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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2596, 3 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TBANSFEES OF SHAKES. IT is hereby, notified, that, after the Ist o January 1876, the use of Impressed Stamps upon Transfers of Shares is compulsory but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Oflice by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner within one month after execu ton without a flue. Managers and Secretaries of Companies, Sharebreken, and o:hers iHterested, are recommended to forward, without delay such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accomp-mied by the usual requisi. lion and receipt from tho Bank of New Zen. land for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. i Information may be obtained at any Stamp are^fEw !r °f th° A<* Wlatin * *•"•* . " 47. (1.) Except where express prorision is mace to the contrary, all duties ire to be: denoted by impressed stamps only." nf «,■ 2\\ N° < tra, nefer. of an 7 sh«« or shares of or in the stock or funds of any corporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand •hall be registered, recorded, or entered in tho books of such corporation,- company, or society, unless such transfer is duly stamped. . 103. No instrument of sale or transfittpf any share- or shares shall be valid, eitlrfrat - luw or in equity, unless the namb of the parchaser or transferee is inserted therein at the time of or before the execution of tho instrument of eale or transfer ; and, if any penon oxecutes a sale-note, transfer, contract-note, or other instrument of eale or transfer, in any' manner, or for any- purpose whatsoever, iinV less the name of the purchaser is inserted' therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not less th»n £-20. or. more than £100 } and, if any such instrument is «o made er signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely-void-and inoperative.: and shall in no case ba made available by the insertion of a name or any .other particulars afterwards ; and the pewon selling or trans* ferring such share shall not be "diverted of his interest therein, but shall remain liable thereon us if he had never sold or disposed oi the same. And if such person is a licensed sharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this s-eclion, be absolutely forfeited, and he shull'not thereafter bo qualified to act as a broker, or to have a fresh license issued to him. . • -. " *04 \ No sharebroker, auctioneer, commission agent, or any other.person shall be entitled to any brokerage, commission, or auy other f^e or reward in roapect of the sale or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is filled up witk bII necessary particulars to make it a complete instrument, and is duly stamped. SCHEDULE. ; Tbansfbb except, by way of mortgage— - . (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares in the stock and funds of any corporation; company, or socioty whatever in Hew Zealand j . Whero the purchase or. consideration money,— -^ * i. d. Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed£so 0 2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 ... ... 0 2 ff xr :, «* « Chablbs 0. Bownf. Head Office, Stamp Department, ,„„„ Wellington, 27th October, 1875. 1359 - NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. PEGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED -LV 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 tb"e 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, Finsbury 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 tbe Honourable the Telegraph. Commissioner ■ C. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, ' Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. " 2040 THE EVENING STAR (THAMES) (THE OLDEST SVSNXHO PAPEE IN IBM PBO> ' TINCE 07 AUCKLAND) TS PUBLISHED DAILY at FOUB O'CLOCK and contains the Very Lateat News up to the hoar of going to pre>f j The Stab can be obtained from the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PRICE ONE PENNY, or delivered or Sixpjurcx pjk Wmmx. Advertisers liberally dealt with. Termf on application at the Office. AGENCIES:London, Gobdon & GoTca '' „ . F. Al&kb X^. . „ Geo. Stbeet Melbourne, Gobdon & Gotch Sydney, „ - ( • 1 Auckland, E. 0. Cabb, Queen itreet Shortland, J. H. Jeffxbsox „ J. Noddeb „ Mobgan's Fancy Buau „ A. MeCLATCHBT Grahattstown, J. Caeteb „ BI7BBA Tararu Boad—> Ellis Port Offio Store. ' * Maekaytown—J. Vebbai. ' . . Paeroa—J. M. Robson Elaraka Creek—F. Otto . „ J. Bubns Karaka Eoad—Ludlow & Co. Mary street —F. Mason ' , ' liolleston street-r-... Tubbell' -.Richmond street—J. Saundbbs Scaley street;—J. Walton . . Tararu—F. B. Hughes. WILLIA M MoCULLOUGH, > • .PIIOP3IETOB. . ' .

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