobroker, 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 ior transfer of ony such share, unless'the in. | strumenfc of sale or transfer is filled up with ' all necessary particulars to make it a cdmi ! plete instrumenVand is duly stamped. \ . I SCHEDULE. ■ ' , Tbaksfee except by way of mortgage— ' i.: (2«) u P<>n the sale of any share or share* t in the slock and funds ■of any corporation, company, or society whatever: in New Zeeland « . . „,."■ Where the purchase or consideration money,— ; - . £ s. a. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not ex- - .-' - ceed£so ." ,*., Qfi.fi For every additional £50, or -.V part of £50 .0 .2^.(5 C&AKLBS C. BOWJtVt ' Head Office, Stamp Department^ ','''- ' * Wellingtpri,27thOetober;iß7s. - 1359 •- - . * '■■'■'■ NEW ZEALAND TELEGEAPHS.' REGUSTRATION OF ABBEETIATED 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 sbapo bf.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' rrgister names and addresses of telegraph correspondents free of - charge, at - all "their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenh'all Btreet; and 42, Fins*, bury Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment of One . Guinea to the Postmasler-Ge'neral, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Comaiesioner - . „ C. Lemqk, . • • l ' '. , . - . General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, -. ,>. , Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAB "'• (THAMES) '"!.;•;'. * (THE OLDEST EVBNOa FAPBK IK VIKOK OX AVCXXJOHX)) - \'.\ '•• IS PUBLISHED DAILY at FdWi O'CLOCK and contains the Very L*Uii Kews Hp to the hour of going, to preii< The Stab can.be obteined from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Gra« hamstown, PEICE ONE PECfITY, or delivered or Sixpbwcb pjsb Wjrtk,- *- Advertisers liberally-dealt with. Terms on application at the jOffice. ■ - " AGENCIES- ' London, Gohdo» & Gotoh „ ,F. Al&ee Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotcr ' { Sydney, ' „ Auckland, E. 0. Cabb, Queen fltroet Shortland, J. H^ Jbffbbsoit -. ,: „ J. N©ddb»- ' "','-, - ' „ Moboak's Fancy Baeait „ A. McOiATCHBt Grahamstown, J. Cabxib , . ' „ Bubba Tararu Road—Ellis Po»t Offio Store. i Mackaytown —J. T'ebbalh I Paeroa—A.'Babchard, . Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ J. Bubns Earaka Eoad —Ltrotow & Co, Mary street—F. MAsasr liolleston street—... TttßßElt Richmond street—J. Saukubbb Sealey street—J. Walton Tararu—-H. Johns - " HOPCRAFT, McCTJLLOUGH & Co.; Pbopbibtobs,

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