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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2594, 1 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TRANSFERS OF SHARES, i 1 T is hereby notified, that, after the Ist o J. 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 « Deputy ' Commissioner within one month after exeoa " ton without a fine. ' Managers and Secretaries of Companies. Sharebrokers, and o'hers interested, are recommended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer ns they may require to be ' lmprrssod, accompanied by the usual requisi"on and receipt from the Bank of New Zca- ' land for amount thereof, lees the authorized ' discount. . ! O^e fomation ma? be opined at any Stamp The provisions of the Act relating hereto-■ are as follow :•— 8 "iWtw. " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is male to the contrary, all duties *re to be ' dcnot, d by impressed stamps only." - r " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or m the etock op funds of any cotporation, 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'stampe*. "103. No instrument of sale or frarisfer SF^ any share or shares shall be valid; either at' law or in equity, unless the name of the pur.--' chaser or tranaferee is inserted therein at the ! time of or before the execution of the instrument of sale or transfer ; and, ifrany peraon ' executes a »ale»note, transfer, contract-aote, ■ or other instrument of sale or transfer, in any . manner, or for -any.purpose whatsoever, un* / less the name ot the purchaser is inserted therein at the time or before the execution • thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less than £20 or more than £100j 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 1 selling or transt fernng such share shall not bo divested of hit ■•• mtereet therein; but shall remain liable thereon as if he had never sou* or disposed oi the same. And if such person is a licensed - eharebroker, his license shall, on any coaviction under this suction, 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 b« entitled to any brokerage, commission, or. any other fee or reward in respect of the sal* 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. - 1: Tbanspeb 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,— £ s. d. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... ... ... o 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 0 2 6 j «« ChABIES 0. BOWBH. .Head Office, Stamp Department, . Wellington, 27th Ootober, 1875. 1359 lO NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS*, "*' DEGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED IX ADDRESSES. — With the vie*: of saving as much as possible the cost of the ' transmission of Telegrams to New Zealand from other countries, a register will ie kept at every Telegraph Station in New Zealand for the Registration of Arbitrary or Cypher ■ Addresses in the shapp 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 cor- - respondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street j '8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Fins- . bury Circus. Addresses may also be regis- . tered at any Government Telegraph Office in England or Scotland upon payment of 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 March, 1876. 2040 THE EVENING STAB . (THAMES) (THE OLDEST EVEKDTQ PAPEB IK THE PBO> VINOB 07 ATTOEXAIO)) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at POUB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Latest News up to the hour of going to preifj The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PEICE ONE.PENNY, or delivered or Sixpence pxk Wmk. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Terms on application at the Office. AGENCIES— London, Gobdon <&lGotch „ F. Algeb ' • „ Geo. Street Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotch Sydney, ' „ Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen street Shortland, J. H. Jeffibson „ J. NdBPJBB „ Moboan's Fancy Bazaar „ A. McCiatchey Grahamstown, J. Cabtkb „ Bubea Tararu Eoad — Elks Poit Offio Store. Mackaytbwn—J. Vebbal. - • Paeroa —J. M. Eobson - ' v Karaka Creek—F. Otto „ ■ J. BVBNS Karaka Road—Ludlow & 0o» Mary street—F. Mason Eolleston street— -. .. Tubbelk Richmond street-r-J. Saundbbs f Sealey street—J. Walton Tararu —F. B. Hughes. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, Pbopbietob.

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