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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2591, 27 April 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." • TRANSFERS OF SHARES. 1 T is hereby notified, that, after ihc let o X January 1876, the use of Imp -eased! Stamps upon Trarsfers of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or * Deputy Commissioner within one month after exccu t;on without a fiae. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebrokers, and others interested, are recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the usual requisition and receipt from the Bank of New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorized discount. Information may be obtained at any Btamn Office. '■■*'. The provisions of the Act relating hereto are as follow :— " 47. (1.) Except where express prorieion is made to the contrary, all duties ura-J^be ■ denoted by impressed stamps only." -^. " 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 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 transferee is inserted therein at the time of or before the execution of the instrument of Bale or transfer j 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* less the Etrue 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 j 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 particular* afterwards'; and the person selling or transferring such share shall not be divested of his interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sold or disposed or I the same. And if such person is a licensed sharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this section, be absolutely for* feited, and he shall not thereafter be qualified to act as a broker, or to have a frtsh 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 instruroeat of sale or transfer is. filled up with all necessary particulars to make it a com." plete instrument, and is duly stamped* SCHEDULE. Tbakstob 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 Zea» land: Where the purchase or consideration money,— £ s. d. Does not exceed £20 0 1 0 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... - 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 0 2 6 Chabies C. BoffiVt Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1875. 1359 NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. OEGHSTRATION OF ABBREVIATED IX 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 addresses of telegraph correspondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Finsbur j Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment ef One | Guinea to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner 0. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd Maroh, 1876. 2040 I ■- ■ 5 ; THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (the oldbbt eveotno papeb ik the pbc TIKOB OT AVCKLAXD) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at JOUB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest News up to the hour of going to press j The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Gra» hamstown, PBICE ONE PENNY, or delivered or Sixpence ni Wm^ Advertisers liberally dealt with. Tents on application at the Office. AGENCIES— London, Gobdon.A Gotch „ F. Algeb „ Geo. Stbbet Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotch Sydney, „ Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen street Shortland, J". H. Jef*ebson „ J. Ngrdeb „ v Mobgan's Fancy Bazaar „ A. McClatchet ' Grahamstown, J. Castes „ Bubba Tararu Koad—Ellis Pout Offio Store. . . Mackaytown—J. Vebbal. Paeroa —J. M. Hobson Karaka Creek —P. Otto „ J.Bubns Karaka Eoad—Ludlow & Co. Mary street—F. Mason | Holleston street —... Tubbell | Eichmond street—J. Sauksxbs Sealey street—J. Walton Tararu—F. B. Huohbs. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, PXOPBIBTOB.

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