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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2597, 4 May 1877, Page 4

General Notices " STAMP ACT, 1875." TKANSFEBS OF SHASES. 1 T is heicby notified, that, after tho Ist o 1 January 1876, tho use of Impressed Stamps upon Tran sfera of Shares is compulsory, but transfers of shares may be stamped at a Stamp Office by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner withiu odo month after execu ton without a fine. Managers and Secretaries of Companies. Sharebrokerfl, and ohers iateresled, are re* commended to forward, without delay, such forms of transfer as they may require to be impressed, accompanied by the umal requisition and receipt from the Bank ©f New Zealand for amount thereof, less the authorised discount. j Information may bo obtained »t any Stamp The provisions of the Act relating hereto nre as follow:— ° " 47. (1.) Except where express provision is ma c to the contrary, all duties w to b« denotid by increased stumps only." " 102. No transfer of any share or shares of or in the stock or funds of any cotporation, company, or society whatever in New Zealand shall bo registered, recorded, or entered in the books of euch corporation, company, or society, unless such transfer is duly atamped. 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 sale or trausfer ; and, if any perion executes a wle-note, transfer, contractjnote, or other instrument of sale or transfer, tiflaij manner, or for any purpose whatsooTer^ nn* lees the übino of the purcba«er is inserted therein at the time or before the execution thereof, he shall forfeit a sum of not lew thab £20 or more than.£loo; and, if any such instrument is no made or signed, it shall be wholly and absolutely void and inoperative, and shall in no case bo made available by the insertion of a name or any other particulars nfterwards; and fche~ person selling or trans-* fernng such share shall not be diverted of bif 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 Bharebroker, his license shall, on any conviction under this.s«clion, ba absolutely for. feited,.and he shall not thereafter be qualified to ecfc as a broker, or to have a fresh. tioentt issued to him. . •:. 11104. No Bharebroker,. auctioneer, commission agent r or any other person shall be entitled to nny brokerage, commission, .«r aiiy other fte or reward, in respect of the sal* or transfer of any such share, unless the instrument of sale or transfer is Ailed up with all Beoessary particulars" to make it a com* plete instrument, and ia duly stamped. _ SCHEDULE. Tbakstbb except by way of mortgage— " (2.) Upon the sale of any share or shares in tho stock and funds of any corporation. company, or society whatever in New Zealand: . . , - Where : the purchase or consideration money,—_ * t. A Does not exceed £20 0 10 Exceeds £20, and does not exceed £50 ... y ... ... 0-2 6 For every additional £50, or part of £50 ... ... 0 2 6 tt *«« „" Chasms 0. Bownr. Jlead Office, Stamp Department, 1359 Wellin 8ton» 2*th October, 1875. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. OEGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED -Lt 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. Pei> sons registering will require to communicate the Cypher or Arbitrary Address to their Correspondents. The. Telegraph Companies ; register names and addreesfs of telegraph correspondents free of charge, at all their Stations, and in London at 74, Old Broad street; 8, Leadenhall street; and 42, Fins-bury-Circus. Addresses may also be registered at any Government Telegraph Offioe in England or Scotland upon payment ef Oh* Guinra to the Postmaster-General, London. By order of the Honourable the Telegraph Commissioner ''. • •. C. Lbkon, . . „ -• ' ' ■ 'GeneralWtanager. ' New Zealand Telegraph Head Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1876. .. 2040 / - - THE EVENING STAR (THAMBS) : : (the oldest ETXMora papxb ik xn no* .- TINCS OJ *ITCKLAin>) :.^ TS PUBLISBtED DAILY at POUI O'CLOCK and coniaing the Very Latest News Hp to the hour of goin^ to pi«is| The Stab can be obtained from: the Publishing Office, Albert-street, Grahamstown, PBICB ONE PENIHT, or delivered or Sixpxitoi ni Wx». - : Advertisers liberally dealt with. Tenitt on application at the Office* ' - i AGENCIES— . i London, Goedow & Goxch '■ „ F. Aloke . „ Geo. Street „,- " - Melbourne, Gobdok <& GercH •."'*'" Sydney, , „. . ". \, Auckland, E. C. Cabb, Queen ttreet: Shortland, J. H. Jkffjimok rt .. „ '. . J. N«ddbb '• . „ Moboah's Fancy. Bamar , „. A. McClatchbt Grahamstown, J. Castjbb „ Subba . . Tararu Eoad—Elms Poti Offio Store. . : .. .. . Mackaytown—J. Vbebai. Paeroa—J. M. Eobson ■ , ... Karaka Creek—F. Otto - .. , i, 3. BUBKB . 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